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TheMadHatter says...

Another lawsuit, another nolle prosequi. LOL

On Jubilee Gardens families file suit

Posted 5 February 2018, 1:31 p.m. Suggest removal

TheMadHatter says...

hrysippus...the charge is not having proper travel documents. If you or i arrived on the same flight without our passports or even an nib card we would be held as well until we could show some identification.

John...yes those disappearing 30 persons who have no names and no dates of birth and no fingerprints. Yes those. We will never hear about them again i am certain.

Canada is a country near death, filled with terrorists in training and filling up more and more every day with the very scum of the Earth.

I have heard that gas prices were this week raised 20 cents per gallon in Abaco and the extra money will be allocated by the govt to pay for new homes for those affected by the shanty town fire. Hard to believe, and it's just a rumour - but i overheard it at the food store on Prince Charles two days ago, which was only a few days after the PM returned from visiting that same shanty town.

Back in 2008 when my uncle's house burned down, i dont remember any PM or Cabinet member visiting my uncle. But now i understand he was only a Bahamian citizen - not worth anyone's valuable time to worry about.

TheMadHatter says...

They should have ADDED the OANN, and put a Cable Bahamas infomercial during the commercial time inviting viewers to "check out" OANN, and saying that they plan switch to them on March 1st and invite calls or e-mails to a particular number & e-mail.

Instead they just threw the switch without any warning.

TheMadHatter says...

Jobs. We need jobs. There are more and more people living in the country (nobody knows where they come from of course) but they all need jobs.

You either need to teach sex ed in the schools - or you need to be grateful that the PM is making jobs for the high school graduates (thousands of them every year).

Good work PM. They upset about a refinery? We need a dozen refineries and we need them last week.

TheMadHatter says...

Could someone invite a special team of international scientists to come to the Bahamas and investigate why mould infestations only seem to occur in Government or Quasi-Government buildings in this country?

You never hear about them at SuperValue, CIBC, Mall at Marathon, Cable Bahamas, The Tribune offices, etc.

I would suggest a show by Ripley's Believe it or Not - but I think that show got canceled decades ago. It might have been a good one, though. :-)

On Workers protest over mould at Clifton Pier

Posted 2 February 2018, 6:55 p.m. Suggest removal

TheMadHatter says...

Mr. Mitchell's heartfelt and melodic violin playing will not help the situation. He has been in positions of POWER in this country over and over and over again. Now he refers to an Act from 1973?

He had his chance to protect the Bahamas from the invasion of a foreign army - but did not do so. This is the way wars are fought today. We see the same thing happening in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden. Sweden has in fact been destroyed and effectively no longer exists - they have been hit the hardest - and it is amazing how this fact has been kept so well out of the media.

We are now being invaded. You will not see tanks or brigades on the streets. You will not hear bombs falling. However, you can witness the foreign troops emerging from the maternity wards at PMH, Rand, and the Abaco Clinic.

If anyone doubts they are troops leading an invasion, go ahead and sit on your hands for the next 3 years. I do not believe we have more than 3 years left. A snap election will be called and the results will be eye opening. Keep Google translate handy to help you read the proclamation.

TheMadHatter says...

I agree completely with putting some energy behind tax collection - but you cannot use information about who the shareholders are in a limited company. Doing so defeats the purpose of having a limited company - and as this information makes its way into the international investment community - it will hurt investment. Tax exchange treaty countries will jump on this bandwagon quickly and any FDI we get here will quickly dry up as fast as it comes in - if an investor owes any taxes back in their country.

Companies are companies. Bending the law is not a good way to improve the law. We already have enough uncertainty surrounding investment in this country by both foreigners and Bahamians alike. Again, I understand the need for tax collection - but this is without any doubt a step too far.

VAT needs to go to 8% right away. That would be much less painless than this and other silly kinds of nitpicking. Also place a 25% tax on all money transfers except to schools, hospitals, and product suppliers that can be identified as bonafide. We need to stop all these silly "sending money to my family in (insert name of s.h. country here)." 25%. We need to decide if we want to be a rich country or a poor country. Just like you wouldn't tell your children to hang out with other kids who do drugs, for fear your child may start doing drugs - we need to STOP "hanging out" with all these poor countries. Let them buy their own baby food.

TheMadHatter says...

It is wrong for an MP to be suspended for an indefinite time. Her time of return should have been stated at the time she was suspended.

Otherwise this means that all MPs are just there at the mercy of the Speaker. That then means that the public elected a Speaker during the general elections - because he has supreme power over YOUR mp who you expect to represent you. YOUR mp cannot represent you, unless the Speaker allows him/her to speak. You have duct tape on your mouth. You cannot speak. You can only shut the hell up and wait for next election.

The revolving door of 5 year temporary dictatorships is leading this country straight to Hell. The rules of the House require severe overhaul.

TheMadHatter says...

Great. Do it. Prove it. Others will follow, once they see it works.

TheMadHatter says...

In addition Mr. Smith, more than anyone, ought to know full well that precedent does not operate in the criminal Courts. Defense lawyers have repeatedly tried to use it in their client's interest, and in a bona fide manner - only to have their arguments tossed aside.

On Jean Rony’s ruling impacts thousands

Posted 1 February 2018, 12:03 p.m. Suggest removal