I know. I feel that way sometimes too. But we must realize that each of these "thugs" was once a cute little bouncing baby boy that everyone was proud of and said "oh he is so cute" to his teenage mother, and wondered inside of her ability to produce a baby after only being one herself not too long prior.

It is not the baby's fault that he was dealt a bad hand in life. He is not completely innocent either - he had a choice. But I mean don't blame him entirely.

If we made a law that said the Govt would FINE every mother $1000 if one of their children commits a murder, that would get people's attention.

Controversial? yes
Crazy? maybe
A wake up call to the long term effects of careless sex? YOU BET.

kellydenise......YES. I also have a degree and have tried off and on for 15 years to become a teacher in this country. I have dealt with the...well you know the laws of libel prevent people from telling truths, so I can't say the persons.... anyway - suffice it to say - that teaching in this country is a private club and you cannot get in - no way - no how.

What about this new Dept of Labour program they are supposed to bring online?

Couldn't they print a report of all Bahamians who have a bachelors or higher degree and are currently unemployed? I would bet if you did that and if you polled those persons you would be surprised at how many of them have roamed aimlessly around the halls of the Dept of Education on East St. only be sent from office to office and fill out form after form and be told bull after bull.

It is a private club. I have proven that to myself. I wish I could tell you the things I experienced in my quest - but I don't want to be taken to court.

If the good minister would run a 1/2 page ad in the Tribune inviting all degreed persons interested in teaching to contact his office directly and he himself call them back within 7 days to discuss their potential as start-up teachers - he would quickly find himself with a classroom shortage instead of a teacher shortage.

But who am I? I'm not a member of parliament - so what do I know?

China deciding to restrict overseas investments? really? This is great news. Does this mean that Trump is doing what he promised (perhaps behind the scenes) to beat them back? To knock them down? To "deal with them"?

This is fantastic.

Hopefully they will take everything they own and ship it back to China and keep it there. Hopefully they will stop invading our Caribbean brothers as well as South America and also pull their slave operations from Africa (textiles) which they have run for over 30 years.

The world is at war with China (but they do not know it). China is at war with the world (and they do know it). It's easy to kill an enemy while he is asleep. Wake up world !!!! China is not stupid.

He is correct. If you have a savings account at a bank for like three years, and they go in to open a checking account - you get the feeling that you just arrived on the planet.

In the Bahamas KYC should be renamed to FYC because that is exactly how it operates.

The article says...
These practices result in an increased tax burden for those Bahamian businesses ‘playing by the rules’, and Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) introduction sparked efforts to ensure such companies pay their ‘fair share’ by coming into the ‘formal’ sector.

I say...
Yes. True. AND this is the same reason why VAT should not be reduced on bread basket items. It will result in "...and increased tax burden for those...."

Too many people. Too little resources. Simple.

Government's answer? Let's expand the Princess Margaret delivery ward. Yeah, we need even more people to complete for even fewer resources 9 months from now. Genius.

The article says ...

Reduced rates on “bread-basket” items have been mooted but none announced. Our many low-income families are entitled to know whether they can expect some relief from this food-counter burden, or whether they must keep their belts tight to preserve the Treasury’s budget integrity. Admittedly, a tough decision for Government, but one that must soon be made and explained.

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I say...
Families should keep their belts tight and see their doctor for advise on avoiding "bellyswellitis" - a much too common disease in this country which has medical and financial consequences.

VAT must remain the same on all items, or else the ones who remain paying will have to pay more and the whole system will collapse.

A reduction of VAT across the board to 5% starting January 1st 2018 should be considered, and announced by October that it is being considered.

Really? So Dame Joan could not be appointed Attorney General very easily? Why not? That is not something that takes any effort or relies on anyone except the PM to simply do it (and GG to swear in of course).

GB Power should just say they await the decision by the Supreme Court. Dont say anything else.

If the Court rules that they dont have authority to operate without permission from URCA (which they do not have) then shut down the generators and fly all the engineers to Olando for a little vacation while they await permission to operate.

Freeport will suffer without power, but it sucks now and the government doesnt care. So there is no difference. All govt cares about is to continue the Pindling threat of "not allowing a country within a country". All the while beating Freeport down so low that it's unable to put much money in the Treasury. So that is why we all pay VAT - to make up the difference.

If Govt would stop pissing with Freeport, the Treasury contributions and NIB contributions would increase and VAT could decrease.

But why do such a sensible thing? Fighting with "those white people" in Freeport is just so much fun.

I don't think his desire for disclosure means he doesn't understand the economics of it. I agree with you that we need LOTS of foreign employees here training us esp. in banking, but in many other industries.

The point, though, is for this not to take place (like most things in the Bahamas) behind a cloak, or swept under a rug. This could be a section of the bahamas dot gov website where anyone could look and see. We could restrict it to access only by Bahamian ISPs so that foreign persons don't have their business spread all over the world.

We could also LEARN as a people of all the wonderful things that our fellow Bahamians are learning from these persons and growing in their knowledge and careers.

If there were 5,000 of them here working and training Bahamians - that would be great. The problem, though, is the Govt will say there are 300 persons here training us - but will not tell us that there are 4700 others here working but not training. We are supposed to be happy with 300.

I am glad to see him getting started on the right foot as a Senator. I marched with him and was delighted to speak with him in person on a few occasions. He is a true Bahamian patriot - even though, like me, he is not perfect and falls short of the Glory of God. Don't we all? And I'm sure he would readily admit that.