I dont understand why so many Bahamians believe this fairy tale that foreign policy started with Trump.

China has been trying to ease their way into Africa and the caribbean for decades, and for decades US foreign policy has been sounding the alarm. And they're correct, it is a different type of war that both sides are fighting. If I'm not mistaken I believe a noted US professor was on local radio talking about the issue, fuzzy on it but I also seem to recall US military top brass presenting a position paper on the subject to Congress. The concern has quadrupled in the last 10 years. One tactic China uses is construction "gifts", often sports initiatives and sports stadiums. How long has it been since China gifted us the sports stadium, ~30 years? Was Trump president 30 years ago?

The US does the same btw, aside from human rights concerns, our focus should be on what we are trying to achieve for our country. If the US could ferret out all the corrupt local politicians, more power to them.

It is likely that Trump will do whatever Elon Musk signals. Musk is the new Putin, the man with money and ability to invest in Trump private business concerns while poor white Americans get stripped of their "big govt" funded disability, child care, healthcare, education and armed services benefits. I was recently told of one white US voter who said "*I was against subsidies, but now I'm for it because now **I have* a disabled baby*". Congratulations on the win and fight against big govt.

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"*this is what you should do, but dont let it look like it came from us*" my imagination of an interchange somewhere in the world. Which is eerily similar to an interchange between the CCA rep and Sr Baltron..

Lol. This reminds me of the case of Police Staff Association president Sonny Miller who was arrested while alledgedly offloading cocaine from a plane illegally landed at the airstrip in Acklins.

The comedy show started with the testimony of one of the Colombians who flew the plane in, the **Colombian** said, "*he feared for his life*", they were in the **process of offloading the cocaine into a police jeep** when a US Coast Guard helicopter appeared. Sonny Miller became angry, threw the drugs on the ground, cursed at the Colombian and then waved a gun at him... I guess attempting to "*carry out his ploice duty*" You cant make this up. A good thing he didnt shoot. Apparently the US helicopter had video.

Ironically this grand announcement is made in the same paper that states:

"*HUMAN Rights Bahamas has called for the newly established parliamentary Human Rights Committee to begin its work...Parliamentary clerk confirmed that the committee **has yet to meet**.... the resolution to establish the committee was **passed on APRIL 26, 2023***"

Our administrations appear to have a sordid love affair with grand announcements and not much else

Nothing in this article provides any reasoning for Sir Franklyn to be deserving of the nations respect. I am not saying he doesnt deserve it, I am saying the sentiments expressed are without substance.

That he has alot of money, his family loves him, he held a birthday party for his granddaughter, people stayed after breakfast and you were somewhere in the vicinity? Ok, that is good for him as a person but has no impact on the country.at large.

*This man has been knighted by the late Queen, and lives up to that honour*"

Please we all know the Queen knows and could care less about these people, never rejected a request and the only reason they are nominated is because of their proximity to the political strongman of the day. I see this year out of five people nominated for honours four are pastors/bishops etc, nominated for doing what? Being a pastor for years? Mosko was nominated for contribution to business. I dont know what that means. (Ironically I wondered if this Mosko is the same gentleman who has been crying for years about the torture he and his family have endured from construction company noise terrorism right across from the PM, the PM has to drive by everyday as Moskos house and peace of mind are being obliterated. **if** this is the same person, the PM has done, nothing easily within his power, to alleviate the pain of the man he "honours". God save me from those types of friends.)

"*he was honoured as an International Man of Honour during a lavish gala event in Orlando last September*"

You may not be aware, but these awards ceremonies are money making initiatives. They target popular people who have a large circle of influence, who will pay for tickets for their families or have friends and loved ones who will pay for tickets to see them "honoured". Its all about the money.

"*Sir Franklyn has poured millions into education, the church, Junkanoo*"

So has Nygard. So has Sebas. Nygard has been convicted in court of multiple rapes of unsuspecting females. We all know Sebas operated an illegal business for decades. The half may be untold.

Sir Franklyn is clearly a hard working person, he's very intelligent and it is no small thing that he loves his family and supports them, but the singular thing that would redeem Sir Franklyn's name in the minds of the majority of Bahamians, is if he used his wealth and knowledge of industry to restore the people of Pinewood and provide them with rainy and hurricane season peace of mind.

**The former Commission has sealed his name in Bahamian history**. His final act upon leaving office appears to be eerily similar to the age old political tactic of burying a damaging story in the shadows of friday evening or holiday revelry. The revelation does not appear to be the answer to a random question from a reporter as the Guardian says "*a statement*" was issued. Sometime after radiostations signed off for the New Years eve midday break, the commissioner announced the resignation of former Head of CDU Michael Johnson. One might wonder if the timing was orchestrated by Johnsons legal team, but no, that cant be the case, because the Commissioner told us months ago that "**his**" timing was end of year. For a case which if it had legs, should have been forwarded to the prosecutor ages ago. You have a voice captured on tape, conspiring to commit a crime, along with witnesses speaking about contemporaneous conversations with one of the persons on the tape about the tape. It's a prosecutors dream. So why the delay?

This is equally as weird as the poorly edited national address that also *appeared to be* string pulling from behind the curtain

**This doesnt sound good, I thought DNA evidence had cleared the vagrant and linked this person**. If they're saying he's a suspect because he led them to a backpack and that's it, I dont see how he could be convicted. Theres a reasonable doubt explanation, if he sees a bag lying on the ground, he might take the bag hoping to find something of value. As to leading them to other evidence, people talk maybe his criminal friends told him some info and he's just repeating it. Worth investigating, but I hope they have more

A spokesman from the yang valley boys (as in yin, yang) said today, "*maybe we need more time*". We never learn

"*Participants delighted the crowd with the rhythmic beat of goat-skin drums, vibrant banners, and energetic dancers.*"

The story of junkanoo is a literal fairy tale. And we miraculously appear to believe it.

Just today, someone told me of a relative abroad watching on TV dissapointed with all the delays, imagine the people sitting on uncomfortable bleachers for 10hours.