That gets innocent men, women and 8 year old children killed in the crossfire. We need those gangbangers to find hope and another way. Not saying it will happen, but hoping they kill each other off is licensing our own deaths.

"*there is room to “finish the year strong”*

What does that mean? Does he understand that 85 people are already dead? And this was a prepared speech.

**I do applaud Mr Pinder for doing "*something*". He looks like a minister who understands that his job is more than putting up a billboard every religious holiday. I only hope there's not a rush to change for change sake without a full analysis of the repercussions. Too bad we dont have a functioning Senate of legal experts to do just that as they were meant to.**

It wasnt mentioned here but I wonder how far reaching this is:

nassauguardian.com:
"*Pinder said the government will also lay a National Investments Fund Bill in Parliament.*"

"*He said this legislation will create a national infrastructure fund to develop infrastructure across the country using public-private partnerships.*"

“*We also spoke in our Blueprint for Change about creating a fund to manage private holdings by the government in companies such as Cable Bahamas, such as Arawak Port and the list goes on,” Pinder said.*"

Who will be given the contract to manage the fund, how much are we talking about as the cost of management and does "holdings" involve more than market securities? For example there was a group of FNMs who wanted to own all govt buildings and manage them as some property fund.

"*the draft legislation that aims to address the country’s citizenship issues is currently under review*"

I hope they negate the clause that persons born to non Bahamian parents have a right to apply for citizenship. Those persons should instead automatically assume the nationality of the parent.

Assuming the writer is correct, it would presume that we were on the right track before 1992. We were not. There were never any glory days. It was just a different set of foreigners we had sold ourselves to namely the drug cartel. And SOME Bahamians willing to dabble benefited. It would be interesting if we could take a survey today to find the number of successful men, lawyers, accountants, land owners, pilots, customs officers, businessmen etc who built their rags to riches foundation on suitcases of blood money.

Not that I agree with your statement in full, but the last administration is the poster child for resigning if you oppose the leader's crazy policies. Everytime Pintard speaks the question will always be where were you when Minnis was... Sands has a better leg to stand on, a little shaky but better....

I apologize, I should have said.. great inititative. I told someone about 2 years ago that the bahamas is a society with a national policy of *invisibalizing* people. People with disabilities is one such class of people. we leave them to wither

"*Joshua Miller, a 16-year-old from the Beacon School in Grand Bahama, said he love to cook,*"

"*Pratt said she’s been at a disadvantage when it comes down to choosing her career part*" "part"?

"*He said he hope to go back to Grand Bahama and*
"*because his mother is actually disabled and he want to be able to better take care of her*"

"*the camp has provided him with an opportunity to know a lot more about persons with disabilities an*"

The grammar is terrible in this article, has nothing to do with a disability.

Repost from July 25:
"*The ability to swim should be "declared" a public health emergency for all Caribbean islands. Just last week we had a young Bahamian die when her golf cart fell/drove into a pond
...*"