Before I say this let me explain I believe I am being generous to say there are 300000 paper Bahamians living in the country excluding foreign residents.

Taking $500,000,000.00 and dividing it by 300,000 Bahamians (not residents) equals $1,666.67 for everyone.

Now I know in my household there are 4 of us, all Bahamian and none of us received $1,666.67 come to think of it I don't know anyone that did.

So lets be generous and say half of Bahamians (not residents) received $3,333.33 each.

Then what happened to an impoverished household of 6? did the combined household receive $19,999.98?

These numbers could easily change, deduct children, government workers who never lost their paycheck and you could be down to 80000 Bahamians below the poverty line at $6,250.00 each or $37,500.00 for a household of 6.

Just interested to know where the $500,000,000.00 went?

Would none of the agencies involved in the rescue have completed a detailed incident report along with names, descriptions and details of those rescued and recovered along with witness testimonies of the survivors? I cant imagine the US coast guard would not do this.

Did the hospital not have records? Does the detention center not have inmate processing records?

I hope the Judge sees fit to order the Immigration department to produce more than an affidavit.

Seeing as there is no legal framework for the detention center and seeing that they have already been in violation of breaching numerous constitutional rights it would be good to see the judiciary take a strong stand on issues like this.

Hold on, I thought we were all on 1 accord about people squatting on private property.

Instead of the government being "blindsided" by a private company doing what they want with their own private property shouldn't they instead be more proactive in zoning reserved no-build beach access for Bahamians?

If you are dumb enough to allow all our beach to be sold and I buy it how can you tell me I cant do with it as I wish?

And what about the threatening remarks in this article? Did the developer steal the deeds to the property or did they lawfully purchase the land?

How many people are we talking about? What percentage of voters? What special interests would they lobby for and how would it influence an election?

Each of the many demographics in the country influence an election with their vote, we could all list which group tends to vote for which party. Who gets to choose which of those demographics should not vote?

Should you have to own property to vote?
Should a Bahamian have to prove second generation lineage to vote?
Should you have to have some level of education to vote?
Should you have to be employed to vote? Or show NIB contributions to vote?
Should you have had to serve our country in a prescribed way to vote?

It is a slippery slope. Unfortunately when talking about newly naturalized citizens or any immigration issue we tend to mean one particular demographic which leads to unsavory policies for the rest of the nation.

To be fair it seemed like a good exercise that not many would have dared perform. I don't think it was solely aimed at blasting the minimum wage, it was to realize the income that is required to sustain a basic standard of living.

To argue someone earning minimum wage should expect to pay for an apartment and healthy food is arguably not the intended purpose.

The study can however help with all kinds of reasoning If we teach children what a livable wage is and means.

Maybe it will cause people to try to educate themselves when they realize leaving school with a D average and no skills with a minimum wage job is not going to support the lifestyle they desire.

Maybe it will help the young learn they cannot afford a thousand dollar phone or 3 year old car when they don't yet earn enough to eat fresh food.

Maybe it will help guide young future parents that they need to build themselves before welcoming a child into the world.

Minimum wage is meant as a start in the job market or a temporary income and its silly to think a study on a livable wage is an argument to increase the minimum wage

Perhaps start by taxing the government employees who were paid to stay at home during the whole pandemic while the private sector sat at home wondering how they would afford to pay their bills.

A large amount of the mangroves that diminish the effects of flooding have now been destroyed and the landscape has been forever changed on the north shore. Considering that side of the island floods when a hurricane approaches from that direction perhaps she can answer a few questions.

Has there been a survey of the island that clearly shows changes to the island and where the flood waters traveled?

Has there been an environmental study performed to determine our future level of risk with the mangroves now diminished?

Has there been contracts drawn up with the cruise lines to evacuate people in the future from any island under a cat4+ impact?

This is serious and requires new ways of thinking not just the same old same government message of check the batteries in your flashlight and put up plywood. This is not a ceremonious typical government job and if I were her I would have given much thought before accepting the position.

While I wish this project every success I hope they have researched and planned how to overcome the challenges that caused the previous university to fail.

In other news

The dog denies he eat the shoe.

The child denies they drew on the wall.

The cat denies killing the mouse.

These matters are now closed and there shall be no further comment.

This is where a credit score system will come into play.

Presently the financially responsible are seen through the same lens as the financially irresponsible.

The credit score bureau will hopefully allow better financing options, the bank will consider loaning money for a greater range of products, obtaining finance should be easier, more competitive rates, more stores offering bank backed in-house financing and easier tenant selection process for landlords.

Of course the downsides will be teaching the young how to build credit, people with bad credit being disadvantaged and a greater perceived rich vs poor gap that continues to widen.