The govt really ought to place full page ads in the papers of the respective laws concerning the immediate issues.
It is time they put a stop to every tom, dick and harry from publictly stating what their version of the laws are and causing needless instability and confusion.

Any aspect of physical harm without consent to another is a criminal matter. Of course there is also the physical harm to animals which is also a criminal matter.
The issue of Maritial Rape must also bring in the issue of The national pastime of 'sweerhearting' which in many cases is connected and the failure of the respective agencies, CHURCH for not clearly defining and teaching what Marriage is, instead of their constant time consuming pleas for money.
Ironically telling from the stories is that even the pastores do not seem to know what the act of Marriage entails..

Like the idea of gunboat policy/diplomacy.
After all these decades its worth a try.

The captain of the illegal human smuggling boat has been here before at least 3 times which is shameful as we should have people ho figure out what iis going on and charge and jail him.
Simple if you cant stop the illegal boats stop the captains.
We should notwait for a bigger disaster to happen if a legitomate ship is to run over one of these packed slow wooden sloop at night and next morning The Bahamas is world news and we will never win that one.

When you poor down and out noone knows you.('cept one week fore elections)

When you are getting ripped off by the big banks and you seek legal assistamce if you can by some chance able to pay, lawyers usually tell ypu that it is a cpnflict for them to sue the bank. Lawyers are on Banks Approved lists to do business and noone ot seems wants to go up against the banks. Banks are not perfect and the
govt regulatory bank the Central Bank does not help even though the people elect the govt who appoints the Governor and the Board of Directors.

The poor Bahamian people suffer. BUT there are plenty rights for Animals, rights for Turtles, rights for Conch, rights for Grouper, rights for clildren of unwed Bahamian men, Rights for Illegal Migrants jus arrive but shameful no or little rights for pore Bahamian people.

Of course the govt can merge Bank of the Bahamas, Development Bank and the Mortgsge Corporation to obtain synergies cutting the 3 Boards of Directors, Management, rents etc try to minimize expenses.

Accumulated losses over $60,000,000. And 28.4 % losns performing $31,310,000. Solvency defiviency.
Well, Carls Jr private sector with 3 locations closed, Russells, Ironmongery, Mauras, Nassau Shop, etc Five different owners with decades of experience closed and cut losses.
Did anyonne get fired after losing the first 5 million, or losing the sevond 5 million, or third 5 million.
Of course anything is possible with the public taxpsyers VAt money to spend but if the business is losing we should not go against business sense.

While they are many troglodyles there are a good amount of Luddites.
As we know FDI has been going nonstop or should be but we or they the decision makers have formed a nomenclatura system where they a bond with each other through myriad of ways. Cronies are put into Boards of Directors and astonishingly oversee entities lose money, wastage of millions and Noone seems to be held accountanle, friends protecting each other who operate without being named. Clico millions exiting the country and the central bank notheld accountable, BANK of the Bahamas taking the then unregulated number house deposits, ..., Development Bank losing money noone fired. ñib funds placed in everyone else know it losing govt entities and noone responsible. We all know we need to diversify to spread and create employment. People will beat you silly to protect the nomenclatura where they benefit, people will prop up failing entities festering and needing endless taxpsyer money. Money in the cookie jar is the peoples money. Close and sell the nonperformers. We are all proud Bahamians no different from the Bahamian registered ownres of Carks Jrs, or Mauras, or Russells,or Nassau Shop, or Ironmongery, etc but as commonsense good Bahamians they knew knew when to close and cut losses.
The Immigration dept has existed for decades and if there are backlogs because of frsud, duplicate names then JAILthe guilty,,,,!! The entire country refuses to be shamefaced because whosoever the buck stops at need to be fired for incompetance!!!
Obstructionists need to be fired.
Throw the doors open to all and have an independent select Economic Investment decide. Tired pf all those who were in power and failed now surprisingly have the solution.
As for economists we can talk M1M2M3, widgets till the cows home, get grey listed, black listed but until we are prepared to jail and fire obstructionists, protectors of cromies, managemrnt even yhough they have repeatedly year after year lost money and failed miserably to protect the taxpayers money in the cookie jar.

Laws for Hanging and Flogging are on the books but politicians before elections wave plenty Bahamian flags and talk big on sovereignty and after elections say this hanfing and flogging is barbaric and the English privy council flag is waved.
Cupboards are bare, we done downgraded to junk, people hurting in Freeport, people begging for money and food etc and keeping them murderers in prison costing some $17,000. Per year for the victims families and lawabiding majority to find to pay is .simply too much.

Sloops landing near base (RBDF security base) is never acceptable acvording to the Minister but according to the civilian population this would actually preferable for security reasons for homeowners who do not want any sttangers running through their yards in the dark.