.......a select united unit should be established in working manner and between Govt and Opposition and other local investment board should be permanent and the negotiators with foreign entities, instead of the usual widespread public good and bad criticisms, gamesmanship between political parties etcetcetc. Any added bickerings only increases risks to investors and ignores the really big picture of having a big successful project for the nation. In having a national unit to deal with foreign investors would have the better vision of the makeup of the workforce and other factors involved in the success of the foreign investors projects.

Bahamians always have go through this cursory process with the importation of more foreign workers.

The decisions stemming from the need to make profits is for years and months prior already made by the overseas foreign businesses/employers/ financial units in unison to have access to money for project in the Bahamas or plan b or plan c in other countries.

Foreign entities already have their iron clad work force which they trust to bring project to fruition in timing to stages of completion, in timing overseas financial entities, in timing next stages.

Bahamas risk is also in international financial arena with number of well known big projects that collapsed delayed and some restarted. Foreign business entity seem to always have the upper hand in negotiations for business placement in the Bahamas because of the risks involved which include number of other factors including labour.

Bahamas have the painful smaller hand in negotiating with the outside entities at the negotiating stage prior to even signing documents in the Bahamas, that is desperately needed for Bahamian growth.

A lot of the negotiations usually have been already done in time limits and conditions and unseen before financials located, put together, in certified stages and projected schedule.

Known alternating governments and respective Opposition always seem to going at each other at the distress at the same issue of labour for big projects and missing the big picture of having another major source of benefit to the entire country.

While it was alleged that some of the youths were forced to drink toilet water and became ill is a very disturbing incident.

Medical examiners should scrutinize the scene if proven deathly and harmful to the kids have the results turned over to institute legal action.

Frankly, if the case of adults in care of Bahamian peoples children having the Bahamian children drink poisonous and harmful substances, then there should be lightning swift immediate punishments meted out and heads must roll.

Creating the skilled/certificates/technicians labour force in Construction is mandated by standards to have extensive Academic classes in the areas of various Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Architecture, Electrical etcetcetcetcetc in certified approved teachers by certified approved Institutions and with written textbook learning.

What seems to be going on for decades on the perpetual shortages of manual/semi skilled Bahamian labour for construction is the continuous goosieing of the Bahamian public by the owners of the projects to lower their money costs by paying the minimum wages for manual labourers who can be trained to mix cement at the strengths needed, drive vehicles easily trainable, handle rebar etcetc.

There will always be shortages from past decades if the Employers are easily getting the cheap foreign labourers and usually for dangerous jobs and with little or no Job safety measures and procedures. Govt must first ensure of the safety conditions, hours of work, time for eating, availability of clean water, toilets, safety clothing etcetcetc and in cases workers will not rock the boat by complaining which Bahamians have a big mout in doing so and is negative image to cheap owners/employers. If Govt is to be involved with Bahamians first, then be involved with Bahamian side first and then have the owners employers put out the jobs vacancies at livable salary levels and conditions of safety and job examined.

".....the fact that Mr Green walked into custody at the Department of Corrections in 2006 and was wheeled out of custody in 2012 is one of those things. The images and videos of Mr Green, a very slight, wheelchair-bound man, being dragged across Shirley Street by two men, are also among those things that speak for themselves.”

First, in all fairness to the two persons ----- touching the individual pictured in the roadway, would appear to be instantly or quickly removing the individual from the pathway of the intersection of the road where vehicles travel and there are waiting vehicles within feet of the individual.

Second, as to the individual walking into custody in 2006 and being wheeled out in 2012 some 7 years later must have some records to show of the state of the deterioration of inability to walk and with today's medical analysis would indicate the decline to the incapacity to walk.

Decrease in crimes down-----decrease in crimes down.

Soooooooo ...........when the sovereign nation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas have to apprehend some 13,000 to some 15,000 illegal migrants ------illegally inhabiting the country for extended periods of time ......working without legal Work Permits......illegally living in illegally constructed shelters being aided and abetted ......some of the 13,000 to 15,000 illegals working without Work Permits and glaringly none of the actions aided and abetted by the unlawful underground ablers, facilitators, Human Traffickers, those who do not pay NIB etc employers never being caught in crimes facilitating the 13,000 to 15,000 over the last few years -----really, really cannot pass it over to the legal Bahamians that crime is down..

Passing it off to the Bahamian public that a few .....hundred 100's.......Bahamians ....have been arrested for jooking, shooting each other, vagrancy, using obscend language to Police Officers, running the Traffic Light, throwing bricks/missiles, caught with a joint, robbing houses and cars is down is excellent!!!! ---------------BUT when thousands.....13,000 to 15,000 ........illegal migrants ....have for years caught being aided, abetted, underground shelters, illegal businesses in shanty towns or is communities or build, constructed illegal Shanty Town shelters illegally by others......is simply not passing it off that crime is down. ---Crime is crime --- not only to be recorded of which Bahamian is caught but also crime must be recorded as what NON Bahamians and illegals is caught and done!!!!!!

The possible candidate seems quite obvious to use his abilities and zest to BEST serve our beloved Bahamaland.

There are a number of New Providence constituencies who would be happy to have him regardless which political party chooses to have him.

The former administration fully recognized the scarcity of the land on this small island of New Providence and the extreme difficulty of professionals workers obtain homes and offered massive discounts in taxes to enable land and construction.

The some 25 plus acreage and precedent must be viewed by governments in light of wealthy investors in acquiring land in other areas for speculative and increasing prices for the less wealthy.

While the present condition might be considered "draconian covenants" the Government also like the former government must be looking at climate change sea waters moving up into coastal areas into lakes inland areas, depopulation of family islands into New Providence increasing population, specialized farming areas in NP and other important land usage allocations.

Looking at the extent of damages to playground equipment seem to be a lengthy time period of decay perhaps from end of previous Budgeting to repair at previous time then repairable items for safe use by the children.

Denying and willfully preventing the nations children of socializing children interactions, sharing, communicating with others, exercising and learning good behaviors etc is willfully destructive.

At this point of damages to equipment sharp edges, easily breaking is harmful and dangerous to children. Horrible to those in charge to have children playing to draw blood and broken bones from highly questionable children playground equipment likely to harm our children all this time.

After this documented harmful equipment these areas must be removed from harming peoples children and the persons earning these taxpayers money for having this happening must be immediately fired.

head(s) must roll in all these constituencies' who allow in plain sight to all this harm to be present to our nations children.

The decades old continuous process of hiring foreign workers must involve available evidenced Housing, Medical Insurance, Medical Certificate, proficient language requirement, return ticket for the country of origin. Support for the applicant and additional family members, Schooling for the children and satisfactory evidence of living in the area.

JUST filling the job vacancy because there is no Bahamian available and a few questions is not enough and without proof/evidence and govt. officer certified inspection.

The system is obviously wrong and glaringly illegal ----- when the Bahamian public can see photos and media evidence of illegal shantytowns of which questions asked who is complicit in criminal activity and dangerous living conditions and added costs to Bahamian taxpayers.

400 work applications a month.

Simply meeting the requirement that there is no Bahamian available for the job permit on the established minimum wage levels (known unlivable wages) should not entitle to filling the work permit.