Anyone with any sense can see exactly how this program will unfold and how it will end up.

The real worth of the Jury system is that the power to acquit lies with the people chosen for jury duty. If a government pass a repressive and ridiculous law and then prosecute someone for breaking that ridiculous law, then the people, jury, can let the accused go free, and the government and the judges can do nothing about it. Think Sir Etienne's defense several decades ago, an administration is very capable of targeting those who speak against it.

it is somewhat ironic that a man who claims to espouse the teachings of The Prince of Peace, Jesus; a man who has worked the church business for many years, is now involved in organized bullying designed to humiliate and instill fear in adolescents. The fact that such programs have never been seen to work effectively is ignored by all. Some people are beginning to suspect that Carlos has political ambitions.

The’lectric supply to the Shanty towns,
Has caught the attention of the political clowns.
It been going on since pingaling time,
Just same as eating conch wit’ lime.
But politicians can’t ignore a political trope.
If being richly reelected is their hope.
So once again they gotta pander to dem masses.
As the only way to save their sorry Kasses.

This all sounds good but I must wonder if the letter writer has considered who actually owns the land on Little Inagua; if it is Crown Land then there are perhaps no insurmountable challenges, but if however the land is in private ownership then there is a different story to unfold, and not a simple one.

It is good that this topic is being aired. No one has accused the Bahamian Justice System of not being awful, underfunded, and dysfunctional. Successive administrations have not seen the need to invest the necessary funds to improve the system. The magistrates are woefully underpaid, there are not enough courts, the Prosecution office does not bear comment. A large amount of money needs to be spent over many years to correct things, in my opinion. Perhaps now the issue has been raised the elected politicians may see fit to address the issue, if they have both time and inclination that is.

Carlos is a highly paid government consultant, he has a background in the business of running a church; as such he is to be believed as an expert on this subject. He is almost certainly not just parroting what he has been told by the salesman for this recently hired company. Sigh....

Crab in it minister Alfred Sears,
Often leaves me quite in tears.
Are they tears of mirth or tears of woe?
It is ofttimes very hard to know.
In a job requiring honourable intention,
And a willingness to follow convention,
He appears to fail each every way,
If we are to believe what the Prime one say.

JoeBloat; thanks for your response. You write; "It is clear to me that people fail to recognize that harsh words will hurt a person far longer that corporal punishment will". While not necessarily disagreeing with your statement totally, I am curious as to how you have this conclusion. Anecdotal personal experience? Reading scientific papers on child psychology? your own internet research? Reading the Torah? Or just a personal opinion?

How long this Grain mil gonna last? We need a sweepstake run, Sebas, Flowers, anyone else wanna run it? I betting on 17month.....