There are some people who trace the genesis of the current high rate of criminality in our country back to the corruption smeared years of the PLP's 26 year rule up until 1992. It must be remembered that Perry Christie, as Minister of Agriculture ,was a significant part of the Pingling cabinet for many of these 26 years, The scrounge of the drug years in the 1980's continues to haunt us.

Not sure that anyone takes any Bahamas police report as Gospel truth. The Pirates Cove employees were terminated for breaching the terms of their employment? if this is correct then that is totally in order. What part of "You may not fraternize with our guests" do you not understand? As for the women, given the choice of getting back to the safety of their Cruise Ship , or having the Bahamian police cart them off to a foreign, to them, hospital, then their choice is understandable. Hopefully the truth of the matter will become clear over time, but
I one still wondering which mafia man killed Harry Oakes and that been about 60 years gone past now. Also still waiting on the promised report of the Seabed damage, if any, done by the Cruise Ships anchored her during Covid lockdown.

Imposing income tax on the income of the wealthy is OK, although most of the wealthy will probably find ways to "protect" their wealth. This country has a long history of "protecting" the wealth of citizens of other countries, minimizing the taxes that they pay to the governments of their home countries. Inheritance tax, or Death Duties, would be a better alternative. In the UK the estate of the deceased pays 30 to 40% in taxes to the government. Inherited wealth is the enemy of social equality. Generational wealth passed down through families keep the members of those families as wealthy elites, we can see this in some of the Bahamian families descended from slave owners. If you want the names, do your research. Inheritance tax is also harder for tax cheaters to evade paying, to pass on your wealth it must be declared before probate is issued.

Bahamian women must gain complete and sole control over their reproductive ability; only in this way will unwanted, unloved, unruly children stop being born to later enter into a life of crime and murder.

Mr. P. Smith? Now, Messyger, that be funny.

Starting to think that "John" is not a real person, but instead a creation of the Russian Intellegence Department responsible for sowing dissent in Caribbean democratic countries. Or perhaps he is an AI Bot created for the same end.......

There are going to be one to two thousand men, women, and children desperately trying to find somewhere to wash, eat ,and sleep soon. A very sad situation with no easy answers for those who consider the problem with a modicum of compassion.

Up until this point Carlos Reid and Rodney Moncur have had absolutely zero impact on the country's disturbing descent to being a country with one of the highest rates of murder per capita in the world. As such they have both been a complete waste of our taxpayers money. Have they no shame? How can they collect that reported $5,000 per month and still look at themselves in the mirror? Perhaps I am just being naive to expect better.

PLP? Corruption? Say it not so, and just how much extra money did Ping have in his bank account? 1984 Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug related Corruption in the "Nation For Sale" Bahamas. Kudos to Brian Ross. Know your history, people, or we gonna go there again.

This is altruistic both and potentially good for the local economy. I can only trust that there will be no "Quality Control" challenges ahead.