...we should call this what it is an invasion that is an act of economic war. Their vessels should be diverted into Cuban waters!
We have already fed, clothed, educated, delivered, given medical care and immunized tens of thousand of them who show no gratitude to the Bahamian taxpayer who has underwritten their intrusion, to the tune of billions of dollars. We have lost our culture and will soon lose our country and it is all our fault! If we don't stand up to this nonsense, we too will go the way of the Arawak!
... are you brain dead? The real question to ask is how many illegal immigrants have been allowed to run deep roots into this country despite the "efforts" of governments. Those sent back are a token number compared to those that remain. The only logical conclusion is that governments efforts are half hearted at best!
... people flee where they know they can go! If the Bahamas took a hard stance against illegal immigration decades ago and did not budge we would not have this problem now!
We have allowed tens of thousands of their citizens to be born, immunized, fed, schooled and employed in our country to our own detriment and a rising national debt, only to be faced with ingratitude, violence, entitlement and stolen property. And now we will allow more violent, criminals to skirt the defenses of the RBDF. As a nation, we deserve the calamity that will befall us if we do not force caricom to bear a larger portion of this burden!!
... or something simple like a blockade against further oceanic invasion and redirection to Cuba! Both the international community and the Haitian people lack the will to develop a sustainable model that could allow for national development. The Bahamas has done far mor than it should have and continued efforts will sink this nation socioeconomically.
... there are many things I do not like about the GBPA, but if the writer is so offended by the workings of the GBPA then let him put together a consortium of investors and purchase it outright and then they can manage and dispense with profits as he sees fit. Until then, investors have a right to decide how to manage businesses they have invested in whether people like it or not. Where there is illegality, the courts should give redress. One thing is certain, all of Grand Bahama would have been like Eight Mile Rock if not for the Hawksbill Creek Agreement!
... not sure how you divined that from my comments because I spoke clearly about "loving correction" "not abuse." It is clear to me that people fail to recognize that harsh words will hurt a person far longer that corporal punishment will. A parent calling their child stupid or no good will stay with that child for the rest of their lives, when 2 or 3 lashes from a belt will be quickly forgotten. If you want to deal with a real issue, address the verbal abuse that people experience! No cut behind needed to leave deep permanent emotional scars!!
... if only you had mentioned that the Biden administration adjusted the definition of inflation 2 years ago to make their numbers look better, however some will buy the bluster. Real question is whether or not a dollar went further 4 years ago than it does now and the answer is a definite YES!
... what's interesting to me is that the commenters above should be old enough to remember when our people were more mannerly, disciplined and conscientious that those of the past few decades. Tourists who came to our shores, spoke of how pleasant and mannerly our people were back then. Those people were raised on the same Christian values espoused by the writer, and mocked by the pontificators; children lovingly corrected, but not abused. I was one of them and I think I turned out pretty ok.
Sad the pontificators can't distinguish the difference between purposeful discipline and abuse and they fail to see how our straying from the values that had us more grounded as a people then is at the root of all our social ills now! But then again, pontificators will pontificate!
... taxes are not the problem, unchecked government spending is! There should be a move for no more new taxes until 100% of VAT revenues are used to pay down existing debt!!
joeblow says...
... on land, ankle monitors are known to attract two legged 'sharks'. He may be better off in the ocean!
On Man asks to avoid ankle monitor because he says it attracts sharks
Posted 10 April 2024, 5:52 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
...we should call this what it is an invasion that is an act of economic war. Their vessels should be diverted into Cuban waters!
We have already fed, clothed, educated, delivered, given medical care and immunized tens of thousand of them who show no gratitude to the Bahamian taxpayer who has underwritten their intrusion, to the tune of billions of dollars. We have lost our culture and will soon lose our country and it is all our fault! If we don't stand up to this nonsense, we too will go the way of the Arawak!
On Over 600 Haitian migrants interdicted since last month
Posted 8 April 2024, 7:56 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... are you brain dead? The real question to ask is how many illegal immigrants have been allowed to run deep roots into this country despite the "efforts" of governments. Those sent back are a token number compared to those that remain. The only logical conclusion is that governments efforts are half hearted at best!
On NATION ON GUARD OVER HAITI SURGE: PM says RBDF is deploying to intercept migrants
Posted 19 March 2024, 6:09 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... people flee where they know they can go! If the Bahamas took a hard stance against illegal immigration decades ago and did not budge we would not have this problem now!
We have allowed tens of thousands of their citizens to be born, immunized, fed, schooled and employed in our country to our own detriment and a rising national debt, only to be faced with ingratitude, violence, entitlement and stolen property. And now we will allow more violent, criminals to skirt the defenses of the RBDF. As a nation, we deserve the calamity that will befall us if we do not force caricom to bear a larger portion of this burden!!
On NATION ON GUARD OVER HAITI SURGE: PM says RBDF is deploying to intercept migrants
Posted 18 March 2024, 6:11 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... or something simple like a blockade against further oceanic invasion and redirection to Cuba! Both the international community and the Haitian people lack the will to develop a sustainable model that could allow for national development. The Bahamas has done far mor than it should have and continued efforts will sink this nation socioeconomically.
On A solution for the Haiti dilemma
Posted 16 March 2024, 11:46 a.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... there are many things I do not like about the GBPA, but if the writer is so offended by the workings of the GBPA then let him put together a consortium of investors and purchase it outright and then they can manage and dispense with profits as he sees fit. Until then, investors have a right to decide how to manage businesses they have invested in whether people like it or not. Where there is illegality, the courts should give redress. One thing is certain, all of Grand Bahama would have been like Eight Mile Rock if not for the Hawksbill Creek Agreement!
On GBPA has not made GB better
Posted 12 March 2024, 4:51 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... not sure how you divined that from my comments because I spoke clearly about "loving correction" "not abuse." It is clear to me that people fail to recognize that harsh words will hurt a person far longer that corporal punishment will. A parent calling their child stupid or no good will stay with that child for the rest of their lives, when 2 or 3 lashes from a belt will be quickly forgotten. If you want to deal with a real issue, address the verbal abuse that people experience! No cut behind needed to leave deep permanent emotional scars!!
On Corporal punishment is not abuse
Posted 8 March 2024, 6:35 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... if only you had mentioned that the Biden administration adjusted the definition of inflation 2 years ago to make their numbers look better, however some will buy the bluster. Real question is whether or not a dollar went further 4 years ago than it does now and the answer is a definite YES!
On Biden has been bad for Bahamas
Posted 7 March 2024, 5:20 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... what's interesting to me is that the commenters above should be old enough to remember when our people were more mannerly, disciplined and conscientious that those of the past few decades. Tourists who came to our shores, spoke of how pleasant and mannerly our people were back then. Those people were raised on the same Christian values espoused by the writer, and mocked by the pontificators; children lovingly corrected, but not abused. I was one of them and I think I turned out pretty ok.
Sad the pontificators can't distinguish the difference between purposeful discipline and abuse and they fail to see how our straying from the values that had us more grounded as a people then is at the root of all our social ills now! But then again, pontificators will pontificate!
On Corporal punishment is not abuse
Posted 7 March 2024, 5:08 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... taxes are not the problem, unchecked government spending is! There should be a move for no more new taxes until 100% of VAT revenues are used to pay down existing debt!!
On ‘Top-Up Tax won’t directly affect Bahamians’
Posted 7 March 2024, 4:57 p.m. Suggest removal