... the government has collected billions of dollars from VAT, for the sole purpose of paying down the national debt. They have failed miserably at being transparent with the accounting of those funds, so why might people question another slush fund that can be used to ensure a select few, party generals and their relatives get medical care??

... I'm more concerned about potholes on highways. You don't seen them until you right on them and you run the risk of swerving and running into another car or off the road or dripping in the pothole and cause front end damage. Roads in Nassau are ridiculous!

... covid should have taught us the importance of diversifying the economy! These people will never learn!

... on land, ankle monitors are known to attract two legged 'sharks'. He may be better off in the ocean!

...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!!