A Bahamian can't add five feet to their home without the red tape of a building permit etc, but in six months **squatters** can rebuild? The government is not using this opportunity to rid those communities of the illegals that are there.
Hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis have always been with us and always will be. Anyone who reads history of different cultures knows of the devastation that was wreaked by nature hundreds of years ago (much of it depicted in Asian, esp. Japanese art), BEFORE the climate change theory. Far more important to me is why in the face of the knowledge of this recurring natural phenomena based on our geography have we not built and zoned smarter and invested in equipment that could aid in the recovery process WHEN disaster strikes.
Equally as important is trying to understand why our governments build low cost housing in flood prone areas!
I wonder how many of these Haitian activists, masquerading as human rights activists will share some of the responsibility for the large amount of deaths that occurred in communities they encouraged to break Bahamian laws?
Enforcing the law may be unpleasant to some, but it saves lives!
I can only wonder how many of these "Bahamians" were actually Bahamian. Unlike this country, the US is right to want to know who is coming into their country and ensuring they have a support system while they are there. In this country, the Bahamian taxpayer bears the cost when all and sundry come as they will!
To put this in even greater perspective, if we enforced building codes and immigration laws in Abaco alone the levels of devastation and death could possibly have been halved! This is why all shanty towns in this country have got to go!
It seems the Tribune should have printed the story Mrs Holowesko is alluding to BEFORE allowing printing her reaction to in. In that way the readers could have some perspective about what she is talking about and they would not be guilty of spreading the false information she was concerned about!!
joeblow says...
A Bahamian can't add five feet to their home without the red tape of a building permit etc, but in six months **squatters** can rebuild? The government is not using this opportunity to rid those communities of the illegals that are there.
On Six-month building ban in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas
Posted 16 September 2019, 8:22 a.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
@xtreme2x
I should have written ..."the government ALLOWS low cost housing to be built...."
Just think Pinewood Gardens, but this might make some interesting reading as well:
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2013/may…
just highlight and drop in your search window.
On More 'scary' storms likely to come
Posted 15 September 2019, 12:52 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Your comment suggests that you completely missed the point of the article!
On Where were the RBDF and NEMA?
Posted 14 September 2019, 12:56 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
@My2centz you are correct. It is clear that @Caybound may very well have a case of TDS (Trump derangement syndrome).
On Bahamians trying to enter US turned away at airport
Posted 14 September 2019, 12:55 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis have always been with us and always will be. Anyone who reads history of different cultures knows of the devastation that was wreaked by nature hundreds of years ago (much of it depicted in Asian, esp. Japanese art), BEFORE the climate change theory. Far more important to me is why in the face of the knowledge of this recurring natural phenomena based on our geography have we not built and zoned smarter and invested in equipment that could aid in the recovery process WHEN disaster strikes.
Equally as important is trying to understand why our governments build low cost housing in flood prone areas!
On More 'scary' storms likely to come
Posted 14 September 2019, 12:42 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
I wonder how many of these Haitian activists, masquerading as human rights activists will share some of the responsibility for the large amount of deaths that occurred in communities they encouraged to break Bahamian laws?
Enforcing the law may be unpleasant to some, but it saves lives!
On Haitian community forms group to assist relief efforts
Posted 14 September 2019, 12:30 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
I can only wonder how many of these "Bahamians" were actually Bahamian. Unlike this country, the US is right to want to know who is coming into their country and ensuring they have a support system while they are there. In this country, the Bahamian taxpayer bears the cost when all and sundry come as they will!
On Bahamians trying to enter US turned away at airport
Posted 14 September 2019, 12:27 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Actually this is the article she is referring to which was in the Guardian!
https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/09/1…
On Don't spread false stories
Posted 13 September 2019, 2:45 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
To put this in even greater perspective, if we enforced building codes and immigration laws in Abaco alone the levels of devastation and death could possibly have been halved!
This is why all shanty towns in this country have got to go!
On Context of the hurricane
Posted 13 September 2019, 8:47 a.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
It seems the Tribune should have printed the story Mrs Holowesko is alluding to BEFORE allowing printing her reaction to in. In that way the readers could have some perspective about what she is talking about and they would not be guilty of spreading the false information she was concerned about!!
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Posted 13 September 2019, 8:13 a.m. Suggest removal