So did the PM not see this as an issue when he sought to coordinate plastering New Providence with billboards on the murder count in 2012? Was it okay for him to do it then, but not ok for the media to do it now?

The PM is only being hypocritical as the chickens have come home to roast. What you sow you will reap.

> Yesterday, Mr Davis said: “That’s the
> past. I am looking forward.”
>
> “What I am saying now is, I now have
> evidence that this is impacting how
> it’s accepted in the international
> community. I didn’t have evidence then
> on how it was accepted, and now that I
> know how it is accepted, I will say to
> the press, just be responsible in how
> you report to ensure that you don’t
> harm your country.”

Typical hypocrisy as to why nothing will change in this country.

What is the bull?

You admit the issue of Finland. So the issue is not gun availability.

The issue is education. And you really believe the average Bahamian is educated better that the average American?

Come on. The average American is clueless in many aspects of world knowledge, I grant that.

But have you seen what we graduate (no, what we just pass out) in our schools? Have you taken the time to read what many of these students write on exams? How is in in a country we celebrate D as a passing mark, when even the average American sees a D as a failure.

One of the issues if we ever will fix this problem, is we have to tackle the education system of our country. Otherwise, we will continue this spiral.

I have not missed the point.

Check out our news reports. Even when there is no murder, crime report from the police is always in there. It is like we get a high from talking about crime.

So if we always talks about crime, then what do we expect the international media to think we are? Not crime infested.

Further, this is New Providence this murder is happening and not all The Bahamas. So, we need to stop trying to color the country like New Providence. New Providence has an issue.

Yes, per capita rate it is high.

But the fact still remains the same, if you always putting crime as your top story, even when there is no murder, this is bound to happen.

Yet, the PM is hypocritical, as they want the media to stop putting it out there now, but in 2012, he was leading the political campaign to post the signs all over New Providence.

We must realize, when we put things out there, it cannot be taken back.

Well Done!!!!!

Has an investigation been completed to arraign anyone? Or do we arraign people just on the accusations made by someone else?

I think Finland may dispute your argument on availability of guns leading one to use it. It is a country where guns are available to all and they do not have an issue with incidents with guns.

And no alliance would stop the NRA from pushing guns.

A lot of this had to do with education. Look at the people in our country and realize who are the criminals.

We need systemic change in our country to deal with this crime issue, and it begins with putting a proper education system in place. All these Bail Acts changes are only cosmetic and will never solve the problem.

The problem is that as the government can do all the marketing campaigns they want. The effectiveness is dead on arrival.

They need to realize that the negative international media is due to our local media always wanting to sensationalize a murder or crime and splash it on the front age or top news story on TV. As long as our media does not have the sense to not push crime as their top stories, no marketing will stop people believing The Bahamas is not safe.

Think about it. We have a particular news station that always has the crime report from the police as a key feature. Tell me. Which countries do you see having their nightly news talk about the crime report from the police?

You know this government is the great spin doctors on everything