This is my response to "Pastor Troy" It is so sad to see a fellow black man think like the way you
do. Firstly , if the web shops were owned by white people , you would be screaming for the
government to close them down for what they are doing to poor black Bahamians.Secondly , all
the evidence is there, showing the massive negative effect that they are having throughout the
Bahamas,but it is okay because a handful of our brothers are making good to the detriment of
countless thousands of our brothers and sisters. Thirdly, you can only drink and eat so much,but
you can gamble all day and night , at home or work, with your money for groceries,utility bills,
children's school fees,mortgage or rent,child support money,tithes,credit cards and any other
financial commitment .But then again,just like black Americans,we only complain when the
white man kills us.

I agree with DWW. Mr. Hepburn is a businessman,who owns and operate the Subway franchise.
He can do much better than that. If he was told that a week was needed for an inspector's
presence, all he had to do was wait for him to come and witness the operation and inspect the
drilling equipment and sample bottles ,etc prior to commencement of drilling and ensure proper
sealing of the bottles. Just another useless photo op.

Just like the writer said, it is a nasty twist to charge gaming patrons 5 per cent on their deposits
that is disgraceful.Mostly poor , addicted people,who already are having problems with their
finances .But that seems to be human nature,take advantage of the disadvantaged.

This is addressed to "birdiestrachan", what would be your opinion of the web shops , which are
financially decimating many island communities, have many Bahamians in worse shape than
the crack epidemic and are raking in untold millions monthly, if they were owned by white
people

The article written by Joseph Darville, once aspiring catholic priest, former principal of
Grand Bahama Catholic High School, is , putting it mildly, one of the most asinine ever
published in any newspaper.We are still shaking our heads , unbelievable!

Don't let him tell you that he is speaking for his constituents either because they are very
disappointed in him, but like Sheeprunner,said ,that is McAlpine,extremely upset that he did not get what he felt was due to him,after all he is Frederick McApine. Many of his former
members are that way because they dared to question or disagree with him; they had to find
another church.A former co-worker of mines went to Las Vegas on vacation approximately
more than a decade ago and he saw McAlpine at the airport and was shocked to see the great
reverend,who was more than thirty pounds heavier than he is now and as mentioned earlier,
more than ten years younger, just watch as his church members, young females and all,
struggle with his heavy luggage.They went there for a church convention my former co-wo
was told. By the way i went to Nassau on a flight from Freeport and Bishop Boyd and i were
retrieving our luggage at the same time. I just smiled to myself,remembering the great rev.

I am very surprised at this article, a Bahamian having a baby in the Bahamas? I thought that
most of our women went to Florida to have their babies. We are just like the Haitians!

Some of us just cannot keep our politics out of our opinions. The Director of Labour said that
10 Bahamians had the qualifications that the bank was looking for.The next step should be to
interview them and pick the best one. I don't think even Birdie Strachan would have a problem
with that.

The" red flags" fly atop thousands of Bahamian homes who are mercilessly ripped off daily
by "spinning", by our newly minted multi-millionaires, who can only see green. The strange
thing about this is that if the webshops were owned by white Bahamians, our reverend
gentlemen and ladies would be screaming from the hilltops .

My condolences to the family of the workers involved in this tragic incident . Nowadays ,most
businesses, such as the one concerned, should employ someone as a Safety Officer.What
could have been done in that instance was to have a program where anytime entry into that
machine is scheduled,the Officer has to be notified and he would then turn off the breaker and
put a lock on it,tagging it" out of service" until the required maintenance is completed ,logging
the names of workers involved , the time that they entered and exited, and performing a physical check,ensuring that nobody is inside, before unlocking the breaker and returning it
back into service.Again my condolences to the families involved and i also pray for the employees who witnessed the tragic incident.