Exerting pressure on a poorly produced dry orange only crushes it, nothing more.

#PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night vigorously defended Bank of the Bahamas Managing Director Paul McWeeney, saying that the clearing bank grew impressively in several areas under his more than a decades long leadership. The PM needs a script."

But nonetheless he just confirmed what we been saying all along the way this country works. Imagine if the US or UK worked like this country. Believe it or not that's the way they run the country, just do something big to impress the highrollers and you Do whatever you want and get away with it (I'm public) and there is nothing no one can do about it. Isn't that something? First it was Pinder and now McWeeney, who is he looking out for?

I wonder can I really stand before a judge with this statement and get away with it?

The commissioner may as well say whatever he want, no ones listening anyway.

Not fair to blame this on the Chinese alone. The Bahamas was always a colonial state and will always be.

Once upon a time (and not very long ago) we had just one master the British, but then again that was before our independence (and that was already to many). That was then and this is now.. Let's fast forward...

Today we have three masters the British, the Americans (as always) and now the Chinese. We have no cash and no economy but we have access to the economy and monies of "our" masters stock piles. But what we do not have is access and control of our government, affairs, economy nor resources.

The Cubans have Cuba and it is its own master, they have no money and no access to money but the Cuban people have access and control of their government, affairs, economy and it's resources and they intend to keep it at all cost and whatever the losses.

Where are we headed? Well, let's take a quick look, not so very far away and certainly not so very long ago, in fact happening now.

The only other country in this region that I know with three masters that includes the Spanish, the French and of-cost the Americans (as always) is the nation of Haiti. Take a look at Haiti. I don't need to ask you what you think nor what you see. But I will ask you what is our bearing? Where else can all this piggyback free-Sloop ride sweet political tricky treat talk possibly be taking us?

Sweet? Hmmm!

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I have not heard one person on air condoning what happened at BAMSI that includes myself.

It seems however that more emphasis (reiterating and reiterating) are being placed on condoning the crime or not condoning these crimes. To me this is disproportionate and does very little to help what is happening to our country.

Far less emphasis are placed on preventing what is causing these unpleasant conditions (crimes). It appears that officials are either not at the wheel, lack the will or their hands are tied. Whatever the case might be it appears officials are failing to bring attention and satisfaction to matters of importance.

As I have said before if the referee turns his head to one of the players in the game then there are only one of two options: 1. To respond to violence with violence (I do not suggest that at all). Or, 2. Surrender, give up and concede defeat (and most of us do this, but this only encourages bulling and more and more of the same).

Since authorities fail to bring results to our social issues and importance then what else to do but one of the two?

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Imagine a referee who turns his head to illegal acts of boxer B in a boxing match. If boxer B delivers blows with the knees to the nuts, elbow to the chest and a choke hold to the neck of boxer A.

1. What are the rules?
2. What is boxer A to do?
a. To stick with the rules
b. Respond likewise or,
c. Surrender and lay down in defeat?

In all truth there is only one of two options we have when authorities fail to deliver justice:
1. Respond to violence with violence or,
2. Surrender to the violence by doing nothing.

Either way it is no good and the only solution is to discipline authorities who fail to fulfill the offices of conduct.

When officials are reluctant to do their duties there is only one outcome, a collapsing society and the result is what we have now, the law of the jungle.

Who is responsible for all that is happening? The man sent to jail or those who are neglecting their duties? The only way to help this country is to respond in fairness, or continue adding to the the mess by choose one side.

Facebook: @ted4bz @adrianfrancis: I agree with you Adrian.

I am happy to know that they have arrested the person, but it's not enough. The truth is this and many crimes in this country can be averted if officials in authority get with it and make themselves effective or vacate the offices they occupy. This is in all government agencies we make our request or complaints and don't as much as get a response.

I am tired of the small man alone paying the crimes of high corruption in this country. Stick with it Adrian, ignore naysayers and people who are calling to defend and ignore the causes of corruption leading to crime in this country.

Twitter: @ted4bz @ChrissyLoveRaw the thing is the BAMSI Fire cost us $1m in damage & one man jailed. But BoB cost us more the $100m and no one is jailed.

Twitter: @ted4bz @ChrissyLoveRaw no I don't agree with the BAMSI fire, but I am tired of the small man paying the price and the high rollers getting away.

Governments continues to make a mess because there are people who keep holding their breath thinking that they are working to make things better. Yes they are making things better, yes better indeed for their firms, friends and families. The people who will benefit from these deals have already benefited. So don't hold your breath.

Yeah right, moved from front lines to do their magic behind the lines. These guys are hackers but they hack for people with power and wealth.

Exploits exist in these sectors and they are there to find these exploits. They don't make exploits, someone else do, they are there to find the it, watch it and let cash flood into the right places. What's wrong with that?

These guys get rich doing what they do, as long as their are exploits there will be those with cash and power willing to plug them into the system and protect them. So don't believe for a second they are going anywhere.

vat have limit the access of our dollar

For one I believe that VAT (and high prices) is a sentence of one set of Bahamian people over (in favor for) another, the wealthy Bahamians.

So what am I saying?
This rush to VAT is a security measure to protect the wealthy and their mountains of cash against the so claimed and not to save the Bahamian currency because some global agency threat, NO.

VAT will not save us from a downgrade but what it will do is stall time for the wealthy to protect them selves as they act to safeguard their millions to a more stable currency some where else. What else can explain the rush to VAT when in fact the country is ill prepared?

We do not have to wait for a downgrade or the failure of VAT to see the Bahamian currency downgraded by some global agency. Our politicians and their VAT and the high price programs did that for us already! Who can truly say that we own or have access to more than .80 cents on the dollar? We don't, and it could get worst than that.

As it stands right now we have already lost the value of our dollar, thanks to Mr Ingraham who set us up for VAT with is big spending programs that put nothing in our pockets and Mr Christie who serve us VAT and high prices.

Nothing is ever what politicians say it is. We are being used not helped.