Sheeprunner, I never care for your name calling (calling people 'stupid' does nothing to further your point). However, your overall point is accurate. The average journalist either does not understand, or for shock reasons does not care to explain the nuance of our grading scale. Khrisna and others really should explain why we have a 'D' average and not simply parrot the fact that we do. Cannot complain with your overarching point.

Shhh, mudda, only the PLP and Brave Davis are corrupt! What nonsense are you spewing, the FNM is beyond reproach, above board and the epitome of transparency, decency and order. *sarcasm in copious amounts*

"The venture failed big time"...I recognize that this is Athena Damianos commenting. She probably can't spell objectivity (not at least when the discussion is about Pindling and the PLP), even if you give her a Bahamian and Greek dictionary. No sane, objective individual would categorize the policies of the PLP with respect to hotels as having failed. She conveniently forgets to mention too, by the way, that Pindling's hotel philosophy was purloined from the Sir Roland Symonette/Sir Stafford Sands model, which at the time, the Damianos' highly supported...but that's another discussion for another day. Were Pindling's hotel philosophy 100% successful? No, of course not. But did it, in the main, have an overall positive impact on the lives of The Bahamas and Bahamian citizens? Yes! The empirical evidence (don't take my word or Athena's) clearly supports this. The 2011 Bahamian FSAP report conducted by the IMF, the doctoral thesis and eventual books of Michael Craton, the II volume of Islanders in the Stream by Gail North Saunders and the World Bank's Bahamian financial review (up to 2000AD) all clearly and more importantly, empirically show that, for the most part, the hotel and service type initiatives post 1967 were generally beneficial to The Bahamas. Athena's despicable attempt to rewrite history is both an insult to Bahamians who can read and an affront to general decency as well. But again, what can you expect from a Damianos.

Not true at all, Islangal1! Please stop making this about whether Bahamians "like" or "dislike" Haitians. That is not the issue. The issue, in this case, is that the beautiful young lady is not stateless. She is a Haitian citizen and can apply for and receive a Haitian passport at any time. But, of course, she wants a Bahamian passport and is trying to play the sympathy card -enabled dastardly by the Tribune, I might add- to acquire one. Bahamians see through this charade and are merely indicating that, in this case, there is no issue with her 'statehood'. Her parents broke the law to enter this country and are now shamefully trying to coerce the government into automatically providing their daughter with something she is not entitled to by law.

I am not, but, I won't argue with your assertion.

"Accomplish bullshitter" or not - I don't know the man at all - this letter is quite refreshing. He appears to openly admit his past deviant behaviours, something our current politicians (regardless of party) seem to avoid doing at every turn. Moreover, he (Bodie) clearly indicates his bias toward his political party of choice - which he is free to support - and, unlike many "ghost writers" ,in The Tribune and other media, and "commentators on message boards" does not hide from the fact that he supports a party. Now, when we read what he has to say, we can filter his rhetoric from the bias lens from which it comes. Again, unlike other people who try to pretend to be objective and neutral, however, are so biased that if a certain political party cures cancer, the Tribune headline will read: "Yes, but they still can't cure Ebola!" Again, I don't know the man personally, but, I admire the apparent transparency.

The two are not mutually exclusive, sheeprunner12. The government, any government, can assist those less fortunate while concurrently empowering its citizens to overcome, or improve upon their current circumstances.

A register is already kept (now are people reviewing said register...?) at the OPM, inclusive of proposed time domiciled in the Bahamas.
You can re-register your home, but the beneficial owner on record is still required to be a "natural person". Changing from John Doe to XYC company does not shield you.
I agree, sadly, with your first sentence.

Because, Birdie, we all know what the agenda is here...a Bahamian passport.

Could not agree more! The Tribune is, at best, disingenuous and, at worst sleezy and insidious, by continuing to proclaim that this young lady is stateless. She is not. Tribune, I know you only exist to enthusiastically champion the cause of all things FNM, but, hell, you could at least pretend to want to care about respectable journalism.