The problem is, Sheep, you either employ them and pay them...or, you pay social welfare benefits to feed them and/or you pay the prisons to take care of them when, inevitably, they will resort to crime. Personally, it would make more sense to place them on the job and, if they are so motivated, take advantage of the training opportunities that said job offers, with the hopes that they better themselves. A pipedream? Yes, I concede that. But, it is better than throwing these unskilled (and that's what they are) people onto the street and say "fend for yourself".

Brent Stubbs, awful as usual. I counted 9 grammatical and other obvious errors. Tribune, if you employ editors, then it would surely be nice if they come to work and, you know, edit!

Give to the departed eternal rest...and let light perpetual shine upon her.
May the souls of the dearly departed rest in peace, Amen.

John, I will respectfully disagree with the gist of your argument. Regardless of the girl's circumstances (or the guardians' for that matter), that type of abuse inflicted on that minor, and it was abuse, should not be tolerated by any level headed adult.

Dawes, the constitution does not say that they are entitled to citizenship. It says that they have the right to apply for citizenship. Said application, obviously, can be rejected.

Sheep, Bahamians are either too unsophisticated, from a financial standpoint, or just don't have the financial means to invest, to make a IPO a viable option for the country or Sebas (see: Atlantis failed IPO, illiquid trading on BISX). The government nor the Commission should force this option (neither of whom have the legal power to do so, by the way). What the government should do, instead, is to utilize the Commission's new crowdfund laws and make Island Luck donate to all viable SME projects. If those projects are successful then perhaps wealth will start to spread around to all Bahamians...and then, those SME companies and, ultimately Island Luck, et. al., can conduct IPOs.

Point taken, Mudda, can't argue your comment. If its any consolation, Viana Gardiner is the new breed of public servant that we Bahamians all deserve. Now, will she be allowed to do her job without political interference...

And, generally speaking, our climate is much too hot, John.

Mudda, I don't necessarily disagree with your "numbers" stance. However, to suggest our financial services sector is doomed due to the numbers boys is just not true. Arguably, our sector has been doomed since pre-majority rule days (I am old enough to remember); and, inarguably, our sector was target for destruction in 1998 (this caused us to amend our legislation in 2000). So, please, save your rants against the numbers boys for a more appropriate time.

sheeprunner12, you are truthful in your response, but not accurate. Yes, the founders of the big tech firms were mostly (but not all!!!!!!!!!!!!) college dropouts. Plus, look at the schools they dropped out from, harvard, mit, stanford, cal tech! These weren't "D" average high school students with an idea. By and large, these were 98th quartile intelligent humans who conceived an idea and reaped profound benefits. Proudloudandfnm raises a valid point regarding how our Bahamians will be trained.