A great role model for all to aspire to, especially our young men.

"Despite his anti-abortion beliefs, even in cases of rape or incest, allegations emerged during his campaign that he had paid for two former girlfriends to have abortions. His ex-wife also alleged that he held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her.

"He was also forced to clarify how many children to the public. News reports in June 2022 revealed Walker had two additional children that he had not previously spoken about publicly – these reports came on the heels of Walker repeatedly criticising absentee fathers, especially in Black households." (From https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202…)

"He is also almost indescribably vapid, a man with what seems to be a shockingly light grasp of the most basic of concepts (he at least seems to recognize his own intellectual limitations, saying, “I’m not that smart”). He struggles to string together a coherent sentence. Climate change, he has said, is not worth fighting because “since we don’t control the air, our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air so when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move. So it moves over to our good air space. Then now we got to clean that back up, while they’re messing ours up.” (From https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr…)

While I applaud Jamaal Rolle's effort and, while the sign is colorful and appealing for quick tourist photos, it falls short of authentically reflecting Exuma’s culture, history, and natural beauty. It's generic and lacks depth, missing opportunities to incorporate meaningful colours (e.g., our water and sky), symbols and local artistic and other elements that would make it a true representation of Exuma’s unique identity.While I applaud Jamaal Rolle's effort and, while the sign is colorful and appealing for quick tourist photos, it falls short of authentically reflecting Exuma’s culture, history, and natural beauty. It's generic and lacks depth, missing opportunities to incorporate meaningful colours (e.g., our water and sky), symbols and local artistic and other elements that would make it a true representation of Exuma’s unique identity.

While I applaud Jamaal Rolle's effort and, while the sign is colorful and appealing for quick tourist photos, it falls short of authentically reflecting Exuma’s culture, history, and natural beauty. It's generic and lacks depth, missing opportunities to incorporate appropriate colors (our sky and water) and meaningful symbols and local artistic and other elements that would make it a true representation of Exuma’s unique identity.

It would be beneficial if our leaders had a clear understanding of climate change and implemented policies that align with either the realities of the issue or their public rhetoric.

For instance, if the prevailing belief is that sea levels will rise by 5–10 feet within the foreseeable future—well within the lifetime of an elementary school student—why is new construction still permitted in highly vulnerable areas, particularly on land composed of sand or soft rock? Furthermore, of the 80% of Bahamian land currently below 1.5 meters above sea level, what proportion consists of swamp or other non-developable terrain?

This raises critical questions about whether policies are being guided by science and foresight or by short-term interests that ignore the looming risks. How useful is politically based rhetoric when discussing existential threats to our nation, especially the most vulnerable of our people:children?

The actual indictment: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us…

In the IMF report, it states that " inflation has fallen back below pre-pandemic levels." Perhaps overall, but there is little evidence of that for the average retail customer, especially in the grocery stores.

(Source: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/20…)

Perhaps the Ministry could begin by asking AI. For example, a summary response by OpenAI’s ChatGPT:

Note: It was generated in less that 15 seconds.

1. Ethical and Academically Sound Uses of LLMs/AI:

Writing Assistance: Students can use LLMs to improve their writing by getting suggestions for structure, clarity, and coherence. Teachers can encourage students to use AI to enhance their own ideas, focusing on grammar, organization, and transitions, rather than outsourcing original thought.

Research Support: LLMs can help students explore topics by summarizing complex articles, explaining difficult concepts, and suggesting relevant readings. This is academically sound as long as the AI is used to guide research, not to replace original source engagement.

Idea Generation: Teachers can guide students to use AI for brainstorming essay topics, questions for research, or creative approaches to assignments. It can offer different angles on a topic, sparking critical thinking and further exploration.

Peer Feedback Simulation: Teachers might ask students to use LLMs to generate feedback on drafts as part of revision. This can mimic the process of receiving peer feedback, allowing students to iterate on their work before final submission.

Tutoring and Concept Clarification: LLMs can act as supplemental tutors, explaining difficult concepts in different ways. Teachers can encourage this as a learning tool to reinforce lessons rather than as a replacement for classroom instruction.

2. Ways LLMs/AI Should Not Be Used:

Plagiarism or Ghostwriting: Students should not use LLMs to generate essays, papers, or project content and present it as their own. This undermines academic integrity, as the work is not reflective of the student’s own thinking and effort.

Avoiding Critical Thinking: Over-reliance on AI to complete assignments diminishes students' ability to engage deeply with content. Teachers should discourage students from letting AI do the hard thinking for them, especially in subjects that require analysis, argumentation, or personal reflection.

Cheating on Assignments: Using LLMs to answer test questions, solve problems, or provide immediate answers to homework assignments without understanding the material is academically dishonest.

Unverified Information: Teachers and students should avoid using AI as a primary source without verifying facts. Since LLMs are based on a large corpus of data that may not always be accurate or up-to-date, it is crucial to cross-reference information with trusted academic sources.

In both cases, transparency and guided use are key, with teachers fostering an environment where AI tools supplement rather than replace student learning.

When unaccompanied by reason, ambition is folly.

Or, on a more profound level: "For folly that he wisely shows is fit; But wise men, folly-fallen, quite taint their wit." William Shakespeare,

"She said only a few areas remain to be completed, including Rolleville, Barraterre’s main road, Harts, Mount Thompson, and Ramsey." Hmm. I wonder what residents of the eastern half of the island think about this?! Then there's the busiest place on the island: George Town, which has the worst roads on the island. Kerbump. Kerbump. Kerbump. Then clunk, clunk as cars shed body parts. And when it rains, some sections are impassible by small cars.Decades ago, in one of his songs, Eddie Minnis noted that the George Town road had more potholes that Nassau had thieves. Feels the same today.

Interesting. Over the past 6 months US gasoline prices have dropped by 13% on average. Since the beginning of the year crude oil prices have also dropped. Our prices go up when prices go up elsewhere. Makes sense. How often do they go down?