By DANA SMITH
Tribune Staff Reporter
dsmith@tribunemedia.net
GIVEN the proliferation of resort developments in western New Providence, there is a “compelling need” for heightened protection against the scourge of crime, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Mahogany Hill hotel, Mr Christie revealed that to this end, government is considering using the Defence Force to help expand the reach of the police.
“As we introduce expanded commercial facilities through this part of the island, I want to be able to tell you what I’m doing to pay very special attention to ensuring that you have maximum coverage of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and as I’ve indicated to you, if necessary, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force,” Mr Christie said.
“I know that the Minister of National Security has been giving serious consideration as to how the RBDF can assist the RBPF in ensuring that we give adequate – and if not adequate, full coverage – of parts of the island that may be relatively remote.”
Addressing Mahogany Hill principal Mark Holowesko, the prime minister said: “Given your investment here, given its significance to our country, given the fact that you are a Bahamian making this investment – and I spoke about the rarity of that in this sector, given the proximity of the hugely successful residential areas of Lyford Cay, Old Fort, and Albany – there is a compelling need for the government of the Bahamas to ensure that there is maximum protection, not just for Paradise Island and Baha Mar, but also for this end of the island as you add now to the tourism complement in our country.
“Therefore, we would wish to assure you that we will be giving our best towards having the expectation of safety, security and a good time, out here at Mahogany Hill – that it is the order of the day.”
Comments
ThisIsOurs 11 years, 3 months ago
I dunno...I'm assuming the training is different..why not move the police from delivering groceries and hand that task back to social services?
ThisIsOurs 9 years, 6 months ago
Amazing, I still agree with me.
TalRussell 11 years, 3 months ago
Comrades why are policeman's being underused as chauffeurs to be driving around government officials in air-con-do government vehicles all over Nassau Town and Freeport? Policeman's that should be reassigned and guess what? It wont require the hiring of new policeman's. Why is it we can have extremely wealthy business owners and residents spotted driving they own vehicles, but oh no, that would fall beneath government officials status. Do we really think we should be ripp'in off taxpayers to pay our policeman's to be taking government officials wives grocery shopping and to the beauty salons? Please, the public treasury needs to take a taxpayers-money reality check.
banker 11 years, 3 months ago
So Mahogany Hill gets protection for their copper pipes while Potcake Miller doesn't at his bowling alley/store. Interesting.
johnq 11 years, 3 months ago
Is this man seriously talking about the militarization of the police force? In any free society, when has this been a good idea? Do the research, and be prepared to have your personal freedoms curtailed if this becomes a reality. This is just an attempt to place a band aid on a gaping wound. Its not difficult to understand the underlying reasons for crime. There are more developed nations with vastly larger populations that are not suffering from high crime rates. How about working on our educational system which continues to churn out D and F average students? How about tackling income inequality in this nation, where its quite obvious that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting the raw deal? Bahamian governments have been failing the Bahamian people miserably for the past two decades. Proposals like this one do very little to offer in the way of hope or change.
concernedcitizen 11 years, 3 months ago
how about tackling our 75% illegitimacy rate and our deadbeat dads that have to be drug to court every month until the dads mother come up the child support ,,can people quit talking bout government do this or that and take personal responsibility ..the chance of a single mother of 5 for 3 different daddies raising productive ,moral , offspring is slim to none ,,,
concernedcitizen 11 years, 3 months ago
both the men and women are equally at blame ,,,
jlcandu 11 years, 3 months ago
It's the fault of both women and men -- none of them take any reproductive responsibility. If men believe that women are "on the take", then why don't they carry around some protection? Don't expect these "females" as you call them to protect themselves!!! Grow up!!
Fortherecord 11 years, 3 months ago
@Johnq - government failing us miserably for the past 2 decades - seems to me to be a lot longer than that!! Maybe your too young to remember otherwise.
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tribunespeaker 10 years, 9 months ago
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If the punishment is not believed to be severe enough for the offenders then increase the minimum punishment for that crime instead of making a separate hate crimes category.
I realize that we do not live in a post discriminatory world. Saying that, I also realize simply now saying, "we're all even" is fixing nothing. I just think the best way is to create a culture of everyone having equal worth.
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Thoughts would be encouraged :)
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sansoucireader 9 years, 6 months ago
So tires of these idiot politicians who just don't get it; ALL Bahamians need & deserve police protection! That's why we pay taxes. Just because their new resort is 'behind God back' doesn't entitle them to anything special. Create more employment---hire a security firm. The more these politicians talk, the more I realize their way of thinking is stuck in the 1950s/60s. Gets on my last nerve!
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