TalRussell 5 years, 2 months ago on Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
You don't have wait Queen appoint Royal Commission of Hurricane Dorian Inquiry to see clear picture developing of the very top Comrade " Most Honourable" Prime Minister down to the colony's Health,Security, Immigration,Finance and Works Ministers the crown, and now reaching down to the lowly pay scale NEMA spokesperson Carl for being quick blame anyone, including the thirsty for water - that is to blame all others but themselves for their own publicly exposed response shortfalls to Hurricane Dorian, yes, no ..... Lots official media spokesman's but little signs on ground action .... God help colony's populaces when their elected government can't even handle simple task of delivering water to the populaces without belittling the thirsty for water Out Islanders ....
The_Oracle 5 years, 2 months ago on Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
I have seen no lawlessness in GB, no mobs, I see trucks delivering food water to and from churches and other private relief services, Can't say i've seen Defense force or Nema but I do believe they are getting stuff out of at least one warehouse. If the NEMA Spokesperson can't say much then maybe they don't need one. Maybe NEMA is hoarding? don't know, don't care too busy delivering pallets of food water pampers, fuel and ice to churches that move it out as fast as I can bring it to them.
stillwaters 5 years, 2 months ago on Please help us: Evacuees fear for future
Please help us: Evacuees fear for future
Many, many Bahamians have been donating and donating to these established shelters. We cannot, however, help make any illegal migrant magically legal. They have reason to fear the future and they know exactly why.
jamaicaproud 5 years, 2 months ago on Please help us: Evacuees fear for future
Please help us: Evacuees fear for future
Anyway Haiti? Government of Haiti, stop being so useless. How can boatloads of people be smuggled and you don't stop it. How comes Dear Haiti you have provided no assistance consular , monetary or logistical to your citizens? This is bad, very bad. Stop making excuses and assist your people.
geostorm 5 years, 2 months ago on Six-month building ban in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas
Six-month building ban in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas
Six months, there needs to be a compete ban! There should be no rebuilding in those areas. We are where we are because of lack of will. No illegal should be allowed to build in those areas and if there is any rebuilding it better be to code.
They just need to put a large fence up around those areas after they are cleaned up. Get the land owner involved. He is the reason for all of this mess anyway. Time for him to sell parcels of land and do it the legal way.
ThisIsOurs 5 years, 2 months ago on Six-month building ban in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas
Six-month building ban in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas
I thought this was private land...they said the previous problem was the owners couldn't get the people off the land. well now that the squatters are off, shouldn't the govt prosecute anyone trying to build for trespassing? why is the govt talking about a six month moratorium?
TheMadHatter 5 years, 2 months ago on Tent cities for GB and Abaco
Tent cities for GB and Abaco
"It is not clear how much in monetary donations the government has received. Dr Minnis said Cabinet is still discussing how the funds will be used to help people, saying ...."
It is not clear how much in monetary donations the government has received?
Really?
Seriously?
How convenient. You can't lose what you never knew you had. LOL.
joeblow 5 years, 2 months ago on Tent cities for GB and Abaco
Tent cities for GB and Abaco
"We’ve added an accountant to NEMA and additional financing staff so as to monitor what is received,” he said. “
I never knew the purpose of an accountant was to MONITOR and not to COUNT! It is ridiculous that they cannot give an hourly accounting of funds received if needed. This is why I will support a foreign entity like Samaritans Purse before giving one cent to a government agency!
Well_mudda_take_sic 5 years, 2 months ago on Tent cities for GB and Abaco
Tent cities for GB and Abaco
Dr Minnis said no matter how the donations are used, the public will get a proper accounting of the funds distribution.
THAT JUST AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN IN THE SAME WAY THE MINNIS-LED FNM GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THE BAHAMIAN PEOPLE A PROPER ACCOUNTING OF HOW THEIR VAT, CUSTOMS DUTY AND OTHER TAX DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT.
sealice 5 years, 2 months ago on Tent cities for GB and Abaco
Tent cities for GB and Abaco
Who wants to flucking guess what the tent cities will become?? Bahamians will get use (just like they did to the shanty towns) and will call em tent somethings instead of the mud and the peas = why do we keep electing such stupid people?
OldFort2012 5 years, 2 months ago on Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
Property rights? On illegal abusive dwellings built without any permission on land they do not own? Is this man nuts?
My2centz 5 years, 2 months ago on Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
The government can also take lands away for unpaid property tax who would have paid taxes during these 12 years? Furthermore, if persons are illegally in the country that law would not apply to then.
proudloudandfnm 5 years, 2 months ago on Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
Gotta disagree with Fred on this one. This was never their property. The shanty towns are obviously unsafe and unhealthy. For the good of the community they must not be allowed to rebuild....
Fred this argument of yours is insane.
Godson 5 years, 2 months ago on Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights
The government, in the rebuilding of those communities ravage by Dorian (including the Mud & Pigeon Peas), ought to grasp this opportunity to institute law and order and lay the foundation for a strong, better and law abiding community. It present an opportunity to do things different and enact and enforce social regulations and improve building codes. Whether they are capable of realizing this and seizing the moment is another thing.
Well_mudda_take_sic 5 years, 2 months ago on Haiti ‘in no position to help’ displaced residents
Haiti ‘in no position to help’ displaced residents
Haitian Chargé d'Affaires Dorval Darlier readily states: "Haiti has no functioning government; its parliament is not in session and it doesn’t have a national budget." And he then goes on to admit that: “We {the Haitian people} don’t (sic) have no legitimate government in place as you know."
All Bahamians should take a moment and carefully reflect on the great significance of these very shocking revelations by the Haitian Chargé d'Affaires in The Bahamas. Much more importantly though, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Darren Henfield (a creole speaking man of Haitian ancestry), should be asked by the Bahamian people to explain how is it that Haiti can possibly have an official diplomatically recognized embassy in The Bahamas purportedly staffed by Haitian diplomatic personnel against the backdrop of Mr. Darlier's very telling revelations. By his very own admission, even Mr. Darlier himself has no official legal or diplomatic standing in The Bahamas. Our own government has a duty to explain this unacceptable situation to the Bahamian people, and the sooner the better.
Chucky 5 years, 2 months ago on Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'
Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'
While I can share and appreciate the sentiment that immigration (much illegal) is taxing our country; I’m not sharing in your vicious lies about Haitians. Haitians in general are more polite , harder working and more civil than most of our people. Your lies about them not cleaning up after themselves are pathetic. I have seen time and time again where Bahamians will sit down eat their lunch and throw the chicken and fish bones at their feet. Then sit in the same place the next day and do the same thing.
Look around, wake up and be honest.
20 years ago there were no where near as many Haitians. Yet half of new providence streets were covers in garbage. A car would break down in cable beach and still be in same place 6 months later.
Wanna be smart, make honest points and statements. It’s legitimate to have opinions against illegal immigration / illegal immigrants, but lies are lies and they do nothing to solve the problem. And these lies ruin our case against the illegal immigration as they appear as racial or xenophobic comments, which never can garner support from anyone.
Use tact and factual argument is you want to help solve this problem.
DonAnthony 5 years, 2 months ago on Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'
Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'
Amen. This storm is bringing to the surface the latent xenophobia that so many Bahamians have. It’s vileness and viciousness is quite surprising, I always knew it was there but it is deep seeded and terrible. Apparently it makes some people feel better about themselves when the falsely denigrate others, the irony is in the process these hateful people are only demeaning themselves.
I live in Long Island and as I have mentioned before there are no Haitians here legal or otherwise as far as I know. Just this morning I cleaned up used condom wrappers presumably thrown from a car in front of my property. It is a daily occurrence to pick up discarded bottles and cans. The sides of our roads are littered. Truth is we have very nasty Bahamians as well and this one can not be blamed on the Haitians.
The_Oracle 5 years, 2 months ago on Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'
Conditions at Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium 'unsatisfactory'
NEMA is and will always be hobbled by lack of competency, lack of public trust, lack of funding, and by a constant rollover of the same old appointees pulled from a file drawer of political favors owed, for the most part. So sad. Having said that, there are a few who know what to do, and how to get it done, who can think on their feet while chewing gum.
My2centz 5 years, 2 months ago on Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
Storm victims 'refusing to comply with law and order'
How can Mr Smith makes this comment that the victims refuse to "comply with law and order" without providing examples of this lawlesness? Sure they need to be patient, but if water delivery is as slow as the body count...their frustration is understandable.