Promotions left force ‘top heavy’
AN audit of manpower in the Royal Bahamas Police Force reveals the institution is top-heavy with recent promotional exercises placing a burden on the performance of the force, National Security Minister Marvin Dames (pictured) said in the House of Assembly yesterday.
ThisIsOurs 7 years, 2 months ago on Family slams PMH after relative dies
Family slams PMH after relative dies
I was once told that if the rate of child deaths were as high as the rate of elder deaths the country would be up in arms. The general public simple assumes "they old, it was their time.."
New prison, new hospital in the south, not on swamp land, good traffic flow to hospital.
DDK 7 years, 2 months ago on Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
I SUGGEST THOSE INCLINED TO THREATEN SHOULD RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, TAKE THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEM AND THREATEN THEIR HOME GOVERNMENTS.
Well_mudda_take_sic 7 years, 2 months ago on Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
Haitians warn PM over exit deadline
We need an immigration law that would respect the basic principle set out in the following Q&A:
Question: If my neighbor owns a fruit tree, and the branches hang over my property, can I eat the fruit?
Answer: No. The fruit of the tree belongs to the owner of the tree, so don't pick any of the fruit. [You can however trim back to your property line branches overhanging your property even if they bear fruit - you just can't pick and eat the fruit from those branches!]
Question: If an illegal migrant gives birth to a child in the Bahamas, and the illegal migrant mother has no official papers issued by her stated or obvious country of birth, must the Bahamas keep and bear the social welfare and other costs of either the illegal migrant mother or her child born in the Bahamas?
The Correct Answer Should Be: No. The child of the illegal migrant properly belongs to the country of birth of the mother, so the child should not be entitled to receive Bahamian citizenship simply because the child was born in the Bahamas; accordingly, both mother and child should be deported to the mother's country of birth.
Our constitution should be amended (by national referendum) so that our country, with its limited land area and resources, need not recognize 'anchor children' of any kind, neither at birth nor at age 18. This is particularly important to protect our own national identity and way of life (even our very existence) from the serious threat and dangers of illegal immigration posed by a nearby highly populated and severely impoverished country like Haiti.
John 7 years, 2 months ago on Shenique murder suspect quizzed
Shenique murder suspect quizzed
Not in the least. And why would you even suggest it. Many of them have never heard of Islam. Their fight is a local one, even though many may have the outside influences of gangs, movies and music and of course drugs. More resources need to be spent before the become crime active and eventually killers. Maybe there is a desperate need to institutionalize more of our young men between the ages of 16 and 17 when they leave school and 21-22. This is the age group that seems most vulnerable to crime, gangs and murder. After high school there’s nothing to keep many of them socialized. Some don’t have jobs or the finances to go to college. When I was in college there was a program called Upward Bound. This was made up of students who did not meet the GPA to get into college but they were admitted under the condition that they would be restricted on the number of classes they could take. They had tutors available to them and also academic advisors who were trained counselors. The success rate of this program was 80%. But there was also a community extension program. Not only did it help the students in the program to find jobs and moniter them but it also helped those who didn’t make it at college. Many young men come from homes where there are no fathers or male role models. Maybe it’s time to put an adapted version of ‘Upward Bound’ in place. Some may say there is a program already in place. But this one will require young men (and women) to enroll or be enrolled on leaving high scans remain in the program until they attain the age of 21. The program will assist those who want to go to college and also those in finding jobs. There are many retired policemen, teachers and other professionals who can come in and assist these young men. Motivation Advice Guidance Mentoring Conflict Resolution responsibly of being an adult male. Anything is worth a try to reduce the number of dead bodies due to murder, being scraped up of the streets and elsewhere.
John 7 years, 2 months ago on ‘We warned them our son would die’
‘We warned them our son would die’
This confirms that there needs to be more intervention at the junior and high school levels. There needs to be more communication and cooperation between parents, the school administrators and the police. This is just one in many who lost his life because he was being bullied and harassed by gangs. And once they target a young boy their assault is brutal and relentless. Sometimes the boys see the only way out as joining the gang or resisting and getting killed, just like how this young boy lost his life. The number of young boys who had to leave school or that are being forced to join gangs is not small. There are many who have quit school because they were being beat up and pressured while in school or after school was let out. Parents can confirm they had sons come home from school without shoes (clarks) belts and with stories of having their lunch money taken daily. The school boys may be doing the harassing in school but they have the support of older gang members on the outside. And once the 'target' in school does not cooperate they are reported to the older gang members and some will end up like this young man. So the police may need to put task forces in the schools to uncover the gang members and either weed them out or deal with them accordingly. Then trace the gangs back to the leaders andput them away, else they will continue to kill the young men.
ThisIsOurs 7 years, 2 months ago on ‘We warned them our son would die’
‘We warned them our son would die’
"My son said ‘Daddy, I don’t mind going to school you know, I go to school to learn, I just don’t want to fight every day, I am tired of fighting"
I'm convinced some of these boys want out. But if you have to literally fight for your life everyday, on the way to school, in school, on the way home and at home, how do you get out? They need a solution that's outside of this jungle.
ThisIsOurs 7 years, 2 months ago on ‘We warned them our son would die’
‘We warned them our son would die’
"hospital right there and we got tired of waiting on the ambulance because he was still breathing and when we went to try lift him a big fight started between the police and my cousin and then they lock them up, but I mean if the hospital right there and they taking 20 minutes to respond why can’t we carry him?"
That shouldn't happen. The police should know that loved ones may become unreasonable at times like these. Put them in the squad car or something but there's no need to place them in jail when it's clear they're fighting (figuratively) to save their relatives life.
Socrates 7 years, 2 months ago on Pupils threaten revenge attacks
Pupils threaten revenge attacks
i suggest gang members caught by police for breaking the law, get 6 months on Plana Cays or Samana Cay (furthest you can get from Nassau and still be in the Bahamas). let them live in barracks, grow their own food, etc. schooling from 7:30am - 4:30pm and no free time, structured schedule from wakeup til sleeping. see the results...
John 7 years, 1 month ago on Man shot dead near his home
Man shot dead near his home
With the monthly murder count remaining steady between 11 and 12, it will be near impossible for or short of a miracle for the country to avoid hitting the 140 murder count in 2017. The country has to eventually come to the chilling reality that it is the intent and purpose of gangs to cause murder, mischief and mayhem in any society they are a part of. And as long as that society tolerates them as part of the landscape the murders will continue. There are no more than five prominently active gangs in this country. Five gangs mean five gang leaders.. Do the math..five holding the rest of the country hostage! Five taking lives at will or causing them to be taken..Sit on your hands then!
TheMadHatter 7 years, 1 month ago on 84 illegals held - none from sloop
84 illegals held - none from sloop
Ok. I think the solution here is a dictionary.
Mr Dames should look up the word "radar".
Mr Smith should look up the word "patriot".
TheMadHatter 7 years, 1 month ago on Rights Bahamas: Two young children apprehended by immigration officers
Rights Bahamas: Two young children apprehended by immigration officers
I wonder where "Rights Bahamas" has been for, say, the past decade while Bahamians held at Fox Hill Prison are given rusty water to drink even on remand, are held in remand for months waiting a court date, the men have salt petre put in their food to try and prevent da goosy, cells are terribly overcrowded with men lying on hard cement floor to sleep like sardines in a can, prisoners using bucket for toilet and guards having to wear rubber boots to prevent it from getting on their feet, the frequent ambulance visits to take prisoners to see proctologists, the food without nutritional value, the lack of air ventilation, the slopping outside of the toilet buckets, the beatings, the solitary confinements, and i could go on.
I guess "human rights" don't apply to Bahamians in their own country - or perhaps none of the above has ever come to the attention of this fledgling activist group.
Also where are their press releases about the horrible situations in Haiti and what should be done there to help those poor Haitians? Why don't they care about them? Why don't they send some members down there to educate and help Haitians in Haiti itself? Why don't they investigate and find out why every Haitian female who lands on our shores by boat is already pregnant on the boat? Do you have to be pregnant to buy your ticket?
Haitians need help and i hope and pray that they all will receive the help they need. They are human beings and should be treated with dignity and respect and be shown how to prosper and obtain all the good things that life has to offer. But at the same time they should not be encouraged and facilitated to invade the Bahamas and steal our country from us by a breeding war.
ConcernedCitizen242BHS 7 years, 2 months ago on VIDEO: PM pays emotional visit to the parents of Eugene Woodside
VIDEO: PM pays emotional visit to the parents of Eugene Woodside
Solution for reducing crime & deterring criminal activity:
1) Create a new maximum security, Bahamas led and designed prison on one of our more isolated islands 2) Begin upskilling & training the current resources of able bodied Bahamian men held within the existing prisons to be able to work as skilled, building construction labour on the new prison site 3) Create new job opportunities for boatmen or aircrafts to be able to bring supplies to and from the new prison facilities
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We really need to look at more effective and humane ways of preventing persons from wanting to stray off the straight and narrow path. And ideally we need to foster a better society based on togetherness where there are contributing members who believe in playing an active role role in our much better tomorrow.
Rise up Bahamaland!