lkalikl 8 years, 11 months ago on A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
Every one in this country should watch The Wire if they want to understand what is happening in our streets. We are witnessing the transition from Barksdale type crime culture to Marlo Stanfield style crime culture. The savagery is unbelievable and our politicians are in complete denial of the kind of breakdown in society that they are up against. This is the PLP harvest. This is the Pindling harvest. This is the drug culture's harvest that the PLP enabled in the 80s. Until there is in an honest conversation about where this problem came from, this problem will never be addressed and corruption at the top will continue and the streets will flow with blood because the modern day PLP do not care. Their main concern is their own bank accounts. They gave up on nation building a long time ago.
Godson 8 years, 11 months ago on A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
Adrian Gibson & Readers,
I do not doubt your sincere dedication for the wellbeing of Our Beloved Bahamas; in fact, I applaud you Adrian. What I find missing in your writings, as now, is you inability to scout the full peripherals of any given situation before arriving at an absolute conclusion as to what transpired. Maybe this is a matter of experience which is said to only come with age. You, however, noted that the "killers that our society is now producing seemingly give no thought to how one’s death could impact their family and affect so many others.". With this comment you seem to be putting your finger correctly on to the pulse so as to identify the root cause of the problem, but then, you tend you go on and tend to deliver on the incisive needs of what must be done.
But... at least, you are right to say that we, as a Country, are producing our own un-remorseful killers. This admission is, at least, a beginning among us to accept some responsibility of where we are today. What then becomes needed, I add, are persons, like me, who has the 'moral fortitude' and the 'political will' to come together and do what is absolutely necessary to counteract the fetal conception, in the first place, so as to prevent the disposition to criminality all together as a societal norm.
The four terms which I used, 'moral, fortitude, political, will' should be interpreted in their most narrow sense. I heard talk show host Juan McCartney, when explaining the medical treatment which his parents have had to undergo, used the terminology "incisive procedure". That was admirable of him in stressing the approach that is needed. This is the approach that needs to be adopted in order to cure and arrest this disease of moral decay and crime in Our Land. Such approach leaves very little room for what may sound politically correct. It addresses only what is needed to rid the organism of the root cause of its problem and the procedure itself is not very pretty. But Adrian, the powers that be knows that their conduct, i and of themselves, are at the very root of our problem. They are part and parcel of the issues, and, it is therefore understandable why they don't possess this 'moral fortitude' nor the 'political will' to get guide Our Bahama-Land in the direction that it should be going.
In prison the inmates with long sentences would comfort themselves by saying that the monkey, after chapping of his tail, said to the gorilla, "it ain long now..." Who knows... but I pray God it'll be much sooner than later. Keep up the good works and may God continue to inspire you and your Readers.
Godson 'Nicodemus' Johnson
Honestman 8 years, 11 months ago on PM: It’s up to police chief
PM: It’s up to police chief
The Commissioner of Police can only apprehend criminals after the fact. Most Bahamians believe he is doing a decent enough job on that score. Government is falling down because we have too many illegal guns in the country, an administration of justice system that is simply not working. We have a biased and incompetent Attorney General, a court system that is a shambles, prosecutors unable to bring perpetrators to justice in a timely fashion leading to too many thugs out on bail. How many murderers have been prosecuted since the PLP came to power in 2012 versus the number of murders that have taken place during the same time? This is where government is failing. Christie et al are looking for a scapegoat and the Commissioner is an easy target. Having said that, if the Commissioner has been given a mandate to implement tough new measures then the public expects to see evidence of these measures being implemented.
John 8 years, 11 months ago on PM: It’s up to police chief
PM: It’s up to police chief
The most effective way to kill a snake is to cut its head off. So far most of the efforts were focused on attacking the symptoms of a society gone wrong. More efforts need to be focused on disciplining and rearing of young men before they need to be in police custody. Restoring the family structure, more spiritual guidance and the desire to resist anti social behavior and crime. This along with a strong police force and properly functioning judicial system will break the back of crime.
TruePeople 8 years, 10 months ago on Man stabbed to death by relative at Imperial Park
Man stabbed to death by relative at Imperial Park
Good points Godson... very good points.
GrassRoot 8 years, 10 months ago on Roberts mocks FNM candidates
Roberts mocks FNM candidates
its time to make him an OBE as well.
TalRussell 8 years, 10 months ago on Roberts mocks FNM candidates
Roberts mocks FNM candidates
Comrade Banker none other on political scene have played the games politics and entrepreneurship as well as "Big Bad" Brad, if you remembers that once he was well trenched in none other than Sir Stafford's political camp.
He has played both games damn well - don't you agree?
I'd wager that Minnis would love have a red chairman with 30% the political savvy of the PLP's Chairman.
Economist 8 years, 10 months ago on GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
Yup, Norman Solomon was on of the best Members of Parliament that we have ever had. He was sharp witted and had a good command of the English language. He kept the Government on its toes.
I always looked forward to his debate on the Budget. We could do with one or two Norman Solomon's in the House today.
Publius 8 years, 10 months ago on Call to arms for all true FNMs
Call to arms for all true FNMs
I swear to Jah that nobody cries more than FNMs. Somebody get them a couple of cases of Kleenex to go along with the toilet paper they will need on election night if this foolishness continues. This person is writing an open letter anonymously?? The PLP must be killing themselves laughing at these clowns.
lkalikl 8 years, 10 months ago on GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
We can sing kumbaya when the criminals have paid for their crimes. Right thinking citizens should detest living under criminal governments and this government and its predecessors have been criminals for a very long time. The Bahamas needs to shape up. Serious times ahead. The time for kumbaya is long gone. The criminals are destroying this country and this government doesn't care, because they are the primary beneficiaries of that crime.
Godson 8 years, 10 months ago on GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
You mean Mr. Raynard Wells... nonetheless, you did not thoroughly answer my questions. But, is a persons ability to "PONY UP TO THE TRUTH" a matter of political affiliations???
sealice 8 years, 10 months ago on GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
well then he would be the only PLP until the fella that just switched boats to PONY UP TO THE TRUTH... something we rarely see from the PLP.
asiseeit 8 years, 10 months ago on GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
There is not one politician sitting in the HOA that could even come close to the class act that was Mr. Norman Solomon, he was a patriot and a TRUE Bahamian. Perry and his band of thieves would have been schooled by this giant of a man!
lkalikl 8 years, 10 months ago on GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
GEORGE SMITH: My right to fairness
The country hasn't recognized Norman Solomon because a PLP mentality has dominated this country for all of its modern years. Truth and honesty are enemies of the PLP and those who speak them are not to be mentioned, not to be celebrated and certainly not to be emulated. The PLP wants you to emulate the great crook, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, who ruined the Bahamas when he told the people that the days of hard work were over for them. That was the beginning and the end of a truly Independent Bahamas, it didn't take very long at all. Pindling wanted a society of dimwits and easily impressionable and gullible people loyal to the PLP either through direct loyalty via the government payroll or through loyalty to the church, as it is easier and cheaper to bribe a pastor than it is to bribe is entire flock. Either way, the goal was complete and unthinking loyalty to the PLP government. Fast forward 40 years and you have precisely the consequences of what such a plan would bring and you have precisely the kind of leadership that such a choice would bring. A nation full of lots of poorly educated people, devoid of critical thinking skills and fully prepared to believe whatever garbage Big Bad Brad is selling them with that yellow t-shirt.
Publius 8 years, 10 months ago on Former MP blasts FNM council changes
Former MP blasts FNM council changes
Here we go again with these cowardly FNMs wanting to remain anonymous and the Tribune continuing to facilitate this tabloid-style foolishness. Why didn't this person make this noise in council itself? Why would you leave the most powerful body in your party and come run to the Tribune with a limp-wristed mask over your face? If your party means so much to you why the heck wont you stand up for it like men and women instead of hiding behind the pens of newspaper editors? Either way, the Bahamian people do not care about what is happening in your party and this is the actual reality that these people refuse to accept. With all that is happening in this nation, nobody cares about a bunch of people in a party who are too hapless and worthless to preserve what they are coming crying to the public about via the papers. The FNM is an embarrassment now. If this coward is so concerned about how the FNM looks or stands going into the next election, why is he taking council matters to a national daily?
asiseeit 8 years, 10 months ago on Hunt for gunmen who terrorised Pastor Rex Major and family at home
Hunt for gunmen who terrorised Pastor Rex Major and family at home
They are getting more brazen by the day. Meanwhile we have a political class that struts around town acting as if they where royalty and living large off the backs of hard working Bahamians while they should be hanging their heads in shame for the damage they have inflicted upon a once prosperous nation. The supposed leaders of The Nation are THE PROBLEM!
MonkeeDoo 8 years, 10 months ago on Hunt for gunmen who terrorised Pastor Rex Major and family at home
Hunt for gunmen who terrorised Pastor Rex Major and family at home
This Government has fostered a lifestyle that the average Bahamian is, and will forever be, unable to attain in the normal course of living. In my view it is largely the fallout from the proliferation of the web shops but also the flaunting by the civil servants and politicians who have been the beneficiaries of unbounded corruption. No one will ever know how much graft was paid out over Baha Mar and every other FDI under Christies watch. Reading these comments is getting scary because there is only one way to get rid of a bad government before an election and that is not good but the commenters are growing in number, and also in fury and the pot is starting to boil over. I hope Tal and birdie are in fact government trolls because somehow the word need to get back.
Greentea 8 years, 10 months ago on Hunt for gunmen who terrorised Pastor Rex Major and family at home
Hunt for gunmen who terrorised Pastor Rex Major and family at home
And one more thing. I was at the regatta over the weekend and for a minute I observed all the police officers on duty. Now I am not a little person, at least not in my waist, but I ain't no police either. 90 percent of the police officers on duty at Montague this weekend were severely overweight- Some were beyond huge. Some had gun, but the guns- and I am not joking - was sometimes up under their armpit in the holster- couldn't pull it to save their own lives much less mine. This may seem like a small thing, but I had no sense of protection, and felt not an ounce safer from the presence of these men and women. The first rule of law enforcement and the military is DISCIPLINE. This discipline begins with physical fitness. From Greenslade down, the waistline of our military demonstrates an undisciplined force. One thing about Mr. Dames, I used to see him running all the time. I also was looking at some old photographs of the RBPF from the sixties and those fellas were FIT. Today? JC. A LAZY UNDISCIPLINED Police force.
Jonahbay 8 years, 11 months ago on A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to step up and end this violence in society
I haven't seen the Wire but I will make a point to. All of this has been said before. When the PLP won in 2012 I made my plans to leave Nassau, I told my loved ones that the country was over. This has been on the horizon for a long time. While I agree that it is the culmination of a breakdown in social fabric that stemmed from the drug heyday, I also cannot only blame the PLP. We are all at fault. The ones who have left for greener pastures and the ones who have stayed and rung their hands. We have all allowed this and not any of us have been able to shake the apathy or corruption and protest. No one likes the direction the bus is headed in but no one is shouting for the bus to stop.