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| PENDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL DISASTER |
Author:
radiant ::
Posted:
Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:25 pm
To those of you that have been following, and perhaps with super glue-like interest the BP oil spill that has done unimaginable damage to the gulf coast states of the U. S. A., and now has begun to impact negatively the white sandy beaches of the western coast of Florida, I wish to invite you to a discussion that presumes that the eastern coast of Florida and The Bahamas will have to deal with this disaster as well.
My hope is that we may provide suggestions and solutions even that would avert an all out disaster given our dependence upon tourism, and protect to a great degree our third major industry of agriculture; in this particular case I'm referring to fisheries. I suspect that since the U. S. A. did not prevent this oil spill from destroying so much of its own coastal lands, that we as a much smaller nation are in an even greater predicament than anyone else given the present economic climate, and the fact that we are not a major producing country of raw materials and/or other coveted resources that have the potential to fuel our economy beyond tourism and those things that may be directly related to tourism.
The present circumstances should be of grave concern to each Bahamian and/or those residing within our boarders as annual or permanent residents. Theres seem to be some that have left the handling of this catastrophe completely up to the "scientists" that created this problem in the first place, and in our case, to central government that are waiting for the scientists to effectively deal with the issue at hand. I propose a proactive stance on this matter since it appears that dealing with oil on our pristine beaches may only be a matter of time - and a short time at that. Just a week to two weeks ago the local authorities on the western coast of Florida were running ads worth millions of dollars telling many tourists that the oil was not affecting theirs shores and it was therefore safe to visit rather than cancel vacation trips. Now the message is quite different. How soon might it be before we must deal with the possible reality of a crushed tourist industry, and for how long?
I have several suggestions as to what we should be doing NOW rather than later. Albeit, all of the suggestions I will put forth did not originate with me, but are believed to be workable and wise.
Firstly then, as I watched on national television, the crawfish, and any other season that may presently be closed should be immediately or as soon as possible re-opened allowing fishermen to harvest as much as they can. I wish to take this further by suggesting that these fishermen should also be required to provide a particular verifiable quota of their catch to government for both a nursery and preservation on ice.
Secondly, with regard to a nursery, many years ago the Chinese attempted a fish farm in Nassau Village of Soldier Road that eventually closed down. It is still a good idea to pursue that idea on land, or by taking certain steps to create a protected nursery in certain islands that have lakes fed by the ocean. One example of such a lake is right here in George Town, Exuma Bahamas. We have for a long time as a nation sought to protect our national sea park, and now more than ever we must take drastic steps to do so in light of the raging oil spill.
Thirdly, local governments across the country should not wait on central government to meet this impending disaster head on. Bahamians in general are boaters. Exuma, Abaco, Bimini and I believe several others are great boating communities. Local government must cultivate quickly the interest of our boaters and harness their power, force, and abilities in putting them on the front line utilizing precautionary measures miles out to sea where our territorial waters begin.
Fourthly, our Royal Bahamas Defense Force (R. B. D. F.) should be place on the front lines to provide fishermen with whatever assistance they may require to avert and/or minimize this impending disaster. They cannot do this alone and police our waters.
Fifthly, to assist boaters in this great effort, the public and private sectors along with the general public should provide funding through donations to equip our fishermen with the necessary training even if training must be crash courses considering how quickly the oil spill is spreading. Later, we can be among those seeking compensation in damages and expended resources for a catastrophe we did not create nor had any control over. But now, we must quickly seek to minimize the negative impact and other possible fallouts from this disaster.
Sixthly, funding may be provided through church, civic, government organizations, and through taking to the streets as we so often do for other worthwhile causes that require more funding than a single organization may be able to provide on its own.
While our national debt service ration stands at 46.6% it is my belief that if we could raise some $50 million dollars locally, we could then go to an international agency and ask them not only to match but double in donations our figure and find them disposed to do so considering our delicate and unique situation. Failing that we could go to our local banks and borrow twice that amount. Yes this would further increase our debts even more significantly immediately and even over time. But, I ask you, what is the lesser of two evils - "Wait and see if we will be rescued and not only cripple but quite possibly plunge our nation into almost certain and unimaginable financial, environmental and ecological woes for decades to come without a sustainable means to address it?" or " Bite the financial bullet and do all that we can to avert or minimize this calamity over a shorter period of time?"
Admittedly, I don't have or know all of the answers, and someone else seeing this post may see short-sights that I don't, but whatever the case we need a serious discussion with plausible solutions that can be effectively done in the shortest possible time. So please, provide your input and possible solutions. Talk to and with your representatives, community and church leaders. For our sakes, let us not politicize this issue. Our entire lively hood, way of life, and future are all at stake and despite one's position on a national lottery, we cannot gamble with this!
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| Elizabeth: Ryan Pinder is Better Than You |
Author:
admin ::
Posted:
Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:31 pm
Elizabeth: Ryan Pinder is Better Than You
At least he thinks so.
One of the most frightening things about Ryan Pinder is that he is a Bahamian lawyer, a member of one of the most corrupt legal fraternities on the planet. And the scariest part of it is that he doesn't see any corruption in the Bahamian legal system. He mussy blind or stupid, no?
That, alone, should be a good enough reason to vote for anyone but him.
Before he was chased off the Bahamas Community message board for consistently being an arrogant jackass, he used to constantly defend the Bahamas legal system like brainwashed members defend their cult.
He always talks about his father's stellar reputation, threatening to sue anybody who even hints that his pappy may have been corrupt.
But let's be real, Daddy was an MP in one of the most corrupt governments in Caribbean history, Lynden Pindling's government. Only Papa Doc and his perverted kid were more corrupt. Are we to believe that Ryan's daddy was a beacon of morality in a Cabinet that was rotten to the core. Only an idiot like Ryan would believe that.
Show me a white guy who survived, nee prospered, during the corrupt, racist Pindling regime and I will show you someone who really did make a deal with the devil.
Ryan Pinder is a coward and a fool. He would pop up on the message board to leave a snide comment but was never willing to really debate anything. One had to either believe what he said, or he would act like the spoiled little brat that he is and run off like a punk in a street football game who wants it his way, or he'll take the football and go home.
The good people of Elizabeth would be foolish to vote for an insincere, two-faced elitist like Ryan Pinder.
I saw a video being used to promote Ryan Pinder. It shows him in an all-black church acting like he's a regular member. I'd bet my bottom dollar he's never set foot in that church before, and he never will again. This is the kind of deceitful, two-faced lying hypocrite that the man is. It is only hoped that the voters of Elizabeth aren't stupid enough to fall for his little charade.
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| PLP Branded As Criminal Organization |
Author:
admin ::
Posted:
Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:05 am
A high level official from the United States government has said, off the record, that the PLP is little more than a criminal organization.
A high-ranking official from a law enforcement agency in the United States government has branded the Progressive Liberal Party in The Bahamas as a criminal organization.
"When the treasurer of your organization is laundering money, it is hard to suggest that the organization itself did not condone such activity," the official said.
A former PLP Senator is currently on trial for attempting to extort John Travolta, and the treasurer of the party is under indictment in the United States for money laundering.
"Both of these people were active members, in good standing and high-ranking positions in the PLP when they committed the alleged crimes. Even a Bahamian lawyer with a D- grade point average can conclude that the group itself is rotten to the core," the US official said over drinks at a local restaurant.
He said that one has to be concerned with fund raising activities of political parties in The Bahamas, where laws are lax and there is no absolutely no transparency or accountability in political fund raising.
When you factor in the questionable behaviour of characters such as Lynden Pindling, Shane Gibson, Gary Christie, Sydney Stubbs, George Smith, George Wilson, Phillip 'Brave' Davis, Franklyn Wilson and others, it is difficult to view the PLP as a legitimate organisation.
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| Marital Rape in The Bahamas |
Author:
admin ::
Posted:
Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:11 am
The proposed marital rape law has garnered a lot of public debate. So much, in fact, that one visitor to a local message board quipped, "If we need this much discussion on rape of any kind, what does that say."
Answer: Nothing good.
Here we are, hosting the biggest beauty pageant in the world while we have members of the Bahamian public arguing over whether women even deserve basic human rights. Hope that doesn't make it into the Miss Universe pageant televised finals.
It would be even more embarrassing than having to admit you were a Bahamian back in 2000, right after the D- crowd beat down Hubert Ingraham for trying to change our flawed constitution to give women the same rights as men.
One of the most foolish comments I have heard thus far came from a self-proclaimed "Christian pastor", who obviously knows little about Christianity.
The fellow told a local Rotary Club that, if we passed this amendment, we would be creating a "society of rapists."
Hmmm. With some of the highest rape and incest rates in the word, some might say we are already a society of rapists. This proposed amendment is part of the solution to that problem.
And what exactly did the "pastor" mean by that statement? Did he mean that there are so many Bahamian men who force themselves upon their wives that this law would create a problem in our society?
If that is true, then it is all the more reason why this amendment must be passed.
"Each day you will be a potential rapist in your own home if you initiate sex with your wife without her consent," he told the Rotary Club of West Nassau earlier this month.
Uh, well, that's right! Anytime, anyone has sex with anyone else, against their will, then it is rape. Period!
I wonder how the pastor's wife feels about all this, when he isn't forcing her to submit to his demands.
Violence against women continues to be a VERY serious, widespread problem in The Bahamas. This amendment sets our sick society on the right course. Passing this law is not an option, it is a necessary part of rectifying the wrongs that are destroying our society.
Rape is rape, regardless of the relationship between the rapist and the victim. It can be a total stranger; someone you recognise by sight, but have never really communicated with; someone you know superficially, a neighbour or a colleague; a friend, a boy-friend or a former boyfriend; a live-in partner, or a former partner; someone you are married to or have been married to in the past.
Marital rape is almost always part of an abusive relationship. And spousal abuse is a huge problem in The Bahamas. We have prominent lawyers and MPs beating their wives. How many times is it because the wife said "No" to their advances, I wonder?
Another self-styled "Christian" pastor, voicing his objections to the proposed law, was quoted in the press as saying, "The man is the head of the home as Christ is the head of the church."
In response, the editor of the Tribune got it right, big time, when she wrote:
"What the Bible said was that a man - not an animal - was the head of the home. This amendment would strengthen the foundation of marriage because it would remove an animal from the bedchamber and keep him out until he discovered his Christian manhood."
I ask the people who are opposed to this amendment to read this article, then tell me how they can object to the proposed change in the law.
Some of the best arguments for the passing of this amendment come from two men I have a lot of respect for; writer & attorney, Anthony L Hall and Bahamian Minister and marriage counselor, Barrington Brennen.
Anthony Hall, writing for Caribbean Net News, had this to say:
"This proposed legislation has incited such widespread moral condemnation that one might think Bahamians were living in a Taliban paradise. Indeed, this condemnation exposes the fact that Christian fundamentalists, in many respects, are every bit as fanatical as Islamic fundamentalists.
"Accordingly, I implore political leaders to ignore the blandishments of religious leaders who not only condone but actually champion marital rape — based on their reading of the Bible and their chauvinistic concept of traditional family values. I rather suspect, though, that self-preservation would preclude these religious leaders from supporting legislation calling for all adulterers to be put to death – as the Bible commands.
"To be fair, however, I should note that there are progressive religious leaders in The Bahamas. And I duly entreat them to lend their voices to this debate by preaching the gospel, especially to women, that sexual abuse in marriage is as much of an abomination against God as physical abuse."
You can read Mr Hall's complete article here.
Minister Brennan, way back in 2004, wrote a paper on marital rape.
"Rape is not about sex. It’s about power and control. Generally, men who rape are married or have multiple sexual partners. Men who rape their partners are not being overpowered by testosterone, but by their insatiable and evil need to control and be in charge.
"When their wives say no, they feel that their alleged power position is being threatened. Therefore, to show their authority in the marriage, they demand and force themselves on their wives. Too many bedrooms are darkened, not with romantic candle light, but with the pain of self-gratification, intimidation, and coercion."
Despite what the phony pastors say, forced, violent sex is not a marital right. Marital rape is not motivated by sexual desire, but by violent aggression.
And we have too much of that in this country as it is.
Quoting the Tribune Editor again, "This amendment has to be passed into law - and the sooner the better."
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