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A solution for Crime

Sidney Sweeting, DDS We have been blaming the criminals and we have been blaming the police for the rampant crime that is destroying our country. It has become obvious to me that the real problem is the court system and some of the judges. Quite frankly, I feel we need... Read more →

The Bahamas and Crime - the clock is ticking

Sidney Sweeting, DDS It is impossible to live in any country where there are no complaints about the way the country is being governed, the quality of service at the utility companies, the unpaved roads, the dirty beaches, the malfunctioning traffic lights,etc. We could however, have streets paved with gold,... Read more →

Random Thoughts: Chris Lowe fights Customs; Cuban Teachers Recruited; FM 98.1; and Working Traffic Lights

Sidney Sweeting, DDS Chris Lowe and Bahamas Customs The issue of Chris Lowe and his battles with Customs in Freeport continue to bother me because I am convinced that he is fighting an issue for all of us, not just for himself and his company. So often many of us... Read more →

Where is the common sense in Bahamian justice?

Sidney Sweeting, DDS After arriving at my office on Friday morning I started to read the account of the trial of Cordel Farrington who was accused of murdering the four boys in Grand Bahama. I made it as far as the account of his murder of the first boy when... Read more →

Where are the Bahamian Police? An update

Sidney Sweeting, DDS The first blog was posted here... on September 1, 2010. The complaint was filed by the victim on a Friday afternoon and I called and spoke with an officer at the complaint and corruption unit on the following Monday. She said that there had been a fire... Read more →

A Bahamian traffic light tale

Sidney Sweeting, DDS I recently learned first hand the reason for the reference to "The Misery of Public Works" For the first eight months of 2010 the traffic lights at Village Road and Shirley Street have been off more than they have been on. About two weeks ago I decided... Read more →

Where are the Bahamian Police?

Sidney Sweeting, DDS I have been around long enough to realize that not all members of our Police Force can be considered paragons of virtue but even I was shocked last Friday by an incident involving three members of our police force. Two young boys were travelling by car in... Read more →

The Bahamas must amend its law on Parliamentary Privilege

Sidney Sweeting, DDS Sir Winston Churchill once said that "democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all the rest." We have a clear example of that when it states in our Constitution "no civil or criminal proceedings may be instituted against any senator......by reason of any matter or... Read more →

Are Bahamians lazy or is it a sense of entitlement?

Sidney Sweeting, DDS On a recent talk show the Deputy PM was being criticized for issuing so many work permits to Haitians while so many Bahamians were looking for work. I applaud his reply when he said, in effect, that if the critics could find Bahamians who are willing to... Read more →

Bahamas Traffic lights - the perennial complaint

Sidney Sweeting, DDS One of the busiest intersections on the island of Nassau is the one at Village road and Shirley street and it has been without functioning traffic lights for more than two weeks. Perhaps the government operates according to a quota - there has to be x number... Read more →