The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

MY heart bleeds for the soul of my country. To witness how we have lost our moral integrity. How illegal migration is not properly addressed. And steps not taken to properly address it. How we are so steeped in hypocrisy. Is it wonder why appears to be out of control. While we sink to the bottle of the barrel and at the same time scraping the bottom of the barrel with the invasion of cultures who are not concerned with the cleanliness of their surroundings. Englerston is only the tip of the ice-berg. Regularly I drive throughout New Providence and it is filthy. Especially Englerston, Coconut Grove, some parts of Cowpen Road and many other parts of Nastiness are a part of the culture. I don’t expect for anything to change.

It will only get worse. We are screwed buddy. The fear of crime and crime is paralysis to good decent law abiding people. The thousands of degenerates born everyday and groomed in this New Providence will be the nail in the coffin for what was once a beloved New Providence. Not no more. Corruption seems to be the order of the day. Worst of all, accountability and transparency is out the window buddy. Leadership is tragically lacking in my country that I love so much as I watch go down the tube. We are screwed. The middle-class is taking it on the chin. And is disappearing rapidly. Any good economist will tell you, with no middle-class. Can you say Haiti?

We need effective leadership. We need transparent leadership. We need leadership with the balls to make laws and put policies in place to benefit real Bahamians. Say what you want about Donald Trump. Donald Trump is for America. He is for protecting the American border. He is for growing the American economy for Americans. I couldn’t tell you the last time I hear a Bahamian politician say this is for the Bahamian. When they stand up the first words out of their mouth “I rise on behalf of the great people of....”Wtf? Buddy we are in a mess cause Peter aren’t a bit better than Paul. So, wtf do we do? It saddens me to see how our country is deteriorating. Speaking about deteriorating some of you may know I am Centreville.

Centreville has gone from the envy of New Providence to a breathing ground for criminals and criminality and filthiness. The roads are a challenge, driving at night there is no lights on some roads, no stripping. The other night I burst a tire when I hit an Island with no white paint. No lights. While driving at night if one is not careful you may end off the road thinking you are still on the road because of a lack of stripping and lighting. We have a ton of challenges. We have to some decisions. I am pleased to see the department of inland revenue going real property tax(full disclosure I owe too). But here’s why I am pleased.

It is wrong for the government to pressure the banks to pressure customers to cough up their real property tax. There is a process for the government to place a lien against a property if it in arrears with its tax. Scotia bank and real property tax are separate and apart. A government ought to be responsible for collecting its taxes. So I guess a bank will withhold one’s conveyance if his/Her tax is not up-to-date? I remind the department of inland revenue while you are pursuing and threatening the regular man/woman on the street don’t forget those wealthy foreigners who owe millions, the ones who live in Abaco, Eleuthera and Exuma.

PATRICK STRACHAN

Nassau,

February 27, 2024.