Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22

April 22, 2012 Nicolette Bethel

Hear hear @ricklowebahamas & Edward Hutcheson Those one sided political discussions http://t.co/U0XAe74N #
Blessed blessed rain last night. Today is fresh & sweet #
RT @jbbahamas “@Bahamaspress: 5 more hours to SHOWTIME!!!! http://t.co/9zFEL5XA” > nice to know the plp rallies are just a show>> arent all? #
Great start--Details?>>RT @mydnaparty @nicobet Our vision for ALL Bahamians is to be esteemed higher than any material or natural resources. #
#Bahamas2012 Democratic milestones of the past: Majority Rule: 45 yrs ago. independence: 39 yrs ago. Freedom of speech: 20 yrs ago. But now? #
#Bahamas2012 @YourFNM @MYPLP_Believe @mydnaparty We need a vision. We need deliverance from paternalism. We need, after all, a nation. #
#Bahamas2012 @MYPLP_Believe Democracy without issues isn't: where are yours? @YourFNM Paternalism isn't democracy: where's my voice? #
#Bahamas2012 Democracy is turning down the emotion & turning up the mind. Educate, investigate, interrogate. #DemandDebates #
#Bahamas2012 Democracy isn't parroting issues parties define for us or voting for people parties pick for us #DemandDebates #
#Bahamas2012 Ask questions. Have vision. Dream better. #DemandDebates #
Think critically.Seek truth.(you en ga find it on any party website or party document).Have standards to measure promises by. #Bahamas2012 #
Or: Don't mind the noise in the market. Just watch the price of the fish. #Bahamas2012 #
Or: mouth could say anything.Or: paper will sit still & let anyone write on it. #Bahamas2012 #
A little something to keep in mind this election season: talk cheap, money buy land #
“@TheEconomist: Marriage is a surprisingly good predictor of management style http://t.co/k83jvk7T” >> sthg to consider when voting? #
“@sbaranha: @MYPLP_Believe - How is @YourFNM manifesto "too little, too late," when your own ain't even out yet? #DemandDebates ?? Damn yeah #
“@JoeyGaskinsJr: Still in the library at 7am...” O the luxury of a true-true 24 hour library. Dream better Bahamas! #
“@sbaranha: Q: Which party transformed rusty steel into our national stadium? A: Communist Party of China. #DemandDebates ??>>w/Chinese labour #
“@Truth242: FNM to increase scholarships for Family Island students” Scholarships to where? The USA & the brain drain? Invest in UOB! #
“@sbaranha: Somebody is going to offer a laurel wreath to Caesar any minute now. #Bahamas2012 #DemandDebates” Lol look what I missed! #
Stayed away from twitter today to get some work done. I blame #Bahamas2012 for keeping me up all night last night. #
Dream better!>@jbbahamas:Sustainable boutique hotels. Different islands, different experiences @YourFNM > I can get behind this #Bahamas2012 #
Why must we have our national anthem sung to us? What's wrong with everybody standing up and singing it together? & getting the words right? #
It's a start>>RT @TheRyan1908 A classmate of mine said the Government shd have ONE tangible goal by 2020:every child should be able to read. #
Talking bout education ... gotta return to MARKING ... ugh #
Not willing to let govts off the hook but not willing to accept mediocrity & lame excuses either. Demand more but provide opportunity too #
Wanna find a govt that sees Bahamian citizens as humans equal to anyone anywhere on the planet & expects excellence & makes no excuses #
Or lack of self-esteem & conviction they are second-class? Agree with #PLP there #
RT@TheRyan1908 What do u think happened? >>>Hard to answer in a twitter feed!! #
Before 1974:excellence available in public schools.After 1974, 1992, 2002, & 2007:excellence requires fee-paying.Unacceptable.@TheRyan1908 #
Citizens, let us demand what we need and let the politicians jump to serve us. Disbelieve whatever sitting politicians say - spin is endemic #
Principles have to cut both ways. Under #PLP loan scholarships were being regularized, the way #FNM regularized mortgages. 6 of one & other. #
Argument presented re Mortgage Corporation by #DrDuaneSands holds true for Government Loan Scholarship programme which #PLP regularized #
And if they did, is it adequate? RT @JoeyGaskinsJr Did the #FNM pass the Person With Disabilities (Equal Opportunity) Bill?? #Bahamas2012 #
As #FNM initiatives they are being touted. When will our needs be more important than political pointscoring? #Bahamas2012 #
Is citizenry forced to suffer for the sake of political ascendancy?Inner city renewal & community policing were decried as #PLP initiatives #
#FNM reinstating the concept of community policing. Why was it stopped? #Bahamas2012 #
Moral standards developed by early #PLP Youth between 15 and 25 raised in #FNM times. What fundamental changes are proposed to fix it? #
Sands thinks we have a sick society. Let us share the blame for that. We are all complicit. What are solutions, then? #Bahamas2012 #
Disbelieve me? Compare Our Plan 2002 with Manifesto 2012. Stop looking back. 2007's mistake was to revert to 2002. Will 2012's be the same? #
My concern: #FNM now investing in plans proposed by #PLP 2002-2007: urban renewal, city regeneration, social programmes. But 2012 isn't 2002 #
No discussion of any of these things. We look back, throwing stones, not forward, tossing seeds. #Bahamas2012 #
Youth unemployment is a pressing issue. Underemployment for qualified Bahamians is a pressing issue. Civil service reform is critical. #
Fastest growing areas of global economy: tourism & creative industries. No discussion of either. FDI continues to be seen as a saviour #
This back and forth is unproductive and does not bode well for 2012-2017. Vision is lacking overall. #Bahamas2012 #
Bahamas economic base under threat and no party is addressing this reality. Economic expansion cannot be done by business as usual. #
My problem with this election: the arguments are obsolete and do not take into account the reality of the 21st century. #Bahamas2012 #
#FNM #039;s urban renewal plan as articulated by Duane Sands is gentrification not economic renewal of the ppl in the area. #Bahamas2012 #
All of a sudden #FNM is a champion of Urban Renewal. Someone explain the philosophy behind it please. #FNM will gentrify the city. #
Discussion devolving into more name calling and accusations of untruth. More of the same. #Bahamas2012 #
Fundamental difference between #FNM and #PLP #PLP helps ppl, #FNM helps people help themselves #
FNM seeks to level the playing field. However the economic method they champion does not have the track record of doing this #
Sands indicates that we require a visionary outlook. I entirely agree. He says the political issues are as acute as in 1967. I agree too #
This goes both ways. The measure of validity depends upon the amount of assurance a speaker has in his/her voice, upon personality, not fact #
Listening to #Love97 - Duane Sands defending the record of the #FNM My problem with the discussion is that propaganda eclipses expertise #
& nothing wring wt that RT @JoeyGaskinsJr Leslie Miller saying #FNM funded by old UBP connections in Easter Road, Lyford Cay. #Bahamas2012 #
Absurd RT @JoeyGaskinsJr "More money being spent in this election than ever before."- Daryl Miller #Bahamas2012 #
Can't agree there RT @JoeyGaskinsJr I think once you lose a seat in parliament, you should step out of politics. #Bahamas2012 #
Talk it RT @JoeyGaskinsJr Come on @TeejGrant! No need to biologize false gender differences. #
Will the government? RT @ricklowebahamas Will the unions and their leadership answer to the Bahamian taxpayer? http://t.co/xW8nLwtM #
RT @peepaltreepress Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes http://t.co/lpVkOwNe via @guardian #
LOL RT @HeracliteanFire We got a Nigerian email scam today. But by post. And from China. #
Still waiting for #PLP document. Feel in need of some vision. Reward our patience & share some. ##Bahamas2012 #
Kudos to Eugene Dupuch Law School for the evening & to the candidates who turned up. #DemandDebates #
Cunningham (#DNA): initiate a system by which MPs can be recalled, whether by constituents or cabinet is not clear. #Bahamas2012 #
Pinder (#PLP): Representation is a big job and should not be done as a sideline. MPs should be full time jobs. #DNA 's Munroe disagrees #
Facing the future: all parties myopic & unconscious of the spirit of the times. #FNM in hotseat but little light shed by others #Bahamas2012 #
Hot air & platitudes re the question about the arts & culture. Not high on any agenda. Only #PLP recognized economic opps. #Bahamas2012 #
Munroe (#DNA): Too much PM power over Judiciary. Curtail it. Judiciary should be independent and seen to be. #Bahamas2012 #
RT @Truth242 Is legislative reform on your candidate's agenda? ASK HIM/HER! >> And #DemandDebates #
RT @Truth242 @nicobet Most Bahamians don't have access to justice so as to review Executive decisions. We need written standards>>SNAP #
RT @Truth242 @nicobet Far too much Executive discretion, I agree. Nearly every law is SUBJECT to 'discretion' by the Minister >>hear hear #
#DNA reforms go further. Fixed life of Parliament. Campaign finance reform. PM's power curtailed by consent, not consultation, of opposition #
All parties would seek constitutional amendments. #FNM women, #DNA & #PLP limit PM power #Bahamas2012 #
Pinder (PLP) simple constitutional reforms can curtail PM powers-Boundaries Commission, powers to appoint senior officials etc #Bahamas2012 #
Munroe (#DNA): the position of Prime Minister is despotic in nature and by constitution. DNA will limit PM's power. #Bahamas2012 #
Munroe (#DNA) Citizenship by birth not supported. Only children born to people with status are Bahamians. #Bahamas2012 #
Hunt (#FNM): constitutional amendment required to allow any Bahamian, make or female, to confer citizenship on children. #Bahamas2012 #
Pinder - constitution a living document. Need for amendments as time goes on. #Bahamas2012 #
Catching up on the tweets from the Governance Panel #DemandDebates #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr I just want to hit the reset button on Bahamian politics....#Bahamas2012 Best one yet #DemandDebates #
RT @nplaughlin Files from Anguilla and the Bahamas in the "secret" colonial records newly released by the British gov't http://t.co/dg0wwaxs #
RT @nplaughlin "Every sensitive document kept by the authorities in British Guiana" destroyed in Independence handover? http://t.co/Vj1z1toM #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr RT @dwayneroper: DR: Life of a Hashtag: #DemandDebates http://t.co/rVB0w3ef (cc: @nicobet )<< very cool! >> Ditto! #
RT @KnowlesAsh "@gotyouhigh Best advice anyone could ever give: Always be kind and polite, and have the materials to build a bomb. " >> Heh #
RT @museum_studies Activism in museums? Italian museum starts burning artworks in protest. http://t.co/ZNB0EiR9 >> Bit extreme #
RT @AncientProverbs When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. -Ethiopian Proverb >> Call the spiders #
AKA young men in yellow shirts laid redshirt effigy in road.Who created young men? RT @JoeyGaskinsJr #PLP create effigy of #FNM #Bahamas2012 #
Eugene Dupuch Panel Discussion on Governance. R. Pinder, H. Hunt, W. Munroe, K. Cunningham #DemandDebates http://t.co/GcoW9bEd #
On constitutional amendment - K. Cunningham - amend citizenship via women & ultimate power of the PM #DemandDebates #
H. Hunt - honesty and integrity are her strengths. #DemandDebates #
W. Munroe - representation of constituency, second only to greater national good. #DemandDebates #
Good governance: K. Cunningham - good opposition. R. Pinder - good legislation & representation. #DemandDebates #
All parties represented. Good stuff. #DNA #PLP #FNM all here. #
Will tweet till phone charge dies. No Internet. #DemandDebates #
At the Eugene Dupuch sponsored panel discussion on governance. #DemandDebates #
USA not the best example I can think of for model election systems. Concentrate on our own flaws. They have enough. #DemandDebates #
Like the #DNA ads though. But is there substance behind the rhetoric? #DemandDebates #
Feeling insulted by the repetition of the "opportunity society" ads. Few opportunities for qualified young people. #DemandDebates #
Lester's points are sound. Listening is a valuable virtue, Darold. #DemandDebates #
Not a whole much else I agree with - more sound than light so far. Thanks for the numbers, Lester. #DemandDebates #
Listening to Guardian Talk Radio regarding elections. One thing I agree with. Elections to consider like this: 1967 and 1977 #DemandDebates #
Still undecided. Issues clear; solutions not. No Plan from PLP yet. Time running out. Waiting to be wooed. #DemandDebates #
Bahama Republic http://t.co/LBFlysvT #
“@sablikatriumph: @nicobet hi there, the last elections also didn't have political debates? #DemandDebates #Bahamas (#Curacao)”>>No debates #
“@sbaranha: I am an undecided voter in St. Anne's." I am an undecided voter in Montagu. Help me decide. #DemandDebates #
Is "free" trade undoing the progress attempted by the 20th century? Gap between richest & poorest sounds feudal to me https://t.co/m1jVnIJe #
“@JoeyGaskinsJr: @nicobet did you peek the #twitpic lol” >>> Did but haven't seen nor read The Hunger Games so didn't get it yet #
“@JoeyGaskinsJr: Wherever there is a binary there's trouble...gender, sexuality, racializations and nationalisms.” >> Add partisan politics #
“@ricklowebahamas: Bahamas Elections 2012. Trend setting site for the elections. http://t.co/b2pRbf62” >>Go Alex! #
“@sbaranha: @JoeyGaskinsJr @Tribune242 - Every time a Bahamian newspaper re-designs their website, the old stuff gets lost.”>>On purpose? #
“@wardmin: Finished reading #theHungerGames today. Now I can go see the movie! :)” >>> I need to start #
“@JoeyGaskinsJr: Headed home...” >>> Transatlantically, or across town? #
“@DBoodooFortune: The Art of Danielle Boodoo-Fortune: April thoughts http://t.co/VnlNWmTl” >>> Love your art! #
“@BahamasWeekly: Police investigating shooting incident resulting in death of 12 yr oldhttp://t.co/LP6aHnOJ” >>Most gun ownership's illegal #
“@InjusticeFacts: 1960: the 20% of the world's people in the richest countries had 30x the income of the poorest 20%, in 1997: 74x as much.” #
“@mydnaparty: Great nations like great people must decide what they want 50 years from now and then work like a dog to get there.” >> Amen #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15 http://t.co/zqUrT7EC #
RT @JoeyGaskinsJr: I will fight free-market capitalism and the conservative economic agenda in the Bahamas… >>>Hard to choose a party then #
…marking… rescue me… marking… somebody say something good... #