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Every word spoken would uplift, heal, love, and not
destroy.
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Harshness and rudeness will not be a part of our daily
living.
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Everyone will respect and honor the rights of
everyone—Bahamians, Haitians, Jamaican, Philippines,
Americans, Guyanese, Barbadian, Trinidadians, Chinese,
French, Japanese, European, Nigerian, Kenya, South
African, black, white, gay, straight, rich, poor,
educated, not educated, fat, skinny, developmentally or
physically disabled, visually impaired, tall, short
–everyone.
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Every church, community, school and corporate leader
make it their focus to have a people-centered approach
to leadership.
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Christians to stop being the biggest hypocrites around.
Stop saying one thing and living another way. Stop
calling on God while at the same time causing pain and
misery to others.
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Everyone accepts and practice the belief the both men
and women have equal rights, authority, opportunity,
vote, access, and protection under the law.
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Every child feels safe to walk the streets to school,
church, or fun parks.
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Every woman knows that her partner will not rape her
because he values her as his equal and not as sexual
property.
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Every woman feels emotionally and physically safe in the
presence of every man.
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Every man feels emotionally and physically safe in the
presence of every woman.
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Every politician focus on serving rather than being
served by the people.
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Everyone will avoid xenophobic, misogynistic, and
misandronistic language.
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Every church will open its door every day of the week
for ministry to the community
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Every store or business engaging in sales will
demonstrate caring and helpful attitude.
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The use of illegal substance (cocaine, marijuana) will
be greatly reduced.
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Numbers gambling and other forms of gambling be
seriously monitored to reduce gambling addiction.
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Cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking to only be allowed in
the presence of other smokers with the nearest
non-smoker being at least one thousand feet away from
the smoker.
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Alcoholic consumption be reduced by at least fifty
percent to reduce the results of alcoholism and the cost
to our national health system.
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Everyone would adhere to the speed limits and other road
law and traffic violators be severely punished.
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Bus drivers who violet the laws are several punished by
taking away their driver’s licenses for at least ten
years in addition to other penalties.
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Professionalism and courtesy become standard behavioral
patterns in every business, institution, and service
outlet.
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Every politician will be honest and trustworthy.
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Every worker will put in an honest day’s work—come to
work on time and keep focused on the job.
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Every worker will work as though he or she is
indispensable but never thinks that way.
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Every worker will not steal goods from their employees.
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The government to begin two to three months training of
all Justices of the Peace-present and future.
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The government to initiate standardized fees used by
Justices of the Peace.
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The government to create a code of ethics and standards
for Justices of the Peace.
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The government to require a health certification from a
medical doctor for couples to obtain a license to get
married. This health certification will verify general
health condition, history of sexually transmitted
infections, sickle cell, blood type, etc.
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Every educator will focus on getting every student to
succeed in the classroom.
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The government to stop fully all forms of social
promotion in public schools.
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School principals will be held accountable for teachers
who do not produce students with at least a passing
grade. It is not right to punish teachers when their
supervisors (principals) are really the ones to produced
productive teachers.
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Educators to understand that academic and technical
training are on the same level intellectually. They need
to grasp that no one can succeeded doing a technical job
without first having the basic skills of reading,
writing and arithmetic; and further more higher
reasoning skills.
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The government continues to keep our major traffic routs
clean.
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Members of parliament are disciplined if their
communities are not kept clear of mounting trash and
debris.
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Our forts and national parks became beautiful oasis for
local and tourist attraction.
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Every Bahamian citizen and resident of The Bahamas
understand and believes that all the care for the beauty
and upkeep of our country is not for the tourist but for
our own national health, enjoyment, and reputation. Let
the tourist enjoy what we enjoy and are proud of.
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Every resident of The Bahamas make it his or her
business to keep the surroundings clean, green and
pristine.
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The electrical company will be able to get out of debt
and obtain 800 megawatts of new power engines.
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That every Bahamian home can acquire at least one solar
panel for lighting assistance.
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That Baha Mar will open with full employment
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The Bahamas will regain at least A+ financial grading.
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Everyone listen to inspirational, classical, or soft
country music at least once a week. Remember, too much
rap or rock music makes one agitated and angry.
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Everyone eat less red meat and highly-spiced foods.
Remember that lots of red meats affect the heart, and
lots of spicy foods affect the stomach. If these are
affected, the mind will also be affected.
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Everyone to reach out and hold the hand of someone each
day.
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Everyone remember to always say "I Love You" to a
friend, parent, child, partner, spouse, or colleague.
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Everyone always to take with them wherever they go a
friendly smile and a warm heart.
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Everyone needs to understand that the happiness quotient
of a country is the responsibility of everyone living in
that county—everyone.
Have a happy and meaningful and loving new year.
