Since the start of the global recession, The Bahamas has been gripped by a crime wave.

Brutal acts of murder and rape have shocked and dismayed many. The violent crimes being committed in the country are almost exclusively the actions of males under the age of 36.

There is no simple solution to crime in any society, nor is there a single cause for criminal behavior. However, it is widely believed that the absence of a positive father figure in the home and of male role models generally, contributes to male dysfunction.

In The Bahamas, where most children are born out of wedlock and most live with just one parent, normally the mother, this factor seems crucial. But is that all there is to it?...

This documentary entitled "I's Man", produced and directed by Bahamian Dr. Ian Gregory Strachan, explores the issue of manhood in a Caribbean nation at a crossroads.

It delves deeply into the dynamics of Bahamian family relations, relations that contribute to male absenteeism in the home...