at least someone in gov't is doing something

Butler Turner should have gone down to Long Island to wait out the storm with the people of Long Island.

Better to be here in New Providence arranging help to send back to Long Island.

Birdie, as usual, your logic is astounding.

Mrs. Butler Turner can do far more for her constituents by being in Nassau and coordinating supplies and assistance from Nassau.

Which is far more than we can say for your beloved PLP - Acklins's administrator fled the island ahead of the storm and where is Mr. V. Alred Gray -- is he in Acklins and Crooked Island? Oh, and even Mr. Perry Christie can't even get the damn name of the storm correct. Please leave your brainwashed politics out of it, Birdie.

People are suffering on many of our islands -- now is not time for stupid, petty politics. Now is the time to help those poor people who have lost so much. So what are you doing to help, Birdie?

birdie being quiet for once would help.

your mental is that everyone need to get kapunkle up, and no one able to help. Youse vote PLP aye

I agree and the DPM to Cat Island.

Birdiestrachan is as usual trying desperately to play party politics - utterly disgraceful comment at this challenging time for Long Islanders.

Birdie you are a jackass!!!!!!!!

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Comrades from listening to the news (as unreliable as it has performed with hurricane coverage) it seems Long Island was hit pretty hard.
I wish all Long Islanders and their MP Loretta, to remain safe and get the relief assistance they need and deserve.

Birdie PERRY should of gone too, he is overall in charge. But you say dumb shit but we can not expect more from our country's biggest ass.

I do believe that birdiestrachan wears his pants and what is usually contained in that clothing article on top of his neck judging by what emanates from that region of his anatomy.!

Good Start but a SAAB 340 won't cut it - Call Jed Munroe and Craig Symonette - Dispatch the ferries!!!

Ships won't be far behind, but for first fast aid, an airlift is essential.

Already done! Both are on board -- Fast Ferries and Island Link. But the airlift is going to be the first responders to assess what is needed and provided immediate aid.

There's going to be a lot of work ahead.

Instead of mounting a measured response, lard ass will grand stand to the rescue focusing on just Long Island and ignore human beings in neighboring Exuma and Cat Island?

If the dancing clown had done something similar to this, lard ass would be the first one yelling inept and incompetent leader!

Our politicians are **all** lousy, inept and incompetent.

Lard ass, as you so crudely put it, is on a plane this morning headed to Long Island. Can the same be said for the reps of Exuma and Cat Islands? Furthermore, there is much work to be done, which is why Mrs. Butler-Turner is first focusing on HER constituency. There are many people who need help there.

Why must we make this a political issue? There are human beings, some our friends and family members. who are suffering. They need our help. SP, what are you doing to help these relief efforts? Go buy some food and water and take it down to one of the 3 collection sites around the islands. Be a part of the solution instead of just making noise!

**FAIL- Disaster relief cannot be effective with people running off in different directions **

Any disaster remediation MUST begin with **PROPER RECONNAISSANCE** to determine extent of damage, remaining infrastructure for best possible access and assessment of possible medical emergencies.

If they really cared **ABOUT THE PEOPLE** on southern islands ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin, the best course of action would have been to offer whatever resources they could muster to the governments national response team for a coordinated approach that would translate into a concise multifaceted relief effort **DESIGNED** to impact the worst of the worst initially.

BLT and Paul Aranha's futile grand standing attempt at getting relief into Long Island was poorly planned and nothing more than an effort to show up the government which accomplished absolutely nothing except photo ops.

This is not the time for BLT to play politics. She proved herself inept, totally incompetent by "running off half cocked".

**Did she really have to be eating something even in a photo op?..... REALLY?!!!**

Where is Brave? Probably licking his wounds? Or is he too busy planning a leadership coup for next month?

**.. Government no doubt are total cock-ups, but still has the most muscle & resources ..**

PLP without question are full of hot air. However, as government, they have access to national and international assets well versed in disaster relief.

Peoples lives and well being are at stake. We need to join governments & NEMA's concerted effort being mounted to deal with this disaster in any way we can.

This is no time for politics & grand standing!

Hurricane Season in June-November every year. All of this goes to show the Bahamas really has no organized plan. Heard the lady from the Red Cross on the radio yesterday talking about creating a tent city (in Long Island?) but she had first to find out where she could get the proper tents and portable bathroom facilities from you; shouldn't you know that already? Silly me, I thought you're supposed to have a list of names of people & companies of who has what, and who does what. Why does it seem like these things are only occurring to them as they go along? If a hurricane hits this morning and leaves the country this afternoon an organization should be able to go in with their ORGANIZED plan soon after. I don't see that here.