This man has talked more sense in this one article than every politician from both sides of the house has in the last 20 years. He is absolutely on the ball-everything in this country is show including education and to quote another common phrase the government and their appointed underlings "couldn't organize a piss up in a brewery with free beer.

I agree with Dr Sands.

But I don't feel sorry for the Bahamian people. We're getting exactly what we deserve.

A bungling, incompetent, bush-league, failure of a people, deserve a bungling, incompetent, bush-league, failure of a government. Bahamians need to suffer! Thats what you get for voting PLP! Like the song writer said, "das what ya does get when ya tired ah what ya gat!"

Dr. Sands makes some good points and I would agree that the NHI is not well planned. The issue I have with people like Sands and other doctors in this country is that they have been content to sit in a broken, run down system for the past 50 years. They've complained that PMH is not up to standard and that this and that doesn't work. But as professionals in the healthcare industry none of them have really endeavored to change much. In this country its all about lining ones pockets. We've had doctor after doctor as minister of health and still nothing has been achieved. It indicates to me that doctors should stay out of the political business and try to improve the industry from within. They pontificate about how skilled practioners of medicine they are and what they've achieved in their personal practice. I'm sorry but personal achievement in your small practice does not translate to the knowledge and capability to manage a health system. No one appears to have the guts to say they're out of their league and ask for help from those who know what it takes. Plain and simple we don not have the human resource to run this system. Healthcare is more than just doctors and nurses. That hospital in Exuma is going to be another classic example of government waste without planning. Where are the doctors, nurses and support staff coming from the run that facility?

Very true. Well said.

Yep we voted for the piss poor PLP ........... now we have to grin and bear it until 2017 ...... except Perry dies ..............because the others will prefer to have an election than follow Brave, Obie or Fred

Comrades this story is misleading. Dr. Duane was against Universal Healthcare, from the get go, having absolutely nothing to do with the recent delay announcement. The medical profession should all be nationalized. Likewise the employers are opposed to paying their workers the minimum age of $250 week. I wonder how many of Dr. Duane's patients will be afforded an opportunity to have their tickers fixed, by issuing a promissory to pay him note for some time in the future? Who among the poor needs to be remained, who's the one playing red politics now?

Doctor Sands should be ashamed of himself for using such language .I suppose this is a result of being very desperate, Now: Dr: Sands does not care about people. His only concern is how rich he can get. and he may feel this will steer some money else where . May the Good and Gracious God spare me and mine from all heart ailments. The man is heartless.,

Does Dr: Sands know how to put together a proper carnival? But he sure does know how to lose elections.

Losing elections is beside the point. The point is whether the government has once again bungled the execution of another sparkly project. The answer is yes. Late again

True losing elections has nothing to do with it. Dr. Sands' inability to win an election is not the issue. The challenge is to get an effective NHI system going which will be of benefit and not a burden to the Bahamian people. Though I reiterate the point that Dr. Sands and other senior physicians in this country have a lot to be ashamed of. They've grown their personal wealth for years without thinking about how to change the system for the wellbeing of their patients and the less fortunate in our community. So don't come now telling me that you've had some Einstein lightbulb moment after pissing around in the system for years. Same goes for Gomez and Minnis.

Spoken like a true PLP, birdie. Stick to what is germane, will you? He wasn't successful in elections. So what? That little side track effort had absolutely NOTHING to do with this thread. Your demigods are great at smoke and mirrors. You're not at that level yet. Fail.

Comrade Dr. Duane is not unlike Minnis and Loretta. The Reds Shirts can't win come the 2017 General, since neither of the three isn't really playing the political game to win.
They are not political warriors engaged in a "war" willing to fight to their deaths, like the PLP enemy.
How could they when Dr. Duane knows, only how to strike at a topic then run from the battle. If you don't stick around to do battle, you are not equipped to fight the 2017 General war.
The doc flips from topic to topic and only sticking with it long enough get his name however briefly printed onto the pages of a newspaper, mainly the reds own journalists upstairs over at The Tribune.
Strange that the two MOST rejected, after we exclude former red chairman Darron, by their own red shirts at convention, are attempting to unseat their duly elected leader.
You go figure that one out how the three loudest, were convention embarrassingly rejected.

A leading South Florida surgeon has told the powers that be that if the United States with 400 million people contributing to Universal Healthcare can't make it work that the Bahamas with 400 thousand doesn't have a hope in hell. But fowad and onwad we go. Asses all.

The US is unable to make an nhi work for a number of complex reasons. It is an over simplification and utter nonsense for such an assessment to be made purely on numbers. If it were that simple then ask this surgeon how small European countries are able to achieve it. True, they pay high taxes but there are multiple factors to the implementation and running of a health system. So tell him to keep is nose out of other people's business and fix the gross disparities in the US health system.

Comrades stop believing the Republicans lies. If they could repeal America's Universal Healthcare, are you even aware, that overnight 1 in 2 Americans with "preexisting medical conditions" would have NO medical coverage?
You reds are also missing the another important point. The red party has no leader visible in the wings, who come the 2017 General, can set safe sail of the nation's mail boat of state.

Duane Sands for leader of the opposition and Loretta Butler-Turner for DP. What say ThisisOurs?

Comrade Emac, best your selection chief seaman's and seawoman's, which I might add were both just recently rejected at convention by their own red party members, don't dare attempt to navigate the red Mail Boat out the harbour - unless them have broughts with them a
First Mate aboard - unless they has qualifications in steering non seaworthy bigger boats out Nassau Harbour.
In the case of Dr. Duane and Loretta, the also useless render them any sailing assistance as the Harbour Boat Pilot on duty, would be non other than their party's also rejected former chairman Darron.
But thanks for the early Monday morning political laughter.

The red council members don't seem to know what the people want.

Comrade, why would you say the red party members glasses are half empty but nothing about they're being half full on knowing they sure as hell, don't want Dr, Duane, Loretta, or Darron, in leadership roles.
Don't you has wonder what would be Papa Hubert's fate, if he should decide return? But him smart enough, not to put his popularity to a test before a convention - him will just try slip in under the red memberships radar.
Sure looks likes the red membership got to Comrade former deputy prime minister Frank, to order him change his anti Minnis tune. Him sure seems has retracted so quickly to avoid red political blood flowing out windows their Mackey Street headquarters, right?

@birdiestrachan-You say,"Doctor Sands should be ashamed of himself for using such language" Now what would you rather? Having a politician use the word 'piss' in a frank discussion, or having politicians piss on you like the current government??? Apparently you prefer the latter, don't you?

It is natural for Tal and Birdie to support this PLP pipe dream because neither of them have private health insurance and neither of them work or would have to contribute part of their salary to this scheme. They both line up a PMH simply to get some cough medicine. These two depend on free health care and only want their to be a bigger budget so that they can go see the better qualified doctors with clean offices and personable staff. The rest of us are used to going to a GP who's knows ours names and the names of our kids. We don't like the thought of having to contribute 3% of our salary for a health scheme knowing that we will also have to keep and pay for our private health coverage. This is just another burden on the middle class and another free ride for the poor.

Tal/Birdie - how's the line at PMH today? Are there any Bahamians waiting on line with you?