We can make our own organically-grown pork/mutton/cow corned beef ....... but we just a lazy bunch who rather buy foreign garbage.

Ain't KP overweight? Get together with the speaker and start a weight loss program. That'll be the best example for the nation. Get Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham to do some senior exercise too. Not walking..well they can walk but film them doing some other stuff weight lifting, Tai Chi, and eating healthy. They can have their stew fish once a week with a small piece of Johnny cake. I nominate @Tal to make sure they stick to the program

Taking a shot at pudgy KPT is a low blow ....... But he/others should get the point ........ Our leaders can set a good example by modeling good habits for the citizens ...... We tend to mimic what our leaders do ........ So they should not lie, tease, forget dates, bully, scheme, cheat, abuse, and look shabby ........ LOL

They need to attack the high price of the breadbasket,both the unhealthy and the healthy one, this last one is even much more expensive. Also they need to attack corruption and leave the cornbeef alone; get those few thousands of millions of dollars back, stoled by past administration,actually in the hands of a known, small group of corrupt local politicians who abused the public purse under big time impunity,they need to stop the complicity with the wrongdoing and bring back descency,
human dignity and respect.
What a value in going to all of these international and local conclave or coference,now in Lima,Peru and London
Just to read beautiful speeches but very far away of accomplishing anything.
The state machine of production needs to be turned on by the newly,elected officials without any failure .

Wot ???????? Fire Engine een a health food??? Lawd a mercy! Next ting dey be tellin' us is that peas 'n rice causes Haitianism. I guess that I'd better stick to organic KFC or all natural Whoppers.

Comrade Acting PM KP, you're not alone in ya thinking. There are the 91,409 who voted red on 10th May 2017, that's also thinking if the governing Imperial red party has launch an all out attack against the good old staple food item likes poor man's and woman's survival diet Corned Beef - they is really scraping at bottom governing credibility barrel.... and judging by book cover, KP should be last one volunteer lead charge change how overcome ya bad eaten habits.

BOL ........ Will the FNM lose the 2022 election if they ban Devon corned beef from Bahamian foodstores?

We could feed ourselves growing many vegetables in our yards but many have experienced too many tiefs....jonsers....vagrants....TIEFING the fruits and vegetables getting the phone calls that tiefs are in the yard TIEFING and it is not worth it bevause after that TIEFS then steal anything that isnt anchored down.....and ots a waste of time complaining so its easier to stop......many fruit trees have been chopped down all over because of tiefs coming into your yard tieffing.....easier to buy mangoes tomatoes, beans, spinach, limes, sours, bananas, cassava, plantain, corn, etc in the food store than having the tiefs.
SOLUTION WOULD BE TO PASS A LAW TO FLOG THE TIEFS WHO TIEF YOUR GARDEN PRODUCE AND ENCOURAGE GARDENING FEEDING COUNTRY PROJECT.....if not we continue ti import and live behind walls, barb wire, cameras, motion sensors, stores with barb wire on roofs and the horrible experience of having to race home from work....cause the now come in the hous....

For decades Bahamians have been cutting down fruit trees on their land in order to avoid attracting trespassers. As a consequence, fruit that used to be common everywhere is now nowhere to be found except in the food stores at an exorbitant price. I remember in my younger years inviting children in the neighborhood to pick sour oranges, limes, pears, mangos, cherries, hog plums, guavas, etc. from my trees to take home and share with their families. The children were friendly and grateful. Gone are the days.

So sad ........ now all they eat is artificial nuggets, chips and soda ...... BAD

Gee I thought this was an unusual thing. My relative had all kinds of goodies, one day he met a rasta up the tree, ask him what he doing in his yard, rasta say *I just getting one or two pears*, next thing I know everywhere was plain grass not a fruit tree in sight.

THAT IS WHY THE GOVERNMENT MUST SET ITS SIGHTS ON DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE IN THE OUT ISLANDS ......... LET EVERY ISLAND FARM TO ITS STRENGTHS ......... LET ABACO GROW WHAT IT GROWS BEST, ELEUTHERA, EXUMA, LONG ISLAND, CAT ISLAND ETC. CAN ALL GROW WHAT THEY GROW BEST ....... VOILA!!!!

.....ThisisOurs........did they say that the Rasta said 'Jah plant it fer everybody'......phenominal amount of common yard tiefing ....drove many to gated communities even on a small 80 sq mile island....hundreds of millions of dollars diverted ftom nation building to ....iron bars security screens on doors windows......walled chainlink ....motion sensors.....fencing.....razorwire on fence....exrralocks on everything......camers systems..computer....alarms on house on car....HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT COULD HAVE GONE TO NATION BUILDING ......AND NOT ONE MANGO, LIME OR PEAR FRUIT TIEF EVER CAUGHT AND ARRESTED.....many tourists sightseeing and wondering at all the razor wire even on rooftops.....houses 50 feet apart boundarywalls and razorwire all over..versus our US neighbours without walls, razor wire....

That is Nassau's experience ......... not an Out Island lifestyle ..... But 75% of Bahamians prefer to live in their own little prisons on the 21x7 dirty rock.

If yall do not see that there is a better way ...... it is so sad for yall in Nassau

Comrade Sheeprunner12, does you think it has anything declaring independence has anything do with colony islands, Imperial red government not only blocking admittance Queen's Official Opposition into the Peoples Honourable House of Assembly .... and just within past 72 hours -declaring an all outright war to block the grocery stores from stocking on their shelves and selling the poor and near poor from man's and woman's corned beef.... my comrade, governments have been pre-general election removed from office for far less matters than depriving the poor and near poor of their most affordable solid meat meal... How can the PM and acting PM fall asleep at bedtime whilst under such cloud blasphemy?

A Bahamian staple is corned beef, . . . . . ..
When low on dollars it brings relief, . . . . ..
A good fire engine can fill your belly, . . . . . ....
Solid as a house given you by Trevor Kelly, . . . . . ...
And if you looking for breakfast food, . . . . . . ....
And you ain't afraid of rough nor rude, . . . . . ..
The you cannot beat Quaker Grits or Oat, . . . . ...
Filling food to mash right down your throat, . . . . . ..
But plenty we is lazy and fat, . . . . . . ...
But don't comprehend what brings on that, . . . . . . ...
Prefer to break their fast at a fast food place, . . . .. ..
High cholesterol there ain't no disgrace, . . . . . ....
Ingesting their food, no need to chew, . . . . . . ..
But time to join the high-blood queue,.... . . . . . ... ..
In this life you reap just what you sow, . . . . . . .
If eating cheap and fat is the way you go, . . . . . . . . ... .
Don't expect to live three score and ten, . . . . . .... .
But to meet your end young and sudden.

The ridiculous prices we pay for food based on import duties is at the bottom of this problem. If all I can afford is unhealthy foods because the cost of the good stuff is so high, then that's what I will buy because it's what I can afford based on the low wages that I am paid. Years ago I used to buy lots of fresh fruits from the food store. Nowadays I got trouble buying bananas at $1 for 2 or 3 but I can't afford grapes or strawberries or oranges any more, the cost is too high
KP, you in charge of Finance and import duties. What can you do to lessen the load on the small man in this country so he can afford to buy these things again?

This is good news, let's see some execution.