We all know that politics was in the midst of that awful, ugly barrier being placed in the middle of the road. Now an unfortunate soul has lost their life just trying to get to work. "Speed bumps were taken up"? What does that mean exactly? If the government puts down speed bumps (as is done all over the island) who can just come and take them up without consequence? Let's see now... Dr. Minnis is in charge of the government and he is the area MP, but someone will just come and take up the speed bumps in his area? Something isn't right about this story.<br/><br/>

Please just put down the speed bumps and remove that horrible barrier so no other life is lost needlessly.

SOMETHIN IS NOT RIGHT.....

WHO WOULD AUTHORIZE ....????.....AND WHO WOULD ....SIGN PAPERS OF INSTRUCTIONS.????.....placing what lookin like Official Road Blocking Concrete Blocks .....in da middle of the PUBLIC ROAD ...!!!!......KNOWING FULLY WELL ....AINT EVERYBODY IN THE BAHAMAS ...GON KNOW BOUT IT.....MUCH LESS WHETHER YINNA .?GON MASH IT GOJN 25 MPH ..?OR ...HOWEVER MUCH MORE SPEED....???....somethin aint right....??

While I am saddened about the unfortunate loss of life, I cannot ignore the fact that, according to police, speed, above the posted limits, played a major role in this incident. When getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, we have to assume responsibility for our well-being. The Speed Limit signs are posted for a reason. We ignore them at our peril. Stop blaming the government for everything!

Blame the PLP for their slackness on the roads construction network under the former Minister of Works ......... they hi-jacked those private sub-divisions.

Dezzie is only trying to fix it.

It's suspect that the residents were able to block a road paid for with public funds. The lady who died paid to use that road. I suspect this has everything to do with Minnis being the MP for the area. And this is the SECOND person who crashed into that barrier

only (1) road??? Why not just have our traffic police actually write tickets? All they have to do is park at any stop light, and I literally mean any FluCKIN light on the island, and arrest the 2 cars that run the red every EVERY Flocking time.....Make money and get the idiots off the streets - surely that's a dumbed down version of a campaign promise......

Amen Sealice. Few things more disgraceful than playing politics with someones life and blaming the victim. Was the road properly lit? The articlr mentioned early Thursday morning. How early? Were there signs warning drivers of new impediments far in advance? Apparently not since Banny says they will now put them up. He mentioned there is a clear view of the road in his set up to blame the dead woman. My question again would be when is there a clear view? At 12 noon or 4am or all the time, morning noon and in the dark night? Why put in speed bumps again if Banny says people keep taking them up? What's the point? Money waste again? What would be different this time? And what about the confusion regarding ownership of the road. Is it public or private? If its private then why is the government doing anything? If its public then the family of the deceased should sue EVERYONE in that subdivision who voted to put the barrier in. Like the expat who tried to claim a whole road between Bay St and Dowdeswell street some years ago - putting in the barrier would be ILLEGAL. Banny's position protects the PM and the residents who are clearly responsible in part for this woman's death. He took the politically expedient position. But as someone who I am told has faced his own mortality- he should be ashamed.

Yep the family should sue. She paid to use the road

Sue for what Mr. Genius? If yinna would check somethings before yinna run yinna damn lips. . .government cannot put a road on ya private property and call it public road! Private subdivisions are private properties. . .government is responsibility for putting in public infrastructure and maintaining them. . .it do not own the roads!! The developers and HOA own them roads!! I suspect that is why them speed bumps keep coming up. . .the road is not government's so they have no right to place speed bumps on private roads!!

....@sealice.......why do you have to come up wid ..such darn common sense ....logical....intellighnt....obvious....problem solving solution.....?????...
These problrns must continue to exist...so that they can become ...important politocal platform issues ..!!!!!!

Sound like because it's the PM constituency, this will be swept under the carpet.

Who the heck puts barriers in the middle of a road anyway? If you don't want traffic to come through, why not close it off entirely or put the barriers at the entrance of the road so that people don't have to figure it out after they come through? Dumb!

Its them people private roads. . .they can put their barriers wherever they want to put them! If my dog comes out into the road a bite you you sue me. . .BUT IF YOU BRING YA TAIL INTO MY YARD AND MY DOG BITE YOU. . .YOU WILL SUE ME FOR MY DOG BITING YOU WHILE YOU ARE TRESPASSING IN MY YARD?