EXCELLENT DOC,!!!

Mind you there must also be allowance for the indigrnt, pore, elderly, lil chillren cause tings gettin rough. It must be advertized such that many parents and others who are on the margins do not deprive themselves of getting medical help because the few dollars could otherwise be spent on necessities for those in their care. Many of us who grew up know what mama and papa, grammy often did.

My dear Brother:

Please, let's focus on the prevention side of health care. What is killing us in the Bahamas is unhealthy living (mainly eating and drinking) and a sedentary lifestyle. You are doing a good job providing us with information. But a lot more needs to be done. Leaders must do more than disseminate information; Leaders dare to lead!

Get the people eating right, get us up and moving--nationwide--and you will see a dramatic improvement in 5 years. Not only that, but we will have created a new culture around food in this country. I know it is hard to change. No one loves corn beef, rice, fried fish, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and crack conch more that me. I have learned to bake, broil, and steam!

My prayer is that God will heal the nation and give our leaders wisdom!

Ma Comrade Jamani2, having lost we spirituality best set aside prayer cause it ain't working. Hope is reach out Englishwoman's across pond to set sail royal war ships come heal Her colony islanders through recolonization.... then when native dollar bill loses its value, we goin' have English pounds prop us up.

TR,
I hear you. However, the Neo-colonialists--as seen in Africa, Asia, and the Americas--are worst than the colonialists. They were supposed to be our Brothers and Sisters!

NHI is being implemented to cover the rising cost of health care in the Bahamas. More than likely it will require a salary deduction for all eligible individuals. My biggest question is how does NHI intend to deal with the hundreds of illegal immigrants that access the already "free" healthcare. How will they be held accountable for their mounting medical fees ? Are we as Bahamians intended to medically support the immigrants as well?

Ma Comrades even at proposed higher taxes be collected from Numbers houses, the combined taxes from Booze has be if being properly collected - greater dollars than taxes collected from Numbers.... And, Booze taxes can and should be the cash cow that can well afford sustain government's providing full BahamaCARE medical coverage for every working or not working, retired adult and child resident colony islands.

This is a better idea as it presumably leaves those with private health coverage to continue with their existing cover. Government can also subside the cost of BahamaCare cover using some of the additional tax revenue from the parasitic numbers bosses. The last PLP "administration" wanted to shove an unwanted plan down everyone's throats. Many are complaining about the FNM's tax raising at the moment but the disastrous and criminal Christie led PLP government are to blame for the situation we find ourselves in.

......In all fairness...the PLP are not all to blame....actually the current head of Her Majestys Loyal Opposition did an excellent job in his speech yesterday afternoon as carried on ZNS arounf 5.pm and even cited complementary phrases by the now current Govt on the past economic policies.

It must be remembered also that whichin govt is on ppwer there is Constotutionally her Majestys Loyal Opposion to challenge wrong doing by any govt.......not to wait five years later or ten yeats or whenever....to then blame the other side....odderwose we the people getting goossied big time....

Never mind Sands it is all just Talk. Cheap Talk. Pie in the sky. It is not true. just FNM lies
wait and see. who lives the longest will see the most. remember the FNM lies doc all over
the place VAT was bad. BAH MAR was bad. the spy bill was bad. Even Raymond Wells was
BAD when he was a PLP when he became a FNM he was good very good. Now he is the
leader of Government in the house and something to do with BAMSI which was also BAD.

Remember its the peoples time to kill poor people with TAXES, The PLP created the middle
class and the FNM will kill them all. with TAXES.

Doc wants more money out of the poor pocket 15 to 80 dollars and he is consulting??
They did not consult over the VAT increase, I guess the doc say another day another lie

.....some tings yinna hav to excuse ...some.... dese these wealthy politicians on not knowing the pore who they tryin to help.....dey tries but dey aint know da pore.....Doc tries.......but dey never knows how dat mouth weatering saltie saussage with lil pepper taste...never know how dat cup of frozen sugar held together with koolaid juice taste....or iceicle taste when you small.....proper diet start from chillren....slam bam.....but its time mabye somebody learn him bout saltie saussage and cup an slam bam

Sands won't know about those things ......... he bougie and uppity.
Like his other Lodge buddies dem.

I would rather hear Duane Sands try explain how is it he personally awarded a $1.9 million hospital cleaning contract to Barbara Hanna's Magic Touch cleaning company less than 3 months **after** criminal charges were brought against Frank Smith, the disgraced former chairman of the Public Hospital Authority (PHA)??!!!!

The legal advisor and secretary to the current board of the PHA testified in open court that Sands personally approved the $1.9 million contract without any notification to or input whatsoever from the PHA board. In doing so, Sands failed to adhere to the well established written guidelines and rules for the review and approval of such a large contract. He completely bypassed both the PHA board and cabinet in personally approving the cleaning contract with a company whose owner he knew full well (at the time Sands approved the contract) was alleging to have bribed Frank Smith to secure a cleaning contract. THE GRAVITY OF THIS MISCONDUCT ON THE PART OF SANDS IS SUCH THAT MINNIS AND THE OTHER CABINET MINISTERS SHOULD BE INSISTING ON HIS IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION FROM CABINET. FRANK SMITH IS UNDOUBTEDLY NOW GOING TO BE CLEARED AND WALK FREE BECAUSE OF THE VERY GRAVE MISCONDUCT OF SANDS. IF MINNIS TOLERATES THIS TYPE OF SERIOUS WRONGFUL BEHAVIOUR FROM A FELLOW MINISTER WITH NO CONSEQUENCE WHATSOEVER, THEN HE WILL TOLERATE ANY AND EVERY KIND OF WRONGFUL BEHAVIOUR BY HIMSELF AND ALL OTHER CABINET MINISTERS!!!!

Good rate.

I suggest the hospital puts on events often enough for its bills as well.