At what point are we going to admit that this COUNTRY is in crisis and in need of serious help? I do not know where this help will come from but the current and former administrations are out of their league and the politicians and government agencies are so steeped in corruption and inefficiency that the only way they know to move is with a hand out or in the cookie jar.

I don't think we've seen anything yet. Watch Dr Minnis, he lets everything disintegrate into chaos and then he moves in as if he's saving the world. Watch him. Trump 2.0. Create a crisis to solve

Comrade DDK, I said it months now since 10 May 2017 and say again, we last hope is Her Excellency Marguerite... someone Minnis, KP and Carl Wilshire, want Her Excellency's pledge natives - remain of Independence of mind - royally gone much sooner than later,

Can we put the health minister on administrative leave?

Sands is at it again. The lady walking besides him seems to be crying.

Sands will do well to remember." You can do as much as you like , but not as long as you
like." There is a just God and his justice will prevail.

I trust this in not another Banister verses Ms. Osbourne show of power,

They say "Its the peoples Time:"

I don't think they say it that much any more!

Ma Comrades, ( And, I hope Her Excellency Marguerite, does also read my post as she weaponizes gathers sufficient evidence firing entire Imperial red government ).... lets all flashback June 15, 2017 when none other than a certain heart surgeon had this say when he stood floor Peoples Honourable House of Assembly to deliver river criticism against way former PLP government, granted contracts. { Not making this up, okay }.

During the budget debate in the House of Assembly, Dr Duane said despite owing millions of dollars in salaries and commitments, weeks before the general election the former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government entered into $9,756,006.64 worth of security contracts, "janitorial contracts", generator purchases and other miscellaneous items “to people who may be considered the PLP party faithful.”

Excellent idea.

And if I refuse to pay the money, what's the recourse? You take away my child? I go to jail and leave a child without a parent...because I cant afford $500? Respectfully, MadHatter, the idea makes no sense.

It might make more sense than people dying from lack of medical care.

Further proof that we need a National Health Insurance plan to fund the $1Billion healthcare needs of Bahamians and Bahamian Residents.

A sign that we have reached political maturity would be when the two major political parties come together to address this and other extremely important national issues. Some things need bipartisan support and action.

You will never see two political parties come together with the tribal mentality we have in this country!

In spite of having been 'in the system' for decades, Sands has brought no order or structure to the chaos that exists in the public healthcare system in a way that benefits the Bahamian people. I can only hope that his apparent conflict of interest in awarding that $1.8 million contract results in his dismissal!

What I find interesting is most of you posting seem to think our slide to the bottom as a nation started in the last two years .Dam we have not been able to keep the power on despite charging an arm and a leg for electricity since the late 1970 . The looting of the treasury w loans to cronies and friends also started way back then w the Peoples penny saving bank ,then The Development bank and finally w BOB .Then we cry its the crooked politicians , if your PLP its the FNM if your FNM its the PLP .Well these politicians did not come from Mars they are Bahamian born of Bahamian mothers and fathers . In the beginning after independence we could claim ,we getting back what the Bay Street boys took .The Bay Street boys still alright and we robbing our selves .I f we did not have a much larger tax base then our population we would of collapsed long ago .Because we have duty and now vat that our consumption taxes every time a tourist eats ,drinks or buys something they are also paying taxes here

I believe the majority of us understand that half a century of corruption, greed, nepotism and outright stupidity has led our country to the sorry state it is in.