The public better start wearing helmets.

Perfect !

Does this mean our corrupt Minnis-led FNM government turned down Red China's offer to sell us three (3) long distance drones, each equipped with the very latest state-of-the-art missle guidance technology capable of detecting, tracking and obliterating targets within a 150 mile radius?

Same thing I thought. We're clearly excellent at buying stuff but not so good at maintenance.

Do these guys lay awake at night and dream up this bunch of nonsense !7 million ?

WHAT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER MULTI MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH SHOTSPOTTER

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HOW IS THAT WORKING MR DAMES?

NOW ANOTHER MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR DRONES.
HOW IS THAT GOING TO FIGHT/SOLVE CRIME?

MONEY BETTER SPENT IF IT WAS INVESTED ON ALL LAW OFFICERS, INCLUDED YOU AND COMMISSIONER ON DOWN THE LINE ON TRAINING IN: PEOPLE MANAGEMENT**(DEALING WITH PUBLIC IN PROFESSIONAL MANNER)**,IN CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES.(CARS,BIKE,OFFICE FURNITURE'S AND HAVING A SANITIZED/ CLEAN RESTROOM IN ALL POLICE STATIONS.

**MOST IMPORTANTLY CHANGE MIND SET OF ALL SENIOR AND JUNIOR OFFICERS IN DEALING WITH PUBLIC IN MORE FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL WAY.**
**SHOW THE PUBLIC (PEOPLE) THAT YOU ARE GENUINELY CARE AND ARE FRIENDLY.**

BY NEW MIND SET, WILL NOT DECREASE POWER/ RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICERS. WE ALL KNOW THEY ARE THE KEEPER OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE LAND.

DO YOU THINK THIS TRAINING WILL COST 17M? EVEN IF IT DOES AM SURE WE WILL SEE SOME POSITIVE RESULTS IN THE ATTITUDE OF PUBLIC ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE....**"FOOD FOR THOUGHT"**

... sorry but they can't get backroom deals doing what you suggested!

The problem isn't technology. It's whether THIS technology will fit this problem. Shotspotter for example is sketchy, the technology was designed for **remote** locations, these guys deployed it in the inner city. I think the word is out that Minnis and Kwasi are in charge of technology

Bahamas Gubmint them just started a new trap shooting club !!!

The government drone nostrums it is long overdue – for too long we’ve seen illegals enter into our boarders ‘ whereas our autistic politicians too often anxiously depending on foreign entities to monitor our borders… now ‘ seemingly realizing the need to use local surveillance to manage the borders – a drones technology architecture platform ought to be ‘ not only bought to use – but taught in our school system ‘ the days of hearsay are gone – we need to get tech savvy across the board ‘ and keep control of our homeland going forward ‘ drones are a good start!

"The Bahamas will expect to see a record level reduction in crime", really. Are you a fortune teller? What you should say is, " it is anticipated that the level of crime will be reduced with the new technology that we are going to implement". Choose you words wisely.

Yes he is a fortune teller. There are many employed by the media.
As with all fortune tellers, his batting average is not very good.

I am also a fortune teller. But a good one.

In 2020:

1. An influential former politician will die.
2. There will be an earthquake in California.
3. They will stop using Flash.

Also hope the drones are waterproof........

Is it illegal to shoot down a drone that's buzzing around your home/boat and hasn't identified itself as belonging to the police?

The drone shown in The Trib's photo cannot possibly be anything like the 55 drones government has purportedly purchased for a total contract price of $17 million. The drone shown and the command control system to operate it costs less than $8,000 per drone. $8,000 x 55 drones = $440,000, less than half a million dollars and nowhere near $17 million. Hello Houston, we have a problem!

Don't Mash My Drones

Did Marvin Dames confirm whether the purchased drones can be equipped with pontoons to assist with search and rescue operations at sea? Also, suggest someone in government notify Delta, Jet Blue, American, Air Canada and the other major passenger carrying foreign airlines that the size of some of the mosquitos soon to be flying about in the Bahamas will have grown significantly. These airlines may need additional insurance to cover large mosquito impact mishaps.

17,000,000.00 divide by 55 equals around 309,000.00 thousand dollars per drone, WOW and in the space of one year, they would have crashed or destroyed 75% of them, wasted money, I really hope they train the pilots or persons operating these very expensive drones properly because we all know that these persons operating the drones didn't pay for them and don't care if they crash or destroy them. Also what is taking the body cameras so long to come on stream? Oh, i can't wait to see the looks on our D average RBPF officers face when they know that their actions will be recorded and they can no longer get away with abusing their powers with no percussion on them.

Question is whether the Minister Security had a conversation with the Minister Aviation on the use of drones along with illegally operated passangers transportation Hackers aircraft? Seems at this point for decades of operations, the culprits can now be outrun at the airport and apprehended and placed in well known sucessfully operated monitored location Ankle Bracelets.