By now Minnis must be wishing he had been much more vigilant and aggressive in enforcing our immigration laws by rounding up and deporting the 80,000+ illegal aliens in our country. It is these same illegal aliens who will be the first to rock Minnis's boat in a most serious way that will ultimately prove most harmful to true Bahamians. Their patience is wearing thin as they become increasingly hungry and more desperate, and their propensity for extreme violence is well known. And they are unlikely to be able to endure the current Red China Virus following so closely on the heals of the Hurricane Dorian crisis.

"*has people sending him money and has $1,120 in a Western Union account, but he is unable to access it as he was told at the company they are not processing foreign funds.*"

I wonder if there is a legal recourse for this. The govt has essentially seized funds from the bank accounts of private citizens. no explanation given. Its basically the same action as they took for the money in the dormant accounts

Just look at the fines the regime is imposing on poor Bahamians for violating curfew for seemingly trying to live, without so much as a warning. Government must be desperate for money. They need to let the people go back to work while practicing safe hygiene and limited social contact, just as they supposedly do. Even the great U S of A is poised to lighten up as this lockdown policy is unsustainable.

Those fines are not sitting well with most Bahamians. More importantly though the Red China Virus is quickly becoming the secondary reason for Minnis's total lockdown orders. The death of our economy and its national security implications are rapidly evolving into the primary reason for the total lockdowns and I sense that martial law may soon have to be imposed in an effort to maintain law and order. That means the defense force and the police force will be fully armed and authorized to use lethal force if necessary in an effort to prevent large scale rioting, looting and violence.

Too many people in our country are soon going to be without the means to obtain the food and medications they need to survive if Minnis and Turnquest do not act quickly to secure reliable supply chains for these most essential items, including adequate storage facilities and distribution centres. A reliable supply of electricty to these facilities and centres will be crucial because certain essential foods and medications must be refrigerated. Our country and its people are sadly on the precipice of reaping what our corrupt and greedy elected officials and their cronies have sown for us since the late 1970s. "The-All-For-Me" mentality and culture embraced by the political elite has created the wide spread poverty in our society that will make managing our country's current financial crisis extremely difficult and, yes, dangerous.

DDK, WAS NOTICING THE SAME...MAYBE AM MISSING SOMETHING.

WHY ARE THE FINES DIFFERENT FOR THE SAME "CURFEW VIOLATIONS". EVEN IF IT IS THEIR FIRST TIME?

Mudda you are so right about the drain on and danger to our Country by the ever-increasing, unfettered pool of illegals..

I have to give credit to NIB, i applied last week and received this week, all done online. Could there be an issue with the bank account details given If wrong the funds will end up in limbo before being returned to NIB which in turn could take a long time. In addition if this is for people who have been temporarily laid off then their company must also send a form in. Either way hope it gets corrected soon, and hope Government opens us up again so i can come off NIB.

@Dawes, I have heard of many people who applied online and received their funds in their bank account. There must be something wrong on the applicant's side. People love to complain and point blame without correctly assessing their role in a situation. But like you, I hope it works out for them.

Hi Dawes, Would you please be kind enough to provide the link for the on-line application. Cannot seem to locate it. Many thanks