The Primus inter pares PIA background props becoming that more **20X magnified gigantic** with each new photo op's staged address to the colony of 700 islands and cays. Nod once for yeah tis truth the man's is full he self, twice for no... has all appearances having his **hand's full** being **escalating serial Hoarder toilet papers**...Can't make this shi# up, just, **can't.**

I'm glad **auto parts stores** are allowed to open with social distancing (even essential workers can have car problems). But I think there should be more than 1 day allowed. (2 at a minimum - eg. Tues & Thurs.) <br/><br/>

If there's only 1 day... **Tuesday will be crazy**!!!!! There have been many people waiting to get vehicles fixed (especially with no public transportation). Why can't government see, when they put too many limitations, it makes matters worse??? (I guess at least the mandatory masks will help...less cloth, more real ones).<br/><br/>

Give these businesses a bit more time for customers to shop, then everyone won't crowd them all at once! **It's not rocket science**!! SMH

<br/>Plant nurseries get 2 days, but auto parts get 1?? ROFL

doc never thinks things through. Car part will be sold. What about the mechanics needed to fix the
cars. will their business be open. parts are no good unless there is some one to fix the cars.

Grand Bahama is a family Island. do these new rules of operation apply to them?

Did the kiss up Journalist ask these questions?j

Great. I can buy a carburetor but I can’t buy a can of beer.

Minnis definitely seems to be on some kind of most serious ego power trip. Even Governor Cuomo of the Great Empire State of New York backed down on requiring individuals in the highly populated metroplitan area of New York City to wear any kind of mask or facial covering, if they have serious breathing issues that prevent them from wearing anything over their mouth and/or nose. And you would think that Minnis as a medical doctor would know that all too well that this is a fairly common problem for many people.

Minnis really needs to revisit the credibility of the sources of advice he's receiving, especially if the main sources are the WHO and PHO which have been proven to be way too beholden to the interests of Red China's very ruthless Xi Jinping led communist regime.

Family Island Borders still closed.
Does that mean that New Providence
is now open?

The company that used to clean my swimming pool on a regular basis twice a week is still claiming it has great difficulty in now doing so because Minnis has apparently ordered that pool cleaning businesses can only operate on Fridays and Saturdays. Is this true, and if so, how can such an order possibly be justified?

It is true. We had trouble here with pool maitenance. We require 3 visits a week.

who stand to benefit from the lifting of these restrictions, Who will be working.?
what companies will benefit??.

Who knows doc may be slay like a fox.

Hey, Mudda ... things being what they are, you’re not likely to gin up a lot of sympathy here over a little scum on your swimming pool. Birdie’s gonna go nuts, and TalRussell’s head might explode ... 🤣😎

May be so, but my 86 year-old mother, who lives with me and has serious pain problems in her lower back, gets much relief from her severe pain by swimming for an hour a couple of times each day. And of course my wife and I enjoy swimming and chatting with her, especially knowing that she won't be with us too much longer. Oh well, it is sadly what it is.

God bless ‘er ...

Thank you for the kind words.

The three stooges - (Sorry CurlyJoe Larry and Moe - I am sorry for the insult.) I would be happier if they contributed only to the Cockroach Cay Times.

Had to have been during the relaxed digestive period after indulging home-baked magic brownies for the mind have determined what be the best avenue for the colony's PM to justify his logic **but not offend** to the grown frailed feelings the thousands went and going bankrupt businesses whilst watched over by Royal Constabulary enforced closures... why it is okay for garden plant nurseries and grass cutting operations to fall under **the Essential Services Act?**
Nod just the once if you think can just make this shi# up, just, **can't.**

It's starting to get mind boggling. The way he was deflecting questions was dismissive and shows that he has no control of this situation. There is no plan after all of these weeks. LETS DO THE MATH PEOPLE. 5 DAYS OPEN, 2 DAYS CLOSED. How is the weekend shutdown stopping the spread of this virus? 5 DAYS OPEN, 2 DAYS CLOSED. Technically 1 DAY CLOSED... Think about it...

We might else well open all 7 DAYS. Tired of the one foot in, one foot out mentality. At least then, there wouldn't be crowds of people at the stores.

You’re expecting logic ... do you live in the Bahamas?

I live on an island called New Providence.

Sometimes I think it should be spelled “New Providunce” ...

Haha! Good one

Located in the Bananas. I love the Bananas btw

I can't help but agree with your sentiment that he seems to have no control or plan and therefore has no clue whether he's headed east or west. His political obituary will be well described by only one word: "Directionless!"

Source directly out Colony's Central Bank saying that the bank's comrade governor is mauling over ordering all banks discontinue the handing out, and accepting of cash deposits?
Also, for **all businesses**, and **government departments and facilities,** go **Cashless to stop conducting cash transactions?**

The Bahamas is unprepared to go cashless.
While you can order anything online from amazon, try paying your bills or doing online banking with our national bank, or Customs, or any other agency. We are wanting first world conveniences using third world intellect and no imagination. This "schedule" of open and closed days for business is a prime example of the lack of adult thought given to this situation.

You need to tell it to the police character reference office. They only accept cash there.

Been there. And when you tell them that you filled out the application online, received a confirmation number, they smile and say that the online process doesn't work. Another waste of our time. No apologies.

In all my years I cannot recall witnessing or reading about such a level of mass hysteria (at least in relatively modern times) in relation to any medical/health problem. Watching documentaries about past pandemics can be informative but this level of mass insanity and economic suicide is beyond human comprehension. In my youth (about 1957-1958) I vaguely recall schools and movie theatres being closed as a result of what was called a polio "outbreak" in Nassau. We children were taken to Saint Matthew's Schoolroom for our dose of the pink vaccine on a sugar cube. This present situation almost smacks of MK ULTRA mind control experiments. Let us hope that increasing international tensions do not result in military adventurism arising from a sense of desperation.

Comrade Avid, **polio has not disappeared it's still a live virus** just that thanks to medical science today's children **can be** fully vaccinated against polio.

I've said before that 20 years from now they'll be studying how the world *fear and panicked* itself into a global crisis. Everyone keeps saying we've never done this before, but what I see is a crisis that got out of control when sensible people world over followed Trumps do nothing lead then overcompensated on the ensuing disaster. If Obama were there for example, US health officials might have been pressing the Bahamas on its health protocols from December/January, instead, in March our Tourism minister was crowing about the liklihood that we could profit from the pandemic.

If the US had a different leader I doubt we would be in this situation.There's an often repeated clause in the bible that goes something like *so that the prophecy could be fulfilled*, and a dumb and ill informed, autocratic leader might be the requisite puzzle piece. Cause you couldn't imagine bizarro world with a one world govt, global military leadership, police checking the movement of citizens, if we go cashless govt could literally analyze your life, could prevent its *enemies* from making purchases by blocking a device, all while a young man with property labelled 666 has the ear of the leader of the mightiest nation in the world, and the church backs him. It's all the ingredients of a real life science fiction Brave New World

Let everyone wear a mask (for what it's worth), wash hands frequently, maintain a "safe" distance as far as is humanly possible, get outside and back to work if the job still exists. The longer this lockdown foolishness continues the worse the outcome for the national economy which is well on its way to its final agony. These are serious times we are experiencing and there is little room for experiment and waiting to see what foreign leaders are doing.

My dear TalRussell, I never stated that polio has disappeared from the world. For that mater neither has leprosy or the bubonic plague for that matter.

So True but In the meantime try not to for even a second to allow your guard to slip notch down for coronavirus. The PM has a massive task handle this one,

The Prime Minister did himself a great discredit with his off script "rant" questioning peoples Hearts and whether they have one or not.
Abaco and G.B. could well question where his is, with respect of Government Dorian response.
The Governments of this country have consistently set themselves up as the "great Provider" to the Bahamian people, perhaps the lesson here is the largess of that lie.
Thank God for foreign NGO response and continued efforts.
Businesses will be needed to restart your economy, try doing that without them.
With no income they are hemorrhaging ( a word you may be familiar with?)
Foreign payables, payroll, utilities, and restoration costs in the case of Abaco and G.B. none of which stopped.
No, an apology is owed to the Bahamian people on that count.
I don't know which "rich merchant" you went south on (maybe all?) but a national address was not the place for it.
Your anger was on display, and was misdirected. If no apology then it should be added to the transcript of your speech. Let the record show what you said.
Meanwhile, Grand Bahama would like a clarification on its status as an out island as per a previous order (the food store fiasco a-z names/days) or as Nassau. (store opening days)
The interpretations are left right and center at this point.

Honestly won't believe there are PopoulacesOrdinary who wake up anxious to take on the comrade PM over his administration's inconsistent business do's, don't's and can't's, the curfew, social distancing, and mask-wearing policies...which means he must be pushing lots PopoulacesOrdinary's tolerances buttons of a crosssection different political leanings.

Good points. I thought the "humane" part was not logical either. <br/>
If your expenses are greater than your income, it doesn't matter how much inventory you have, you're really not rich at all. <br/><br/>
Some of of these businesses are literally making zero dollars right now.

Just open it up. All of it.

For those who believe in the power of prayer, lets pray that our PM gets an infusion of heavenly wisdom! We have seen how well he has done without it!!

Current Prime Minister when he was Papa Hubert's health minister back in September 2011. Pay close attention to his call for **government transparency.**

- Dr. Hubert Minnis, Health Minister, Colony of 700 Out Islands and Cays -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0PV0n1…

Just found out that Road Traffic Dept. Is opening tomorrow April 20 with a new system for the licensing of vehicles and renewal of drivers licenses. The 20th and 21st are reserved for March customers who did not get theirs completed last month. So we now have a new system and 7working days to license all of April's vehicles. They are working seven hours a day, and will license, in my view, what has to be in the area of 10 - 15 thousand vehicles ? That's 2,000 a day and roughly 300 per hour. Must be some majic s--t they invented with this new system. And this is all happening at month end and Govt. Payday? Plenty people will get left out. Dialed 311 to find out whether any decisions have been made regarding the undoubted situation of unlicensed vehicles, and the officer very nicely told me that if you car is not licensed park it. If you drive it you will be ticketed. Another disaster in the making.

Plant stores dont need 2 days who will buy plants during these hard times people need car parts n damn tires I have been off the road since a.i.d close so when they open now it's going to be a hole damn mess only 1 day nonsense

With each passing day that locally owned businesses remain shut down, there is an increasing likelihood they will never recover and simply go out of business. This would significantly ratchet up unemployment. It would also put serious pressure on the capitalization of the commercial banks through higher loan losses. Not good. We are probably now at the point where the economic harm done to our country will likely result in more pre-mature deaths of our people than the Red China Virus itself.

A.i.d on the family island is no nowhere like a.i.d in Nassau wulff road for example the only thing they can do at a.i.d on the island is change your tire we dont have mechanics at a.i.d on the island

So landscaping is now an essential service? Did I miss something on this? And autoparts 1 day? Did they not learn anything from the grocery massacre? The plans just seems to be without logic. I figured they would have at least seen how no grocery schedule went so well that they would not have gone back to that garbage. Anyway, we will see what is left when this hopefully is over.

Yup.

Yeah that autoparts one day, building supplies one day is a recipe for disaster. They didn't learn anything from the foodstore debacle. It also will mean rather than getting all of your errands completed in one day, you now have to be on the road multiple days per week. I can't believe sensible people are coordinating this effort. and if the plunbing breaks down on the wrong day....

Moncurcool I figured that a major landscaping company has contributed to the FNM campaign or someone in government or their family owns major landscaping companies... (rolling eyes). Cause there's no logic to the lunacy that's happening around here!!

that background is horrendous. the flag would do just fine..

The Minister of Confusion is working diligently and at full 7 day per week capacity!

Plant Nurseries are more than what the eyes see and should have been better advertised in the Bahamas. They not only deal with house plants but have wide operations for instance they have farms, greenhouses growing varieties lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, cooking herbs etc. They produce continuous vegetables for the grocery stores. The operations may involve hydrophonics lots of timers , pumps, lights, temps, constant attention to monitor, lessen, add changes along cycle of growing caring produce. The nurseries may also have contacts to supply and care of decorative plants in many businesses offices now closed lenghty time periods. Hotel businesses and businesses, home estates, condos etcetc., maintenance landscaping gated communities, condo complexes common grounds areas, hotels with extensive lawns, golf courses, landscaping would require constant upkeep to keep plants it maintaines especially with hot climate already affecting bermuda grass and some landscaping plants requiring constant care.

Better to try good maintenance for constant vegetables from local plant nurseries to be available in the food store and good upkeep landscaping to immediately available to restart businesses hotels , others, than trying restart landscaping, to buy again what is available remove, replace, plants, grass, resod restart. No tourist or business people wants to visit island when it opens to see dried up landscaping.

Tourists go to Dubai and Qatar and Las vegas, places in the middle of the desert with no landscaping. They not concern about he dry landscape in those desert places. Tourists don't come to the Bahamas for landscaping.

Now while I understand they may be more than plants, (still trying to find the ones that are supplying supermarkets with vegetables), the reality is in this crisis environment we are dealing with, how does it become an essential service, even more than autoparts stores or mechanics? Something is missing there for me.

@moncurcool see not in order and there ane many others...www.enviroscape.com/ www.careyscape.com/

On where beyond the eyes can see are many of the vegecrops are in structures and are side roads where the tiefs cant readily get to them. You can understand why erry effort is to do this. And keep it that way. You can dig some of them up looking in yellow pages lol

The aquaponics farming usually small areas, not huge acreage. There is vast potential in farming with now experimental farming in US where crops in structures containing layers vertical where the roots are nurished in vapors with nutrients according to growth etc. Farming that seems to be solely pushed by Govt and Agriculture is archaic farming huge acreage with oxen tilling land. A friend who some years aga had been advocating had been pushing backyard farming and local area market in densely populated urban areas create compost for soil, crops, backyard have competitions money prizes to encourage, have local craftwork etc and have buses of tourists from ships come off and spend /inject new money before govt even got one sq mile area ova da hill organizing businesses same money among themselves. There needs to be total revamping Govt Agriculture to develop, innovate, create better Agriculture to seriously reduce imports.