> Wilchcombe said, "I have a difficulty with that and they’re buying through a second hand while it makes more sense to have warehouses of food and cause for the distribution and we can buy them directly from the manufacturers or the producers of the factories."

>And Wilchcombe went on to say, “Why are we spending an incredible amount of money going through second and third parties when it’s causing the state so much and still not getting as many people the food as I’d like them to have?"

No doubt Obie and his friends who either now own or are about to own plenty of warehouse space clearly see an opportunity to channel into their own pockets some of the government funds currently going towards meeting the overall costs of the food assistance programme.

Yup. Obie's another one who needs to be watched very carefully because of his past record in ignoring conflicts of interest as a government minister. LMAO

Let's see. Seventeen thousand recipients of food aid. Not sure if those are heads of households (with more than one mouth to feed) or individuals. Assume individuals. The Minister is incredulous that "800 plus thousand dollars a week" is being spent on food aid. $800,000 divided by 17,000 is just $47.05 a week. Although the food aid recipients likely have other sources of funds, $47.05 does not seem like a lot. Am I missing something or maybe the Minister's weekly grocery bill is that low?!

Like the Laptops sent for HOD' in government High Schools, half of which disappeared with the teachers you can be sure that any warehouse will be stocked using a PLP supplier and much of it will go "missing" before it even gets to those that need it. Nothing new as cronyism and inefficiency go hand in hand with all governments.

... even worse, we are essentially a socialist state with "democratically held elections". The over dependence on the government to address individual needs is unsustainable. We cannot continue to borrow to keep the civil service employed, give "free" healthcare, antenatal care, free vaccinations and medications for a population with a high level of non-communicable diseases without the economy imploding!

Governments responsibility is to provide an environment that allows businesses to flourish, educate people on their responsibilities and allow individuals to make their own financial choices. This current model is unsustainable!

$800,000 per week on 17,000 people is $47.06 per person. THats a pretty good deal if they are getting all the food they need. If its just some flour and a tin of corned beef thats not a good deal.

Exactly, I thought it was cut already. This is where they start the cutting?

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Bahamians do evil to each other very nonchalantly and apparently with little or no thought of consequences. The examples are just too many eg giving a contract to feed down and out pandemic affected people to a 'rich chick' in the west who apparently knows nothing about proper nutrition and apparently does not give two cents about those she was contracted to feed. Then there are those of us who were never affected by the pandemic -kept their cushy jobs and pay - yet through connections got more and better food than those who truly needed it. We coddle and front for foreigners thereby denying Bahamians opportunities. Perpetrating an evil against another Bahamian is like perpetrating an evil against your arm or your foot which is self hatred - we are all parts of one body. The most evil among us are the politicians, as they have greedily committed us and all of our descendants to a life of servitude in the hands of the local arrogant oligarchy and international banksters.

Couldn't agree more with you.

Any news on the VAT reduction? I want to buy a new car and I am waiting for VAT to be lowered to 10%.

Dream on!

Better buy it now before VAT goes UP.

Got that right! LMAO

5 year cycle, reinvent the wheel every damn time. Zero Learning curve retained for the cost.
Social services was and is a joke, good for some, useless for others.

This is the problem, we watch the news over the months as persons get on long lines being issues food vouchers and a bunch of other checks (NIB).. but they still turn around and kick the gubmon in he butt. The Opposition bash them to , they didn't understand. They said Dorian and COVID was no excuse. Well they should be happy now, we out of the worst of it. Perhaps now they can cut down the food vouchers. Places are open and people working... wasn't like that eight ten months ago. More importantly the money is accounted for by Social Services themselves.

Obie thinks that spending a little less than $6.75 a day for someone to eat is too much.

How low does he think he can get that number? He'll of course end up giving just the cost of the food after taking over the initiative, and pay government employees (instead of the hundreds of volunteeers now working) to run it which will never be included in his total. In the end, Obie will cost us far more that $6.75 a person per day, and Obie and his friends will have a brand new warehouse and import business.

SLICED BREAD : (HALF A BAG) 1.60
2 CANS OF TUNA : 2.00
1/4 PACK OF BUTTER: 0.70
1 BOX LONG LIFE MILK: 1.79
STOLEN TEA BAG FROM WORK: FREE
4 MINTS FOR DESSERT: 0.60

TOTAL: 6.69. Feeds 4. You have change.

When you need a lttle something extra, go to the bank and look for cookies and mints.

Now this does not include chef boyardee, but that is luxury food.

And for most poor Bahamians it's the medical bills or inability to access quality medical care that quickly kills them from such a limited and unhealthy concentrated diet, e.g. mercury poisoning from too much canned tuna, hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure from all of that fat in butter, etc., etc.

In the meanwhile, AG Ryan has agreed Obedadiah's request and everthing like that be brungin' Dog the Bounty Hunter be closin'in on the whereabouts the groceries weekly spending $800 thousands+ and everything like that OBAN gone missin' file, - Yes?

DAMN FOOLS!!!!!! THEY ALREADY GAVE YOU YOUR BELLY FULL AND DRUNK FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THE SALE OF YOUR VOTE HAS BEEN PAID IN FULL. DEY DON’T OWE YOU NUTTIN! GROW FOOD ON ALL THE LAND. that’s what the party they shut down was offering, along with a new branch of the police force consisting of hundreds more. Applicants would have been tested by now and started training. Also mulching of all growth debris to put on floors of chicken coops so big bulldozers needed to clean them. That mixture used to fertilize fruit trees and veggies. Leftover parts from chicken and cattle used to make dog and cat food. Fruit and fruit juice cannery because so many trees all over the Bahamas. Look on watts app for the marijuana plan. Contact FPDIP4LIFE@gmail.com if you want more information.

…..AND, NO! I DID NOT READ ONE WORD OF THE STORY!!! I JUST CAME TO THE COMMENT SECTION AND STARTED SPITTING WORDS!!!!!!!!!! !!! !! !! !!!! ! ! !!!!!!!

Que sera sera whatever will be will be the future is not ours to see K sera

There are about a dozen of you that post comments on here. So maybe 15 people are listening

Some of you have brilliant points and some of you have your heads up your asses

Let’s take a count of how many people here with us.

Sorry, HEAR. This computer is dumb and does not know proper English.

IF YOU. hear. SAY. here

Obie Wilchcombe couldn't manage an ant farm!