I watched an interview on one of MSM stations in the US earlier on.

A doctor said that the likely cause was carbon monoxide poisoning because when they felt unwell the dya before and went to the clinic, they replenished the oxygen and felt better.

That said, there us an urban legend in
Nassau of people who "gas" home occupants to carry out home invasions.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? ACs do not produce CM. Only appliances like heaters do and of course car exhaust. So unless there's something not mentioned in the previous articles, this does not make any sense.

Correct, AC's don't produce CO. It's possible that some sort of diesel or petrol generator may have been positioned close to the air intake of the A/C system. Also, depends on whether the villas have central A/C or Splits.

And like Tribanon states below, there is no law in The Bahamas about having CO detectors/alarms installed, although one would think Sandals, being the size that it is, would insist on having CO alarms in all it's locations

There is no easy message for Sandals in Exuma to deliver to the deceased and hospitalized family members...except to provide timely, clear and *straight answers to the best of their ability, ― Yes?

Well, someone is about to get sued! The fact that the cause of death was unknown and that the hotel remained open would presumably showcase the operators negligence. Come to think of it, isn't there a government department that was responsible for shutting them down in the interests of public safety?

@Comrade TimesUp, would've thought a quick inquiry to the hotel's maintenance department should've been sufficient to shortlist all possible sources of carbon monoxide like boilers, furnaces, pool heaters. portable generators, diesel range pumps, *clothes dryers, ovens, ― Yes?

Nonsense. We all know what it is.

What?

Now both a Legal and PR Disaster … obvious negligence given the facts speak for themselves … followed by inexcusable delay in confirming what was suspected immediately upon discovery of dead bodies … made only worse by not immediately shutting down Resort for health reasons pending outcome of investigation … indeed, lucky there are not more dead given continued business as usual operation of Resort.

It is weird that they had to wait weeks for a "common" carbon monoxide poisoning diagnosis. It makes us look extraordinarily incompetent and cave world, a designation much lower than 3rd world

Not weird at all. They have to run a full spectrum of tests during forensic pathology in order to rule out other potential causes. Some of these test by their very nature can take weeks to obtain results They can't just test for one thing and move on.

A review was posted on TripAdvisor 05/22/22 noting that a CM detector had was already installed, resting on the top of a mirror.

§ 553.885 of Florida Statutes – Requires that every building for which a building permit is issued for new construction on or after July 1, 2008, and having a fossil-fuel-burning heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage shall have an approved operational carbon monoxide alarm installed within 10 feet of each room used for sleeping purposes.

Bahamas has no such law or regulation. And to think our ministry of tourism has for decades been touting how safe the Bahamas is for tourists. Both the Bahamas government and Sandals should be first in line to get slapped with major law suits, and rightfully so. If at all possible the law suits should be filed and heard in the U.S. given that our own court system is well known not to be free of government interference.

Agreed!

Who cares. Do we have heaters in our homes? How many houses have garages with cars? Most park their cars outside in the open. In Florida the speed limit is 65 miles an hour. Should we implement that also? What about carrying a firearm? If we are going to cherry pick certain laws because it is convenient , then by all means, let us do it.

Yes to all.

And while we don't have central heaters, we do have gas stoves, gas hot water heaters, and frequently run portable generators near (or in) our homes.

You obviously believe the deadly carbon monoxide in this incident was magically emitted from 'nothing' and as such could never happen again. But I am sure there are many potential visitors to The Bahamas who would now feel much safer just knowing they would be staying in a hotel room or villa equipped with relatively inexpensive and easily maintained carbon monoxide detectors. These detectors are saving many lives in the more developed countries each year.

"Methylene chloride is a solvent found in paint and varnish strippers that are used to remove paint or varnish coatings from a variety of surfaces. It is also used in bathtub refinishing.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule banning the use of methylene chloride in all paint removers for consumer use, effective November 24, 2019."

???

Methylene chloride is gradually being phased out of paint strippers. In some US states it is impossible to get it already. The 'new' paint strippers use causitc soda which is nowhere near as good

FYI Methylene Chloride is also used in the dry cleaning business and also (in some cases) to remove caffeine from coffee.

With a boiling point less than 40 Celsius, it is very volatile and doesn't hang around for long. Not flammable either.

Unlike invisible COVID there's nothing you can buy from the camouflage store that can hide you has the very obvious to the eye Monkeypox virus. And there is no commercial assay to detect monkeypox virus ... there's *no social distance that's too far. Forget entering any work nor commercial establishment. ― Yes?

Why are folk assuming that the poisoning occured on Emerald Bay property? There is nothing innthe public domain to suggest that that is where the poisoning occured.

Please review the info in the public domain:
Sandals is undergoing a renovation, there have been numerous complaints about the conditions, notably the lack of reliable service from water heaters, A/C etc
Persons from 2 different villas visited the clinic complaining of a number of symptoms inc shortness of breath and were treated with oxygen.
Thereafter they felt well enough to return to the resort.
Their symptoms are common with Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
Obviously whomever saw them at the clinic is incompetent.
And Sandals has not shut down the non renovated rooms/villas, nor has the MOH shut them down,

Heard back somebody mentioned propane water heaters? They use them?
Faulty flue could cause it. Can't think of any thing else.

Listen, in America the McDonald's fries are made with 19 ingredients, in the UK the fries are.made with throw ingredients. In the United States, they use an ingredient to make bread and other sweets that is banned in the UK. Just because America does it, doesn't make it right. Just watch the propaganda news

The UK government encourages and supports extensive use of carbon monoxide detectors; they've been doing so for many years now.