Who claims we are Not A 3rd World Country? Accepting Pay to Play as normal is a certain trait. It is fraud & robbery without a weapon. Guaranteed stagnation.

Ridiculously low minimum wage in a high cost 'import based' economy is dangerously segregating. Unsurprisingly, leading to poor performance & attitude.
Which comes first? Chicken or Egg.

Centralized high employment based government placed on one small island space; which also is a high end tourist locale with associated service demand; leads to serious population logistical issues as housing, transport, food, water, sewage, even crime.
This is why Brazil moved their seat of government to a newly created city in the 1970s, Brazilia, was born in a previously unpopulated area.
Andros anyone? Grand Bahama? Or ...population controls?

Demand Politicos live up to their words & actions... see something, say something. Newspapers are there for a reason, beyond a convenient voice box. Democracy is not easy.

"A variety of petroleum products, including crude oil, diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, and gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen were being stored in a storage facility."

Who in their right mind would store such highly flammable products in a building with a restaurant & kitchen? With patrons
Having a Laboratory is bad enough. What kind of 'lab' was it? Medical, Viral or Pathogens?
Where are the inspectors & permit persons who looked the otherway? Who administrated the agencies?
Loads of questions need answering. Don't expect much from insurance!

No guardrails? No rules of law.

Obviously accustomed to absolute no consequences in his actions & decision making, to meet his masters requirements. Absolute power corruption.

Dream on. Requires an active Justice System.

The shame is in the Bahamas Judicial System inaction. An open invitation to corruption & shady investors.

True Teachers, with no support and no resources (parental or governmental) are handicapped, as doctors with no medicines, can't expect worthy results.