NEMA failed the Bahamas in the aftermath of the storm. Took far too long to evacuate people. Either there was no plan, or the plan was not competently carried out, or the plan was inadequate. Either way NEMA failed us and we need a comprehensive investigation and review of NEMA’s response so that we can learn from this experience and put in place protocols to ensure that history does not repeat itself. I lived through the worse of Joaquin and NEMA and the defense force for that matter were just as pathetic then.

Why has it taken so long to organize the mailboats, these mailboats should have been in abaco days ago? Seems like we had no plan before the storm.

Thank you for being honest but you are a self admitted hypocrite. The very people you rail against you create employment for and admit that all excess funds are exported out the country. What benefit is that ? Why not hire a Bahamian?! You hire a Haitian because you want cheap Labour and would rather pay a foreigner than to pay a Bahamian to save a few dollars. Well I reiterate I have never employed a Haitian in my life. It’s Bahamians like you who have created the very “ problem” you complain about. Until you hire a Bahamian please stop w your racist rants against Haitians.

Neither, you are wrong as usual, my family has been here since 1782, and I have never employed a Haitian in my life. I am sure a hypocrite like you can not say the same.

They are a net economic benefit to the Bahamas but we do need integrated communities not segregated ones, hopefully some of them will become your neighbors.

Our only hope to fix BPL long term is to privatize. Everything else is madness. We have suffered through 50 years of unending corruption, stupidity, indifference, incompetence and lack of accountability. privatize!

Trying to forcibly enter my car without my consent or identifying himself or even saying anything sounds more like an attempted carjacking to me.

Our immigration department is a rogue, lawless group of uneducated, ignorant thugs. We read the stories, see the photos of our rights being violated everyday. I was driving with my wife when we passed an immigration bus with officers loitering around. While I was waiting in traffic one of these thugs approaches my vehicle, says not a word never identifies himself but attempts to open my back door to sit in the car, thankfully the road had cleared and I quickly hit the gas and left him in the middle of the road.

The governor is so right what we need is growth in GDP to deal with our high unemployment rate and our high national debt. We have so many areas in need of drastic improvement but one is that we have far too much government red tape, it takes too long to obtain a business license, too long to open a business bank account. We also need liberalized Labour laws to make it easier to fire employees and deal with these parasitic selfish unions who discourage hiring.

Thank you for posting. Still high but half the cost of using scotia’s atm.