The revolving door of corruption, mismanagement, deceit, incompetence, lack of transparency, and outright disrespect and concern for Bahamians by our elected governments continue. Along with all that's going on with this present revelation, is glaring financial inconsistencies, as well as unbelievable decisions...where "poor judgment" is an understatement. Bahamians and The Bahamas never seem to be a priority, just self-interest, and pillaging. I do wholeheartedly agree with the opinion of many of you that Sands' sudden conviction is suspect, especially with the reality that he was a cabinet-member (heading a pertinent ministry) to this debacle. It has been my opinion that our political system needed an overhaul for over 2 decades now...being partisan and aligning oneself with party agenda is detrimental to the progress and socioeconomic status of our nation.

Unbelievable! " Bahamians always want to talk down on the younger generation"? This so-called "younger generation" has repeatedly talked down themselves...no one needs to do that for them. All of you should be ashamed (the 8000 students and parents, as well as all the enablers) for this farce of an excuse. Preparation for these national examinations would've/should've already passed the stage of complete; where reviewing would've/should've been in full swing. So, the claimed lack of preparedness is baseless. We were in quarantine/24-hr weekend lockdowns/business closures--come off of it, we were all in the house or should've been! But, we as Bahamians are so accustomed and readily accept mediocrity, our entire existence exudes mediocrity--inclusive of excuses.

The date these examinations are now scheduled to begin gives most, if not all, sufficient time to continue their refresher (for the ones that were preparing as they should have) and some time to study (for the ones that decided not to). You all, along with the excuse spewing teachers and parents, are just enablers...six (6) years of high school (Junior and Senior), but you're not ready, really? "please do the future generation a favor"? They need to do themselves a favor and be accountable and stop deflecting. They all (students) have the option, to show up or not, for the examinations--cancellation should not be considered, maybe an additional month given; these examinations are very important for students.

Exactly, but he will never do that; however, all he wants to do is denigrate.

I most definitely agree...this truly has to stop

**"A Jamaican company called One On One will help provide online education to support a virtual learning platform."**
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This government has just done another unthinkable! There are Bahamian online educational platforms already established; I can think of one right now (tutoringstation242.com) that has been around for 3 years offering BJC and BGCSE courses (some free of charge). But, yet this government decides to partner with a foreign company when qualified Bahamians are here. There is financial hardship being experienced by so many in this country, but this is what they decide to do with our taxpayers' money--give it to anyone, but Bahamians.
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There are Bahamian educators being laid off because of COVID-19 and the necessary quarantine/lockdown to curtail this virus. But, would it not be prudent to facilitate financial support other than a government subvention. Damn, assist the unemployed educators and the ones that are venturing outside the classroom to provide assistance to our students...Jamaican students sit CXCs, not glaat, bjcs, or BGCSEs.

I’ve read the comments; I agree and disagree with some opinions. What baffles me is the need for everything to be politically motivated and agenda-driven for some of you. Honestly, mistakes will be made, and best-laid-plans will fall short during the time of normalcy—let alone a pandemic that will go down as historic when all is said and done. I admit, I felt there would be chaos after the announcement of the first complete lockdown being implemented this past weekend, and quite frankly I expected the worst after the announcement of the impending 5-day lockdown. But the problem is shared—**1**. The government did a poor job of analyzing the potential and reality of the mad rush at the grocery stores **2**. Individuals residing in New Providence created the chaos by not following guidelines and directives—I do believe a uniform branch (RBPF or RBDF) should’ve been at every major grocery store 5 am Monday morning to ensure order. Yes, the government must shoulder a great deal of the blame for what transpired the past 24-72 hours; but, we as a people need to mature and be more orderly. Common sense would tell each of us that chaos would ensue, if we’re not considerate toward each other and conscientious regarding the situation that we find ourselves involuntarily immersed.

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The lines were aggravatingly long, YES! But, not one of us has anywhere to be, with the many work-stoppages, work-from-home orders throughout the country; so, wait if you can and if you can’t, then retry at another time. Human nature just necessitates discord, and so many of you “governance pundits”, “commonsense gurus” and “pandemic experts”, are just quick to label and castigate all efforts/decisions (good and bad) of Minnis and his administration. There is a reason for the quarantine, and there are guidelines when you’re in public…it’s our responsibility to adhere to them, for our safety—what do you guys want…Hall Monitors? Do your part and if you do, then the scenes at the grocery stores would not be so hopeless and catastrophic as they look/were.

I absolutely agree with you there are "bullies/misfits/criminals" and as ConcernedCitizen stated the Police Force like other government organizations, as well as private entities, is a microcosm of our society--In my opinion, the bulk of the Bahamian populace is law defiant. So, of course, there will be lawless individuals as members of law enforcement. My problem with this guy's comments is that it fuels an erroneous narrative because of its a generalized statement/accusation and not an opinion--he asserts that because he and some others he knew did foolishness that all did/does.

I totally agree with Maynard on this statement he made:

“Until Bahamians get together and stop this red and yellow and green and say we ain’t taking this bull, we going to Bay Street and when they see 50,000 people downtown, they’ll say they serious now.”

This party affiliated acceptance of how varying governments handle our country's business is appalling...the number of power outages is ridiculous, and we seem to be sitting, complaining, but not acting. I'm researching options that can be pursued in light (no pun intended) of BPL's poor service, especially being a customer that honors my 50% of the contract between BPL and myself--by paying my bill on time, and in full...but BPL is not honoring their 50% which is to provide reliable/commendable service.

Baha Mar will be lit up..because they were diligent with their investigations into this country's sub-par customer service in every service area imaginable, and have a generator farm for the inevitable reality we are experiencing with BPL and their load-shedding BS.

Without a shadow of a doubt this former officer is speaking to what HE knows—acts he has committed, incidents which he may be aware of; but, he can’t generalize his illegal behavior as a law enforcement officer and that of other misfits, and assert it as the norm. I am a former police officer and never falsified a report nor sent an innocent individual to prison…and I only speak for myself but must trust that there are other honorable officers (past and present) like myself. I will never make excuses for, nor do I condone illegal behavior by law enforcement…no matter how difficult and lawless the populace it is sworn to serve and protect may be, and the majority of the Bahamian populace is lawless (illegal appropriation, white/blue color and serious crimes, as well as traffic offenses). The narrative from the public and criminal element will always portray law enforcement poorly; however, most of us, are never honest with what the problem truly is, which is our lawlessness as a nation. Where this lawlessness stems from is debatable but curtailing and eradicating the bulk of this lawless behavior is imperative in regaining a little control on crime in our country. No organization is free of misfits and unsavory characters, but I do have faith that our police force is not as lawless as our general population—because if you believe this gentleman’s statements and attributed to all of our police officers (past and present), no professional policing is done…which is unequivocally not true.