**“(With) the contact tracing obviously (we need) more capacity with that,” she continued."**
What tracing? I know many persons who have told me that, after they tested positive, it was several days before they were contacted and some say they were never contacted.
This is the problem, hardley any testing, by Government, and then little or no contact tracing.
The police should be tested at least once a week and frontline health workers everyother day.
School children should be tested every week or every two weeks.
It is known that good testing can capture 40% of the cases where the persons are spreading the virus but have not shown any symptoms.
The only reason the test numbers are going up is because the private sector are doing it.
Economist says...
Agreed, you need a "leader" who can get people to embrace the protocols. Much like the leaders of New Zealand, Germany and Iceland.
This is a time for the PM to step up to the plate and hit the home run.
On 'Critical' moment in fight
Posted 16 October 2020, 12:18 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Agreed, you need a "leader" who can get people to embrace the protocols. Much like the leaders of New Zealand, Germany and Iceland.
This is a time for the PM to step up to the plate and hit the home rum.
On 'Critical' moment in fight
Posted 16 October 2020, 12:18 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Why keep it cheap and simple by using Zoom when you can spend large sums of the peoples money (kick back to any civil servants?????) and it not work?
True to form. The Minister would have been advised by his civil servants. They are more to blame than the minister.
On Day two and pupils still can’t log on to lessons
Posted 15 October 2020, 9:09 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Wow Tal, and yet we decided that the 45,000 tests that Cayman was selling in April/May (at cost) were too expensive.
$7333 a day is crazy.
Shows you how desperate Minnis is now.
On 'Critical' moment in fight
Posted 15 October 2020, 9:03 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Kelly's needs to be congratulated. **They have shown faith in the Grand Bahama community.**
They could have done like Hutchison, take the insurance money and run.
Insted, they have persevered through a grueling clean up, and then a througher renovation.
**Through all this, they kept their employees** and, I understand, continued to pay salaries.
congratulations kelly's freeport!
On Kelly's hopes 13-month recovery is 'inspiration'
Posted 15 October 2020, 4:19 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
If it were any other island Minnis would have locked them down weeks ago.
If they want to open the Tourist season on 1st November he needs to get New Providence spread under control.
A comprehensive lockdown , like he did in Grand Bahama, would stop the spread.
But that would require real leadership on Minnis part.
On Three deaths, 194 new cases
Posted 15 October 2020, 4:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Barbados and Cayman have already cornered the market. You can travel to Europe freely from those desinations without having to quarantine for 14 days.
They have the COVID-19 under some form of control by testing, contact tracing and treating.
There is no reason to even think of The Bahamas.
On Work/study visa to launch October 22
Posted 15 October 2020, 4:04 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
**“(With) the contact tracing obviously (we need) more capacity with that,” she continued."**
What tracing? I know many persons who have told me that, after they tested positive, it was several days before they were contacted and some say they were never contacted.
This is the problem, hardley any testing, by Government, and then little or no contact tracing.
The police should be tested at least once a week and frontline health workers everyother day.
School children should be tested every week or every two weeks.
It is known that good testing can capture 40% of the cases where the persons are spreading the virus but have not shown any symptoms.
The only reason the test numbers are going up is because the private sector are doing it.
On 'Critical' moment in fight
Posted 15 October 2020, 3:59 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
So what are you doing about the other airlines? How does Western manage or Pineapple Air?
What about them? Don't they count as Bahamains?
If you don't pay out for the other airlines you should kot pay out for that hole in the ground called Bahamasair. shut it down!
On Gov't not seeking staff slashes at Bahamasair
Posted 14 October 2020, 2:51 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Bulla, I wit you...lol
On Gov't 'lacked interest' in early COVID test offer
Posted 10 October 2020, 10:19 p.m. Suggest removal