Last week Cayman Islands had 45,000 test available at cost.
They have 65,000 people and 100,000 tests for themselves in addition to ones for sale.
How can the PM expect us, the people, to take all his long winded speeches on the seriousness for the lockdown when he doesn't take COVID 19 seriously himself?
We need some real leadership to deal with this crisis.
We need people who understand how to handle COVID 19 and , like Germany, Isreal, Iceland, understand that testing combined with a lockdown is the only way to defeat it.
Economist says...
Testing is the only way to go.
You can't open the economy if you don't know who is sick from who is not.
Right now we don't have a clue. That's why they government is being so evasive in its so called plans to open up.
On Ramp-up COVID-19 testing to stop 'economic damage'
Posted 29 April 2020, 3:12 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Agreed, well said.
On LETTER: 'Get ball rolling' over GB airport post-virus
Posted 27 April 2020, 7:24 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Another bandaid approach that will cost the people of The Bahamas tens of millions of dollars and not realize any real revenue.
He wants the Bahamian taxpayer to pay for a jobs program in Freeport.
On Freeport ‘the only fiscal and economic saviour’
Posted 27 April 2020, 6:31 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Agreed, we must test more.
On PLP calls for more COVID-19 testing
Posted 26 April 2020, 1:09 a.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Six weeks too late!
Government has failed everyone in The Bahamas by not having testing in place.
They had the examples of Germany, Israel and Iceland to follow.
Lockdowns are useless without testing.
On Ministry tests healthcare workers for coronavirus
Posted 26 April 2020, 1:05 a.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Why are we not testing?
This is terrible. All this lockdown is a waste of time if we don't test.
There are not that many people on many of the islands and yet we don't test.
This make us look like a very backward third world country.
On SATURDAY UPDATE: Five newly confirmed COVID-19 cases – all from Bimini
Posted 26 April 2020, 12:49 a.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
They don't have to because they have a very high ratio of testing and have a good grip on the spred of the virus. Look at the ratios.
On Ward infection ‘massive blow’ to health teams
Posted 22 April 2020, 8:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Last week Cayman Islands had 45,000 test available at cost.
They have 65,000 people and 100,000 tests for themselves in addition to ones for sale.
How can the PM expect us, the people, to take all his long winded speeches on the seriousness for the lockdown when he doesn't take COVID 19 seriously himself?
We need some real leadership to deal with this crisis.
We need people who understand how to handle COVID 19 and , like Germany, Isreal, Iceland, understand that testing combined with a lockdown is the only way to defeat it.
On Ward infection ‘massive blow’ to health teams
Posted 22 April 2020, 1:59 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
You make a lot of sense.
On Shopping schedule suspended for one week
Posted 14 April 2020, 7:27 p.m. Suggest removal
Economist says...
Wow, Cayman has their act together! To think that The Bahamas was so far ahead of the Cayman in the seventies, what happened?
How is it that Bermuda and Barbados already have arrainged for supplies and we are still talking?
On Dr Sands looking to improve testing options
Posted 14 April 2020, 6:57 p.m. Suggest removal