This is my point exactly : You cannot lock the country down unless you are going so subsidize your population with a Bahamian style CERB, which we cannot do due to economic constraints.

Bills do not suddenly disappear just because the country is locked down, and there are now no employment prospects for the vast majority of Bahamians thanks to the economic destruction wrought by these restrictive measures. I hope that Bahamians are prepared for 10-20 years of economic hard times, because that is currently what we have on the table.

I understand why people may seem to think that there is some underlying racial motive here, but think about this in a practical sense : Our conchy joe businessmen are the pulse of our Bahamian economy. They are a good barometer for what the current economic situation may be.

I would encourage the historically inclined readers on this forum to brush up on the history of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Sir Pindling idolized Mugabe so much that our nation faces/will face many of the very same issues that Mugabe's did/currently does.

Fair enough. It always bugs me to hear someone refer to us a "Christian" nation though when nobody really seems to believe in Christian values. Wasn't it six months back or so that McAlpine and one of the Anglican priests came out in support of the legalization of same sex marriage and abortion? The Bahamas is about as Christian as the Easter Bunny.

Agreed 100%, the cultural rot infecting Bahamian society is just as nefarious as the economic issues that we are currently facing.

I will wait to see how many of these cameras remain functional 6 months from now, or how many end up not being turned on during an interaction. Sounds like good news, but I am a proof is in the pudding kind of man. Will base further thoughts on tangible results.

We already have that lol

Anyone who has lived here for any significant length of time should be well acquainted with the old adage that "who you know is more important that what you know". Rules for thee and not for me has always been a staple of the Bahamian political scene.

Agree with many of the commenters above, we can piss over the government for their inadequate response all that we want (and rightfully so), but ordinary Bahamians have just as much complicity (if not more) in fueling this second outbreak by having COVID parties, playing dominoes, pretending social distancing isn't a real thing, etc. Common sense goes a long way in life, and this crisis is really exposing the severe deficit of it present on our beautiful islands.

I will go to my grave with the belief that the Bahamas has one of the worst cultural dispositions towards the institution of marriage, and family life in general, for our region. Maybe it is more of what I see in my personal life, but fornication, adultery, divorce are all easily accepted and commonplace for a supposedly "Christian" society.

Great nations are built off the backs of the family unit, and they fall when the family unit is destroyed. The chaos happening in the United States right now is blatant proof of that.

Bad news for the lawyers though : if people are broke, you won't be able to collect your legal fees.

I am sure that Heels Up Harris is going to poll well with the ACAB crowd lol. I wonder if she still believes that Biden raped Tara Reade?

If anything good has come out of this, it proves that #meToo was nothing more than a sham movement whose sole purpose was dedicated to slandering the character of a devout Catholic man. God will requite these people as they deserve.

Prime Minister Minnis certainly has room to grow when it comes to relating with the general public, but I do not agree with blaming the government for the general lack of personal responsibility in the country.

If you ever have the chance to live in the USA/Canada, you will understand why their societies (for the most part) are much more successful than our own, and why we are still fixing 50+ year old problems in this country. It is hard to build a successful society when a good portion of the population expects the government to give them a job/contract for being politically affiliated with them, and not have to learn a skill/trade or open their own business to get ahead. It is hard to build a successful society when single parent homes run rampant and most have no intent to ever consider family planning or living a stable life. It is hard to create a successful society with rampant crime and encouragement of the drug culture/"thug life" lifestyles that far too many of our young people are into. Etc.

I could go on and on, but my main point is that we do not have to be this way as a country. Most of the ills facing our country were created by ourselves, and we can fix them over the coming decades if we choose to. The Bahamas faces economic issues first and foremost, but we have a ill and decrepit society in a close second; both exacerbate the other. The generational lack of personal responsibility is starting to bear fruits now, we should not be having to tell Bahamians only go out if absolutely necessary, yet we still have COVID parties, domino games, and a general disinterest in any form of social distancing occurring.

I have always said that natural selection is God's way of dealing with the less intelligent people of society, and we are witnessing the results of it occurring today.

“I am in a position where my children’s father is not assisting me in any way and I am in need. I can’t go around breaking the law to provide for them, so I would rather get this and call it a day. I don’t want to come off as ungrateful as that man on the video said, so I say, thank God for it.”

Miss, I pray that everything works out for you and your children. I grew up in a single parent household myself (not sure if the same situation applies here or not), and know how hard life's financial struggles can be at times. Put your faith and trust in God always.