Totally agree but living with it means we have to be able to outsmart it. So far we are collectively not playing a smart game.

Are you not keeping up with how this virus is progressing? It's not just about the death rate - many patients are taking months to recover and for many the virus looks to have caused long term health issues. We are not dealing with the flu where most people are ill for two weeks, they recover and they can get on with life as before. This is different. The spectrum of complication is very wide and for many people catching the virus, they can end up being permanently damaged. If this virus develops out of control there will be no economy left and many will die. So if we have to lock down for a few weeks more in order to send this virus into retreat then I am in favour. No tourist income will be lost due to the new quarantine restrictions and so if we are going to have a lock down, let's do it now.

Agree. This is a realistic forecast.

We must re-set to zero infections or we are going to be in serious trouble. How are we going to achieve that without another complete lock down? Government unwisely gave the community some rope and we are back to square one (actually we are in a much worse position than where we started from). So again I ask, what is the alternative to another total lock down?

Why can't they get it right first time? The people has more intelligence than the cabinet.

I would love to know what process the tourists followed to get the permission from the Competent Authority to have this wedding in Harbour Island.

I cannot believe the PM has uttered the statement that "we were afraid to make that decision" The PM is elected to make the tough decisions especially if he feels this particular action (forcing Bahamians traveling to COVID hotspots to quarantine on return) would have been the right decision in the context of saving the country from the unnecessary spread of this deadly virus. What an admmision to make! What a dereliction of duty! What a failure of leadership!

Do you really think it is a good idea for us all to be driving around in a country where motorists are not required to insure for third party risks? Your chances of being struck by a driver carrying no insurance would be greatly multiplied. If a person is in a bad state financially at the moment think of how he or she would feel having to deal with a serious injury caused by another motorist and having no means of getting compensation. Compulsory third party insurance was introduced for a good reason.

Closing off commercial travel to the US was the only sensible option and so I welcome the decision. Many of us thought it was a foolish move to open up to US air travel on 1st July given the spread of the pandemic there and we have been proved right. Hopefully the PM won't make the same mistake again and his error can be nullified in the coming weeks as the Bahamas works to suppress this virus once more. This resurgence of cases just emphasises how difficult it is going to be for these islands to combat this epidemic whilst trying to keep the island open to tourists. America is in a mess right now and they have a President who must be injecting bleach into his brain. How else do you explain his behaviour in dealing with the pandemic? Until the USA gets a proper grip of this crisis we simply cannot open our doors again to American tourists. It is heartbreaking for our country but the health of our citizens must come first. I fear we are in for a long and scary ride.

The air corridor between Florida and the Bahamas must be closed immediately. Anything less will constitute gross negligence on the part of the PM. This is hardly a difficult decision. The country is receiving a mere trickle of US dollars from American tourists but the risk of importing COVID-19 is huge not only from tourists but from Bahamians foolish enough to want to travel to Florida for non-essential purposes. Our major hotels have more sense than the "competent" authority at the moment. They understand the risk and are closing the shop until things settle down in the US.