This general elction should NOT have been called in the middle of the biggest crisis ever faced by this country. Minnis should have led us through the storm and THEN asked for a vote of confidence once we were in calmer waters.

More and more people are dying in The Bahamas from COVID - 19 and the tragedy is that most of these deaths are preventable. How many deaths of loved ones is it going to take before Bahamians realise that getting vaccinated is the best form of protection against this deadly virus? America is now advising against travel to our islands. The UK has recently put Jamaica on its Red list and The Bahamas will follow shortly at this rate. Our hospitals are overwhelmed. SP asks if these vaccines really work? Well as far as I can determine there have been NO deaths from COVID here in The Bahamas of fully vaccinated persons. So if you want to play Russian Roulette by continuing to delay vaccination then go ahead but you had better live a VERY sheltered life because this virus is everywhere. Good luck.

Minnis and the FNM have been a huge disappointment and frankly don't deserve another term; however, the sad reality is that a victory for the PLP would be the kiss of death for The Bahamas. Christie and his band of brothers took us to the economic precipice and that was before Dorian and Covid. The PLP offers nothing but the same old ideology and the same old tired, failed politicians. It is sad that there is not a credible third choice for the electorate but that is the reality. With a first past the post electoral system any protest vote for the DNA or an independent candidate will likely assist the PLP who could end up being re-elected with a smaller percentage of the overall vote. What a horrible choice for the electorate.

Neither the FNM nor the PLP deserve another term. Both govern for the purpose of self interest. With every election, it's the hope that kills us. Promises of how better they'll be if we give them another chance. This last one was a sore one for they promised so much, that they would be different: transparent and honest, a government for the people. Remember the pledges? As I say , it's the hope that kills us.

I rarely comment these days because it only encourages the dim witted, conspiracy theorizing serial bloggers that seem to have hijacked these pages. But this post from John deserves a special accolade. With a level of insight reserved for only the most brilliant of minds, John theorises that the reason why black and hispanic youths are killing each other in such great numbers is that the White Boogey Man is teaching them to kill each other as part of a population control exercise. Why couldn't anyone else see this? It's the Boogey Man's fault!

Carlton 61 says: "CDC says Vaccinated persons are shedding viral spikes to the vaccinated and unvaccinated. That is why our nurses refuse vaccination."

What absolute nonsense is that? There are many studies showing that vaccines significantly reduce (but don't eliminate) the rate of transmission to others. To jump to the conclusion that this is why nurses are not getting vaccinated is just plain propaganda. There are many reasons why nurses are not volunteering to be vaccinated - just like every other professional group in The Bahamas. However, nursing is the one profession where all employees SHOULD be vaccinated a) to keep themselves from getting sick and b) to reduce the rate of transmission to patients in their care.

The Tribune Headline is totally misleading. Is the Editor on sleeping pills?

The Headline should read: "Less Than five percent of fully vaccinated are testing positive for Covid". If anyone cares to read the article, Dr. Brennen is quoted as saying:

“The last time we checked there were no individuals who had been vaccinated who were currently being hospitalised.

This is really shoddy by the Tribune.

Stupid comment. Those little yellow cards stop you becoming seriously ill or dying if you do catch the virus. Ask those in ICU at PMH if they wished they had got those little yellow cards!!

According to Bloomberg today, just over four billion doses of COVID vaccines have been administered worldwide. If there were major and unacceptable risks associated with the vaccines don't you think that would be more than evident by now given a sample of four billion?? But here in The Bahamas, we know better than the scientists and peoples of the world. Because we are Bahamian, we will delay taking our jabs and wait for these four billion people to admit they were wrong and we were right. Meanwhile we will watch our family and friends suffer a horrible and often long lasting illness, our hospitals unable to cope and bodies pile up in the morgues like never before. Eventually we will be "red listed" and advisories will be issued warning against travel to The Bahamas. But hey, at least we will have stood firm against Big Pharma.

Cut your risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID or even dying from it by getting vaccinated. It's not rocket science. Yes, there is a small risk a few of you might suffer a complication from the vaccine but there is a much greater risk of you becoming seriously ill if you don't. Does anyone really want to take their chances presenting themselves with COVID complications at PMH??? The hospital has no free beds left anymore and doesn't know what to do with the rising number of dead bodies. What more evidence do people want before they realise that vaccination is the best way to protect themselves and their families? Yes, there are alternative therapy drugs like remdesivir, invermectin etc but these are still being trialed as far as being a preventative tool. There is a risk in everything in life. Most of you drive on Bahamian roads - now the risk of being seriously injured or killed in a road accident here is much greater than the relatively small risk of taking a reaction to the vaccine.