It's not that the police is ill-equipped to handle domestic violence, they have done workshops at home and abroad on the subject. The problem in The Bahamas is that women are considered second class citizens. If the relationship fails if the woman's fault. There are lots of facilities that can be used as a safe haven for women in a domestic abuse situation, that woman should have never been allowed to go home without protective detail and the guy should've been held in custody or brought in for questioning.

When I went through my divorce I literally had friends of my ex, who were officers tell me to reconsider because he ain gin let me take his children nowhere. On top of that they refused to serve him the summons from my lawyer, they claimed they couldn't find him, we lived on the island, you can't go a day without seeing someone. But they couldn't find the man they were playing dominos with on weekends! so this goes beyond being equipped, the need to change their mentality about women in society.

It's not the programme they're using it's the firewall and security. All Colleges and Universities use Moodle and Zoom platforms. I have Free Zoom on my computer for working from home and having meetings with committee stakeholders. Porn, profanity is all blocked on both platforms.

Well there was no social distancing on the place so it really doesn't matter what they do once they leave the aircraft!

With the high unemployment rate that will surely ensue after the lockdown, will people still be able to afford to buy fast food as they did before?

Man, these people UNREAL!!

I just wanna know HOW?? This is in America where building supplies are cheaper than they are in The Bahamas, this is unacceptable and no excuse for this building to be like this. WOW! Disgraceful.

Will they seriously consider listening to what the people had to say?
1. Look at models of other countries like New Zealand who have had one death recorded so far, however, it's too late for the Bahamas to carry out some of the measures they have implemented. But you can still amend your lockdown, here in UK though in lockdown, essential services like Pharmacies, Foodstores, Gas stations, Convenience stores are still open hours of operations have been adjusted to 8 am-8 pm with only a limited amount of persons allowed in stores at any given time, one family member from each household shopping. This will decrease the mad dash every time stores reopen after a lockdown. Public Parks & transports, Fastfood places, Restaurants, Takeaways, all non-essential services are closed!!! All non-essential staff are working from home or are given special leave if they cannot do their work from home. Ports need to be closely monitored as there is still illegal movement of people via chartered flights and personal boats. This needs to stop!! There's also a law that says no more than 3 persons from the same household should be out at any given time. If there are 6 of you at home, no more than 3 should be out walking, shopping at the same time!

2. Educate the people instead of using scare tactics. Explain the disease, what it does, how it's spread/how to prevent it. GOOGLE is at your fingertips you can find health tips online. i.e. wash hands regularly, anything used in public should be disinfected(sprayed with Lysol or using disinfected wipes) cel phones, shoes, disposable gloves, if you don't discard after each use, was as if you're washing your hands. Education is key in this fight!! We got a text with links to take you to the National Health website with videos and guidance on how to stay safe. The government should probably do the same. The same info is constantly running between regular programming on television. You have to speak at the level the public will understand and stop tossing around medical jargon. The Minister of Education or teachers should also do their part in delivering messages to children out of school of the importance of keeping safe and why they are not able to go outside to play with friends at this time and how important it is to keep up with their studies while at home.

3. PPE should be provided to all frontline government workers, not just hospital staff but Police Officers or any officers dealing with the public. A week ago I've seen videos of police officer apprehending persons for breaking curfew, none of the officers at the time were wearing protective gear!

4. Businesses must also do their parts in curtailing the chaos. Hire additional security to enforce social distancing on the long lines. Only allow certain amount of persons in the store at a time. Protect your frontline employees and as well as screen your employees. If they are unwell urge them to stay home and seek medical attention.

I'm just waiting to see what the trade off was for this initiative, better be something that brings great benefit to the Bahamians people during this time of crisis.

This is not a show of solidarity it only proves that The Bahamas still have NO control whatsoever over its borders. Why are British Nationals and dependents still stuck in other countries while their borders are shut but can be transported from The Bahamas? Yes, it takes some pressure of the country not having to care for any of these persons if they fell ill at home BUT trust me this operation here, speaks volume about the integrity of our Nation. It means we have no teeth on the international stage.

I'm going to be the Devil's Advocate here and say this. If after this world Crisis the Tourism Industry, domestic or foreign is still seen at a Major industry in the country then Bahamians would have learned nothing from the Pandemic. Tourism is not only a Fragil industry but also highly saturated one, Sun, Sand & Sea no longer sells. The Bahamas has too long place its dependency on Tourism, 9/11, the increase in violent hurricanes have all proven that this is no longer a viable industry for the country.

The Bahamas needs to become more sustainable and in doing so it must learn to feed itself so that when a crisis hit, the country does not have to worry about when the next shoe is gonna drop. So instead of thinking of ways to jumpstart tourism, more money needs to be encouraged into Agriculture, Manufacturing, e-commerce. As for exporting Conch, that has become the livelihood for many fishermen, what is needed is a season like Lobster and Grouper to protect the industry. Imagine a country calling for the export ban on their meats or a bread basket item like rice? So you see why the point of Conchs for Bahamians a bad idea. I'm a Bahamian living in the UK and can't wait for the summer months when food stores import coconuts from Malaysia and the Philippines.

The Government indeed has its work cut out in for them in finding the best way to move the country forward. Right now the world is in crisis and while other countries will be able to pick up the pieces and move forward, The Bahamas does not have that luxury as it at the mercy of other countries to put food on your table and money in your pockets!