The most effective sea walls appear to be the ones used in ElEest Bay Street and some family islands. Before these were installed, some entire portions of the roadway were washed away during a storm like Nicole or even the annual winter weather that hits the northern shorelines. The design of these sea walls with the notches, breaks the impact of the waves as it smashes into the shoreline, redu the impact. And water is allowed to constantly filter back out to sea, through the notches, even as more waves continue to splash inland. This prevents the build up op water and reduces erosion. And whilst not perfect., it has greatly reduced the impact of rough seas.

Gothenburg question is what improvements should be made? Considering all the variables that are present in a hurricane, such as wind , rain, sea surge, flooding, lightening flying debris etc., what exactl improvements can be built to make a property not just hurricane resistant but hurricane proof? And thinking about it, to say yes the impact resistant windows are a great enhancement and the walls enforced with rebar’s and filled with concrete. And even the double-structure roofs. But at some point, financial and other constraints will cut in and a property owner must say, ‘ok beyond this point I will have to give in to Mother Nature. Because even if I am able to save my property beyond this point, everything else around it will be destroyed. Just look at the number in f beach front homes , condos and even hotels that were damaged or destroyed in North Florida. Hotels with multi floors now have to be torn down because this hurricane uprooted or compromised their foundations or footings.

Nicole was a sun-Tropical storm almost to the time it reached Abaco. Meaning it’s formation was more like a winter storm than a hurricane. When it changed from a subTropical to a tropical storm, most of the storm was in the northeast and southeast quadrants. This was the dirty side of the storm, having the heavy rains and stronger winds. Furthermore, Nicole pushed further Nirth, sparing Abaco and Grand Bahama of hurricane force winds. They got barely more than what New Providence felt. And because the storm shifted North, and had a weak west side, this also spared Miami, Ft Lauderdale and West Palm. But when you look further up Northern Florida, there is beach erosion that uprooted homes and washed away over100 feet of beach. Even hotels in places like Daytona had their foundations eroded and Tampered by the hurricane and because they are so compromised, the hotels will have to be torn down as there is strong possibility that Theo may collapse. So yes,GrandBahama, Abaco and the entire Bahamad have a lot and plenty to be thankful for.

All Junkanoo shacks that get seed money from government should have at least one fire fighting apparatus at each of their main shacks. And firemen should go into communities more often teaching fire prevention and basic fire safety and fire for fighting techniques. Junkanoo is constructed with very flammable materials. Example crepe paper. And weed. ( puff, puff , pass).

So you then are creating your own print media… carry on thence..

The old saying that s still new ‘Only invest in risky investments what you can afford to lose.’

They is Stoopid Tal always trying to muddy da waters? How does this comment be connected with Sarkis Izmirilian

Name and shame, doesn’t work in The Bahamas anymore, especially since most of these corrupt people already moved off the scene. And may have been replaced by more corrupt and shameless people. And word is one former PM, whose hands may be in this in more ways than one, is having memory loss, which may be in his favor.

NOT SO fAST!!! Because two heads or two bodies came to an agreement doesn’t mean that is the end of the story and ‘it’s a done deal’. Other synergies have to kick in. Like minimum wage and other payroll increases that will lead to corresponding increases in national insurance contributions and other payouts for employers, like BPL increases and like increases in other overhead. And then a possible recession or even stagflation. ( the economy goes into recession, but prices continue to rise). So it will take 6-18 months to see and feel the real effects of these decisions.

If the chirren been hear from berths, then why the rush to deport them. Minors to a strange country? Bell proves day after day he is actually a dumBell. Cold hearted brash behavior. Something you will expect Donald Trump to do.