The conditions in Cuba are unbearable and getting worse. Hardly any tourists and everything is being rationed.

Someone once said , maybe in a Social Science book, that man will eventually create a society that it cannot manage or control.’ One would think that with the high age of technology and instantaneous communication, it would be those inputs that cause failure. But all the major supply interruptions, shortages of goods and services, and inability to meet demand is due, mostly to the human input. And not only is the world economy in trouble, but the US is facing shortages of its own. And it is also saddled with the problem of gun violence, where mass shootings seem to be increasing every day. And law makers seem to have no solution to this problem except to ‘increase the number of citizens carrying legal weapons.’ These include teachers, pilots, care givers etc. then there is the troubling incidences of drug overdose that too is increasing unquestionably and alarmingly. Experts have warned the president that America is in a mental crisis, a sort of mental breakdown and more resources are needed to fight this crisis. But the president had ignored this information. Here, in this country, there is a call for more resources to deal with mental issues. For persons who have lost loved ones, a number of the m over a short space of time. For people who are now permanently scarred from the effects of Covid-19. For persons who have lost jobs and homes and businesses from athe pandemic. If only a hotline to call

Unfinished and unwanted 9,000-passenger cruise ship to be scrapped
Lower hull of Global Dream II to be disposed of after shipbuilder filed for bankruptcY

If the agreement is flawed then it should be set aside and rewritten. For too long carpet baggers have come to The Bahamad and ripped the country off.

Who is to say that pirates don’t go to these sunken vessels ‘ad hoc’ and raid them if even piece by piece. Just visit some of the marinas in the Northern Bahamas and witness the amount of marine resources being carted off. One person was actually supplying a restaurant in New York with fish caught in The Bahamas. Then he got caught. And whilst he got penalized in his own country nothing was done with him here. He wasn’t Bahamian, so no prosecution.

Unlike the Chinese, some will become elected officials and give Haiti and Haitians the things they need

This immigration thing: Back in the 1960’s or 70’s the then Premier, Lynden Pindling, ordered a lot of Chinese nationals, who were in the country illegally to leave the country voluntarily or face being deported. Many had to shut down their businesses or sell them off to Bahamians. Some twenty years later, these Chinese nationals were able to return to the country, with their adult children, who had status in the country. And not only were the able to reopen and open businesses but could also sponsor other Chinese nationals to live in the country. And hence you see the growing Chinese population. A similar trend is happening among the Haitian population, where children of illegal immigrants have reached the age of 18 and can apply for status in the country. And older Haitians can apply to have their children, who are in Haiti and some are adults, come to the Bahamas. Some will say, well this is the law and this is how it is supposed to work. That may be true, but what will be the socioeconomic impact on this country in the medium and long term? Will the faces of Bahamians be changed yet again? And unlike the Chinese who mostly came back and opened businesses, the Haitian immigrants are of a lesser means and will be competing directly with lower income Bahamians for less skilled jobs. But a number of them have already infiltrated the construction industry. And because of their naturalized immigration status, they too will be able to open businesses and compete with Bahamians. So don’t be surprised if coal manufacturing becomes legal in the near future along with some controlled form of pine tree harvesting.

Why do people in this country wait until a pot boiling over before they turn the heat down? ALL the issues, including deforestation, farmers issues, illigal immigrants, homeless people and make shift shelters, coal manufacturing and the makeshift firing range are national issues that need to be addressed without the smoke and mirrors. And whilst Lincoln Bain must be applauded, not only raising these issues, but following through to ensure something is done, he needs to tune down the theatrical antics. The firing of a high powered weapon and the shoving match with law enforcement (who apparently were at fault). Before someone gets seriously injured.

Firstly yes admittedly there is a problem with heart disease, high blood pressure diabetes etc in the country. The basic diet is chicken and fries and sandwiches and fries. No fresh fruits or vegetables. Add to that chronic smoking ( of weed included) and high consumption of alcohol. There’s your train wreck.
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BUT can the great minister provide data showing the number of vaccinated people dying bfrom heart failure compared to non vaccinated.

And, most likely, if further investigations are done, it can be easily determined that if the 20-25 persons who get Covid and who did not travel abroad recently, worked or had exposure in the tourism industry, where masks are not required and where most workers Are mandated to be vaccinated.