Many primary school students have ringworm. Don't ever go to the barber around school opening time. But one local vet had an article in this paper just before Christmas. He said scabies is more common in this island than we think. Some people get infected from their pets. In animals dogs especially it is called the mange.
The move to get Bahamians off Bay Street (and Paradise Island) was started years ago. Then the tourists were discourage from coming over the hill. That was the first nail in the coffin of Bahamian entertainers and night clubs. Now lets watch and see what happens when Bah Mar opens on Cable Beach. They pushed us South now they pushing us further South and South West (where the Haitians use to live, So they have to deport the Haitians dem to make room for we. With all the empty and vacant property Downtown you saying if the government didn't have intentions of doing so, they cannot aquire a piece of land and set up a proper bus terminal? While the land is still available? Tourists use the bus too or maybe they forgot that! Don't be surprised if Bahamians, who low enuff to go, be banned from attending Junkanoo Carnival! ( Held in the Bahamas but ***not*** for Bahamians)
People in south Eleuthra tell Damien Gomez to tell Perry (Christie) "I only lookin for a lil something to do to put some groceries in my house. I ain't want no big contract what going to work me too hard
They tried that at least getting passengers to have exact change or purchase tickets and deposit them in the till. The passengers didn't cooperate and some of the rogue bus drivers who wanted to 'make a lil side change' like most people in this country. But maybe it's time now to revisit that plan so drivers can reduce time having to make change and focus more on the road.
The standard of bus drivers has improved over the last 5 years. Like the drivers say it is not an easy job operating one of the largest vehicles on the road on the busiest streets in Nassau and having to make frequent stops in the middle of traffic congestion where there is no proper stopping area Other motorist are intolerant of the buses and consider them a nuisance, the police is constantly at war with them, sometimes issuing so many tickets to one driver that he is forced to quit the job or go bankrupt and jitneys also serve a sometimes hostile public, some who refuse to pay to ride, some who vandalism and destroy the buses and many who rob drivers and even other passengers. Unlike the Bahamas where authorities seem to have joined in the hostility against the public transportation system many cities have enacted laws to make the buses safe and give stiff penalties to persons who damage buses or interrupt the services. They offer drivers training in public service driving and customer service and any driver in distress is given priority response from the police. Imagine if the thousands of persons that use the buses daily decide to get private vehicles to get around...all of us would be stuck in traffic til tomorrow!
When you listen to the Road Traffic Controller in the media, you can understand why things are going the way they are with public transportation: chaotic. This man sounds like a parrot who is singing for his supper and does not seem accommodating, proactive or concerned about the persons who use public transportation. Public transportation is supposed to be designed to accommodate and cater to the masses who use the service, allowing convenient and regularly service bus transportation that is reliable. The service should be available on routes that are popular with those who catch the bus and have stops that are in close proximity to hospitals, clinics, libraries, shopping center, sporting facilities and of course downtown. When the Miami transit Authority rescheduled it buses it included stops at the Miami arena, at major shopping areas and to populated areas. This blind authority here seems to be doing the complete opposite. They seem to be building a bus service that is as invisible as possible.
Why muddy the water even more by adding more questions? And Bahamian woman are not second class citizens. Even though there may be laws on the books that discriminate against women, most women in this country are exercising the same freedoms, rights and privlidges as their male counterparts. The question and fear is what closet doors do you open when you try to fix the laws on the books.
spy vs spy: since no one buying that story that "unknown" persons intentionally set fire to the dump, they will now try another story and see if Bahamians buy that one. . .***
> Since fire and water don't mix, be sure to not let Fireboy go in the water lakes and don't let Watergirl go in the fire lakes... And keep them both out of the green lakes!
next fire scheduled for june or there abouts then blame it on the scavangers again...garbage burning economics...never mind making half the country sick!
John says...
Many primary school students have ringworm. Don't ever go to the barber around school opening time. But one local vet had an article in this paper just before Christmas. He said scabies is more common in this island than we think. Some people get infected from their pets. In animals dogs especially it is called the mange.
On School hit by scabies shuts for two days
Posted 4 February 2015, 7:16 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
The move to get Bahamians off Bay Street (and Paradise Island) was started years ago. Then the tourists were discourage from coming over the hill. That was the first nail in the coffin of Bahamian entertainers and night clubs. Now lets watch and see what happens when Bah Mar opens on Cable Beach. They pushed us South now they pushing us further South and South West (where the Haitians use to live, So they have to deport the Haitians dem to make room for we. With all the empty and vacant property Downtown you saying if the government didn't have intentions of doing so, they cannot aquire a piece of land and set up a proper bus terminal? While the land is still available? Tourists use the bus too or maybe they forgot that! Don't be surprised if Bahamians, who low enuff to go, be banned from attending Junkanoo Carnival! ( Held in the Bahamas but ***not*** for Bahamians)
On Bus passengers are warned to be ready for chaos
Posted 3 February 2015, 10:03 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
People in south Eleuthra tell Damien Gomez to tell Perry (Christie) "I only lookin for a lil something to do to put some groceries in my house. I ain't want no big contract what going to work me too hard
On Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe
Posted 2 February 2015, 10:51 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
They tried that at least getting passengers to have exact change or purchase tickets and deposit them in the till. The passengers didn't cooperate and some of the rogue bus drivers who wanted to 'make a lil side change' like most people in this country. But maybe it's time now to revisit that plan so drivers can reduce time having to make change and focus more on the road.
On Bus passengers are warned to be ready for chaos
Posted 2 February 2015, 7:43 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
The standard of bus drivers has improved over the last 5 years. Like the drivers say it is not an easy job operating one of the largest vehicles on the road on the busiest streets in Nassau and having to make frequent stops in the middle of traffic congestion where there is no proper stopping area Other motorist are intolerant of the buses and consider them a nuisance, the police is constantly at war with them, sometimes issuing so many tickets to one driver that he is forced to quit the job or go bankrupt and jitneys also serve a sometimes hostile public, some who refuse to pay to ride, some who vandalism and destroy the buses and many who rob drivers and even other passengers. Unlike the Bahamas where authorities seem to have joined in the hostility against the public transportation system many cities have enacted laws to make the buses safe and give stiff penalties to persons who damage buses or interrupt the services. They offer drivers training in public service driving and customer service and any driver in distress is given priority response from the police. Imagine if the thousands of persons that use the buses daily decide to get private vehicles to get around...all of us would be stuck in traffic til tomorrow!
On Bus passengers are warned to be ready for chaos
Posted 2 February 2015, 6:57 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
When you listen to the Road Traffic Controller in the media, you can understand why things are going the way they are with public transportation: chaotic. This man sounds like a parrot who is singing for his supper and does not seem accommodating, proactive or concerned about the persons who use public transportation. Public transportation is supposed to be designed to accommodate and cater to the masses who use the service, allowing convenient and regularly service bus transportation that is reliable. The service should be available on routes that are popular with those who catch the bus and have stops that are in close proximity to hospitals, clinics, libraries, shopping center, sporting facilities and of course downtown. When the Miami transit Authority rescheduled it buses it included stops at the Miami arena, at major shopping areas and to populated areas. This blind authority here seems to be doing the complete opposite. They seem to be building a bus service that is as invisible as possible.
On Bus passengers are warned to be ready for chaos
Posted 2 February 2015, 3:57 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
Why muddy the water even more by adding more questions? And Bahamian woman are not second class citizens. Even though there may be laws on the books that discriminate against women, most women in this country are exercising the same freedoms, rights and privlidges as their male counterparts. The question and fear is what closet doors do you open when you try to fix the laws on the books.
On ‘Postpone referendum - and add more questions’
Posted 2 February 2015, 3:42 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
spy vs spy: since no one buying that story that "unknown" persons intentionally set fire to the dump, they will now try another story and see if Bahamians buy that one.
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> Since fire and water don't mix, be sure to not let Fireboy go in the water lakes and don't let Watergirl go in the fire lakes... And keep them both out of the green lakes!
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On Scrap metal scavengers may have started landfill fire, Dorsett says
Posted 31 January 2015, 10:56 a.m. Suggest removal
John says...
next fire scheduled for june or there abouts then blame it on the scavangers again...garbage burning economics...never mind making half the country sick!
On Blaze at city dump ‘80% extinguished’
Posted 30 January 2015, 7:46 p.m. Suggest removal
John says...
Is the dump fire that making everyone sick. Sore throat watery eyes and even diarrhea and other "flu like" symptoms
On Tamiflu back in stores next week after previous stocks expired
Posted 30 January 2015, 6:59 p.m. Suggest removal