If this wasn't such scary sarcasm I would LOL. I hope it is sarcasm, because I'm sure any thinking Bahamian who actually reads these articles and comments would think you are bat-$h!t crazy. Everything under Government control is a failure. We need less government not more. If you believe that you are getting value for your tax dollars I have a hotel on Cable Beach to sell you...

He said, She said... Who cares? My question is why did it take 3 hours for an official response to the National Hurricane Center alert on Hurricane Joaquin's intensification and track. Which alley bar was Basil Dean in with his phone off?? Life or death was coming and the people who are put in place to alert the rest of us that a catastrophic storm was coming, dropped the ball. Although dropping the ball implies that they were holding the ball to begin with. Let's get serious in this country and yes lets get a radar that covers the length and breadth of our country. Use Glenys' salary and make it happen.

haha, you are retarded! So if that is the case why didn't your God Pindling change it? Sit small...

The foolishness I have seen with regards to NEMA and itself getting the message to the people that needed it is mind-blowing. Lindsay Thompson, its Communication director made everything clear when he stated on the news "We have to lie. I mean rely..." NEMA were not even holding the ball to drop it. They are a disgrace. Their Facebook page has not been hacked. If Bahamians had perished they would have blood on their hands. Resign and do us all a favor.

Thank you Inigo. VAG is a walking disaster. All you need to do is watch the NB12 broadcast of Oct. 6th that shows him in Mayaguana looking out over a puddle on the airport road and lamenting that no one had come to meet his empty plane. Laughable, awkward and sad at best.

Loretta Butler-Turner was the first to respond to this Bahamian tragedy. All the other guys need to pull out their pencils and take notes. She has demonstrated real leadership in her position as an MP for a devastated community. No one has to wonder about what she stands for. I think she is Prime Minister material, no mater what the MCM's say. She is on the ground, in the media, on social media, and she has the support of the people and that's more that you can say for any of the other FNM's in the house with her. I applaud her efforts and all the private donors and the ordinary Bahamians who gave whatever they could. This is a galvanising moment in our country's history. It has also shown the gaping void of leadership we are faced with at this current moment. I continue to pray for my country. We will rise like the phoenix we are and we will be better, stronger and more united. Forward, Upward, Onward, Together.

This culture of guns and killing is taking The Bahamas to the next level of mayhem. Where do these guns come from? Why are they so easy to obtain? When will we have a gun amnesty to try and rid our streets of some of these guns? Gun drop off points - with no questions asked. We need lateral thinking to get out of this mess. Too bad most of our thinking Bahamians have high-tailed it elsewhere. Who could blame them? Staying in the Bahamas could get you killed for little to no reason.
Education is still the key to get out of this horrible mess. Sex education=less unwanted babies who grow up to become criminals.
Literacy and numeracy is the key to employment.
Education Reform is the answer to crime. It will take a generation or more, but it is the true answer.

From what I can see, population cleansing... Shady Street?? Really Bahamas!!? African Congo sounds safer...

I agree with many of your points, however a Harcourt Curriculum is not the answer. This is not rocket science, the foundations of literacy and numeracy can be taught using a Bahamiancentric curriculum. What we lack are resources. What we have in abundance are overcrowded classrooms full of children who can learn if reached. We need more innovative and engaging programming. We also need social programs that ensure children are not hungry and can focus on what is being taught. This complex issue is something that has to be dealt with or there is certain death for the future Bahamas.

The fact remains that in The Bahamas mediocrity is prized. Lionel Sands needs to go, and anyone else who is high up in the Ministry of Education who have no new ideas for the country and continue to practice this insanity. Throw up your hands and blame someone else! That is the way we like it in The Bahamas.
Education Reform is a dirty word in this country. For over a decade we have had the same abysmal results and the same people running the show. No new ideas, no desperate attempts to save the nation's youth. For some myopic reason this is not a priority for any government, we are in a bad place and it's only going to get worse if there is no revolution of thought.