Here we go again, blaming the Queen for our failures. Almost 50 years of independance and you still want help. Our Governor General is selected by our leaders and simply rubber stamped by the Queen, and how on earth you can blame the Queen for the state of our country after 49 years of managing our ownbaffairs is mind boggling.

I know of one case on a family island where the wife refused sex to her husband unless he went with her to church every Sunday. That's sexual blackmail.

Where to start. You have on one island a District Superintendent who was a lousy classroom teacher, with poor BGCSE exam results yet was rapidly promoted. You have new principals who are sometimes promoted because of their charm/gift of the gab or political affiliation. You have successful practical courses shut down because lack of teachers or hiring Cubans with absolutely NO experience of teaching that subject or have difficulty speaking clear english. You have a union leader who preaches the big talk about salaries, working conditions etc (valid issues) but rarely personally defends a competent teacher wrongfully dismissed or transferred. New inexperienced principals in some case promoted with absolutely no man management skills and rule by dictate rather than consultation with experienced staff which of course leads to a fractured staff. Some of these principals exert their power by getting rid of staff that don't fit their plan or are not subservient to their every whim and order. Many many good young Bahamian teachers out there who will never be promoted. As for a teacher getting excellent exam results and participating in all extra school activities, just a waste of time at the end of the day from a career advancement point of view. The ACR is often wielded by vindictive principals as a weapon over teachers. Having said all that there are many, many teachers who strive to get their best from students and many good principals. Time for teachers to complete an ACR on their principal and all these Ministry of Ed staff.

Once had a bill at PMH and went to accounts to pay it. Lady eventually traced outstanding account and was taken aback that someone wanted to pay their bill.. Second time as an inpatient , went private. What a total disgrace. Room with AC directed at bed, unable to turn off. No way of turning bedside light or any light for that matter on or off from bed, Shower dirty inoperative-was given a jug of hot water. Sink leaked. Milk on cereal sour on both occasions. Staff heard laughing and talking down corridor, NEVER came to check on me. Asthma attack early hours of morning and must have got the dumbest nurse in creation who would not believe me. After gasping for breath and my wife pleading the doctor on duty was called and immediately put me on inhaled medication.
To be fair, it is beyond the ability for the working nurses to effect changes at the physical building level but it was an experience never to be repeated. Of course the politicians never get subjected to this deplorable state of public medicine.

Prouing, Total bulls-hit. Boris made many many mistakes but he also got UK covid vaccinated way before almost every country , got us out of the domineering EU and his support for Ukraine jump started the rest of the Nato countries to get involved to try and stop this mad dictator. Putin . So are we to assume that all these other countries-USA, Germany, France and Turkey to name a few also don't care about their countries . The UK was one of the first countries to land and help out on Eleuthera after Hurricane Andrew but maybe the PM should have been looking after the UK first.

Wrong. China, Pakistan and India

And two primary schools to be constructed in two family islands at 14 millipn each. How the hell do you pay that amoint of money for a small primary school.

Putin only cares about himself and his luxurious lifestyle. A true communist for the people- not!

As a long serving teacher I used to laugh at the " our little darlings" trotted out.. Incompetant Principals, District Superintendants, ministry officials and then the past Director and Asst Directors. You have Chemistry labs (loose description) with either no chemicals or some that predate Independance, lack of copying paper and copiers, hiring of Cuban teachers who can barely speak english, in some cases teaching a subject they are not qualified in, workshops with no teacher especially woodwork, sucessful programs closed such as the Auto in Central Eleuthera, vindictive principals who care more about their image and are so incompetant that they rule by dictate not discussion. Add promotions often because of who you know. Yes there are good principals but few and far between. Throw in the BUT which simply exists to carry out pay barganing and rarely addresses complaints victimization by administration orthe MOE and you have a system which needs total reorganisation.

Especially true of some new Principals who are so insecure that they rule by dictate and not consultation with far more experienced staff