I think all the regular contributors should get together for a beer one day-would be interesting.At least different opinions are expressed without resorting to insults and crude language.

Read the article "shortage of trained nurses". Firings and retirement do not equal all the hirings just before the. last election. At the end of the day any government has only so much money to distribute . Granted do not live in the past but learn from it.

Sorry but most solutions require cash and the question still is where does that cash come from in an almost bankrupt economy. Face facts and we are always told learn from history but it seems borrowing has always been the solution. The obvious solution is to dramatically increase nursing salaries,working conditions ,hours and easy access to further training but I say again how will this be paid for? That is not throwing in the towel but facing a very difficult situation .

I agree, but having learn't to fly on a 150 the payload is very small and there is no room power wise for any unexpected changes in weather or other emergencies. Nothing wrong with adventure but pushing the envelope added to the fact he really hadn't flown for sometime and did a quick refresher course only add to the risks not to say those of the persons searching. Anyway Ta since when did I become a communist (comrade)?

To compare Minnis with Mitchell is like compring Hitler to Winston Churchill. Funny how we demand our politicians instantly change direction and be proactive but then along comes lawyers who themselves often have little in the way of a moral compass.

You conveniently forget that the last incompetent government wasted all the money and borrowed even more so just where are the funds to retain these nurses to come from.

How about this for stupidity from the PLP. Fired two foreign nurses from Eleuthera who wanted to stay, even better did not renew the contract of a long serving foreign doctor who wanted to stay. Consequently no permanent doctor in Central Eleuthera for over 2 years. Only just have a permanent doctor who I am told is worked off her feet.

Cessna 150 - a training aircraft not suited to a long flight like this especially over water. Small payload and underpowered in a headwind.

So very true its not only the building but some of the staff are downright lazy and some are dishonest. Waste of time ordering practical mechanics or National Geographic or any other periodical as it gets stolen and never reaches. I once had an annual subscription to an international newspaper. Got one edition then nothing. Newspaper company traced every issue arriving in Nassau. So where did it go. Absolute bloody disgrace.

Always has been a bloody disgrace. Aside from anything else theft of magazines and newspapers is rampant and has been for over 30 years.