Sorry Moncur, but use your imagination. Another tool to be used for surveillance. For our own good, of course. Read your history. Is "every" ambiguous?
"The hubbcat, the management of it was under control of the Ministry of Health,” Mr Dames said. The command station is at the Cable Beach Police Station and officers are equipped to monitor “every single person throughout this country,” he said."

joeblow,
Noam Chomsky calls Trump "the most dangerous criminal on earth." It is hard to argue. Even though you are abjectly wrong on trump's supposed accomplishments, "leadership", to those intellectually capable of understanding the term, is a disaster for the world. I made an exception for the months after the election for the many of my family and friends, all college educated, who voted for this vile individual. Now, after exposing himself as an utter imbecile, devoid of compassion, humanity, intelligence and morality, some continue to support him and make excuses for Trump. I have no tolerance for this reckless and cavalier treatment on the state of the world, especially the US. As a US citizen, I have spent 45 years there as a business owner, and having attended 5 colleges and universities and still have connections there. There is no aspect of American life that Trump has not negatively affected. Clearly, you are spending too much time watching Fox News, devoid of scholarship and a learned point of view. One cannot spend a minimum amount of time reading and not bump into the thousands of solid negative critiques of Trump's whole persona by political analysts, scholars, medical experts, nearly anyone who can still think. I am not particularly bothered by Trump. He is just one truly bad apple. What I am most fearful of is the amazing number of ordinary looking human beings who still can manage to put together an argument for voicing their support for the most dangerous criminal on earth. Such as yourself. Truly fearful.

Fully agree.

The lesser of the two evils would be to look hard at what has gone on in your own lifetime. There is a saying that a true criminal learns their art inside prison. With 2.2 million people in prison in the US, the highest percentage of any industrialized nation, one would think decent people would look at some advancements made, and at least try to implement some. The history of policing, along with the profit motive for incarceration should be enough for evolving, intellectually capable people to start questioning "how we do things". Your responce is the reason why I place so much emphasis on the youth. We adults are just too set in our ways and seemingly intellectually unable to imagine a better place. It is either nostalgic for the old ways, or completely scared about trying new ways. And, an inability to see the complete failure of our present ways. I think you are wrong on this. Do some research on the prison system. It is not there for the average person. It is there to protect the rich and their property. Too much has been exposed and written about this to ignore.

I am presently of the opinion that only a morally deficient idiot could possibly vote for Trump. And, I need do nothing to prove my point. It is in stark evidence all around us, even on your TV.

Charlie, fair enough. But, Trump's loyalty to his base? Trump cares about one thing. Himself. Nothing more. You state, "For whatever else he is or isn’t, Trump is a formidable presence on the debate stage. Both in the lengthy series of Republican candidate debates in 2016 and in his showdowns with Hillary Clinton later that year, Trump projected a raw power that belied the weakness of his arguments and rude nonsense of many of his statements." No Charlie, he is not a formidable presence, except to those already muddled in their thinking. Which brings me to the true state of the cognitive abilities of the people the world over. Attention spans, IQ, and other mental awareness abilities such as reading comprehension, where reading is still a thing, are dropping in most places in the industrialized world. Some point to introduced chemicals into our biosphere, nuclear fallout and a whole host of other contaminants, including the contamination and nutrient loss of the food we eat. Personally, having watched the US devolve intellectually for 5 decades, I tend to believe that the electronic manipulation, both intentional and as a by-product of marketing, has led to a distracted, fearful, and science phobic people who are now easily led by autocrats who use the right cues and dog whistles to bring the masses into line. Yes, Trump may win again. But, not because he has anything to offer. You used the word vile, which I wholeheartedly endorse in describing Trump. In a decent country, Trump would not even be allowed a second interview, let alone a shot at an elected seat for anything. But, I said a decent country, yes?

Agree with most. Yet, there still seems to be a lot of uncertainty in the whole equation. I think the next two months will be very telling here. I hope we do not suffer the same fate as our neighbor to the north.

Brian, I believe your take on this is correct. However, while the thrust of your letter is economic, my greatest concern is the loss of democracy for humanity. To preserve what we have, it is incumbent upon our leaders to rise to the occasion of educating themselves to the true threats out there. This would be a new breed of leaders for The Bahamas, as there is little to suggest that this concern has been front and centre for most of our history. Thanks for your perspective.

Ms. Wallace,

All what you say is true. Why is there such a lack of empathy, and even less real thinking going on around us? Isn't this the most important question? For the life of me, I just can't fathom the disconnect. I used to put a lot of faith in education. Now, I see an abundance of educated selfish idiots. Use the US president and our own PM, for examples.

What a sad, sad story.
What does sell-out really mean?
From top to bottom, we sold out a man who clearly had his heart and his money in this country to benefit us all. Can anyone honestly say the same about the present owners? What a sad, sad, sad story and a serious black eye for this country. Like we needed another.
Having followed this story from day 1, it leaves me with a real hole in my heart that so many people here went along with, and profited from the rape of an innocent man. I hope there is really no such thing as karma, or The Bahamas is in for even worse things to come. Hard to imagine, I know.