The PLP is no more in touch with the chickens than the FNM.
That is a fact most Bahamians can identify with and agree with.
Bahamians just choose to be cheerleaders for the rich, listening to the lies over and over again from their "leaders".
Show me where there is truly any concern for the poor in this country, besides the soup kitchens.

welcome home!!

Cuba may emerge as a moral powerhouse in our region, despite the ravings of disgruntled authoritarians. It takes an extremely successful brainwashing and re-education program to miss the obvious and well-documented history of US terrorist activities around the world, up to the present time. The US backs Saudi Arabia in it's genocide of Yemen, the slaughter of Palestinians in Palestine by Israel, coups in Venezuela, Chile, Vietnam,Iran, Iraq. and on and on and on. All it takes is a quick internet search to see how many countries in the world were invaded, overthrown and had leaders assassinated by the US and its associates. It is all right there in the history books for anyone who cares about the truth. The hypocrisy by our neighbor to the north has truly infected many people. Will we forever target the messenger, instead of using our God given brains for honesty and decency?
Cuba has done more for the world in this Corona pandemic than the US even pretends to.

As a side note, another entity, the Bahamian government, is in even worse straights.
What happens when they shut down? Especially to those who are continually whining about how the government needs to step in and help them, providing jobs, benefits, pensions and, you get the point?

Yes, only if you want to maintain high standards, good food and decent service. We should be saddened by the implications of this closure, as it will not be the last. The restaurant business is highly competitive. That they managed to stay in business for more than 15 years is a tribute to their success, not failure. The number of staff and management needed to run a good restaurant should be looked at as an indicator of what impact is to come for our country in the very, very near future. It is not the staffing that is the problem, it is the shutdown of our economy as we knew it. This article should be highlighted to show the depth of our problems here. It is not an indictment of this restaurant, it is a portent of the very near future.

"breathing room" "emergency" "taking advantage of attractive borrowing facilities" "grace period" "for a longer time horizon if the Government deems fit"
"I would caution us not to get into full holidays, just the principal." This loan is not a structural adjustment facility. It does not involve the conditionality elements normally associated with the IMF facilities that most are familiar with. This facility is a low-cost option, with an interest rate of some 1.054 percent that we are smartly availing ourselves to address our current needs,” the deputy prime minister said in a statement."

Transparency may come around in a few more decades, but do not look for truth. Truth will remain the most scarce resource in this country.

You are correct. But, now which costs will be cut? That is always the question.

Do not put any trust in the "no strings attached" idea.
If this is true, it will be the first time in the history of the world.
There are always stings attached. We will not find out about these until these guys are out of office.

Absolutely right. What percentage of our population understands this?

Quite right, Mr. Allen.
The problem is that we have gotten a bit too used to the present unfair and unequal distribution of wealth and income because there has been more than enough to engorge those at the top, while allowing just enough to trickle down to keep the masses silent. This is true from a political, as well as, an economic perspective here. But, it seems, those days are over.

Not to mention that most of our leaders, business and political, have been educated and brainwashed by this neoliberal economics that has infected our planet. Causing far worse damage than any viral pandemic.

But Mr. Allen, you waded into dangerous territory by mentioning "public good". We all know that in a very vocal Christian community such as The Bahamas, anything that resembles fairness, decency or economic equality, that would qualify itself as truly Christian doctrine, is completely off limits. I suppose that the collection plate on Saturdays and Sundays is heavily weighted towards those who wish to buy the amount of indulgences needed to get into heaven and to keep those pretty church doors open and their pastors living well. It is amazing that the pastors are so ill-educated that they cannot identify Christian principles if they were slapped on the face with them.

We have continued to be misled, not just The Bahamas, but the world, into thinking that the current ideology guiding our economies makes any sense to the vast majority of people on this planet. The numbers bear out this failure, but many people continue to make excuses for these failures, criticizing only the people, rather than the system and ideology behind them. It will be a long row to hoe, Mr. Allen, but I hope that you continue to point out what we should all truly be fighting for. The "public good" is something that is inherently human, decent, right and Christian. It is a shame that so many otherwise decent people are unable to grasp, and argue for, this basic and important concept.