No surprise here. As I repeatedly suggested at the outset of this foolishly self-inflicted second wave, the surge would begin between the 12th and 18th of August.
We should expect elevated amounts of cases for the next 2 to 3 weeks before seeing any stabilizing or decrease in cases.
Why they told us to expect a 2-week lockdown with 100's of cases when it actually took 3 months to get the initial first wave with single-digit cases under control is yet another mystery. They should have told the people the truth so as many people as possible could plan as best they could for at least another 3 months minimum lockdown.
I don't know what criteria the COVID task force is using to make decisions, but obviously common sense isn't one of them!
@TalRussell....Your initial question in itself is an indictment undeniably confirming the bi-partisan political corruption that we have lived with for 50+ years!
Your "Comrade Alfred M" AND Branville speak nicely, however, they are part and parcel to the problem. Due to their lifelong affiliations, they would have absolutely no choice other than to exasperate bi-partisan political corruption because they would be just as obligated as all before them to maintain the status quo of protecting "dis one and dat one" across political aisles of bi-partisan political corruption.
Obviously, one thing we can now agree on without question. Now that COVID-19 has leveled the playing field, **everyone** can now see and **"FEEL"** that what we were doing in the past failed and failed miserably!
We desperately need to stop the blind allegiances, put petty differences aside and quickly find a new direction, or we will all perish while the Bay Street and Sunshine Boys continue fattening their friends, family and lovers at the trough which they denied 99.9% of us to even smell!
As usual, regardless of which party is in power, our leaders across the board do not listen to the people. They will spend our tax dollars bringing n "consultants" from far and wide to learn what we the people are screaming for right here!
How do we get beyond a government that is totally deaf to the people that put them in place to do the "peoples" bidding?
Bi-partisan political corruption must be eliminated. What the Bahamian people are looking for now is alternative political parties not aligned with either PLP or FNM oligarchies that have purposely strangled economic empowerment of black Bahamians regardless of the useless so-called fantasy "black majority rule", which never actually materialized beyond a whole lot of baloney speeches given by empty barrels. Covid-19 has laid the proof bare through-out the country for ALL to "feel".
Bahamians have advocated the PLP and FNM for diversification of the economy and to pay more attention to our dying tourism product literally for decades, to no avail. Both parties proved equally incapable of removing UBP shackles that retards the growth of black Bahamians, and even maintain the shameful racist segregation practice of keeping black Bahamians from gambling in casinos 2020! How is that possible???
COVID-19 does not discriminate between rich, poor, black, white, citizen, or resident. It is an equal dispenser of misery, sickness, and death to ANYONE unfortunate enough to be touched by it!
Usually, people are too busy dealing with their own lives and situations that often times it takes a serious disaster that "touches" everyone to make everybody realize we are all equal, and forces people to come to terms with their mortality, leading to a bringing together of a community with the realization that we all need each other.
Hat's off to the residents of Harbour Island! We can only hope and pray this community sprit of togetherness and self help quickly becomes infectious throughout our country. Otherwise many people simply will not make it to the other side of COVID-19.
Popular synopsis is only the sickest of the sick end up in hospital for COVID19 tests, and that is how they're determining infection numbers. The U.S. is actually using the same criteria and estimates only around 10% of infected persons are actually showing up for the tests as the remaining 90% of infected are either not sick enough to seek medical attention or too terrified to further expose themselves!
Throw in the opening of schools while the virus is totally out of control and this instantly becomes an untenable situation that can and **WILL** only snowball to larger problems.
Why and how Jeff Loyd and Cabinet came to the conclusion that opening schools in the middle of a pandemic made any sense whatever is beyond comprehension. But these same people thought opening the borders to the U.S. was a prudent idea!
The idiots in the U.S. and the idiots here following the great orange wizard Trump stupidity of opening schools in the middle of this coronavirus pandemic are about to have their ass's handed to them on a thin paper platter!
The cane toad was first discovered in Lyford Cay in 2013, breeds twice a year, laying up to 35,000 eggs each time.......And they're happy about catching 400 of them???
If you could pull your head out of your ass so you'd be able to read first-hand realities of what's happening, and also learn that the great and powerful USA is having the same delays securing PPE's also from **CHINA.**
SP says...
What a nightmare!!
On Man claims he can't walk after virus
Posted 13 August 2020, 6:02 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
No surprise here. As I repeatedly suggested at the outset of this foolishly self-inflicted second wave, the surge would begin between the 12th and 18th of August.
We should expect elevated amounts of cases for the next 2 to 3 weeks before seeing any stabilizing or decrease in cases.
Why they told us to expect a 2-week lockdown with 100's of cases when it actually took 3 months to get the initial first wave with single-digit cases under control is yet another mystery. They should have told the people the truth so as many people as possible could plan as best they could for at least another 3 months minimum lockdown.
I don't know what criteria the COVID task force is using to make decisions, but obviously common sense isn't one of them!
On Virus forces closure of govt offices as cases pass 1,000
Posted 13 August 2020, 8:36 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
@TalRussell....Your initial question in itself is an indictment undeniably confirming the bi-partisan political corruption that we have lived with for 50+ years!
Your "Comrade Alfred M" AND Branville speak nicely, however, they are part and parcel to the problem. Due to their lifelong affiliations, they would have absolutely no choice other than to exasperate bi-partisan political corruption because they would be just as obligated as all before them to maintain the status quo of protecting "dis one and dat one" across political aisles of bi-partisan political corruption.
Obviously, one thing we can now agree on without question. Now that COVID-19 has leveled the playing field, **everyone** can now see and **"FEEL"** that what we were doing in the past failed and failed miserably!
We desperately need to stop the blind allegiances, put petty differences aside and quickly find a new direction, or we will all perish while the Bay Street and Sunshine Boys continue fattening their friends, family and lovers at the trough which they denied 99.9% of us to even smell!
On Bahamas confronts 'Sir Stafford Sands moment'
Posted 12 August 2020, 8:19 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
As usual, regardless of which party is in power, our leaders across the board do not listen to the people. They will spend our tax dollars bringing n "consultants" from far and wide to learn what we the people are screaming for right here!
How do we get beyond a government that is totally deaf to the people that put them in place to do the "peoples" bidding?
On Experts confirm border move to blame for surge
Posted 12 August 2020, 6:29 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Bi-partisan political corruption must be eliminated. What the Bahamian people are looking for now is alternative political parties not aligned with either PLP or FNM oligarchies that have purposely strangled economic empowerment of black Bahamians regardless of the useless so-called fantasy "black majority rule", which never actually materialized beyond a whole lot of baloney speeches given by empty barrels. Covid-19 has laid the proof bare through-out the country for ALL to "feel".
Bahamians have advocated the PLP and FNM for diversification of the economy and to pay more attention to our dying tourism product literally for decades, to no avail. Both parties proved equally incapable of removing UBP shackles that retards the growth of black Bahamians, and even maintain the shameful racist segregation practice of keeping black Bahamians from gambling in casinos 2020! How is that possible???
On Bahamas confronts 'Sir Stafford Sands moment'
Posted 12 August 2020, 6:22 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
COVID-19 does not discriminate between rich, poor, black, white, citizen, or resident. It is an equal dispenser of misery, sickness, and death to ANYONE unfortunate enough to be touched by it!
Usually, people are too busy dealing with their own lives and situations that often times it takes a serious disaster that "touches" everyone to make everybody realize we are all equal, and forces people to come to terms with their mortality, leading to a bringing together of a community with the realization that we all need each other.
Hat's off to the residents of Harbour Island! We can only hope and pray this community sprit of togetherness and self help quickly becomes infectious throughout our country. Otherwise many people simply will not make it to the other side of COVID-19.
On Family Island residents get together to help each other
Posted 10 August 2020, 9:14 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Popular synopsis is only the sickest of the sick end up in hospital for COVID19 tests, and that is how they're determining infection numbers. The U.S. is actually using the same criteria and estimates only around 10% of infected persons are actually showing up for the tests as the remaining 90% of infected are either not sick enough to seek medical attention or too terrified to further expose themselves!
Throw in the opening of schools while the virus is totally out of control and this instantly becomes an untenable situation that can and **WILL** only snowball to larger problems.
Why and how Jeff Loyd and Cabinet came to the conclusion that opening schools in the middle of a pandemic made any sense whatever is beyond comprehension. But these same people thought opening the borders to the U.S. was a prudent idea!
The idiots in the U.S. and the idiots here following the great orange wizard Trump stupidity of opening schools in the middle of this coronavirus pandemic are about to have their ass's handed to them on a thin paper platter!
On EDITORIAL: US cheek to issue travel warning
Posted 8 August 2020, 5:07 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
**s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e** We won't be in the "true" surge of infections generated by the border opening and Florida shoppers until August 17th!
What we're seeing now is nothing compared to whats' to come.
On UPDATED: 69 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19
Posted 8 August 2020, 2:51 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
The cane toad was first discovered in Lyford Cay in 2013, breeds twice a year, laying up to 35,000 eggs each time.......And they're happy about catching 400 of them???
On Nearly 400 invasive cane toads caught
Posted 8 August 2020, 9:13 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
If you could pull your head out of your ass so you'd be able to read first-hand realities of what's happening, and also learn that the great and powerful USA is having the same delays securing PPE's also from **CHINA.**
https://www.wflx.com/2020/07/14/calls-g…
Try to equate that the Bahamas did not have any PPE shortage prior to Dr. Minnis's border opening screw up!
On Mountain of PPE equipment arrives from China
Posted 5 August 2020, 5:08 p.m. Suggest removal