Sure, prisoners who work are paid.........pennies a day!
Here we are though, trying to find a patch for the real problem.
WE do not value life. not yours and not our own.
WE do not teach the value of life. Nor dispute resolution, not do we set example by obeying the law.
WE do not take the time to talk to our kids, from birth to 18, and beyond.

Government has created this societal flaw of people not putting anything away, no savings, no contingency fund, no insurance, no plan. They constrict the economy, yet promise to be the great provider.
As Long as the Government "taxes" someone else, we line up for the handouts, but now they're running out of others to tax. So tax us they will, all while holding out to be the best thing for us since sliced bread.
Relief comes in a flood from compassionate people, from all over the world. Charity. No amount of legislated stupidity can ensure success or get anything done without enforcement, but can destroy what does work. Government will never succeed at Charity.

How about the Government start regulating the insurance companies and industry first?
Make sure their houses are in order before they impose themselves into every household in the country, concerned only with profit, not payout on policies.
The mandatory "purchase" of any commodity runs counter to economic growth or even stability.
Government administrations have put themselves into the position of being the Great provider of all needs, all have failed, with nothing to give except what has first been taken from you. They cannot build an outhouse for less than $500/sq ft.

Getting like Bahamasair,
"There will be an announcement at 3pm to announce the time of the next announcement about the delay....."

Is there nothing they can do right or get accomplished without the sheen of idiocy or graft?

Imagine the day when the utility is distribution and balancing of the grid only.
Imagine the legacy debt and dead weight being a distant memory.
Imagine a self healing grid.
Imagine no power bills draining the peoples pockets like doubled mortgage payments.
No, I imagine you have seen your (and the unions) demise.
It cannot happen fast enough.

No such thing as a free lunch. Tax exemptions will be recouped at some point, with higher taxes.
What the Government Giveth, they soon take away.

Revising building codes for either Cat 5-6-7 Hurricanes or Earthquakes will not fix the existing and prevalent lack of building code enforcement or lack of Inspectors with Integrity.
Aside driving building costs up what will be accomplished?
And how will you accomplish forced retrofitting of existing buildings?

No Clue what your saying Tal,
however KPT seems to be the only one who is dealing with the entity (GBPA) who has responsibility for essential services in G.B.
Emera, G.B. Utility, Airport, etc.

Not going to stand up to Hurricane winds screwed to wooden decks!
I wonder, if one were to divide the moneys received, (and spent on this folly for a Temp housing solution) were instead divided equally between each bona Fide damaged household for repair and rebuilding by those homeowners, even if in Abaco alone, how much faster rebuilding might occur?
Mind, then we wouldn't need a Minister of Disaster or a full blown Ministry.