It is in the worst state ever, but it's not because the management is worse. It's simply a function of time and steady decline. If you walk around on a bad foot for 20 years, it will be in worse condition by the 20th year... it's a toss of the dice when the foot will no longer be of use... that's called "*a state of collapse*"... a feather could cause the entire thing to crumble.

Bad management could accelerate the decline, definitely corrupt practices that divert the gazillions entering the gates of the city to gatekeeper side pockets and not to improving the state of the hospital contribute even more. **All of our country problems have a foundation in corruption at the top, like for example, the high ranking politician. The LOVE of money is the root of all evil**

"*A lot of people seem to think that because you get a ride share, in most cases it’s cheaper,” he added.*"

Wasnt that the point? The frustration with taxi drivers isnt only that they dont service Bahamians it's also the upsidedown rates. It's crazy that in this country taxi drivers believe they are **entitled** to make 100 dollars an hour and more. It's an unskilled service that's been allowed to go crazy because politicians (whether that's one or one hundred) financially benefit. Imagine if garbage collectors and janitors thought this way. Yes they're also necessary but they're entry level jobs the system works because the rates are lower, start paying them like financial executives and pretty soon bread will be 100 dollars a loaf.

This is as stunt. Bringing nurses or doctors from somewhere else will not fix the b th token system. Saying you're "*assessing*" has to be a joke. How many people have died under suspicious circumstances in the past two years? The givt didnt think it necessary after any of those deaths to assess the system? They're building a new hospital on feces contaminated land, what kind of assessment went into that or the maternity, pediatric limited care? I said months ago, this hospital is not something to play political games with.

The **defense** lawyer has proof, that's PROOF, that a senior RBDF and RBPF officer were involved in a conspiracy involving multiple branches of the armed forces. The head of the police staff association was just convicted of cocaine smuggling. The head of CDU was removed following a web of a multi million dollar armed robbery, 3 murders of cocondpirators and a releases audio tape alledgedly with said senior police officer negotiating payments with criminal to make criminal cases disappear. Said phone conversant was then murdered followed closely by the murder of the last defendant. A senior police officer is indicted on cocaine charges in the US. A junior police officer was caught on video extorting a tourist.... **what is there to be offended about? The conduct of members of the armed forces or that someone called it out?**

Corruption pervades based on "**who**" is involved...and last years tales show a line of corrupt senior police officers.

"*how to move to a livable wage*"

**As long as govt sees the need to continue dual taxation of Customs Duties and VAT that the PLP promised would not happen**, and continue the trend of exponential tax increases, any **talk of a liveable wage is completely ridiculous**. Why? Just look at Halkitis saying the VAT removal would be funded by growth then the PHA claiming they have no money to pay overtime. This administration's head doesnt know its butt has diarrhea

I hope Brave Davis legalizes marijuana as soon as possible to send the message that drug use is safe for everybody.

We do not need a "*Monaco of the caribbean*" because all Bahamians know that means another stretch of the seashore with signs "*bahamians not welcome*"

"*warning of collapse*"

Attention shoppers, its **in** collapse. Been saying this for years now. "Collapse" of a system does not mean "*obliteration*", it means it's not functioning to a standard that would allow it to offer safe care... we've been there for over 10 years... but like every other failing aspect of the country when its pointed out someone jumps up and says "1% **is** gowth" and dismisses reality.

"*“We need to start thinking like how New York is being built,” he said. “The way they're able to have millions of persons within their population is because they build up.*"

You need the repeated post every single disastrous fire promises of fire hydrants, fire trucks, fire stations and fire fighters first.

"*Sir Franklyn projected that it will “take a little longer for the energy policies of the Government to be felt*"

**We been waiting for 50 years for Sir Lyndens promise... "*a little longer*" may be another hundred years...**

The "*not feeling it crew is growing wider*" and it's not limited to people making *poor decisions or gambling* as suggested. The middle class is being squeezed both figuratively and literally by exponentially increasing govt taxes, new taxes and fees, by stretches of beaches islands and cays being sold off to the wealthy for billions, (these people alledgedly proposed wholesale purchase of Goodman's bay! And rerouting of streets so the limited view of the sea residents have is completely eradicated) creating land pressures that middle class increasingly cant overcome and on the lower income side the pressure from a seemingly uncontrollable unstructured flow of legal and illegal poor uneducated migrants placing an increasing burden on lower income communities hospitals and schools. And dont forget the gaming moguls who are squeezing the poor mentally, financially and physically. Across the Bahamas the picture is the same, the politically connected are picking off key insfrasture in the Bahamas and getting uber rich while the disenfranchised zombie nation is growing. This disparity has never ever boded well for the rich behind high walls and gilded gates over the course of history.

It's in everybody's interest to ensure the cancer stops.