The world is in its 4th wave. The Bahamas is in its 5th wave
1st wave: prior to July 2020 we had about 80 deaths?
2nd: July 2020 - border opens for the first time post 1st case
3rd: March 2021-June 2021 - spring break
4th: July 2021-October 2021 - homeporting begins
5th: Dec 2021 - winter tourist rush
What most people fail to acknowledge despite there being \*multiple\* Tribune articles reporting the information, there was a distinct delineation between the 3rd and 4th waves in early June 2021. Both Dr Sands and Renward Wells made note of it. I believe that drop off in cases in Jun 2021, signaling the end of the 3rd wave, was the impetus for planning an August election. It was good news to pin a campaign on. Unfortunately they fooled themselves about the impact of an exponential rise in tourist arrivals, and when homeporting kicked off in July 2021, we were off to the races again. The exact same thing happened in November, like we cant learn. This over exuberance on the good news in tourism without acknowledging that it comes with new variants and an exponential increase in cases
Because the time between the dropoff in cases in the 3rd wave and the spike in the subsequent wave was so brief, most people clump them into a single wave. But that would break from what the data says. The data says a variant takes about 4mnths to cycle our population. If there were only 4 waves, the 3rd wave would have lasted 8 months. Who's watching the data? The duration of this 5th cycle may be shorter due to the speed at which the virus is being transmitted
(Because our tourism cycles are predictable, our spikes to a certain extent are also very predictable)
There's one thing we can be assured of, its a very real likelihood that no investor woukd come to the country and ask for a meeting with the head of the taxi union or the minister of anything. Everybody most likely asks for the PM. The spoils get split from there
"*We have a young man in custody now, well not in custody, but who is giving us some information.”*
Some unfortunate soul will be pinned with the murder and the investigation will end there.
Why would a police officer seeing a man in a car with 2 gunshot wounds to the head even float the idea of a robbery? Why would the commissioner allow that statement to stand for a week? Is it possible someone wanted this case to just go away?
Well pinning and going away notwithstanding, they better move Mrs Griffin and family to an undisclosed location.
I would like to know how the incident happened on the first place. Is someone other than easily bought off Bahamian authorities going to be looking into that?
"*I have stated in this space previously that Minnis' popularity suffered a steep plunge after the advent of COVID-19*"
I stopped reading at that line. Clearly everything else would be based on false assumptions. People had had it with Minnis lonnnng before COVID. By October 2017 there was a universal cry for some a plan. The govt seemed to be lost and Minnis was in hiding. DAguilar stated that he didnt know why everyone was crying for a plan because they didnt do any big planning at his company. Oban happened before COVID and the people of Abaco and GB experienced Dorian before COVID.
He probably had the money in the bag before Minnis got greedy, gip him and decided to take someone else home from the dance. I can imagine investors like the idea and like him but want to see a decision before they make a commitment. Its been 8yrs(?)
ThisIsOurs says...
"* tar balls were also observed in the shallow waters along the south-eastern shoreline of Whale Cay.”*
Are tar balls/blobs consistent with materials "*evaporating once they reach the surface*"? And how likely is it for this stuff to reach the shoreline?
On Oil sheen spotted at estimated site of sunken gas tanker
Posted 2 January 2022, 9:55 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
The world is in its 4th wave. The Bahamas is in its 5th wave
1st wave: prior to July 2020 we had about 80 deaths?
2nd: July 2020 - border opens for the first time post 1st case
3rd: March 2021-June 2021 - spring break
4th: July 2021-October 2021 - homeporting begins
5th: Dec 2021 - winter tourist rush
What most people fail to acknowledge despite there being \*multiple\* Tribune articles reporting the information, there was a distinct delineation between the 3rd and 4th waves in early June 2021. Both Dr Sands and Renward Wells made note of it. I believe that drop off in cases in Jun 2021, signaling the end of the 3rd wave, was the impetus for planning an August election. It was good news to pin a campaign on. Unfortunately they fooled themselves about the impact of an exponential rise in tourist arrivals, and when homeporting kicked off in July 2021, we were off to the races again. The exact same thing happened in November, like we cant learn. This over exuberance on the good news in tourism without acknowledging that it comes with new variants and an exponential increase in cases
Because the time between the dropoff in cases in the 3rd wave and the spike in the subsequent wave was so brief, most people clump them into a single wave. But that would break from what the data says. The data says a variant takes about 4mnths to cycle our population. If there were only 4 waves, the 3rd wave would have lasted 8 months. Who's watching the data? The duration of this 5th cycle may be shorter due to the speed at which the virus is being transmitted
(Because our tourism cycles are predictable, our spikes to a certain extent are also very predictable)
On Vaccinations in progress at Susan J Wallace Centre
Posted 1 January 2022, 1:02 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
There's one thing we can be assured of, its a very real likelihood that no investor woukd come to the country and ask for a meeting with the head of the taxi union or the minister of anything. Everybody most likely asks for the PM. The spoils get split from there
On Robbery ‘ruled out’ in Griffin slaying
Posted 31 December 2021, 1:02 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*We have a young man in custody now, well not in custody, but who is giving us some information.”*
Some unfortunate soul will be pinned with the murder and the investigation will end there.
Why would a police officer seeing a man in a car with 2 gunshot wounds to the head even float the idea of a robbery? Why would the commissioner allow that statement to stand for a week? Is it possible someone wanted this case to just go away?
Well pinning and going away notwithstanding, they better move Mrs Griffin and family to an undisclosed location.
On Robbery ‘ruled out’ in Griffin slaying
Posted 31 December 2021, 9:49 a.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
I would like to know how the incident happened on the first place. Is someone other than easily bought off Bahamian authorities going to be looking into that?
On AG’s office to investigate gas tanker sinking liability
Posted 30 December 2021, 6:01 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*I have stated in this space previously that Minnis' popularity suffered a steep plunge after the advent of COVID-19*"
I stopped reading at that line. Clearly everything else would be based on false assumptions. People had had it with Minnis lonnnng before COVID. By October 2017 there was a universal cry for some a plan. The govt seemed to be lost and Minnis was in hiding. DAguilar stated that he didnt know why everyone was crying for a plan because they didnt do any big planning at his company. Oban happened before COVID and the people of Abaco and GB experienced Dorian before COVID.
On Minnis no longer the scapegoat
Posted 30 December 2021, 3:29 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
He probably had the money in the bag before Minnis got greedy, gip him and decided to take someone else home from the dance. I can imagine investors like the idea and like him but want to see a decision before they make a commitment. Its been 8yrs(?)
On Smith open to investors for his PI project
Posted 29 December 2021, 11:17 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*Either way, this multi-million drug smuggling case with a light sentence and an accusation of collusion by police should not end here.*"
but still nothing on the hit carried out on Jasmine drive
On EDITORIAL: Hospitals not overwhelmed - but we can’t count on that
Posted 29 December 2021, 6:59 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
"*we are a long way from being able to assess its effects over a prolonged period of time, in particular.*"
aaahh... more out sick from work at the same time.
Why do you think the CDC shortened quarantine to 5 days? They certainly not concerned about health...
On EDITORIAL: Hospitals not overwhelmed - but we can’t count on that
Posted 29 December 2021, 6:57 p.m. Suggest removal
ThisIsOurs says...
they dead. The herd was culled
On HOSPITAL RATE LOW IN SURGE: Cases still soaring but officials holding their breath on admissions
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