Ive bought spoiled juice, milk and parmesian cheese from a major food store before realizing that theyd actually sell it near expiry at full ridiculous price. It wont kill you, but the taste is off. Yes I now pay closer attention to the dates. I stopped buying carnation cream as that's an item that should last quite a while but upon opening for use I'd find the cream curdled. This is a **major** foodstore. I've developed a fear of cutting into fruits only to find them black/blacjening and spoiled inside. These issues were not the case historically, this is a new COVID era, price garbage exponentially, phenomenon.Something is wrong in the industry and the consumer is not being protected

As said when the PM had the Big and Bold crime launch, the people they need to go after arent living in Englerston. And as long as the commissioner continues to regurgitate Saturation Patrols under new names this will continue to happen. Nothing new here, we've had incident after incident where multiple persons were shot by multiple gunmen shooting into a crowd of people, they were just lucky not to die en masse.

"*Commissioner Fernander described the incident as "very bold" and said that the perpetrators "don't care*"

The perpetrators know what every Bahamian knows, people in authority don't care either. Because someone in authority in the love of money, is shielding the drugs, the guns and the human trafficking. Some possibly by making criminal cases disappear. And if the *respectable* people dont care as long as they making money, why should the "known" criminal?

Its apparent to me that the drug culture of the 70s and beyond has had a much more devastating impact on our community than addiction and overdose. It has completely destroyed any semblance of order. It brought in decades of noninsightful, unintelligent, unethical, by any means necessary, corrupt men and made overnight perceived financial successes of them. With their finances came elevation and power and they were then able to attract and promote people like themselves (this a good time to use "*men of their ilk*") to top positions. Mediocrity had power over excellence. The treasury became a money pot and Good ideas and ideas to root out corruption and implement cost controls were out the window. This pattern repeated itself throughout the economy, because who was on the receipt end of corrupt treasury practices? Medicocrity and corruption elevates its own. Service quality, value for money out the window. Infrastructure collapse.

The concept that money is the objective, anything is ok if it gets money and unqualified people can have control has taken root everywhere.

The 15year olds can see. They know the way to *success*. And we back in the church parking lot

Ah I was just about to say the same, have been saying the same for years.

This technology is designed for remote areas where noone is around for miles. Those vendors and whoever got the millions in finders fees had to know this was completely useless in the inner city. Why the police continue to make the statement "*alerted by shotspotter*" is baffling.

"*there are a number of security cameras and that the police were “relying heavily” on camera footage for the investigation*"

This on the other hand is useful. Had they designed a system that could integrate shotspotter with cameras years ago we might not be in the church parking lot

One thing that often stands out to me is that Bahamian teams can often look very non athletic. I dont say this about this team, it's a general statement. In today's world, national chess teams are running miles, lifting weights and emphasizing diet to prepare for and gain an edge in competition. I exaggerate the point but it's not so far off

"*Darville said that while operators may have personal preferences regarding the type of vehicles, the primary focus is always on delivering timely, safe, and evidence-based care.*"

A person taller than 5'10" cant fit on the stretcher? Isnt the point of placing them on a stretcher stabilization? This is not **safe**

Why Dr Darville continues to defend this purchase is baffling

Do they have any guidelines on purchases??? This appears obscene. Which company sold these ambulances for 1.5m to the govt and through the IDB again???

Alot of money seems to flow from the IDB down the toilet... you have to wonder why.

Where yall been? This has been going on since COVID with impunity in addition to visibly spoiling fruit at regular outlandish prices which ticked up on the announcement of implementation of VAT . A onetime Software cost doesnt explain a 1dollar difference on a single item. Its impossible to miss the months of continuous spoilage offerings unless you inspect with a blindfold and a brown paper bag

Other commenters have pointed out a fundamental failure in our governance.

When DAguilar had a very high position within a sitting administration did he put forward even one legislative ammendment that would seek to prevent fraud in govt?

Shenandon Cartwright told us the practice of giving away contracts solely on the basis of political support, not requiring the individual to be qualified or equipped to do the work, not caring if someone else had already done the work or even that the work was done, was something *they all did*. It was common practice. He didnt speak out about the potential large scale abuse of the treasury. Now he's deputy leader and if history is a judge slated to be DPM. what practices would someone making such a statement support with power and a billion dollar budget?

Chester Cooper was bold with it. He added to legislation a fundamental compliance no-no, he proposed the acceptance of gifts with no boundaries within his ministry. What does this even mean. Suppose a wealthy Sheik offers Tourism two billion in gold bars as a "gift"? No stipulation on the ultimate recipient, how the gift could be used, nothing., after all, it's a "gift". The sheik then ends up owning Andros. When exposed, some minister would pop up and say, well, it's the law, nothing you could do about it.

These potentially corrupt practices and practices open to massive ethical breeches appear to be common knowledge among those who pass through the doors. **Like requesting the kiddie carnival to pay 200k to the political party as a prerequisite to a business license. That smacks of a classic mob shakedown. But both parties do it**, kept it a secret and justify it.

The problem is while they're in power they like ethical slackness only incensed at it when someone else making the shady money.