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Wisdom4 says...

How is banning or stop all commercial fights and vessels from entering the country help jump-start the tourism industry? People need their jobs. People have bills and family to provide for. Let's think about has well.

How is that only commercial travels from Canada, The United Kingdom and European Union, private planes and private vessels get free pass? Every country throughout the world is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

Stop & Think! Until there is a COVID-19 Vaccine and treatment nobody is really safe from this disease. Right now the logical think we can do "Educate people on how to keep themselves safe from COVID19 disease"

Wear your Mask to help prevent the spread. The US is not the only country that has high impact. The stock market in the US is going up, due to number of testing being done and upcoming vaccine.

How many voluntary free testing center for COVID-19 being done in the Bahamas?

On D'Aguilar: Locals are to blame

Posted 22 July 2020, 9:12 a.m. Suggest removal

Wisdom4 says...

These are hard times for everyone. It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone.

Wisdom4 says...

Jesus church service was outside. People can still social distance themselves by online church services. If you, support your local church it does not matter, where the pastors have church. During this time local leaders in the church need to help their members and those in need. We need to work together.

On Churches press for services to resume

Posted 24 April 2020, 3 p.m. Suggest removal

Wisdom4 says...

Mr. Bowe stands correctly, the Bahamas needs to re-open by May 1st. People will be less reluctant to fly to other colder countries such as Europe. The hotel industry will take a major hit in the Bahamas economy.

Is the government able to support the Bahamian people financially in the next 6 months to 1 year?

If not, Bahamian economy will drop. So! economy needs to re-open as long as people continue to follow the social distancing guidelines. The United States is re-opening business and more. Trying to get people back to work.

On 'No rebound for six months'

Posted 24 April 2020, 2:49 p.m. Suggest removal

Wisdom4 says...

Reopen open liquor store and other small business with a curfew. Owners of small business should supply employees with mask and gloves. Apply social distancing. Does the government trust the Bahamian people?

Wisdom4 says...

Encourage the community avoid COVID-19. Encourage business owners to get involve making our hand sanitize. We need more church leaders to get involve helping those with food assistant. Government needs to give each person who was recently lay off from work extra $1000. per family. Help with expense and more.

Retailer/Supermarkets should open early in the week like (Monday) to help shopper such as chronic disease , disability, cancer, diabetes and caregivers the opportunity to shop during certain hours such 6:30 am - 3:00 pm. Public shopping should be allow through the week with longer store hours. Limited number of people 10-25 in stores. "Social Distancing and avoid large crowd of people in stores" Store owners can also limited the number of products purchase in the store such as bleach or bath tissue.

Government needs offer ways that people that has families overseas our able shipped items duty free.

Wisdom4 says...

Retailer/Supermarkets help with "Social Distancing" can provide customers the opportunity to purchase groceries and goods online or place call center to take orders. These goods can be deliver by hiring more delivery drivers and warehouse help, whereas people can pick there grocery order. "Social distancing from COVID-19"

Next, idea the government can help assist business owners or individual interested in making N-95 mask, face mask and hand sanitizer to the community. Although, this is not the Bahamas industry. However, we are in the 21 century and it's time to be creative.

Also, people in the community need to wear "Mask" if going out into the public or stores. Make gloves, masks available to employees.

Restaurant chains must be encourage to keep business open by offering delivery services or order pick up. Social distancing 6 ft should be noticeable for the public to see.

Revise Curfew policy. Curfew should be short period. The penalty is unpleasantly rough on people who maybe layoff from work to pay high fine.

Social Distancing 6 ft apart. Avoid large gathering . Limited the number 10-25 people in a stores or family gathering. Stay home if you are not working. Need to employ more security officers to help on the grounds. We need to work together.

Wisdom4 says...

Hire more security officers to help Retailer/Supermarket stores. Goal is social distancing. Stores should open early 6:00 am -11:00 pm . Limited number of people to no more 10-25 people in the store. Social distancing should be 6 ft. Customers should see the 6 ft line tape to floor during check out line. Security officers can help and assist to monitor lines. join to carry out help with COVID-19. Government should work with landlords giving people who has being layoff because of COVID-19 grace period or government rent assistant.

Wisdom4 says...

Thank you, for asking corvid-19 Ideas.

1. Hire more "Security Officers" to work with Retailers/Supermarket Grocery store or partner with security company. To assist with Social Distancing. Limited number of shoppers 10-25 people in the Grocery stores. Stores should be open early 6:00 am -11:00 pm Make sure social distancing is 6 ft during store check-out line can be tape on the floor.

2. Retailers/Supermarket Grocery Store help with COVID-19 Social distancing can offer shoppers. Online grocery shopping can be deliver and call center to place Grocery order shoppers can pick groceries in drop off area. "Social Distancing avoid COVID-19."

3. People in the community should wear "Mask" going out into public. Employee should wear mask and gloves attending to the public.

4. Government should work with landlord during COVID-19 for those people layoff from work NOT to pay rent 4 months grace period. Government should assist with rental assistant and work with bank mortgages.

5. Revise Curfew policy. Oppressing people during a time lay-off.

6. Reserve an hour early in the week people with health problems, caregivers, cancer, diabetes can go too Retailers/Supermarket 6:00 am-2:00 pm and public can continue until 11:00 pm

7. Government should assist business or people who interested in starting make N95 mask, face mask or Hand Sanitize.

8. Restaurant chains must be encourage to offer delivery and order pick up. Social Distancing 6 ft wash hands with soap and water

9. Limited number people in stores. 6 ft social distancing. Avoid large gathering of People to stop the corvid-19 Security offices can assist majority of stores by monitoring and limited people in stores.

Wisdom4 says...

Thank you, for asking the public "We want your ideas"
1. Retailer/Supermarket needs to hire more "Security Officers" for employment. or government can partner with security company to help assist Retailer/Supermarket. Effort to keep some people employed. (Help with Social Distancing)

2. Retailer/Supermarket Grocery store Limited customers or shoppers to 10-25 people. Stores should open early from 6:30 am -11:00 pm. ( Security Officers can keep count of limited of people in the stores) goal avoid large gathering, "social distancing. Encourage shoppers to wear face mask while shopping.

3) Retailer/Supermarket Grocery stores should make 6 ft social distancing tape line (display) where people can stand behind store check out line. (Social Distancing)

4) Retailer/Supermarket Grocery stores- Open Early "Monday" until 2 p.m. To better assist people with disability, people diabetes, cancer, caregivers, chronic medical conditions opportunity to shop. At 3 pm -11 pm stores will be re-open and limited to 10 -25 people

5)Retailer/Supermarket Grocery Store: Offer online Grocery store or call centers whereas shoppers can order items from the store. Suggestion start home grocery Delivery or shopper can pick up there Grocery orders. (Social Distancing)

6) Make gloves, masks available to employees working in Retail/Supermarkets store or other business establishment.

7) With COVID-19 many people was lay-off from work. Government should work with landlords and people with mortgage. Landlords should not be charging people with rent
(6 )months grace period should be put in place. This grace period should also include light, water and other living expenses. The Government should assist the Bahamian people before it becomes a homeless issue for many Bahamians.

8) Government need to revise curfew policy. Should only be implement for short period of time. Medical establishment should not be close to the public. Instead inform the public of COVID-19 safety. When it is necessary to seek medical attention.

9) Public Safety encourage people to wear a "Mask" if they are going out in public. Keep 6 ft Social Distancing and washing of hands.

10) Limited Customers to no more 10-25 people in business establishment. Avoid "Social Gathering" that include Large Crowd of people.

11) Limited People on the Beaches. Keep 6 ft Social Distancing. Provide limited of time on public beaches.

12) Encourage other business establishment or Bahamian people to Make N-95 mask for COVID-19, face mask and produce Hand Sanitize.

13) Restaurants chains must be encourage to deliver foods or orders should be pick up.

14) Public needs to be aware Social Distancing keeping 6 ft. Use your mask in public and washing of hands. Cleaning surface.

15) Re-open of any business needs to limited the number of people allow in establishment. Hire more security officers, and deliver people to help join in the fight against COVID-19