Some people on New Providence find it hard to believe that there is no public power supply (aka BPL) in most residential areas of Marsh Harbour as well as on the off lying cays. As I have written on previous occasions, if BPL has no intention of providing power to those buildings deemed safe to reconnect, it would be most gracious of them to inform the property owners accordingly. Abaco has been set back by at least 40 years so that the lack of commitment to the provision of power (for whatever reason) is just one more hindrance, albeit a major one.

Philip Davis has made a statement published in Bahamas Press online in which he warns against the total destruction of what remains of the local economy. Quite possibly he is thinking about the policy of Herbert Hoover in 1930 in the early days of the Great Depression. Hoover's policy of not using government resources to support the population was eventually reversed by the newly elected Franklin Roosevelt who used federal funds to put unemployed citizens to work on projects for the public good. This writer's comments all along have cautioned against destroying what little remains of the local economy in an overzealous effort to contain a disease.

Good luck to you young man. Perhaps someone in a political party will listen to you but recall that the wealthy are averse to paying their fair share of taxes. The whole world struggles with tax evasion.

Harbour Island is but one example of foreign money buying up property and relegating local people to the category of second class citizenship. Elbow Cay, Abaco, is another example but there are others, not only on Abaco but on other islands as well. The Immovable Property Act was repealed upon the accession to office of the first FNM administration in 1992. After that prices rose and locals had to compete with money flowing in from abroad.

Shame indeed that the power company (BPL) is moving so slowly that many residents could be forgiven for thinking that there exists a plan to frustrate them to the point of abandoning any plans they might have to resume occupancy of their properties. I have seen small silver tents in private yards and larger brown and white tents around a church. If BPL has no plans to reconnect residential premises in Marsh Harbour it would be appreciated if they could come right out and say so instead of keeping the customers in suspense.

You are so right. By the time the psychosis of fear generated by this virus scare has passed there won't be much of our economy remaining. It is only natural that doctors in front line politics wish to appear large and in charge, but surely they realise that the local economy is actually the moribund patient.

Are we sure that this is not one of those helium balloons that appear on FlightRadar24 crossing overhead at altitudes of 55,000 to 60,000+ feet on a generally WNW to ESE track? On some occasions there are several overhead.

Frightening images indeed. Where there is no economic activity problems follow. Today in Spain the people are returning to work with police handing out masks in the subway stations. The problem has been to balance some semblance of control of the disease with the need for economic activity to proceed.

Yes, certainly suspicious that this "outbreak" comes at a time of trade tensions between two large economies. From our local perspective we have to be aware that any extension of business closures will put an end to anything left of the economy so that the resulting unemployment numbers will go through the roof. Also, recall that high unemployment leads to social unrest and instability. This situation when combined with the lingering effects of the severe hurricane damage last year is a recipe for disaster.

There is a serious need for someone on this page to read the law of libel.