Dr. Minnis, former Prime Minister, 'We need to ensure that our fire services can handle the worst-case scenarios on each of our main inhabited islands,” he said. “Here in New Providence there are multiple hotels, and God forbid if any were affected by fire, do we have the facilities to reach that level?”

Well also given the huge increases in maritime visiting yachts and other vessels moored up in and around locations around island of New Providence, the question should be whether the government has at least one (1) Fire Fighting Boat and rescue vessel to handle any fire that could occur on any of these boats, yachts or ships?

An other benefit could be that a Fire Fighting boat vessel with very powerful equipped pumps could also quickly refill any fire Truck(s) and using extremely long lengths of hoses to reach and go over difficult terrain.

Does the Bahamas have one (1) Fire Fighting Boat vessel for the harbour of Nassau and the island of New Providence?

Dr. Lockhart "He raised concerns about using ambulances for non-emergency cases due to economic hardship, such as dropping people home after a hospital visit."

Something isn't quite right, especially given the numbers of hospital mini-buses and other hospital vehicles.

Very disappointed to read his decision not to run again.

Alfred Sears has been extremely impressive with his unwavering service to maintain highest standards in betterment of our beloved Bahamaland.

Alfred Sears always goes the distance to help the people and correct the wrongs given huge difficulties, a giant of a tru tru Bahamian ----- rephrase that tru tru Bahamian to be tru tru Bahamian

........play it again, our beloved Bahamaland

This monumental and heroic bravery of our fellow Bahamians who were patrolling our sovereign waters and did their duties of apprehending the evil communists government boats with 3,000 thousands of pounds of fish, raping our Bahamian sea resources .

Despite our official patrol vessel flying the international recognized nation's Bahamian flag, the heinous evil communist Cuba war jet fighter planes fired and sunk our Bahamas nation's official vessel in our Bahamian nation's sovereign territory.

While the HMBS 103 ft Flamingo vessel was sinking, the wicked evil heinous communists then fired their big warplane guns into the backs of our brothers swimming to be clear of the sinking HMBS Flamingo.

Further to murdering our defend less brothers swimming in our Bahamian waters the evil wicked communists then sent their warplanes into our Bahamian territory to terrorize our Bahamian Ragged island residents who were bravely and great courage, hiding our Bahamian brothers.

Thanks to our God and saviour Jesus Christ, Bahamians were able to stand up against the communists who do not believe in religion. Thanks also to Uncle Sam who came to the assistance of our beloved Bahamaland.

A significant monument and museum exhibit house recognizing this event should be erected right by The Milo Butler statue for all the people of the free world to see of the heroic and courageous duties of our fellow Bahamians who gave their lives in service of our Bahamaland an upholding our beliefs in democracy against nations who attack our democracy and love of God. It is about time Bahamians have their own exhibits next to foreign statues downtown.

"Unfortunately, we have a government accustomed to living large on the people’s dime. Meanwhile, Bahamians can’t be sure they’ll get an ambulance, a fire truck, or a police officer when they need one most. We can do better than this,” Mr Cartwright said.

The situation is quite apparent and much ----- much ----- much ----- much ----- much -----much worse if there is an Opposition Party sitting in the peoples house to ensure that basic necessities are there for the people. What is the Opposition doing to earn the peoples taxpayers salaries as the Opposition?

If the Opposition ------ any Opposition ----- no matter which party is the governing party or which Opposition party is in the peoples house to represent the people AND cannot get the job done ----- then the Opposition should do the honourable thing and resign. People are simply tired and pushed into poverty levels when noticable things should have been done but over the years cannot be done. and people expected to be given glass beads and trinkets and sing Kumbaya.

Fire those who are receiving taxpayers money as salaries for this wrongdoing and now costing taxpayers even more money and still be receiving a salary.

In a sovereign nation made up of many populated islands and in a large area of ocean it should have been as a necessary prerequired of governing the nation to have a plane for whomsoever is the national leader to access the people .

Part of it is a lot of national pride as is wearing national flags on lapels to know the leader does not nave to be under obligation to have to be lent jet, helicopter of small plane. A leader needs to be able to go to any of the many small airports all across the nation as the situations arise.

restavek -----restavekk -----restavek ----- a fundamental part of the Haitian culture which has been in existence for ages.

The Haitian restavek culture is the poorer Haitians would send their children to be with families, or friends to live with these persons in more economically better situations with the hopes that their children will have a better life. Sadly, it seems that these children could also end up with evil abusive recipient families or friends.

In return with their hopeful and better upbringing of the restavek children will of course at a later time of being in a hopeful better economic situation, will send benefits to their biological parents, and to those remaining in their own place of parents and family origin.

For many decades of apprehending not legally documented Haitians it was often listed as adult males and adult females and seldom the children of those adults who were being returned to their home country.

Investigations needed as sometime ago, former PM also a doctor has mentioned the numbers of babies being delivered to undocumented persons from other countries. There should be records in the Hospitals on the babies and the records of authorities on children who was not accompanying their biological parent(s).

A fundamental part of the education of authorities must have an understanding of the cultures, norms, mores, taboos etc. of other nations with whom they routinely interact.

@Thisis Ours, love your points. One of the features of the medical professionals in the Bahamas is the controls of the professionals with the Licensing of their members and further controls of the employers amd further controls by the very active unions who will not hesitate to create a ruckus.

On the other side of professionals there are those in the highest House of the peoples elected members who put their hands on the Bible and make oaths and annually do not reveal the mandated finances and the excuses.