And to think he’s getting his full salary at the end of this month which will allow him to pay his bills and purchase groceries while the rest of us mere mortals get to depend on a cheque from NIB that will barely cover either.

I agree. I think going forward businesses should find a way to incorporate online shopping. Went to Kelly’s today and the shoppers’ trolleys were full of microwaves, pots and pans. Bahamians are not broke. They are bored and for that reason will continue to shop for non essential items like food and clothing. Imagine if they had the option of shopping online from the comfort of their homes.

Dr Sands lies standing up. He said they were prepared for the virus but yet when that poor lady in Bimini got it there were no emergency measures in place to bring her to Nassau resulting in her death. Then he announces weeks later that they now have emergency containers to transport civics patients. Wait a minute. Shouldn’t this have been in place before the first case showed up? I truly believe they are not giving us the full story and a lot is being hidden and covered up with press releases and briefings under pretense of being prepared when truly they are just winging it and haven’t got a clue what to do.

I’ll bet the first sermon is ‘God told me to tell you that if 10 people sow a $500 seed Carona will not harm you’ and 10 fools will go running and put it in the offering pan. Mission accomplished!!!

This statement is coming from a Government who spent its first year in office firing thousands of Government workers. Where was the compassion they had? Yet so-called ‘wealthy’ people are supposed to keep paying staff to stay home doing nothing? It doesn’t make sense. Who goes into business to lose money. Business is for profit so if your overhead is high (I.e. in paying out salaries for work not being done your bottom line is clearly going to be affected.

I think they are finally starting to feel the pinch at NIB. NIB has been used as a slush fund by successive governments who wasted it constructing many Government buildings which never maintained, paying it out through inflated contacts to family friends and lovers and let’s not forget how that Cargill fella who ran it paid himself and his board members at the time hefty bonuses. Now it’s time to pay the laid off workers who have contributed and the money has to be found.

Additionally let’s not forget that this same Government has been taxing us up the yong yang by increasing VAT. Where are millions collected in VAT. It can no longer be channeled to family friends and lovers. It has to be paid back to the people in benefits.

Suck it up buttercup!!! its the people’s time!!!

She needs a letter from NIB detailing her benefits? We need a better system than this. Government Departments should be able to interact with each other fir information. She has a smart card I assume. Why was it given and why aren’t people’s information accessible through it? Why frustrate people who actually need help.

I remember Diaguliar promising to fix this - a one stop shop for businesses to avoid turn arounds and red tape. Same needs to apply in such circumstances. Come on. We’ve got to do better!

At this rate we’ll all soon need a tax break. The longer this lockdown lasts, the harder the comeback for all non-essential businesses.

Let’s pray for a cure because this pandemic is not of God.

Why the sudden surge in numbers? Is it possibly this is related to the employee at Wendy’s who served hundreds of customers at their drive-thru window? I’m sure they have the store’s tapes hence the prediction.

I figure if I’m going to stand on a line for 2 to 3 hours to go in a food store to buy food, it’s just cheaper to do my own cooking.

I support the lockdown. What I don’t support, however, is the timing. There are now videos on social media showing chaos at the food stores and people are not practicing social distancing which clearly defeats the purpose. This was not well thought out.