... the simple reality is the government cannot give what it does not have!! For decades governments have been borrowing and wasting billions of dollars, spending far more than they take in and those who benefitted from it never complained, but abused the system. Money has to come from somewhere, so the bloated civil service, those unions that squeezed the government around election time and bonuses government workers got around election time and all the money taken and not repaid to National Insurance and all the concessions given to foreign companies to attract their business along with poor individual handling of resources has to create a situation where some cannot get much. This generation that I see squandering their money, having children they cannot afford and living paycheck to paycheck will soon be in the position of this poor lady, crying for help, when they are no longer able to help themselves!
I am not sure what the purpose of these stories is supposed to serve, but I hope their hard times don't last much longer. Maybe she or her husband could try planting some vegetables, catch some fish in the canals. There are options.
By the way, hurricane season is right around the corner!
@moncurcool... my reasoning can be strange, but if a person is KNOWN to have a highly contagious killer disease, that is spread by talking or coughing and they are ordered to be confined to the home, then a means should be available to ensure that they do not leave the home to infect others outside of the home. If they leave the home they should be charged with public endangerment! But how can you know if they leave the home if you do not have a means to monitor them???
Sands talks enough to seem like a good communicator while not giving information that might be helpful to the general public. It would be helpful to know what this person did, did they smoke, did they have other medical problems and in which part of Nassau did they live etc.?
The main thing we are not hearing from government officials is exactly WHEN people are being tested (at what stage) or what treatment (if any) is being given to these persons. Do they just tell people they are positive and send them home to come back to the hospital when they can't do anything for them?
Almost one month ago I had suggested in an unpublished letter to the Editor of the Tribune that all confirmed COVID 19 positive cases should have ankle bracelets to ensure they stayed home! Oh well!
... the unfortunate reality is that when you start making adult decisions you will have adult sized problems! The issue is not whether or not she should get some help (of course she should), the real question is what are people in her position willing to do to help themselves or to make life better for themselves going forward. Unfortunately, sometimes in life the best lessons are learned through pain!
… unfortunately its not about teaching, its about what a person values and students for the past 15-20 years show that they did not value education or moral values. Just look around! I have interviewed high school students who cannot write a proper sentence or explain what simple words mean!
@K4C... the father could be 13, 15, 17??? Judging by how prevalent this is in our society, baby making has to be the primary subject on the school curriculum!
joeblow says...
... the simple reality is the government cannot give what it does not have!! For decades governments have been borrowing and wasting billions of dollars, spending far more than they take in and those who benefitted from it never complained, but abused the system. Money has to come from somewhere, so the bloated civil service, those unions that squeezed the government around election time and bonuses government workers got around election time and all the money taken and not repaid to National Insurance and all the concessions given to foreign companies to attract their business along with poor individual handling of resources has to create a situation where some cannot get much. This generation that I see squandering their money, having children they cannot afford and living paycheck to paycheck will soon be in the position of this poor lady, crying for help, when they are no longer able to help themselves!
On Left in tears as she pleads for a little help
Posted 17 April 2020, 6:22 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
I am not sure what the purpose of these stories is supposed to serve, but I hope their hard times don't last much longer. Maybe she or her husband could try planting some vegetables, catch some fish in the canals. There are options.
By the way, hurricane season is right around the corner!
On In line for hours to get voucher that won't feed her family of four
Posted 17 April 2020, 6:04 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
At least the government is consistent in its upkeep of buildings under its authority!!
On Bahamas embassy 'unfit' for use
Posted 17 April 2020, 6 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
@moncurcool... my reasoning can be strange, but if a person is KNOWN to have a highly contagious killer disease, that is spread by talking or coughing and they are ordered to be confined to the home, then a means should be available to ensure that they do not leave the home to infect others outside of the home. If they leave the home they should be charged with public endangerment! But how can you know if they leave the home if you do not have a means to monitor them???
On Suspect patients breaching isolation
Posted 17 April 2020, 5:49 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Sands talks enough to seem like a good communicator while not giving information that might be helpful to the general public. It would be helpful to know what this person did, did they smoke, did they have other medical problems and in which part of Nassau did they live etc.?
The main thing we are not hearing from government officials is exactly WHEN people are being tested (at what stage) or what treatment (if any) is being given to these persons. Do they just tell people they are positive and send them home to come back to the hospital when they can't do anything for them?
On COVID-19: One additional death, one newly-confirmed case
Posted 17 April 2020, 9:40 a.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Almost one month ago I had suggested in an unpublished letter to the Editor of the Tribune that all confirmed COVID 19 positive cases should have ankle bracelets to ensure they stayed home! Oh well!
On Suspect patients breaching isolation
Posted 17 April 2020, 8:26 a.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
… well, it will kill those who can't live with it and the rest will become immune!
On Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19
Posted 16 April 2020, 5:36 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
... the unfortunate reality is that when you start making adult decisions you will have adult sized problems! The issue is not whether or not she should get some help (of course she should), the real question is what are people in her position willing to do to help themselves or to make life better for themselves going forward. Unfortunately, sometimes in life the best lessons are learned through pain!
On Single mum’s ordeal echoed by so many
Posted 16 April 2020, 5:32 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
… unfortunately its not about teaching, its about what a person values and students for the past 15-20 years show that they did not value education or moral values. Just look around! I have interviewed high school students who cannot write a proper sentence or explain what simple words mean!
On Single mum’s ordeal echoed by so many
Posted 16 April 2020, 5:27 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
@K4C... the father could be 13, 15, 17??? Judging by how prevalent this is in our society, baby making has to be the primary subject on the school curriculum!
On Single mum’s ordeal echoed by so many
Posted 16 April 2020, 12:06 p.m. Suggest removal