Just another wkd in the Bahamas…

In light of the shortage of ambulances and hospital staff, how many victims of accidents and gunshot wounds would be alive today if our healthcare systems were managed by competent managers?

Two firearms netted and “a quantity of dangerous drugs”?
Somebody got the word out didn’t they?

If I was a member of OPBAT or ‘other US law enforcement agencies” I’d be plenty angry at this abject failure of the RBPF and the justice system to police their own corruption let alone Bahamian society!

One wonders what The Bahamas will look like when Davis&Co are finally booted from office and the keys to this kingdom wrenched from their greedy paws.
I shudder to think.

Dr Sands makes a very good point, the Bahamas of Davis&Co has been caught(again failing to do the most basic tasks of governance and management.
Please note Davis&Co are servants of the people, ideally Bahamians shouldn’t be paying VAT, duties and fees to politicians, but rather in return for government services.

If Davis&Co were in charge of a delivery business say, or a grocery chain how long would they remain in business if they didn’t maintain their transport fleet, order trucks parts, pay the electric bill, order food to stock the shelves, stagger produce so its not sitting being spouled?
How long til their customers go elsewhere?

Now apply that to their failure in the duty of care for the health and well being of Bahamians and tourists.
And we’re not talking about bushels of bananas, this is about human lives.

Massive fires round the world have been chalked up to climate change, and isn’t that the subject of Davis&Co’s world wide speechifying, warning and complaining of this effect on smaller nations like the Bahamas.

And before we allow him any due here let’s recall that we’re just as bad as any major polluter, look at our dead-in-the-water Ministry of the Environment…the deaths of our coral reefs, the diminished fish industry due to over harvesting, the pollution and dumping from cruise ships that go unchecked and the oil and sundry toxic materials buried and/or leaking, burning whatever.

Bahamians should be embarrassed knowing world leaders see our shrill lecturing on environmental diligence, the poor me pleas for what they are, political schtick for their homebound audience.

So tell us great leaders have you ever looked at the plank in your eyes??
And why should our islands have to wait for ‘donations’ of fire trucks??
Put this nation’s revenue to work, into good governance, proactive initiatives and not in silk lined pockets.

And the cost to Bahamians is…??

The new PM was chosen by a ‘transitional council’ 2 days ago.
Haitian gangs have vowed if they are not given ‘a seat at the table’ to participate in their hoped for change to turn round their economy and human rights issues they’ll not stop the violence.

In Jan of 2024 a Kenyan justice stayed the deployment of troops due to gang violence, one can hardly count on any firm date considering the people of Kenya’ trepidation amid this uncertainty.
If only the Bahamas government had the same good sense!

The explanations given by yourself and Mr Sands for ‘walkaways’ do not reflect the reality of the building industry in the Bahamas.
1) “30-40% of smart contractors are walking away” from contracts w/inadequate funding,
Tell us how any “smart contractor” contracts a job without a schedule of payments?
Without providing upfront to homeowners (or potential owners) the full costs involved so they can get a mortgage/loan?

2) Tell us where these foolish bankers do business, ie. give $$ away w/o mandated due diligence?

3) If the BCA is so concerned with the plight of homeowners left high and dry by contractors why don’t they police themselves instead of blaming the gov’t (again)?
Why do they accept such fraudulent persons as members?

4) As Sands indicates, construction contractors are business persons.
So how can any businesses even so called “smart” ones survive if they fail to bid based on the costs in 2024?

5) There were never any “old rules” to rely upon in foregoing common sense and basic accounting practices, ie. “crunch numbers”. and in the Bahamas of all places??
Even Pharaoh’s contractor knew how to keep his head upon his neck!

The problem has always been a local industry that’s known for it’s sharp practices and shoddy workmanship. How else do we end up with entire subdivisions of shoddy homes, and infrastructure that floods? Free and/or subsidized gov’t homes, ministry buildings so moldy they’re unfit for habitation?

Why do international contracted projects bear the expense of fees, salaries and expenses to bring in workers? Enough with the excuses!

There is no justice in the Bahamas, most especially for women.
This is basic information attained before anyone is seated for a jury.
What a clown show.

So the obvious question to put to the Minister is…if as he stated that he is aware of the problem, that it’s been an issue since Covid why then hasn’t his ministry and this government acted pro-actively?

That is order new ER vehicles knowing that the ones in service aren’t lasting as long?
And at the same time keeping up with repairs so Bahamian citizens can rely on ER services? And why not order firetrucks for citizens in the family islands?
Or does this gov’t want tourists and second home owners to know if you have a heart attack you might not make it to hospital in time?
Or we cannot guarantee that fire truck is available to put out your house fire?

And why is the Bahamas gov’t always waiting for some bank loan?
Where are the monies taken in by Davis&Co, is all being pocketed?
Remember when VAT was introduced? All the ‘extra’ $$ that would produce??