His logic is flawed. He basically said tourists will not be a major source of the spread of Covid-19. Sounds like he is a fortune teller. If the US has a huge issue with Covid-19 and most of our tourist come from the US, how do you reconcile that a country where the disease is out of control will have people when they arrive here will have little to no impact on us.

If we have 1,000 tourists visit our shores and they move about, they can perhaps impact about 20,000 people they come across. So, if you have 100 infected and they have contact with 2,000 people, think of the potential impact. I think he forgot this is a very small country. You infect 500 people today, if you're not careful you can take infect half the country.

I'm not proposing that we don't open. I'm simply hoping that they have a sound plan and have an awareness of the risk. Given his position here, it doesn't seem so.

That's really harsh. There are some drivers that shouldn't be on the road. I would agree. But, there are honest, decent, hardworking drivers as well who are just earning a living like the rest of us. The same applies to taxi drivers. Some should not be driving and some are really decent people.

On the public bus system, it's a mess. Clearly they need to fix some things to say the least.

In this little country there's so much things to fix. It will generations to get everything done.

Well, it seems he's fit for trial.

I'm not a fan of what has been going on in Freeport for years now. But, Mr. Smith is not the white knight in shining armour. This guy always has some personal agenda he's pushing. He's as slimy as they come. He should enter politics.

Interesting article! I see the Tribune did some great investigate journalism here. 🙂

I'm not sure why the PM (Competent Authority) granted approval for wholesale sale of alcohol. For someone to buy wholesale, either they are a retail company or they are a person purchasing a large order (perhaps for a party). So, if you shutdown the retail guy in one side, you also need to shutdown the wholesaler. They can have security. They can do whatever is essential for their operations, but there shouldn't be any product coming out of there.

This country is a joke! One dumb thing to another. I agree with Mr. Sands in a lot of circumstances, two rules are applied. The rule which allows the most freedom is always applied to the guys with a non-Bahamian passport. It's sad, but that's how this country works. A similar issue is with access to US dollar accounts. A foreigner or a small group of Bahamians can have USD accounts, but the average Bahamian can't have one. If the Central Bank is so concerned about exchange control, then let everyone have a BSD account and purchase USD when you need it. You don't go to the US or Canada or Europe and have one standard in the banking industry for non-citizens and another for the citizens. It's so good that we're independent and have equal rights under the Constitution. Forward, upward, onward, together! What a joke!

Hold on, he said they're feeding more than 30,000 people. How many people live in Grand Bahama? This numbers seemd to be a very large percentage of their population. This is indicative of the destruction of the local economy. I know hurricane Dorian did a lot of damage and Covid-19 didn't help, but people need economic solutions not just a meal. In the short term you provide food, but in the long term they need their economy stimulated. Isn't this what the Economic Recovery Committee should be looking at? Well, I'm assuming they're actually looking at things. The only thing they brought to Parliament was an idea from the public that was stolen from Barbados that is filled with holes.

We need serious help people.

Hint: For the reporters at the Tribune, I'm helping you. I won't charge this time.

This went live yesterday, but, people were not informed before the change. Makes sense. Why the sudden change?

If they have to move, isn't it possible to use the same number at another location? I've seen countless examples of this done. So, why isn't that possible here?

Will the public get a message when they call 919 informing them of these numbers? If we can create 311, 511, etc we couldn't create a much easier to remember 3 digit emergency number?

This country is just one big joke and the government is making the people a part of the punchline.

To develop your own rules, you need to have a good understanding of what you're doing. Our governments have shown incompetence for decades. Added to that corruption. So, very little meaningful things are done.

It's sad that we sit like children on these little rocks in the Atlantic waiting for our parents (large developed nations and major global organizations) to tell us what to do. When people who've never seen this country can give input you're probably not getting advice that moves you forward.

Sometimes the horse denies the truth. I'm just saying that the newspapers don't really engage in true journalism. It's most them recording what was said, no hard questions or investigate work. Basically fluff.