“New travel requirements for returning Bahamians and residents traveling abroad for a short periods” The Office of The Prime Minister (23 June 2020)

Excerpt from this release; “Bahamians and residents traveling outside of The Bahamas for a period of 72 hours or less will be exempted from the negative PCR COVID-19 test requirement to enter the country, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis announced on Monday.
However, those Bahamians and residents returning from short travel periods may be required to quarantine for 14 days upon their return, based on determination by the Minister of Health.

As a general rule, a negative PCR COVID-19 test and completed health forms is required of all visitors, Bahamians and residents returning to The Bahamas.
Test must be taken within a 10-day window to travel to The Bahamas.”

So there it is, the “foolish” mistake that most say have led to us being in a lockdown at this very moment, a lockdown that many say is not working but why is it not working, what is it true purpose?  Then there are others saying that lockdowns cannot work unless there is a plan in place; is this really what we are thinking at this time?

Let me not blame the people that traveled and did not adhere to the 14 day quarantine requirement, because to blame these people for what their government told them that  they could do is wrong, even if they did not do what the government recommended for them to do.  So I would relieve these people of any and all personal responsibility and responsibility to their fellow countryman and put that blame where it belongs, according to the masses, at the feet of the Competent Authority.

I mean at the end of the day what is self-responsibility and a responsibility to our fellow man when this is what we have elected the government for, right?

So, now a plea has gone out to force a early election to get rid of this “incompetent” government, that seems unable to get its citizens to do what is in their best interest and this horrific mistake, but I know one thing and that is to have an early election we will have to get control of this pandemic and to get control of the pandemic we just may have to follow the protocols of the government that we are trying to rid of; what a vicious and curious turn of events.

Another thing I know for certain and that is that we cannot open our economy to allow for people to get back to work and to allow for small businesses to get back on proper footing, unless we get control of this pandemic.  I am hoping that this new motivation, to get rid of this “incompetent government” will be sufficient to allow for persons to adhere to the protocols and allow for enough people to at least be able to support this “cause” but it is not then use the motivation of getting person back to work.

Maybe at the same time we can address those that ask for the country to be open back up and allow the laws of natural selection take its course but then take to social media expressing regret and anger when someone that they know personally dies from this disease…that’s nothing short of duplicitous but it has become common amongst us now.

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Oh, how painful it has become to listen to the leaded of the opposition; Philip ‘Brave’ Davis fumble his way ever so clumsily past commonsense and logic to come up with his way of dealing with reality and I would caution all parents on subjecting their children to his aimless, nonsensical, illogical and irrational reasoning’s, because out of a sense of respect for their elders and public figures they may actually come to believe that this type of thought process, reasoning is actually acceptable.

“There does not appear to be any logical connection between the measures being implemented by the prime minister; the Competent Authority, and the overall objective of, [of], [of] protecting the Bahamians from contracting the virus and then once contracted, how it would be contained and so [that] therein lies the challenge.” – The Hon. Philip “Brave” Davis – Leader of the Opposition, Progressive Liberal Party.

Mr. Opposition Leader, exactly what is the challenge that you seem to be unable to grasp?

First, it would be of grave importance to introduce Mr. Davis, leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), to the word mitigation.  This simply is the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something; simple word with a very simple meaning.  So keeping this in mind, let us look at the government’s plans and objectives as it pertains to COVID-19 and its spread because each and every measure has been to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, because to date there is no treatment and no cure.

“There is currently no treatment specifically approved for COVID-19, and no cure for an infection, although treatments and vaccines are currently under study.

Instead, treatment focuses on managing symptoms as the virus runs its course.”

– The Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC).

 This is what is being done worldwide, so Mr. Opposition Leader when you question “the measures being implemented …and the overall objective..of protecting Bahamians from contracting this virus and then once contracted, how it is to be contained”, actually what are you talking about?

The first step was the Emergency Orders – One, Mr. Opposition Leader you should have remembered these because these are the very same orders that you and your political organization objected to and labeled as being over-reaching.  These orders were comprised of mandatory and drastic shutdown of all public and private places that people would congregate and where there would have been the possibility for the spread this virus….MITIGATION.

There was then the education of the country as to what we were dealing with and how to lower your chances of contracting it because as some point the country had to open back up in a controlled manner. 

I must admit Mr. Opposition Leader that I am simply flummoxed as to the logic behind your comments, because in a real world there is no logic behind them, only the false logic that runs amok at Gambier House.

My final point Mr. Opposition Leader; you once suggested Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, be guided by science but here you are questioning the very science that you asked he be guided by, this act is very questionable and therefore disingenuous at best and extremely ignorant at worst. – The Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC).

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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