EDITOR, The Tribune.
Recently, I came across a post circulating online in reference to Festival Place bathrooms near Prince George Wharf. It wasn't long before I had to go see for myself what all the ruckus was about. Seeing that I consider myself a die-hard Bahamian, I get a little sensitive about any bad publicity that could affect us – especially our tourism industry.
Before I even entered the bathroom I came upon buckets catching water along the front of the building and was hit by the strong odour of urine. Beer bottles and other garbage also lined the walls around the entrance. I was disgusted and disappointed. I can't believe how unkempt Bay Street and Festival Place are. I can’t imagine that anyone would want to use these bathrooms.
Inside, I was greeted by flies, dirty and broken tiles and a broken window. A soaked, soiled towel lay beneath the sink, trying in vain to take in the more of the water dripping from the leaky faucet. It was a ghastly sight. Needless to say, I didn’t bother using this bathroom at all.
This shouldn't be the first and the last thing that cruise ship visitors experience when they head back to the ship after visiting Nassau. It is also a very nasty experience for Bahamians who frequent the area and work there since the number of public bathrooms nearby are few and far between.
We have to do better. The Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Tourism or whoever has responsibility for maintaining these bathrooms must rectify this immediately. We like to think so highly of ourselves but this culture of building things and never maintaining and improve them has to stop. Fix it.
SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED
Nassau,
November 1, 2018
Comments
TheMadHatter 5 years, 5 months ago
You must not be familiar with the type and number of derelicts and panhandlers that are allowed to roam around by the wharf all day and night harrassing tourists. Ive always believed that they are secretly paid by the opposition (each in turn) to make trouble and reduce our tourism income to make the ruling Party look bad.
Damifiknow 5 years, 5 months ago
nicely matained like the post office?
MaryMack53 5 years, 5 months ago
Sorry to hear about your experience, but you are right. This article hit the nail on the head! Not saying that Tourist are innocent, but Bahamians and the Government are to blame for not maintaining Bay Street. There is no reason why I should avoid having to go to Bay Street every other day because of the state it is in. Just embarrassing! It seems as though Nasty Bathrooms and its surroundings are an in thing in our country. This has to stop! Each time I've had to visit Bay Street and is in dire need to use the bathroom, I have to hold it in! I shouldn't have to hold anything in especially while visiting a "Tourist Area" like Bay Street or Festival Place.
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