The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas recently celebrated our Golden Jubilee anniversary. It made us all proud.

I vividly remember March of this year when we were blacklisted by the European Union (EU). This affected us adversely economically, diplomatically and otherwise. In his first trip after our celebrations our Prime Minister (PM) Phillip “Brave” Davis has also made us all proud.

According to local and international media, in a well received and hard-hitting contribution at the plenary session of the third European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) summit in Brussels, Belgium, our PM “bravely” condemned that action. He outwardly accused the EU of being unfair and biased and challenged them to “take your economic feet off our necks…and to fulfill the commitments made to the Bahamas”.

Our PM is often derided about his frequent international trips, but this trip ably demonstrated that, though small in size and population, the Bahamas is well prepared and able to speak out about injustices levied on smaller, mostly Caribbean, nations.

In conclusion, it’s my hope that after this magnificent contribution, our members of parliament, from both sides, and the general public, adorning both gold and red colours, will applaud his gallant efforts on behalf of our nation and fellow Caribbean brothers and sisters.

ARNOLD F BAIN

Nassau,

July 19, 2023.