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Foreign ministry cites Christian values in response to pastors
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has responded to three pastors who have raised alarm about a vote at the United Nations on the adoption of the annual report of the UN Human Rights Council, saying the country voted in favour of the move and this is “consistent” with the mandate of the people of this country.
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Pastors condemn support of appointment of expert to investigate LGBT abuse
LOCAL pastors yesterday continued their reproach of the position taken by the country on a United Nations resolution that sought to block the appointment of a UN independent expert to investigate worldwide cases of discrimination and abuse against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
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Urban Renewal above reproach
In my humble opinion, Urban Renewal is to date, at its core, one of the most progressive social outreach concepts the present government has proffered. Unfortunately, the two well-respected co-Chairs cannot seem to keep Urban Renewal above reproach.
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INSIGHT: Leadership scandal threatens Commonwealth economic optimism
As the the world’s oldest political association of states looks to be entering a new golden era of prosperity, its relevance is being tested by allegations of corruption and cronyism against its top executive, Peter Young says
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Concerns raised among voters in Long Island
AS the Free National Movement hunkers down for a leadership battle, another storm looms in Long Island between supporters and detractors of representative Loretta Butler-Turner.
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Candidates reassured by deputy leader
FREE National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday insisted that no supporter or prospective candidate should be apprehensive over the level of discord among the party’s parliamentary caucus.
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INSIGHT: Do you know how you’re going to vote?
IT’S SAFE to say that if you don’t know how you’re going to vote in the gender equality referendum by now, then you probably don’t have any plans to head to the polls on June 7.
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Bannister 'will not seek leadership post' at convention
FREE National Movement (FNM) candidate for Carmichael Desmond Bannister yesterday said he would not seek a leadership post in the party at its next convention.
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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The tiefin’ at the heart of our society
EVERY time Auditor General Terrance Bastian and his team releases a damning report, I become more and more convinced that we live in a society where “tiefin”, in one form or another, has become the order of the day. To use a phrase I heard bandied about this week, “we don’t need no VAT, we need a moratorium on ‘tiefin’!”
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Attorney General ‘happy where she is’ amid Chief Justice talk
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said she is content with her current post as she sidestepped rumours that she may be appointed chief justice.
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INSIGHT: Saints or sinners? The real story of caring for HIV and AIDS patients
After the US State Department’s report last week accused a Bahamian care institution of neglect and inadequate medical provision, Ava Turnquest, Tribune Chief Reporter, paid a visit. She gained a very different impression.
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POLITICOLE: Respect for leadership is not simply following blindly
SHANE Gibson had the temerity to stand in Parliament and talk about respect for leadership.
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Smith: Why quiz PM and Deputy but not Nygard?
ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, yesterday questioned why Prime Minister Perry Christie and Deputy Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis met with police over an investigation into an alleged “murder for hire” plot when “they had nothing to do” with the alleged scheme.
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More is needed than trust
During the course of the final reading of the gender bills, the Member for Marathon sought to discredit the opinion of the Member for Marco City by producing an opinion provided by a leading QC from the United Kingdom.
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BAAA breaks its silence on ‘dark side’ of doping
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) finally broke its silence on the “dark side” of doping, in which the Bahamas has been accused of assisting in the supplies of performance-enhancing drugs to some elite athletes. In a press release, the BAAA made it crystal clear that they will continue to have a “zero” policy and will continue to promote a clean and healthy sport.
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How the Caribbean lost out
The bastardisation of a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet most aptly sums up the response of our flyboy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fred “Supersonic” Mitchell: “Me thinks thou dost protest too much.”
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Finding our voice for the national discourse
Our silence to abuse and inequality is amazing, yet we choose to speak up when we see that someone is being ‘abused’ if that somebody is related to us.
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Watchwords for the media
Anthony Newbold, President of the Bahamas Press Club, gave the welcome address at the inaugural ceremony to honour the pioneers and legends in journalism and mass communications at the British Colonial Hilton on Saturday night.
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Tribune publisher honoured for a lifetime’s dedication
EILEEN Carron, the Publisher/Editor of The Tribune, has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bahamas Press Club in recognition of her outstanding contribution to nation building and significant work in journalism and publishing.
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Building inequality
Over the last week we have been assaulted by violence. Politicians have taken the time to comment on the declining crime rate and to berate the public for talking about records in the number of people who have been murdered this year.
