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Importance of Fox Hill celebration
The people of Fox Hill celebrated a successful Fox Hill Day on the 9th August. The celebrations were marred only by the actions of one idiot, but apart from that isolated incident it was a successful day.
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INSIGHT: Making Grand Bahama’s story available for all to read
The Groves family is continuing its philanthropic legacy in The Bahamas with the soft launch of a new digital Grand Bahama Museum – the first in the Caribbean region.
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Unsung songs in The Bahamas
Our African traditions are often celebrated for the oral aspects of passing information down from one generation to another. Some might be inclined to generalise African people and African culture as a monolith, without very important distinctions. Without getting into an exposition on the wide variety of African societies, I will simply draw attention to the documented vast and exceptional libraries of Timbuktu.
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A mother and her daughters take the Bahamas to the world stage
The year 2020 might have been a tumultuous one for everyone due to the global pandemic, lockdowns and financial losses, but a mother and her two daughters from Freeport, Grand Bahama made good use of the time to put the Bahamas on the world stage once again.
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With friends like McAlpine . . .
In any freshman class of new parliamentarians there is sure to be a few who thought they were cabinet timber who had to go sulking to the back bench, taking a deferment on their dreams.
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Sammie Swain restaging: an opportunity to 'invest in Bahamians'
pics in website daily as Sammie Swain
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Dame Dr Doris Johnson should inspire us all
One Eleuthera Foundation
It was a joy and privilege to find this quote in a speech by Dame Dr. Doris Johnson, a surprise archival gem while researching my doctoral dissertation.
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FRONT PORCH: Communicating to Bahamian public in the modern age
THERE is a tremendous lack of understanding of the nature and purpose of public communications by government and business entities in The Bahamas, even as the demands of social media have upended and continue to transform modern communications.
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Remembering the Anzacs
As the world marked the centenary of ANZAC Day, Peter Young addressed a private event in The Bahamas on its enduring significance.
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POLITICOLE: What that song really tells us about our nation
I haven’t heard the “vile” song that has led to two Bahamian men being taken into custody for questioning.
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FACE TO FACE: Remembering ‘Sir Coaks’ who put Bahamians front and centre
AS The Bahamas gears up to celebrate another Independence anniversary, I wanted to take the time to take a look back in history at the man who helped to organise our very first Independence celebration cultural extravaganza.
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FRONT PORCH: Ours is a story which goes beyond a mere 48 years - and is still being written
MANY Bahamians enjoy Priscilla Rollins’ song, “Independence Morning, It’s like a Baby Borning”, a catchy tune which has delighted audiences since 1973. Ms Rollins captures much of the enthusiasm and excitement of a new day for the country. But the Bahamian nation is much older than 48 years. We are centuries older.
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POLITICOLE: Charlie Charlie - who is the real demon?
LAST week, I wrote that we were in the asylum. Little did I know that this week I’d be able to specifically substantiate that claim. But I can’t yet decide who is most culpable for ushering in the madness.
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FACE TO FACE: Delores still takes centre stage in the story of our performing arts
A jubilant personality and an effervescent spirit, Delores “Red” Archer-Adderley has been committed to the promotion of Bahamian culture and art - specifically performing arts - for decades. She is the manager of the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts, and like curators of theatres and museums all around the world, she is fighting for its survival in the midst of the global pandemic.
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FACE TO FACE: Reflecting on Independence, remembering George Smith
WHEN George A Smith passed away on May 26, it was a poignant moment in time. The end of one era is at hand, and the dawning of a new era is taking place right before our eyes.
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POLITICOLE - Nicole Burrows: The people have spoken - now deal with it
Calm down. There’s no impending doom for Britain. They are self-sufficient. They will rise again if they should fall at all, because they make sure they can do that.
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NFL Picks Week 11: Renaldo v Sancheska
NFL Picks Week 11 by Renaldo and Sancheska Dorsett
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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Carnival strikes a discordant note - again
THOUGH the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is not likely to scrap the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival (BJC) any time soon, this is one programme that deserves a stiff dose of stop, review and cancel.
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