A COMIC'S VIEW: Patience for power
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) chairperson Darnell Osborne has pleaded for “patience” from consumers while the new BPL Board, will work on a “loose timeline” of a “few months” to spark (no pun intended) long-needed improvements within the company. Os
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: Domestic violence in The Bahamas
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.”
YOUR SAY: Davis must reach out to those who deserted PLP
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” - Henry Ford “Honesty is the first step to wisdom and truth.” THE Bahamian people have spoken loudly and unambiguously. Their verdict was decisive, as w
TOUGH CALL: The history of race and politics in The Bahamas
A FEW years ago, my company — Media Enterprises — published a new edition of Race and Politics in The Bahamas, under licence from the author and the University of Queensland in Australia. Originally published in 1981 and long out of print, Race and
EDITORIAL: Where did our national heart go? What happened to us?
SOME time yesterday, July 31, 2017, as we went about our daily lives, a community was scrambling for its life, trying to beat a bulldozer scheduled to demolish it.
WORLD VIEW: The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations – Part 3
THIS is the final of a three-part commentary discussing the relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations against the backdrop of a publication by the Washington-based, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), entitled, “The Relevance of US-Caribbean Relations – Three Views”. CSIS deserves the Caribbean’s thanks for addressing the issue which has been ignored for decades by US agencies, except in the context of their preoccupation with drug trafficking and refugees.
VIEW FROM AFAR: Getting down to the facts
Tourism is now more important to the people of The Bahamas than ever before so everything reasonable should be done to guarantee its success.
EDITORIAL: Don’t talk down the economy, says Fred Mitchell
FRED MITCHELL, former Foreign Affairs/Immigration Minister, now a member of the Senate, is already tired of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis “talking down” the economy. However, Mr Mitchell failed to suggest what part of the economy after his government’s dismal five years administration could honestly be “talked up”.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Bombshells and mis-spells
So during his address to the nation this week, Prime Minister Minnis dropped a fiscal bomb; government ministries will have to cut their spending by 10% and no current contracts for workers making in excess of $100,000 will be renewed.
EDITORIAL: GOVERNMENT SHOULD LET THE LAW TAKE ITS COURSE
THE RECENT shake-up of the Trump administration’s communications team is a reminder of the importance, in a media-savvy world, of public presentation which can play a major role in determining the success or failure of any government.
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: Our evolving understanding of issues of gender
“Gender equality is not a woman’s issue, it is a human issue, it affects us all.” – Unknown.“WHAT gender am I?” Most of us have not had to ask this question, but many have. The simplistic answer that there are two sexes and that is it, no longer sits
EDITORIAL: ‘Brave’ Davis predicts 2022 win for PLP
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, now leader of a four-member Opposition in the new House of Assembly, is confident that given time his party will return to lead the country.
EDITORIAL: Trump blusters, while China fills void
EACH week brings a new and different Donald Trump departure from established and accepted norms. There are outrageous tweets, inconsistent and even contradictory interviews, claims that the establishment American media almost immediately brands as lies, and now, further evidence of personal behaviour that would be regarded as rude at a neighbourhood dinner party.
CULTURE CLASH: Raising questions over the future of democracy
The results of the 2017 general election left The Bahamas in good spirits. Many of us have been in celebration mode for months, and insistent that we all temper our demands with patience and manage our expectations of the new FNM-led administration.
YOUR SAY: Stop the Blame Game
THERE has been a lot of agitation and blame about “foreigners” raping our marine and fisheries resources. In my view, this debate and blame game is misconceived and futile. Simply blaming the “foreigner” and focusing on “foreign” depletion and exploi
