YOUR SAY: There is too much political interference in doing business
Your Say By Frederick Smith QC THE Government has a unique opportunity to resurrect the Phoenix of Freeport from the ashes of political red tape and recession. This will require political courage to adopt a paradigm shift in foreign investment polici
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: Dealing with dementia
“If you find yourself dealing with a relative with dementia, chances are you will need help,” Phyllis Logan.
EDITORIAL: The Emperor is naked and the cupboard is bare
FOR THE first time Bahamians have been told the truth. No matter what they have heard over the years —particularly in the past five years under a PLP government— their Emperor is bare.
YOUR SAY: We cannot correct the ship of state in a blame game
I CAUTION the Minnis government that “official statements” of ministers, unlike statements of candidates during the general election campaign, can have negative legal consequences, talk down the economy and undermine the national interests of The Bahamas.
CULTURE CLASH: Tackling the abuse of online harassment
“Talkin’ to people bad” is the Bahamian way. That’s what they want us to believe. We play into the narrative that to be Bahamian is to be abrasive, rude, and condescending without second thought, apology, or recompense. We imagine that adulthood give
YOUR SAY: A bad case of déjà vu for the Bahamas CCA
IN a court filing last week, China Construction America (CCA) revealed what many Bahamians have been fearing for the past three years — that CCA is not currently in a position to complete Baha Mar on yet another schedule that the company itself estab
Leave Montagu Beach & Park alone
THE desire to create greater visitor experiences and boost the local economy by opening new entrepreneurial opportunities is a worthy goal and has its rightful place in the planning and zoning of islands like New Providence that welcome millions of cruise and stayover guests a year. But that rightful place is not Montagu Beach.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Bimini in the balance
AS we approach our 44th Independence celebrations, I truly hope we gain ‘independence’ as a nation from certain types of foreign investors, investors with only their personal gain in mind, with little or no concern for Bahamians. Take for example th
EDITORIAL: FORMER GERMAN CHANCELLOR A POLITICAL COLOSSUS
IN THESE columns last week we commented on the current uncertainty in the European Union (EU) and in Britain engendered by the start of the Brexit negotiations to determine the conditions of the latter’s departure from the bloc.
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: The dangers of addiction to gambling
“Gambling: The sure way to get nothing for something,” Wilson Mizner. IN the wake of widespread acceptance of legal gambling in The Bahamas many of you may be surprised that it is also viewed as a potential addiction by psychiatrists.
TOUGH CALL: Why pay for advice if you never act upon it?
THERE has been a flurry of discussion lately over the $400,000 annual contract given to Ian Poitier by the former government.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Minnis gets tetchy withthe Fourth Estate
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Let’s begin. Minnis and the Media The fourth estate, as the press is known in most democratic nations, is often seen as a thorn in the side of democratic leaders. Irish philosopher and pol
EDITORIAL: Uncertainty for Britain and European Union
DEVELOPMENTS in the European Union are under the spotlight again as the formal negotiations have now started about the terms of Britain’s departure from the bloc. These come just a year after the nation’s referendum on its future EU relationship and the surprise decision, by a narrow margin, to leave.
EDITORIAL: Will The Bahamas remain for Bahamians?
“IT should not be a mystery to us what the Chinese want: it is what all powerful countries want. It’s not about interest earned on a loan or making profits from operating a hotel. They want resources for the mother land,” so writes an “Observer” on page 8 of today’s Tribune.
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: Casualties in the war on drugs
“Before you can break out of prison you must realise that you are locked up,” – Unknown. The great war on drugs! Wars cause untold devastation, death, disability both physical and mental and some people profit enormously. Drug wars are the same, dea
