Disenfranchised: Immigration and citizenship
IT IS my belief that every country should protect its borders and strengthen its immigration laws.
Mental Health of the Nation: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
“I ain’t crazy” Most of us are not crazy, but before I grant a general absolution, many of us have symptoms of mental illness despite not being “crazy”.
YOUR SAY: Why robust social protection is key to poverty alleviation
The Bahamas has seen an unprecedented amount of challenges over the last few years which have highlighted many infractions in its system of governance, policies and overall national development.
CULTURE CLASH: A time to believe in our fellow Bahamians
It’s the people’s time. Believe in Bahamians. Forward, upward, onward, together.
EDITORIAL: Diet for a new government, recipe for another term
THE Free National Movement has swept into office in a landslide of historic proportions with a 35-4 seat majority in the House of Assembly.
POLITICOLE: Jilting the PLP does not mean love for the FNM
Immediately following the slaughterhouse general election, I felt a little sorry for Perry Christie, who, if the widely-shared photos were genuine, was captured on camera looking quite melancholy in the election aftermath.
EDITORIAL: Bahamians want answers from the FNM
IN moving into the future, it is important to understand why the FNM swept the polls in last Wednesday’s general election, almost eliminating this country’s first political party. According to Leslie Miller, former PLP MP for Tall Pines, the PLP were wiped out because of the hatred for former prime minister Perry Christie.
Council results boost government’s UK general election prospects
The received wisdom about local council elections in the United Kingdom is that they are normally an opportunity, between general elections, for voters to give the national governing party a good kicking with the result that it usually loses seats at this level.
WORLD VIEW - Inglorious Empire: Parallels of Indian and West Indian exploitation
The yearnings for power and wealth of the stone-cold dead British Empire echoed amongst the older generation throughout the shires of Britain during the ‘Brexit’ campaign.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Closing the lid on Christie and his toilet party
There is an old Bahamian saying “Cut skin ain’t got no owner”.
Mental health of the nation: Personality disorders
What makes you who and what you are? Where did your personality come from?
EDITORIAL: Today Bahamians decide their government
IT is indeed a tragedy when a people become so devoid of moral fibre that they can no longer distinguish between right and wrong.
TOUGH CALL: Tourism officials feel the heat from Fyre Festival chaos
SOME may recall a parody celebration called Festivus from the 1990s American sitcom, Seinfeld. It included a feast, feats of strength, and the labelling of ordinary events as miracles.
POLITICOLE: Young Bahamians matter most in tomorrow’s General Election
My grandmother passed away in January, 2004. In the 2002 general election, she chose not to vote.
The Disenfranchised: Fatherless, on the streets and drifting into gang life
IN the ghetto/inner city, the stories are similar but yet each has such distinct details which makes them so interesting.
