NASSAU LIFE: Revolutionary Bahamas
‘Revolution’ is a word that scares Bahamians. Progress, development, new look, fresh start - all are words we are happy to use, while the stronger term frightens us with images of Haitian anarchy or the bloody 19th century Jamaican slave revolt.
EDITORIAL: Who’s naughty, who’s nice...
It’s the holidays and that means we get to rub our hands together, scratch our chin, ponder awhile and pronounce who’s been naughty and who’s been nice in 2016.
POLITICOLE: Leadership coup proves FNM is a failure and unelectable
The sympathetic, empathetic me - which, in spite of my sharp tongue, does exist - wants to feel sorry for Hubert Minnis, seeing the shock and upset on his face on the floor of Parliament when the “subversive seven” defied him, and hearing his recent public statements that amount to desperate pleas to keep what he perceives as his leadership of the Free National Movement (FNM).
EDITORIAL: Put your country first, Dr Minnis
FROM TIME to time, one hears the suggestion that the Westminster system of government does not suit The Bahamas. In our opinion, the only reason that it doesn’t suit The Bahamas is because we don’t understand it and have, over the years, bastardised it.
WORLD VIEW: Caribbean lessons from Britain’s EU exit
The ‘Brexit’ chickens are coming home to roost in a troubled British economy, however much British government ministers and other English nationalistic hopefuls are trying to suggest otherwise.
EDITORIAL: Will the European Union collapse?
RECENT events affecting the European Union must be causing concern in Washington.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Rebels without a cause are just a suicide squad
For the past two years or so, the Drake rejuvenated expression “what a time to be alive” has been the go-to expression on social media.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Revolt in the ranks leaves FNM in political no man’s land
In the wake of yesterday’s coup d’état within the Free National Movement (FNM), the political landscape in the Bahamas has shifted. The FNM is in a state of flux, it is in a state of alarm.
EDITORIAL: Govt’s due diligence of CTFE must be thorough
AS a Bahamas government delegation jetted to Hong Kong over the weekend, to meet with and conduct a due diligence investigation of the conglomerate that wants to purchase Baha Mar, it would seem by announcements being made in Nassau that the trip is only a formality.
TOUGH CALL: Power problems mask lack of renewable energy progress
According to the latest report from the International Energy Agency, which tracks these things, renewables and natural gas (much cleaner than other fossil fuels) are leading in the race to meet energy demand growth.
POLITICOLE: We’ve come a long way and no way at all in 40 years
While researching video footage for a film project, I came across some clips from the 1970s and 1980s, including old video recordings of Lynden Pindling around the time of Bahamian independence from Britain.
WORLD VIEW: The dignity of the Obamas
As Barack Obama’s Presidency of the United States enters its final weeks, there are tens of millions of people in America and across the world who already feel a great sense of loss.
EDITORIAL: The passing of a dictator
TO BE instantly recognisable worldwide by one’s first name or initials is a unique testament to fame or notoriety.
A COMIC'S VIEW: BPL plays the perfect Scrooge for Christmas
As much as I would like to address several issues affecting Bahamians this week, I’m forced to go with one, BPL, and obviously I must do it rather quickly as there’s no telling when they will strike again.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: No place for political partisan ploys when the people rise up
Black Friday was a wonderful day for democracy in the Bahamas.
