EDITORIAL: Donald Trump beyond his depth
BEFORE US Secretary of State John Kerry left for New Zealand yesterday he instructed his staff to be “as helpful as possible” to the incoming administration.
YOUR SAY: Trump’s triumph is further evidence of demand for change
We have perhaps witnessed one of the most controversial US Elections of recent history.
EDITORIAL: Bahamian minnows swim with the sharks
TENNYSON Wells, who could see only the financial gain, not the destruction of long line fishing to our fisheries when he was Agriculture Minister in the early nineties, seems to take the same view of the controversial $2.1 billion proposal to invite the People’s Republic of China to partner with Bahamians in our fishing industry. To facilitate this the Bahamas government pledged the lease of 10,000 acres of Crown Land at Andros for the venture.
TOUGH CALL: What the Chinese fishing proposal means for The Bahamas
A firestorm erupted last week over leaked reports that the Christie administration was in talks to hand over farming and fishing rights to the Chinese.
EDITORIAL: Bahamians’ inalienable rights to Crown Land, conch, fish and crawfish
BAHAMIANS are as protective of their waters as they are proud to be Bahamian.
POLITICOLE: Trump and the Republicans have become unelectable
I decided to take a morning drive along the scenic route through the rolling hills, looking for some inspiration in the yellows, oranges, reds, and browns of the Fall season.
WORLD VIEW: US should not ignore right over might in internet gaming row
For over 12 years, the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the United States have been involved in a contention over an award by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in favour of the Caribbean country over internet gaming.
EDITORIAL: New US President must show world leadership
DESPITE many naysayers and critics who deride everything American, it is widely accepted that the United States of America is generally a force for good as the undisputed leader of the free world.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Chinese fishing expedition is a scandal too far for caveman Gray
A few months back, I wrote that Minister of Agriculture V Alfred Gray was undoubtedly the Christie administration’s least credible minister.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The PLP is rushing us towards a China crisis
Move over Christopher Columbus, the Chinese have come to conquer us …. one island at a time.
Government denies agriculture deal with China
“THE story appearing in The Nassau Guardian under the headline ‘China in $2 bil. deal proposal – Govt eyes agri-fishery plan with Chinese in Andros – Project calls for lease of 10,000 acres of crown land’ is utterly false.
POLITICOLE: Voters’ apathy raises serious registration issues
The Tribune recently reported ‘Legal Advice Sought Amid Low Voter Registration’ and the Nassau Guardian reported ‘Voter Registration Plummets: Nearly 80,000 fewer sign up to vote compared to five years ago’.
EDITORIAL: Exigency Orders: Good intentions but poor execution
ON OCTOBER 14, one week after Hurricane Matthew cut a swath of devastation across the northwestern Bahamas, Prime Minister Perry Christie, acting in his capacity as Minister of Finance, signed an Exigency Order intended to make rebuilding
EDITORIAL: Come now, Mr Roberts, surely you can’t be serious
THE public is burdened today with more of PLP Chairman Bradley Robert’s superficial thinking and truth bending. In a news release issued yesterday, he warned former Baha Mar director Dionisio d’Aguilar about mixing politics with his former role as a hotel developer.
WORLD VIEW: Is the US making a stick to beat its own back over banking?
Caribbean governments have rightly focused on the severe consequences for their countries of the withdrawal of correspondent banking relations from regional banks by international banks, particularly those located in the United States.
