INSIGHT: The law is there to be used against criminals, not at political discretion
Cases of criminal misconduct against parliamentarians have not been prosecuted and the government has made no effort to confiscate the proceeds of crime from perpetrators, former Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Thompson reveals in the latest part of his weekly series.
EDITORIAL: PM Christie: Whose side are you on - Bahamas or Beijing?
PRIME Minister Christie keeps reassuring Bahamians that he is working in their best interest to get Baha Mar completed and opened. Now is the time to prove it.
INSIGHT: National stock can rise by spreading share ownership
As the country begins the recovery after Hurricane Matthew, Richard Coulson says now more than ever the BISX needs to be reconstructed to help the Bahamian economy grow.
INSIGHT: What a national university means for Bahamians
In the second of a new weekly collaborative series on post-secondary education, Dr Rodney Smith, the president of the College of the Bahamas, looks at a momentous development in increasing the intellectual capital of the nation.
EDITORIAL: US election grows nastier by the day
WITH the US presidential election less than a month away, the race for the White House is becoming uglier and nastier by the day.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Thumbs down for BPL and gas queues, thumbs up for KFC
Almost a week after the ravages of Hurricane Matthew, the Bahamas is still limping through recovery.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Matthew exposes failings in authority and fractures in society
For the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Hurricane Matthew will either be the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back in the minds of the electorate or the lifeline they needed to convince voters that they are worthy of another term.
YOUR SAY: Vulnerable small states need global support to help with natural disasters
Hurricane seasons have always been a stark reality of Caribbean life. Many of the natural disasters in the region have made history, personalised by names such as David, Hugo, Felix and Erica. But there is nothing humane about these storms.
TOUGH CALL: Putting politics aside is essential in a time of crisis
Why it that in this time of turmoil, inequality, political dysfunction and apparent decline, a few countries are nonetheless thriving?
POLITICOLE: Matthew exposes weak points and utilities’ lack of charitable spirit
I remember like yesterday being in my last semester in college, in my dorm room, with my freshman, swimmer roommate, and her TV, watching The Weather Channel, seeing Hurricane Floyd spinning over the whole Bahamas archipelago at once.
POLITICOLE: For passive Bahamians, voting should be compulsory
Oh, I get it now. The National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2040 ... will be complete in 2040. Got it. Thanks.
YOUR SAY: An Act to give power to the people and keep government honest
THE Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG), a non-profit, non-partisan foundation that advocates for open, accountable and responsible governance, in tandem with a coalition of other civil society and private industry groups, is continuing to urge the swift passage of a “true” Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as the date for the final version of the bill to be introduced to Parliament nears.
A COMIC'S VIEW: $23m for a bucket of glitter and a couple of feathers adds up to dumb
Over the years, I’ve seen some dumb ideas and I’ve seen some ‘PLP’ ideas.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The voodoo economics of Junkanoo Carnival
The delayed Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Economic Impact Report is yet again demonstrative of the lack of transparency that has come to define this government’s term in office. Even more glaring, the voodoo economics and glaring mismanagement leaves one to wonder if the government, and the organisers of the event, collectively view us as chumps who they could intellectually insult without a resounding rebuke.
TOUGH CALL: Gray goes bananas over BAMSI’s food production figures
Agriculture Minister V Alfred Gray recently proclaimed the Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) on Andros a huge success.
