RICHARD COULSON: Halkitis must be heroic in facing ratings agencies' questions
THIS WEEK and next, the warriors of the dreaded international rating agencies will ride into town to pick at the bones of our financial structure. Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P), each with its own rigid criteria, will send their best and brightest analysts whose lances will be lap-top computers loaded with data from our own Department of Statistics and Central Bank, all sent to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for the world to see.
Hard work and discipline crucial to the alleviation of poverty
THE Bahamas is experiencing the impact of a global recession that has stagnated the growth of the country’s economy. While this state of affairs may lead many to fear, become angry or simply feel as if they are in a debilitated state, it is important for the Bahamas to make sensible decisions and good use of its time while it seeks to find ways to sustain, promote and implement sound economic policies toward sustainable development.
YOUR SAY: 43 reasons why the Government lost the referendum
IT appears that the Bahamian people may have not just rejected the Referendum on the four “Gender Equality Bills”, but may have also sent a message to the government, expressing their belief that it is out of touch.
POLITICOLE: See the realities at a time of patriotic pride
One week ago today, I was getting ready to go and celebrate US independence in America with Americans.
WORLD VIEW: Jamaica's CARICOM Review Commission - understanding the elephant
Jamaica’s CARICOM Review Commission has been established and has had its first meeting, even if its purpose and the prism through which the review will take place is not clear.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW ON INDEPENDENCE: 43 years on and still we need to break the shackles
WHILST WE have accomplished much since our Independence in 1973, we continue to be a country that celebrates “flag independence”, more so than what it means to be truly economically and socially diverse and self-determining.
A COMIC'S VIEW - Inigo 'Naughty' Zenicazelaya: A tale of two rallies
Of all the classics I’ve read over the years, the opening of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ still ranks as one of the best.
New US embassy complex could spark life into downtown Nassau
AT THE function to celebrate the 240th anniversary of the birth of the United States, Lisa Johnson, the Charge d’Affaires in Nassau announced that her government would be building a new embassy complex on land they had purchased on Shirley Street.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Spiralling debt brings a downgrade dangerously close
The Bahamas is on the fast track to an economic downgrade.
Trump and Brexit parallels for The Bahamas
THE consequences of the anti-European Union (EU) vote in Britain last week have some interesting parallels with Bahamian and American politics that are worth exploring.
POLITICOLE: Service before self
EVEN as I continue to travel, pursuing dreams and opportunities and commitments beyond the borders of my country, I’m constantly thinking about what I can do for my people and my country while I do what I want and need to do for myself. Can I do both at the same time?
Q&A with US Charge d'Affaires Lisa Johnson
LISA JOHNSON, the US Charge d'Affaires in Nassau, answers The Tribune's questions about her country's views of Bahamian issues, from the gender equality referendum and the continued ambassadorial vacancy to crime, government accountability and Chinese investment.
Staying safe during hurricane season
DURING this hurricane season in The Bahamas, it is important that adequate preparations are made to minimise loss of life and property.
Many losers and no real winners in Brexit
THE result of the British referendum to leave the European Union (EU) has already left a trail of culprits, victims and intended and unintended consequences. Its primary outcome is grave uncertainty within Britain, within the EU and for other countries and regions that do business with both.
Fitzgerald's failed teachings and the FNM Game of Thrones
ONCE again it pains me to have to make fun of my St Andrew’s schoolmate and former prefect, Minister of Education and Marathon MP the honourable Mr Jerome Fitzgerald.
