POLITICOLE: Losing tolerance for what masquerades as leadership
WITH every news report I watch, listen to or read, the shorter my fuse becomes ... my fuse of tolerance, that is, for what masquerades in The Bahamas as leadership and governance.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Senator Rolle finds your lack of faith disturbing
Despite the cold weather earlier in the week, the air was unbearably hot in certain political arenas.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: FNM seeks to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
At the rate that the Free National Movement (FNM) is going, it is on the fast track to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in 2017. The political chicanery on display within the FNM has reinforced the perception that the road to governance and victory at the polls next year is getting steeper.
PETER YOUNG: Curtailing Trump’s travel an affront to democracy
The debate in Britain on anti-Muslim comments made by the divisive Republican presidential candidate was a waste of time and hypocritical, Peter Young says The debate in Britain on anti-Muslim comments made by the divisive Republican presidential candidate was a waste of time and hypocritical, Peter Young says . . .
POLITICOLE: Taking chances to change your world
Most people I know are averse to taking chances, creating changes and new possibilities where they can’t see them. But I’ve taken so many of them, in every way you can think of, in every aspect of my life.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Medical soap operas and political reality shows
This past week, the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) stated for the record that it would not sign on to the government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) plans because they felt marginalised by the process.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Ombudsman needed to guard rights of citizens
Rather than going into the political abyss, Prime Minister Perry Christie decided to take a trip to Jamaica to pretend for the international community that his government is the prototype of progressive, forward-thinking and good governance. Mr Christie gave the keynote address at the official opening of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s trade show on Tuesday.
TOUGH CALL: Time to face reality over death penalty
Last November, a regional conference in Guyana focused on abolishing the death penalty, which many Caribbean territories - including The Bahamas - want to keep on the books.
NASSAU LIFE: Our friends, the Chinese
We imagine a scene this week in the office of Perry G Christie, Prime Minister, joined by Philip “Brave” Davis, Deputy Prime Minister, Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and favourite speechwriter nicknamed “Bright Boy”. They are discussing his keynote address at this week’s Bahamas Business Outlook Conference.
POLITICOLE: A view from Atlanta of a Bahamian abroad
Every month of this year, PolitiCole is using this space to rally Bahamians living abroad (starting in America) to find out their hopes and plans for their native Bahamaland.
Education and the elusive cure for poverty
Brad L Brasseur explores the current problems in creating good education for the poor in developing nations and looks at some of the solutions.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Life’s a beach for Bahamians - so lift the blockades
After listening to my good friend Steve McKinney on his most objective, thorough and well-researched talk show ‘Hard Copy’ my mouth was agape.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Enforce the rule of law throughout The Bahamas
The rule of law, as noted by the great philosopher Aristotle, is preferable to that of any individual.
VIEW FROM AFAR: Why removing exchange controls now is so vital
Over the years, I have written about exchange controls and why they should be removed a number of times. Unfortunately, my reasoning has not convinced those in authority.
Looking back on ten years leading, looking ahead to debate on the EU
LAST month marked the tenth anniversary of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s leadership of the ruling Conservative party. Having emerged unexpectedly to take the helm of his party after only five years as a Member of Parliament, he became prime minister in 2010 at the age of 43, assuming charge of the first coalition government in Britain since the Second World War.
