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.
ADRIAN GIBSON: Who will emerge to champion the FNM?
Yet again, the Free National Movement (FNM) is engaging in politically cannibalistic behaviour that would see delegates once more flying from the Family Islands to New Providence to select a leader less than two years after re-electing Dr Hubert Minnis to the party’s top post.
PETER YOUNG: Britain's Brexit gamble to go it alone
THE headlines in the British press following last week’s referendum on the nation’s relationship with the European Union (EU) said it all.
POLITICOLE - Nicole Burrows: The people have spoken - now deal with it
Calm down. There’s no impending doom for Britain. They are self-sufficient. They will rise again if they should fall at all, because they make sure they can do that.
Summer break safety tips for motorists
MOTORISTS - school is out!
Brexit creates trading nightmare for the Caribbean
THE 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have, at the most, two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of the British exit (‘Brexit’) from the European Union (EU).
A COMIC'S VIEW: It’s payback time for our less than glorious leaders
THE word of the week, my friend, appears to be ‘payback’: Prime Minister Christie lamented on it, Bran McCartney endorsed it and ‘Butler and Sands’ prepared for it.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Questions flying around broke Bahamasair
It is clear that something funky has been going down at Bahamasair, given the government’s rogue - almost dictatorial and sneaky - advancing of $30m to the airline to purchase its new fleet from the French company Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) at a price tag of $100m to replace its aging Dash-8 300 fleet.
TOUGH CALL: Voters send a clear message to our political leaders
If sip-sip is anything to go by, the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is in turmoil as it prepares for the 2017 general election, severely wounded by the recent referendum debacle.
‘The most important decision British voters will have to make in a lifetime’
Stay or go? Peter Young examines how the UK’s place in Europe is in the balance before tomorrow’s referendum
