Caribbean has no cause to celebrate Paris climate agreement
The results of the Climate Change conference in Paris (COP21) give no reason for small island states to cheer. The agreement reflects many promises and little action. The one item of concrete action is merely an undertaking to evaluate carbon emissions every five years - and even that has no teeth.
A COMIC'S VIEW: 'Twas the night before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not an MP was stirring, from “doer” to “louse”;
ADRIAN GIBSON: What is going on inside Bahamasair?
A SELECT committee of the House of Assembly, along with an investigatory body of private citizens and government representatives, must be appointed to investigate the goings-on at Bahamasair.
VIEW FROM AFAR: Make our democracy work
We live in a multi-party democracy, thank God.
POLITICOLE: All Trumped Up
Whether those three words best describe Donald Trump, his supporters, or everyone else, I can’t say for certain now, but Trump is surely stirring the political pot in the 2016 US presidential race. He is a livewire.
Gonsalves eyes history and legacy after election victory
Dr Ralph Gonsalves is set to make history in St Vincent and the Grenadines as he starts a fourth term in office as Prime Minister. Having already completed 14 years as Head of Government, within three years of the term to which he was elected on December 9, Dr Gonsalves will overtake the record of former Prime Minister Sir James ‘Son’ Mitchell who served 16 years from 1984 to 2000.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Floggings, fakes, phonies and frauds
When I read the comments regarding flogging and foreign nationals from Mr Wayne Munroe, QC, I could only cringe and pinch myself to ensure this was reality and not a dream – or in this case a nightmare.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Flights of fancy and the true cost of Bahamasair’s new planes
ONCE again, there are happenings at Bahamasair that the public needs a more detailed explanation of.
TOUGH CALL: Energy reform is just all hot air in The Bahamas
EVER since Dr Marcus Bethel was named Minister for Energy and the Environment in 2006, during the first Christie administration, we have been hearing about energy reform.
POLITICOLE: Is illegal and mass migration retribution for slavery?
I was having an interesting conversation with one of my mentors a few weeks back. Our discussions have always been immensely thought-provoking, stretching my thinking way beyond the normal considerations.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Sickening prospect of NHI and a painful price to pay
THIS week, half the Cabinet was globetrotting and we saw the battle over the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme continue to play out as a war of words between the government, the Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA), Sanigest and various factions, producing dramatic headlines.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Is Damien Gomez the MP who cried wolf?
Of late, Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damien Gomez is appearing more and more a political blowhard, a political percussionist whose utterances are ambiguous, lack effect and, based on recent political history, bear no real follow-up. Politically, Mr Gomez is being compared to the fabled boy who cried wolf.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The misuse of government vehicles
I HAVE seen a preponderance of red plate vehicles on the road and, more often than not, they are not performing any official tasks but are instead filled with little children, parked in places where they shouldn’t be or, if one observes the driver, being used for personal errands.
Why it’s so important to end disability discrimination
To mark the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities tomorrow Lester T Ferguson explains how the Bahamas is making progress in breaking down discrimination and inequality and looks at what still needs to be done.
YOUR SAY: Christie’s failing government has much to answer
MY ongoing work as opposition leader here in New Providence and travels throughout the country, make it urgently clear that the majority of Bahamians and residents of the Bahamas are disappointed and fed up with this failing Christie-led government.
