A COMIC'S VIEW: DNA left with scraps as PLP heads for The Hunger Games
THIS week, the party hopping, bandwagon jumping and succession saga continued. Shall we begin?
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Christie at the centre of political rumblings
THERE has been quite a rumble on the political landscape recently as a new party has been projected to launch shortly, Raynard Rigby has announced his intentions to challenge Perry Christie for the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and it is perceived that the governing party scored a political point with the defection of Wayne Munroe from the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) to its ranks.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Grimy Nassau - that video; The plight of pensioners
MUCH ado was made about a video spoofing the touristic offerings in downtown Nassau.
TOUGH CALL: Downtown development - delay, decay and dark deals
THIS weekend, social media land was in a tizzy - with many Bahamians aghast at a spoof produced like a promotional video. The film featured a syrupy narration illustrated by scenes showing some of the underside of Nassau’s tourist core. Here are some excerpts:
POLITICOLE: Greg Moss sets about reconfiguring the battle lines
YOU don’t have to be a “prophet”, as some have suggested, to know that the country’s next general election in 2017 will be a significant turning point in the future of The Bahamas and everyone who calls this country home.
PETER YOUNG: Rising tide of humanity borders on chaos in Europe
The harrowing images of desperate refugees highlight the immigration crisis facing the European Union. Peter Young looks at the problem and its implications for Britain
REAL ESTATE: Buying into Bimini, ‘the smallest, largest growth island’ in The Bahamas
Biminite Sheldon Pitt says Bahamians should look seriously at the island chain made famous by Hemingway that is growing at ‘warp speed’
A COMIC'S VIEW: PLP posturers should take their lead from Moss
LET’S be honest, when it comes to the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), it is obvious that Prime Minister Christie intends to hang on to his current post as long as is humanly possible.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to separate politics from public prosecutions
IT is high-time that an independent prosecutorial service is established in The Bahamas and the Director of Public Prosecutions is no longer situated within the Office of the Attorney General, subordinated and subject to the whims and control of any holder of that political office.
POLITICOLE: Snowden, surveillance and banks blinded by policy
THE battle with certain Canadian banks in The Bahamas that are imposing unacceptable, unfounded policies on Bahamians continues.
REAL ESTATE: Get a foot on the property ladder now and build for the future
Ashley Brown advises young professionals on why and how soon to start investing in real estate
A Comic’s View: Strange bedfellows, Damian’s downer and the PM out of tune
THE American essayist Charles Dudley Warner once said “Politics makes strange bedfellows” and, based on events this past week, we can thank our politically promiscuous lawmakers for truly bringing this quote to life.
Opinion: The dangers of Fred Mitchell
Politicians from all parties fear the power of a Haitian-Bahamian voting block and are complicit in the illegal and unconstitutional policies regarding citizenship in the Bahamas, Fred Smith argues
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Honesty in fighting corruption
Corruption is rife in the Bahamas. Today, there is a general lack of transparency, fair play and accountability in governance.
TOUGH CALL: The deep roots of racial conflict
IN JUNE, a gunman walked into the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, and shot nine people to death at a prayer meeting. The shooter said his goal was to start a race war.
