Can Sanders trump Trump?
IN the United States, particularly in Washington DC the nation’s capital, it is impossible to escape the current elections by the Republican and Democratic parties to choose a candidate to represent them in the contest for a new President later this year.
A COMIC'S VIEW: WHERE HAS THE PM GONE THIS TIME?
Anybody home?
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Swift Justice is nothing but a catchphrase
THE so-called Swift Justice Programme has yielded little and has, in all truth, the potential to negatively impact the public’s perception of judicial independence, undermines any notion of public confidence in the justice system and infringes upon the constitutional separation of powers.
View From Afar: Investing in human capital key to a brighter Bahamas
THERE are many Bahamians who need gainful employment.
POLITICOLE: Bahamians are slaves to the master of tourism
WE are a servant society. Our primary reliance on tourism has led us to this place today. This is not a smear campaign against tourism, lest the tourism officials’ knickers become knotted.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Drumming up grenades and a side order of music
As a young boy growing up in Nassau, I once saw a fight between police officers and a very intoxicated street corner philosopher whose fondness for foreign poultry earned him the nickname ‘American Chicken’.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Signing away The Bahamas
WITH the government signing yet another Heads of Agreement (HOA) on Monday, it appears that Prime Minister Perry Christie has returned to his old ways.
OPINION: Why cancer treatment is better in The Bahamas
Bahamians should not think travelling abroad for cancer treatment is necessarily the best plan. Dr Tom McGowan explains why . . .
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.
