YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Rebranding the FNM
OVER the last two weeks, there has been open jockeying for nominations in the Free National Movement, particularly among members of the old guard who have decided to voice their desires to run again in the mainstream press and on social media.
TOUGH CALL: Deadlock at Baha Mar
THE Baha Mar resort has been in the works so long that it is easy to forget the way we felt about this massive development at different points along its ponderous trajectory.
POLITICOLE: The Bahamas was never for Bahamians
MORE than 700 years ago, a “peaceful” people inhabited these islands we now call home.
LIFE OF CRIME: Serial killers - Is a new breed of assassins lurking on the streets of the Bahamas?
A SERIAL killer holds a worldwide fascination, nicknames like “The Ripper” have entered cultural folklore and they have made many fictional writers famous.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Moss resigns as bridge to the future implodes
THE resignation of Greg Moss from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is indicative enough of an urgent need for a change in the direction within the organisation itself and with the governance of this country.
YOUR SAY: Meeting to build links between regions
Next week, Brussels plays host to a new meeting between leaders from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, a positive sign of the shared will to bolster bridges and consolidate ties that have profound roots in our past and significant possibilities for the future.
POLITICOLE: Bahamas after college = professional suicide
AS the school year ends, here is my advice to prospective or recent Bahamian college students and graduates.
LIFE OF CRIME: Paedophilia and the need to protect children
Paedophilia. The dark, dark secret. A terrible taboo. Surely this does not exist in the Bahamas?
YOUR SAY: Why National Health Insurance?
IN the lead-up to the 2002 general election, I joined a delegation led by Perry Christie on a visit to Moore’s Island, Abaco. In our walkabout, we met a young man who was extremely challenged, both mentally and physically.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: PLP misplaces its belief in Bahamians
LET’S be frank and honest and agree that, by all signs and indications, the governing Progressive Liberal Party has swung into campaign mode in anticipation of the 2017 general election.
TOUGH CALL: A serious Wrinkle in the system
Here’s a story that needs to be re-told in full. I knew the protagonist as a high school student in Queen’s College more than 40 years ago, but have had no substantive dealings with him since then.
POLITICOLE: Charlie Charlie - who is the real demon?
LAST week, I wrote that we were in the asylum. Little did I know that this week I’d be able to specifically substantiate that claim. But I can’t yet decide who is most culpable for ushering in the madness.
LIFE OF CRIME: Mental disorder and killing
OVER the years I have received more abuse for giving evidence to the courts about the existence of mental illness in someone who has killed another person than all of the rest of my involvement in forensic psychiatry.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Is our flagship hospital sinking under a lack of care?
THE Princess Margaret Hospital is supposed to be the flagship institution of healthcare in the Bahamas, yet it exemplifies everything that is wrong with the decision-making for people in the Bahamas and with those making the decisions.
POLITICOLE: High-end tourists, low-end Bahamians
ACCORDING to Free National Movement and Opposition Leader Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister Perry Christie is missing the point as regards the Bahamian people.
