POLITICOLE: Why the DNA will win the 2017 general election
IN their present form, they’re not ready yet. But if they become more polished and prepared, switch a few people around, research a few key matters to solidify their platform(s) and strengthen their foundation, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) will be able to pull off a win in the next general election.
LIFE OF CRIME: Teaching violence, expecting peace
MANY of our emotions can lead to violence if we have not learnt some sort of coping mechanism so it is important to look at what is actually being taught in the Bahamas.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Believing in Bahamians? What does Rubis spill show?
IT’S a crying shame that only last week, after a public outcry at a town meeting, was a February 20, 2014, Black and Veatch International report chronicling a hazardous gas leak in Marathon released.
TOUGH CALL: Great Barrier Reef row mirrors our own troubles
A major environmental controversy is playing out on the other side of the globe that, in many ways, mirrors our own experience here.
POLITICOLE: The real concern in the Urban Renewal audit argument
SINCE the story of the Auditor General’s report on the Urban Renewal Commission’s Small Home Repairs programme first broke, the dialogue in most places has been about the disagreement between the co-chairs, Algernon Allen and Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about the way the report was released and its implications on the integrity of the co-chairs.
A LIFE OF CRIME - Jealousy and envy: The terrible twin forces destroying relationships
JEALOUSY and envy – two emotions that could be described as the toxic renewable energy that fuels much of the negative behaviour that is both running and ruining the Bahamas.
A challenge or opportunity?
CARIBBEAN leaders and politicians ignore the long-term effects of unregulated Chinese investment projects.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Urban Renewal chooses to shoot the messenger
THE suspension of all manner of reason at the altar of political correctness appears to be the order of the day these days, particularly when we see the Auditor General being thrown under a bus for a report that is not glowing about the political class.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: That letter from Long Island
Last Thursday, The Tribune published a letter signed off as being written by “residents of Long Island”. The letter was in response to an earlier column of mine and made a number of deceptive statements.
POLITICOLE: Hillary, hacking and help for illegal immigrants
OVER the weekend, Hillary Clinton officially tossed her hat into the ring, to join the 2016 race for US President. In her very first, very plain campaign television advertisement she says: “Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.”
A LIFE OF CRIME: A chance to rise from the tomb of crime
RECENT posts by contributors to A Life of Crime are overwhelmingly asking for something to be done. “Enough talk!” they write.
WORLD VIEW: US and the Caribbean - Brief summits not enough
US President Barack Obama and Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller have pronounced his visit to Jamaica and their bilateral discussions to be a success.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The hidden extent of sham marriages
THIS weekend, I was chatting with a few immigration officers who told me that I would be surprised at the numbers of sham marriages of convenience happening in this country.
Minority interest holds UK political power in the balance
The race is finally on. Following last week’s dissolution of Parliament by The Queen, official campaigning is under way in the lead-up to a General Election in Britain on May 7. Six hundred and fifty seats at Westminster will be contested and few would dare predict the outcome of what is likely to be an exceptionally close battle.
POLITICOLE: What did Shane Gibson really say about Scotiabank?
I noticed that our prime minister kept a low profile this past week. That’s unusual to me.
