YOUR SAY: The new Bahamas meritocracy
A VISIONARY Leader and statesman must always be willing to address the challenges of our nation.
TOUGH CALL: Bermuda and the Bahamas
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Over a mug of Gosling’s rum in the Rosedon Hotel’s tea room here recently, the conversation turned to race relations.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Tourism Ministry is on the right track
FRANKLY, the termination of contracts between the Ministry of Tourism and international public relations companies, in favour of local companies, seems to indicate that the ministry has decided that the best way to promote the Bahamas and recapture and expand market share is to allow natives—with an everyday outlook on all things Bahamian—to have a shot at reinvigorating that ministry’s approach to the marketing and development of our tourism product.
TOUGH CALL: Mitchell stirs up another controversy to cover tracks
WE NOTE with amusement PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts’ praise of Fred Mitchell for his “extraordinary skill, leadership and patriotism” in creating the biggest foreign policy cock-up since his previous stint as foreign minister in the first Christie administration.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW - Referendums: Are the public making tough decisions for government?
A REFERENDUM should deal with weighty matters and should be representative of solemn, considerate thought that modifies the direction of a country for generations to come.
YOUR SAY: Florida's sand shortage
TODAY, headlines tell us that Florida is running out of sand. Just reading about it in print has probably caused the hair on the neck of many Bahamians to rise in apprehension and fear.
TOUGH CALL: Dramatic encounter in ‘A Policeman’s Story’
IN 1952 Trinidadian Paul Thompson was recruited by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
YOUR SAY: Tackling the BRCAI mutation
THE islands of the Bahamas are known for their beautiful beaches and pristine clear waters, a marvel many across the globe seek out in their travels.
YOUR SAY: Time for a Christie shuffle
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has announced that he does not intend to shuffle his cabinet at this time. We think that there is compelling evidence that he should reconsider that decision.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Let's look at tourism
GONE are the days when promotional packages featuring the sun, sand and the sea would attract visitors in droves and sustain the high standard of living that Bahamians have become accustomed to.
RONALD SANDERS: The marijuana question
On September 17, the Bureau of the Heads of Government of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) discussed the decriminalisation of marijuana and its production for medicinal purposes.
TOUGH CALL: Government in a rush to reform the energy sector
ENERGY sector reform is in the air. The government wants to split the state-owned, loss-making Bahamas Electricity Corporation into two separate companies by the end of this year, and several private sector management bids are now being evaluated.
Adrian Gibson - we need a national debate on hanging
While many Bahamians know that David Mitchell was the last convicted murderer hanged in the Bahamas, in the year 2000, the most memorable hanging for me was that of Thomas Reckley, who was hanged in 1996.
Adrian Gibson: Activist Rodney Moncur tells of his struggles and challenges
Well-known political and social activist Rodney Moncur says is struggling to survive and facing his own challenges even while fighting to assist others.
Larry Smith: Obama's red line over Syria
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has drawn a red line against the use of chemical weapons in warfare. And now he has asked the US Congress to authorise the use of military force against Syria, which he accuses of gassing its own people.
