TOUGH CALL: The lasting effects for the Bahamas of events in 2013
OVER the holidays, I had the pleasure of editing the English version of an article written by an Italian journalist and longtime friend. That article reviewed the legacy of 2013 for the international community.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: A collection of contemplations
AS I travel this week, I began to think about what my first column for the New Year should be about and though I considered writing a 2013 review column, it was simply too depressing and so today I’ve chosen to write a collection of a few random thoughts concerning various aspects of our country.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Let’s do the shuffle
Boom! Bang! Boom! The Valley Boys Junkanoo group rocked Bay and Shirley Streets yesterday and totally “mashed up” the scene. I felt so good on Boxing Day morning that I was doing the Kool PC (Prime Minister Perry Christie) shuffle and any other move that came to my musically possessed spirit. Congratulations to the best group in Junkanoo—the Valley Boys!
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Bahamas is a powder keg
AS this year draws to a close and the celebration of Christmas in a few days takes hold of our national consciousness, it is clear that a tsunami of death and mayhem has surged over Bahamian society.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Attack on DPM was an attack on all of us
THE home invasion of Deputy Prime Minister, at the time Acting Prime Minister, Philip Brave Davis, was representative of a new, embarrassing low as our nation becomes engulfed by a bloating culture of violence that, if continued, is sure to set our society down the path of no return and, quite honestly, see our country go to hell in a hand basket.
YOUR SAY: VAT is not the solution
MY name is Tim. I am a 40-year-old graphic designer on the Island of Abaco and a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. I believe the Bahamas is indeed in need of tax reform; in fact we are likely more than overdue. Import duties have long been an inefficient model for the country due in large part to how easily and often they are circumvented and go unpaid.
YOUR SAY: Will the fat lady be singing after VAT?
THE public is becoming irate over the July 1, 2014, deadline for the enforcement of VAT. There’s an air of trepidation around lately, and it’s not going away any time soon.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: VAT roll-out will be a mess
THE rollout of the new Value Added Tax regime is seemingly setting up to become an unholy mess!
Nassau-born songwriter reflects on a career in entertainment
USUALLY, you can’t find songwriter Eric Minns anywhere in Nassau, the town of his birth. So you might legitimately expect him to be either in Freeport or in jail – but you would be wrong.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: A lack of accountability
TODAY, as I write this column, I find myself questioning: ‘Is the Bahamas truly a country only for friends, families and lovers of politicians and the politically connected?’
TOUGH CALL: The battle against obesity
THERE is a move afoot to make welfare in the Bahamas conditional on taking steps to reduce obesity, eat better, get regular health checkups, and improve education results. You may not think that is terribly important in the overall scheme of things, but you would be dead wrong.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: National anxiety over VAT
TODAY, as national anxieties are being expressed about Value Added Tax (VAT) and our country faces uncertain times, I’ve decided to take a cursory glance at this hot button topic with a view to expanding the discussion from various angles, from the local and international perspectives to more technical and scientific points of view, in a series of columns in the next week and thereafter.
TOUGH CALL: Confusion and anger in VAT debate
THE problem with the government’s inept handling of the value-added tax initiative is that no-one really wants to advocate higher taxes – even if you are a partisan warrior.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: A healthcare system in need
BAHAMIANS have generally felt that the powers that be do not truly have a healthcare agenda and, frankly, do not care about the public healthcare system.
TOUGH CALL: Sketches under the sun
THE following is an excerpt from Bahamas Sketchbook, Islands in the Sun, a new hardcover picture book by acclaimed watercolour artist Graham Byfield which launches next month.
