Agreement with Europe brings trouble for Caricom
A statement credited to Alexander Walford, Policy Officer of the Caribbean-European Union (EU) in the European Commission, says that eight Caribbean countries have not implemented tariff cuts on EU goods as required by the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in 2008.
Attempts to reclaim BTC are a monumental waste
IN 1997, the Free National Movement ran for re-election on a platform that explicitly called for the privatisation of BaTelCo - the state-owned telecoms monopoly that everyone loved to hate for its studied incompetence and arrogance.
We will learn nothing new from more studies
WITH all the shock-horror at our skyrocketing crime rate, you would never believe that the causes and consequences of the country's social slide have been copiously documented over the past 20-odd years by a slew of commissions and reports.
How can small states enforce agreed environmental action?
Weaknesses of small states in dealing with global environmental issues that mortally affect them have become very evident in the pre-Conference negotiations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development being held in Rio in Brazil from 20-23 June.
Environment for growth
THE subject seizing the attention of most leaders of governments today is quest for economic growth. The state of the large economies of our region and the world at large are outside of our control. So despite the fact that the growth rate of those econom
Will our environmental needs trump the economic troubles?
MOST people these days are focused on the economy, and the ups and downs of the stock market. But later this month, the world's attention will switch to the environment, as 180 political leaders and 50,000 activists, business people and NGO representative
Who should head the Commonwealth?
NOW that there has been an enormously successful rejoicing of the 60-year reign of Elizabeth II as Queen of the United Kingdom and her 15 other realms, it is time to tackle the question upon which there has been much speculation: W
A perspective on the Bahamas budget
AGAINST the backdrop of this year's post-election budget debate in Parliament, we thought it would be useful to look at how our economic circumstances have evolved over the past decade.
Republics maybe - but no quarrel with the Queen
THE streets were festooned with flags and multi-coloured banners, large crowds of people thronged the road sides, British soldiers marched to the commanding sounds of bagpipes and drums. Local police, boy scouts, girl guides and even the fire brigade joined in the parade. There was everywhere a feeling of cheerfulness. In the evening, a fireworks display was held and the mood of joy continued. It was June 2nd, 1953, the day that the young Elizabeth was crowned Queen, one year and four months after she came to the British Throne following her father's death.
What to do about ZNS?
THE firing of Christina Thompson (aka Chrissy Love) from the ZNS talk show Immediate Response after the May 7 general election has led some to predict the return of the Pingdom, while others see it as mere tit-for-tat - since the FNM fired Steve McKinney from the same show right after the 2007 election.
The threat of dengue fever
"A widespread outbreak of dengue fever (has) occurred...The disease made its appearance in New Providence in October and spread rapidly. Unless the most stringent measures are taken to control the breeding of (the Aedes aegypti) mosquito, outbreaks of the d
China and Bahamas mark 15 years of friendship
THE coming May 23 will mark the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, which coincides with first sitting of the House of Assembly following the May 7 general elections in the Bahamas.
A flashback to 2007 - what have we learned?
Now that all the analyzing is over, we thought it would be useful to revisit the immediate aftermath of the 2007 general election, when the current roles were reversed, but the rhetoric was the same. There was one big difference between this election and the previous one. In 2007, a lack of timely official information caused great anxiety amongst Bahamians of all political persuasions. This commentary was written several days after the 2007 vote.
Trade battle is on production
RUM-PRODUCING countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) may have to take the US to arbitration at the World Trade Organization (WTO), unless diplomatic efforts settle a looming problem before it concretizes.
Loretta Butler-Turner for 2017?
EVER since May 7 when the mighty Free National Movement (FNM) came tumbling down, the name Hubert Minnis, former Minister of Health, has been floated as the inevitable next leader of the Free National Movement (FNM).
