ACCORDING TO ME - Crime: we love it, so we're letting it kill us
I BEGIN with this truth – we as Bahamians say we want crime to decrease, but what we really mean is we only want certain crimes to decrease, while at the same wanting to be otherwise free to ignore the rule of law whenever doing so provides us personal benefit or pleasure.
TOUGH CALL: How the old man came to the sea at Bimini
LATER this month, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, John, a 52-year-old writer from Montreal, will take part in a fishing tournament sponsored by the Bimini Big Game Resort & Marina.
TOUGH CALL: The botched referendum
THE internet arrived in the Bahamas in 1995.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Christie's legacy hangs on referendum's outcome
ONE can rest assured that there is quite a bit of shadow boxing going on behind the scenes as the much-ballyhooed referendum date approaches.
OPINION: 'Vote Yes to expand Bahamian ownership'
In our 40th year of independence as a country, we as a free people remain on the outside of the lucrative gaming sector in the Bahamas.
Obama: the man unveiled
THE speech may have been directed to a domestic United States audience, but in its boldness, its frankness and its inspirational quality, it was a speech to the citizens of the world.
OPINION: Vote your conscience - but make sure you vote
TODAY’S referendum is another official opportunity for all citizens of our Bahamas to deepen our democracy and help to correct an age-old vice and an out-of-control national pastime.
OPINION: Bishop urges all Bahamians to vote
By REV LAISH BOYD
The Christie administration stumbles coming out of the gate
YOUR SAY By MICHAEL PINTARD
Believe in the Bahamas
HAVE you ever been in a relationship where the other person swore they cared about you and believed in you, but turned around and did things to break you down as a person?
Gambling referendum: What are the options going forward?
FOR some, this whole gambling referendum controversy is a storm in a tea pot, a mountain from a molehill, a monumental waste of money, time and energy, and so much ado about nothing.
TOUGH CALL: The risks of the oil business
THE Bahamas National Trust featured an unusual public presentation last week – on the subject of oil exploration and transportation.
TOUGH CALL: The scale of illegal fishing problem
Illegal fishing by Dominicans and others was one of the hot-button issues of last year’s general election campaign.
Should Christians support gambling?
In May, a referendum on gambling was promised by the newly formed government. I am convinced that this stated objective reveals the way in which politicians have manipulated and desensitised our minds and way of thinking.
The weird and wonderful worldwide web
THE world of the world wide web is a big one – so where to start for the fun and cool websites out there? Here’s a few pointers.
