Break the cycle, Mr Mitchell
HERE we go again. Another claim of beatings, torture, sub-human conditions at the Carmichael Road Immigration Detention Centre.
Why the crime epidemic, and what to do about it?
FOR the past few years, the Bahamas has been facing a powerful surge of violent crime, murders, home invasions and other destructive acts.
Losing the war on crime
THE Bahamas will never win this war against crime – never.
People power needed to tackle burning issues
IT is my love for this country, which has been home to me for the past 62 years, that encourages me to continue to write about some of the issues and offer ideas and some simple solutions.
Five years later . . .
IF YOU were born with a disability, this is not about you.
One year later . . .
AS WE approach the first anniversary of the election of the PLP to Government a majority of Bahamians have concluded that the PLP-led Government is incompetent and directionless.
Police and policing: Issues and ideas
THE performance of our Police Force continues to be outstanding. We must continue to be supportive and express our gratitude for their performance.
Urgent reform needed for immigration crisis
EVER since I read the Sir Lynden O. Pindling Distinguished Lecture of 2003 by then Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service Fred Mitchell – “What it means to be Bahamian” – I have wanted to confront Mr Mitchell on the remarkable inconsistency between what he articulated as his personal views on Bahamian identity and the public policy carried out by the Department of Immigration.
An unrelenting dilemma
“One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.”
Bahamas in 'critical and dire' need of Environmental Protection Act
THE Bahamas is in critical and dire need of an Environmental Protection Act. This legislation has been promised in the past by both the FNM and PLP governments.
Do we need a Combat Culture?
IN the face of repeated abortive attempts to halt the progress of our social decay, can a tried and tested culture that uses combat training to teach life lessons such as respect for authority, integrity and teamwork be exactly what the modern Bahamas needs?
Lotteries and betting industry in Trinidad and Tobago
DURING a recent visit to Trinidad & Tobago I considered and did some research on gambling in that island nation. The information disclosed may be of public interest.
A look into the shadows
THE pervasive sunshine for which this country is known casts deep shadows where over the years, poisonous secrets have accumulated.
COB's budget cut: Death of an independence dream?
IN mid-July 1979, international scholars attended a two-day academic conference held at the University of Miami centred on Issues in Caribbean Studies.
Inside a factory for criminals
NOT long ago, a scathing report on the state of Her Majesty’s Prison, Fox Hill, was released.
