Vaccine-only not working
There is an article on the front page in one of the daily newspapers this week that reads, “Former minister says change our policy or accept frequent deaths”. Where later in the article he states that “I see a dramatic disconnect between what is happening in the clinical arena and what the public’s perception seems to be.”
Costs, costs and more costs to bear
Well the Camelot celebrations are all over…$’000’s spent on hats…wonder how much Tax arrears the 1000 chosen owed the Treasury had enough to embellish themselves but.....
Unite the nation with appointments
As the newly installed Prime Minister, the Most Hon Philip “Brave” Davis, QC (PLP-Cat Island) fleshed out his administration, I would hope that several appointments be made to reflect national unity and continued nation building and reconstruction. The Urban Renewal Commission, as then led by the Hon Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt and the Hon Algernon SPB Allen, was an excellent and highly effective community tool for the then administration to directly impact the lives and housing conditions of thousands of Bahamians, especially in the inner city areas of New Providence and Grand Bahama.
We don’t have a First Lady
Oh, we love to copy Americana and their habits.
Sledgehammer can’t alter past
A thug with a sledgehammer proclaimed himself judge, jury and executioner on one aspect of our sometimes tortured but by and large glorious history.
Facing great expectations
Now that the PLP and the Hon Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, QC, are in charge of the administration of our wonderful nation, there are great expectations on the part of our people. We live in instant society and we tend to expect advances and corrections immediately, regardless of the circumstances. Yes, electoral promises would have been made and we fully expect that they will be delivered on. We have to, however, be realistic.
Food for The Punch
Two stories hit me from your Tuesday edition... if there was still The Punch today I am sure Ivan Johnson will have had a totally different spin on those stories.
Minnis is done
Kindly consider the publication of this open letter to Dr Hubert Alexander Minnis, Leader of the Official Opposition - FNM party.
Honouring our unsung heroes
There has been much ado lately about who and what defines a, “National Hero”.
Too many Governor Generals
Governor General C A Smith was appointed to his post in June 2019 by the former Free National Movement (FNM) government.
How could statue be smashed?
It is unbelievable! One man with a sledgehammer at Government House almost destroyed the statue of Christopher Columbus before the police arrived.
Spare statue, but tear down wall
There is ample historical evidence that Christopher Columbus was no hero. As he observed the generous, friendly reaction of the Lucayans on San Salvador to the strange visitors from the sea, his mind turned (naturally) to what good slaves they would make, as he noted in his log.
Leave our statues alone
I saw a professor from the University of The Bahamas on the news saying that all of our colonial statues should be removed. I would like to know who gave him the job of speaking for the Bahamian people? He is free to voice his opinion, but he must not speak for the Bahamian people.
The legacy of Ivan and The Punch
There will be a lot of powerful people such as politicians and the likes taking a collective sigh of relief on the death of Ivan Johnson.
Have cake and eat it
All this tireless and seemingly senseless argument about vaccinating or testing hotel employees before they can be employed as a safety measure against this terrible epidemic that is terrorising the world and turning people’s lives upside down, is a mystery to me.
