A happy day for The Bahamas
In 2017, the Free National Movement came to power atop a crest of lies, amplified by a deeply biased media. How very fitting that in 2021 it was swept away in a tide of ugly truths, despite all the best efforts of the media to mask them.
A landslide win for PLP
The Bahamian people have spoken and have elected the PLP, led by the incoming Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip 'Brave' Davis, QC (PLP Cat Island), by a landslide. This is no time for gloating. The heavy lifting is now about to begin. Brave will be well advised to hit the ground running on behalf of a trusting populace. In the weeks and months ahead he and his administration will have two immediate tasks: get the pandemic under control as much as humanly possible and to build back our economy better than before.
Challenges for the new government
There are two critical and overwhelming issues which should be foremost for the new government and they are both interlinked.
Vaccine is the way to beat this
How many more indeed. Lovely article. Lovely poem by Dr Bartlett. Grateful for his survival and his new message.
PLP’s silent Long Island candidate
When will the Progressive Liberal Party candidate for Long Island, Tyrel Young (PLP), address the people of Long Island?
The deadly summer of ’21
AS the end of summer approaches, what should have been a time of great fellowship with backyard barbecues, basking in the sun, and frolicking in the sea, turned out to be a period filled with rage, anguish, and grief.
Make masks and vaccines mandatory
A BIG debate in the United States erupted recently when a state school ruled that any student attending that institution of learning had to wear a mask.
All packed close in on Bahamasair
The following was sent to my iPhone today that I thought might interest your readers. The letter writer said:
Extraordinary death total
Extraordinary number of deaths Bahamas/COVID Statistics are readily available online.
Corruption in Zimbabwe
Sadly, the Kenyan national who goes by the name African Tigress visited Zimbabwe for tourism on the 31 August 2021. At the Robert Mugabe International Airport, the immigration officials threatened her with deportation unless she gave them something. It is obvious that many people are being deprived of their money by immigration officials.
Have rethink on travel rules, please
Our family own travel agencies in northern New Jersey and have had a long association with The Bahamas, including being part time residents.
Fiasco in Afghanistan
The decision of great powers have exacting and long lasting effects upon other nations and their populations in the world. They always have.
Gibson’s unintended damage to the FNM
Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) executive chairman Adrian Gibson is running in the very safe Free National Movement (FNM) stronghold of Long Island. The only time that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was ever successful in winning a seat on Long Island was in 1977 with P P Smith in the northern district of that Family Island, I think. Back then, the White establishment had split Long Island, with its small Out Island population, into two constituencies. This was gerrymandering.
Different views on ivermectin
When I read the article written by Dr. Pinto under the headline “You are not a horse - FDA warns against the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19”, I was surprised to see how little of what he said was evidenced by any science.
It’s your time
Four years and a few months ago, the people of this wonderful nation lined up in droves to vote the Christie led PLP out of office due to a myriad of reasons coupled with Christie fatigue and serious allegations of corruption. A large majority stood in long lines in the scorching hot sun just for an opportunity to vote Minnis and the FNM into high office. The rest is now history.
