How do we treat our neighbours?
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”—Malcolm S Forbe
We must pray for the PM
We begin with a verse from sacred Scripture found in 1st Timothy 2: 1& 2 – “I urge you then first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for the people, for Kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
The simple truth after the storm
The Prime Minister has just announced the creation of a new Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, in part to aid in disaster preparedness. The question is why, isn’t that what NEMA was tasked to do and what skills or experience does the new minister have that qualifies him for this role?
Iram Lewis is not saved
The appointment of Iram Lewis to the newly constructed Minister of Disaster Preparedness is only designed to try to control who gets assistance or not. It is a clear sign of the desperation by the FNM to salvage what little is left of what used to be “FNM Country”.
Honouring 'Chippie'
As our Bahamian Isles navigate through the ravishes of Hurricane Dorian; I was saddened to hear about the passing of “John Chippie Chipman”. He was blessed to live to see 90 years of age. He was a cultural icon, legendary icon, outstanding entertainer, Junkanoo Hall of Famer, Member of The British Empire and many accomplishments, too many to mention.
Dorian disaster priorities
I moved to Grand Bahama in 1968 and have worked and lived here ever since. I love the island and Grand Bahamians and have seen them prosper. Now, I fear greatly for their future. I see their Dorian despair firsthand when helping my church distribute food to the residents in the worst hit areas every day.
Failure of government to aid Abaco
In one way Hurricane Dorian has made me bitter towards so many people.
Praise for Miriam Emmanuel
The staff at the Education Loan Authority have been working along with the chairman, Miriam Emmanuel, from the time she came in January 2018. We, the staff, have seen the injustice that has been said; victimising and the malicious lies that were told in the papers which are totally untrue.
Abject apology
I recently read in a newspaper (not The Tribune) an account of conditions in the storm shelter at the old Bahamas Academy gym.
Rebuilding in The Mudd
We can sympathise with the plight of Haitians evacuated from Abaco to temporary shelter in Nassau. It is painful for anyone, particularly single-parent families with no back- up resources, to be displaced from a long-time home, even if if it’s nothing more than a shanty without running water.
Keep church out of politics
Why can’t the Bahamas Christian Council keep the politicians out of church services?
Drug cartels
For a while, I’ve looked at crime trends and studied them closely to understand and learn how to fully combat these problems. We always had a gang problem and illegal arms dealing being the two biggest issues in crime.
Former PMs disappoint
I was watching the American news on September 11, 2019 and saw a face I’d not seen in a long time. It was Donald Rumsfeld. He was last Secretary of Defence under President George W Bush.
Rising of the Phoenix
I have long believed that had the Hon Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, MP, QC (PLP-Cat Island) been leader of the Progressive Liberal Party a year or so before the last general elections that he would have become Prime Minister and the PLP would have held onto the government.
Thank you
I can’t thank the people of Nassau enough. Delta Airlines sent a plane for us in Marsh Harbour.
