We must beware people who want to change their name
I am a Bahamian citizen by birth, origin, heritage, lineage down through time were Bahamian. My grandparents birthed my mother and she bore children– there were ten of us – each gender properly represented…and we all were given names…so that differentiation/can take place…so that we/they would be able to systematise the differences.
Time to tame the dragon
This tale was inspired by the resolute and ongoing work of the members of the Lighthouse Point Protection Coalition and my reading of Columbia University and NASA climate scientist Kate Marvel’s fairy tale in Scientific American, Slaying the climate dragon. Marvel’s tale serves as a launching point for a tale about another metaphorical dragon, and I am indebted to her for both inspiration and her reminder that, while not all original fairy tales have sanitised happy endings, the impact of the villian on the victim can be mitigated by virtuous champions — thus allowing fairy tales to end on a hopeful note, inspiring the done-to, the affected, to continue to do battle against the dragon.
Stop giving these murderers the kid glove treatment
In October 2013 I wrote that Bahamas Christian Network CEO Silbert Mills had posted on his Facebook page that there were 1,000 murders committed in The Bahamas up to that point since the state execution of David Mitchell on January 6, 2000.
Why American Football event is a bad investment
For whatever reason does tourism think the Bahama American Football Bowl is an event that should be expensively sponsored? We have to demand that after this year there will be a public disclosure of the audience - attendees at Thomas Robinson Stadium - cost to Tourism - hotel revenue/spend?
Juries can’t deliver the justice we need
Our justice system makes use of juries in criminal and select civil cases.
Courts need to show the way
In the last fortnight, social media has been obsessed by the PM’s silly remarks about Bahamians having lost their fear of crime under his watch. While foolish remarks by our prime minister have long since become as newsworthy as the sunrise, it is sad to see the focus of the discussion about crime once again misdirecting itself: this time onto the absurd distinction of whether 90 or 110 Bahamians were slaughtered with illegal guns in a given year.
Too many guns are coming in from US
There is a craft which politicians need to learn when to talk and when to simply shut up and be quiet!
We’re no fools - we’re just tired
PM so correct on the future for electricity but we cannot forget the 80MW Standby generator RFP…or the pre-RFP contractor - is still in place therefore the RFP was ‘not issued’?
My thanks to an inspiring Knight
Bastian pays tribute to Mr Denis Knight.
Don’t they know it’s Christmas?
Social media is awash with commentary about the time chosen by “someone” to do road works to East Bay Street between the Bridge and Who Knows Where. Not that that little stretch doesn’t need repaving, but OMG does it have to be done at the busiest time of the year when people have the least amount of time available to sit and dither in traffic?
Judge, jury and executioner . . .
I am disappointed that Sandals Bahamas briskly decided to take on the roles of judge, jury and executioner in the matter pertaining to the New Jersey couple and the Bahamian butler.
Way too fast for my liking
Traffic - speeding and where are our $6million worth of new patrol cars?
Too much privilege for the US embassy
Strange it could be, but did you see the equipment the US embassy donated to the Ministry of National Security?
Sad but marriage has lost its value
I wrote this a while ago and I would like to bring out what Is important to this article:
Time we had a more efficient taxation system
As a way to raise revenue for The Bahamas, I can think of no worse way than the current customs duty regime.
