Letters to the Editor

Grouper season folly

EDITOR, The Tribune. I read with disbelief the government’s announced intention of shortening the closed season on Nassau Grouper ostensibly to compensate fishermen for disruption to the crawfish season due to hurricanes.This Landmark Conservation Le

Income taxes are nothing but a pipe dream

EDITOR, The Tribune.There is nothing more onerous and delusional than the pipe dream of income taxes. Some suppose it to be a panacea for our financial woes, but internationally, the evidence seems to suggest that without sound fiscal management, the

Don't be swung by the IMF

EDITOR, The Tribune. WELL nothing amazing the IMF promoting Income Tax - are they saying the introduction of VAT was not a success? A whopping $1.2 billion in revenue? Clearly their team must have met the wrong people or which is frightening those

Anti-trust laws and competition

EDITOR, The Tribune. IN most countries which espouse capitalism there are anti-trust laws and unfair competition laws in place. I am a trained economist with a Bachelors in Finance from Walbrooke College in London, England. I do believe, therefore,

What about the list at Bahamasair?

EDITOR, The Tribune.Re: There’s an elite Water list too.

Cause for concern

Chester Cooper’s headline story in The Nassau Guardian on September 18, 2017, “Government wasted money”, is concerning.

Job well done

I have many differences with the Minnis led administration but he and his crew are to be congratulated on a job well done with the recent hurricanes, especially Irma. Never before in this era has the central government ever seen fit to actually evacuate many of The Family Islands that historically have borne the brunt of any hurricane. Thousands of grateful Bahamians were brought to New Providence for safety, at the expense of the public, as it should have been.

The evil spirits of the hurricanes

Hurricane (’huracan’ : Taino / Arawak for evil spirit )

Risk costs

ISN’T it more rational for the PLP and its leadership to wait until hurricane season is over before determining whether or not the government wasted money on the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility?

New Providence Is "Dirty Gulch"

AS a young boy growing up in the 1980's, I absolutely loved watching Sesame Street.

Ragged Island Will Rebuild

THE people of Ragged Island and its descendants will not abandon their home in it's time of need. Many have seen the pictures and the videos that have come from the island, which are devastating. In the wake of Hurricane Irma a massive cleanup has to be undertaken, and there will have to be a period of rebuilding. Ragged Island has withstood the test of time for hundreds of years and will continue to do so.

Restore the death penalty

The recent murder of an eight-month-old infant has horrified and incensed many of us. But I wonder if we as a nation are sufficiently horrified and incensed to ensure that all convicted murderers receive the just and fitting punishment for their crime, which is swift execution by the state.

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