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Are we a rogue nation?

Your Editorial of today, 6th April 2016, coupled with The Tribune headline of the same day, with Minister Fitzgerald expressing no concern about the data misappropriation, and all in the aftermath of the House and Senate opening the way to another Referendum, leads one to wonder, what in the hell is the point of a Referendum.

Sign of the times?

I sent you a letter on the Island Luck signs at Montagu a few days ago. The letter hasn’t been published, but lo and behold the oversized billboards have magically disappeared.

Mitchell’s lack of empathy

DICTIONARY states empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings.

Foolish behaviour by leaders

If the PLP‘s election campaign four years back had stated their goal was to dismantle the Bahamian economy then I would say they have been resoundingly successful.

Carnival chaos

In one of last week’s editions, Marie Thompson reminded us that once more the Carnival chaos is almost on us again, with no apparent organisation or planning, apart from the erection of the fences.

NHI debate

HERE are my comments and  contribution towards the National Health Insurance (NHI) issue.

Dr. Minnis: A question of character

Opposition leaders daydream of a perfect storm that they could ride into power: a proliferation of crises, policy failures by the government, divisions within the governing party and scandals in the government.

Deception, deflection and deceipt

It boggles my mind to no end the direction this country is headed.

Would you pay for a ‘pig in a poke’?

“A Pig in a Poke” is defined as “something that is foolishly bought or accepted without knowing its value or seeing it first” and that is exactly what the Receivers and Colliers International are foisting on parties that they try to induce into buying Baha Mar’s assets.

WHISTLE-BLOWER OR ORCHESTRATOR?

I have been following the news lately and I noticed that first Senator Michael Pintard was being painted as a whistle-blower whose only public charge was not going to the local authorities with the information he had uncovered.

The Eastern Road has changed

Re: Tribune 17 March 2016,  Eastern Road Crime Awareness – Whatsapp Chat Group.

Turning from our friends

There are many accusations that can be levied against this present administration, however, being sagacious is not one of them. Let me give an example of what I mean.

Emails row

Humans are perhaps the strangest of animals and often do not see what other creatures do.

Our quality of life

A quality of life could be found between the arms of love and reason.

Concerns about NHI scheme

While Bahamians are in support of a universal health care plan, I believe catastrophic care should be a major concern because basic care is already free.