Caribbean reparations
With the Caribbean reparations movement gathering steam, it has become necessary to articulate, in public, the arguments and issues around reparations. As Biomedical Advisor to the Bahamian Reparations Committee, I would like to outline some of the medical and biomedical arguments for reparation to the descendents of enslaved Africans in the Bahamas.
Pro-growth public policies
There seems to be no end of bad news for The Bahamas economy recently, highlighted by Standard & Poor’s slashing GDP growth estimates for 2016.
BCC too late
Hurricane Joaquin hit our islands five weeks ago with horrific and devastating effects, our God decided that there would be no deaths, but ... the Bahamas Christian Council has not as yet organised a National Celebration of Thanksgiving. They must be waiting for the anniversary in 2016.
Empty promises to Cat Island
After a recent trip to Cat Island, following Hurricane Joaquin, a feeling of concern has weighed heavily on my mind.
Prices are out of control
The price of bread has jumped recently, but for the fuel they use to bake the bread at Purity Bakery and LPG Gas, the purchase price has decreased. Does this make sense?
Excessive charges
In reviewing my credit card statement, FCIB charged its annual fee of $60 and on top of that, there is VAT of $4.50.
Shoddy service at RBC
I am writing concerning the deplorable state of our banks and what they call service these days.
Clean bill of health for Marathon?
I recently saw a copy of a “report to the nation” on the Rubis fuel spill in Marathon. According to this very pretty, nicely produced report, the ministries of Health and Environment have given the residents of Marathon a “clean bill of health”.
A shameful act
It seems we have hit a new low with the Ministry of Education blocking Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner from receiving relief supplies on behalf of her hurricane ravaged community.
Dancing while veteran abandoned
As reported in The Tribune November 10th “As Veterans Remembered, One Is Left In Rundown Home”.
Confounded by crime march call
I read your headline with astonishment this morning “Wilchcombe: Murder record is a Disgrace - Minister wants people to get angry and march”.
Neglecting our veterans
Seemingly until this year Remembrance Day was a must attend event on the calendar of our elected people and obviously the Veterans – not in 2015.
Senior citizen VAT
As A retired senior citizen of this country, I am really angered and disturbed over the decision that requires senior citizens to pay VAT on all medical services.
Is Tennyson Wells puppet master of Minnis?
What have we come to in the FNM? Tennyson Wells, who resigned from the party, who voted and campaigned against the FNM, and who is now in bed with the PLP, seems to be pulling the strings as the puppet master of Dr Hubert Minnis and the FNM.
Stop stories of corruption
It is past time that all of the chatter in the media and on street corners about political corruption, outright theft, and back-handers must stop.
