Learn - or face disaster
Your editorial today speaks volumes about the state, or non-state, of this 42-year-old country.
Bill Cosby
I am so terribly disappointed in Bill Cosby “One time America’s dad” over the years I read all of his books, on educating black folks, that there’s a better life than the hood life, particularly in his book “Come On People” sad to say.
Wake up or lose this Paradise
My wife and I married in The Bahamas 23 years ago and have made annual visits as tourists since our wedding.
Baha Mar jobs - but at what cost?
BAHA MAR — jobs, jobs but at what cost should be asked now and for the future?
Well done, Mr Mitchell
I would like to publicly commend Mr Fred Mitchell and the immigration department for the progress that has been made at the department of immigration regarding short-term work permits for persons like manufacturer representatives who only visit The Bahamas one week at a time throughout the year to touch base with distributors, or meet with customers.
Educational system
I would be grateful for you to allow me the opportunity to express my view on the Bahamas’ Educational System.
VAT on private health insurance
I am a senior citizen and pensioner living on fixed income with private health insurance.
Baha Mar’s week of infamy
This week will remain in infamy for many years if history is remembered in the crucial manner that it should.
What a mess
Sitting in Scotland, I cannot believe what I am reading in the paper about Baha Mar.
Lust for leadership
For a “tribe” to be successful, there must be a strong, decisive and well loved chief. In recent times, everyone, his brother and sister wants to be “chief” or leader.
Side with Bahamians
Initially, I thought PGC’s claim to being blindsided by Izmirlian was feasible - after all, the developer wouldn’t want to tip his hand so that it would get back to the Chinese, who seem to want to foreclose on the property.
A happy Independence?
Bahamians everywhere are getting ready to celebrate 42 years of independence. At this juncture in our nation’s history we really need to reflect on where we have come from and where we are headed as a nation. What concerns me is that after the festivities are over, this nation and her peoples will return to the routines that have us in the quagmire we are presently in.
Career politicians
I agree with Former Minister of Education Desmond Bannister and former Member of Parliament for Carmichael, who was quoted in the newspaper recently saying that, “it is time to say goodbye to career politicians, to people who can’t seem to get enough of being in public office”.
Gay marriage
With the recent ruling in the United States Supreme Court about gay marriage, we are on the verge of a paradigm shift in our nation with gay advocacy groups pushing for equality.
Same-sex marriage a misnomer
Radical elements within the LGBTQ community scored a major victory when the United States Supreme Court finally acquiesced to their unreasonable demands by striking down prohibitions against same-sex marriage in all 50 states in the Obergefell v Hodges case. The court ruled five to four.
