Why let banks treat us this way?
Why are Bahamians so complacent and accepting of the local banks avaricious almost predatory way of doing business in this country?
Revoke this man’s residency
IN 2010, a man (fictitious name Jay) was arrested at LPIA.
Humane Society does a great job
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi
Citizens in waiting
Policy is not law. It cannot override the law. In defending the new education policy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has referred to the Immigration Act.
No to this sex show
The Crop Over Festival in Barbados, which ends with the spectacular Carnival/Kadooment Parade, is the season used to celebrate the ending of the local Sugar Cane harvest, and is distinctly unique from the Carnival festivities in other Caribbean countries.
Immigration crackdown
“On balance, immigrants are not a drag on the economy. As workers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and taxpayers, they invigorate it and contribute healthy economic benefits. Admitting immigrants improves everyone’s standard of living, theirs and ours.” – Julian Simon.
Spend the $9m on students
The natural evolutionary course of Bahamian junkanoo was forever altered about 18 years ago, when “cultural icons” Vola Francis and Gus Cooper began to frequent Trinidad’s Carnival.
The first month of VAT
VAT. Those three letters have been the brunt of many a jest, the subject of many an adverse comment and unfortunately the cause of much National Trauma and Anxiety. Almost the entire year just ended saw frowns and concerns, voiced and withheld. This anxiety was certainly not warranted and for it to have been so is inexcusable. It was placed upon us unnecessarily.
The Carnival problem
The problem with the Carnival is that there is no problem with the Carnival.
Bahamian Junkanoo
The natural evolutionary course of Bahamian junkanoo was forever altered about 18 years ago, when “cultural icons” Vola Francis and Gus Cooper began to frequent Trinidad’s Carnival.
A smokey forecast
When a Florida weather report can describe the weather in Nassau as “smokey” as it did last week, this should raise alarm bells for the government that something has to be done about the dump on Harrold Road.
Duplicitousness
Who cares anymore who is being “duplicitous” and who said what to whom or why or when.
Dancing the dance
THE Minister reportedly stressed that the Carnival will encourage “Bahamianism” and not “sins of the flesh”.
Fred Mitchell, hero of immigration
For the first time in recent memory, The Bahamas have been featured in a front-page New York Times story, published on January 30, just one day after our annual Business Outlook Conference.
Awards and titles
Awards and titles? Have we really gone stupid?
