Honouring the pioneers of avaiation
Thank you for your Editorial (Tribune, Feb 25, 2014) about Bahamian-born Dr Albert E “Bert” Forsyth, who made aviation history, at 5:54pm on November 9, 1934, when he landed his Lambert Monocoupe, single-engine landplane, on a road in Westward Villas. Bert’s co-pilot was a very accomplished American, named Charles Alfred “Chief” Anderson, who is recognised as “The Father of Black Aviation”.
Morality, theft and taxation
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Ethics in service
The firestorm over the revelations of Mr Ishmael Lightbourne not paying his property taxes has caused a number of MP’s to confess that they might be, or might have been in a similar position.
We gat bad ways and we bad pay
The Bahamas government has never defaulted on any of its financial obligations to local or international agencies and institutions. Not to the Inter American Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations or CARICOM.
Property tax evaders
The love of money is the root of all evil, and causes many to complain against paying taxes and the taxing authority.
Gibson defends the indefensible
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Rise and fall of Pleasant Bridgewater
Pleasant Bridgewater had a promising career in politics and in law. In 1997 the late Sir Lynden Pindling, then leader of the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), decided to run the East Grand Bahama native in High Rock.
Tax debt is no shock
In response to Labour Minister Shane Gibson’s ranting and threats to expose those former and current Opposition Members who are tax delinquent.
Fair chance for artists
EDITOR, The Tribune.
The emperor's new stem cells
IN the old fairy tale, the vain emperor displayed invisible “new clothes”. However, in this modern fairy tale, the emperor parades his new stem cells.
Jobs promise still unfulfilled
DPM Phil Davis seems to be suffering from memory-loss-clearly on the campaign trail he said within 12-months of the election the PLP will create 10,000 new jobs.
VAT a payment for our past
Thank you, didn’t write about VAT before, because I couldn’t figure it out. Had to go back to the beginning to tell how we got where we are.
The Guardian's strange headline
First, I was worried when I saw that there was a turnover in the running of The Nassau Guardian. I was proud of the former Managing Editor who seemed to understand the awesome responsibility that goes with editing a national newspaper.
VAT too much of a gamble
Thank you very much for allowing me space in your most valuable paper and on the subject of implementing of VAT in 2014.
As efficient as Road Traffic?
If anyone tells you that the administration of VAT will NOT be efficient, just go down to Road Traffic to get your car inspected and licensed.
