Spin, spin, spin
One thing with the Davis Administration they are good at spinning events and so-called political interventions – the redundancies at Freeport Container, a perfect example.
Whitewashing Majority Rule
Recently, I listened attentively as a 5th grade student gave the meaning of the colours in the Bahamian flag. She said that the black in the flag stands for the strength of the Bahamian people. I was surprised by this. When I attended school during the tumultuous 1980s, we were told by our teachers that the black stood for Black Bahamians. Nothing in the flag represents the White minority.
Whose business is this?
Recently the print media has been reporting, albeit anonymously, divorce/family proceedings held in the Supreme Court. Such reporting appears to be novel as over the years one rarely expected to read about proceedings held in the family division of the Supreme Court.
Pindling name fades in the PLP
I wasn’t surprised that Dame Marguerite Pindling took the opportunity on Majority Rule Day to publicly upbraid executives of the Progressive Liberal Party for the perceived wrong done to her late husband’s name.
Waiting for RBC
Calling if not the leading commercial bank one is told calling their Client Service there might be a delay – what is a reasonable delay I have to ask?
Nothing is changing over NIB
On this Majority Rule Day, I think of things relating to the “true true” meaning of the word ‘majority’ particularly after reading a newspaper article that yet again references another immediate call for action relative to the looming depletion of the National Insurance Board (NIB) funds in a mere few years, whilst da gubment dem ain taking “the lazy way out” but are “being creative and finding additional ways” to mitigate any depletion - whatever that might mean!
Davis taxation
This is an Open Letter to Prime Minister Davis on Bahamian Suffering:
Warning on crime
I had written several Letters to the Editor in 2022 in The Tribune newspaper giving great recommendations and suggestions to deter gangs, reduce guns and prevent crime in the Bahamas.
Embassy on COVID in China
OVER the past three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese government has put people first, prioritised saving lives, and has taken a science-based and targeted approach in its pandemic response.
Modus operandi
Would someone please tell Financial Secretary Simon Wilson that it is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. And maybe he could send a less aggressive photo of himself to The Tribune for any further utterances he might be making.
A Junkanoo Festival
If there is one thing the recent Junkanoo parades have demonstrated to us is that they are too long. Beautiful, spectacular, but long. Twelve and thirteen hours for one event is too arduous for both the Junkanoo groups and the public who come to enjoy the spectacle that is Junkanoo and to cheer on their favourite group.
Show faith in police
The Bahamas government, Bahamian and residents must find ways to demonstrate their faith in the performance of our Law Enforcement Agencies, in particular the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Lives of service
The Bahamas is a great little nation despite the challenges and obstacles which confront us every so often. 2022 was a good year for many and I, for one, thank the Lord Jesus Christ for having assisted our people with successfully emerging into 2023. Some of us did not, unfortunately, make it through. Many of us did, however, and as a people and individuals we must now put our shoulders to the wheel and develop ourselves on a personal level and the nation collectively. We have any number of distinct role models.
Priority projects must be rolled out
In short order, 2022 would have rolled out and many of us will be greeting 2023 with great expectations and open arms, as we should.
Banking problems
One has to take what the Central Bank and the Commercial Banks tell us with a pinch of salt I think.
