THE NEW HAITIAN AMBASSADOR: Derns Jovens Bonhomme is the new Ambassador for Haiti to The Bahamas. He paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Philip Davis on Friday 28 November 2025 at the Cecil Wallace Whitfield Building. That is our photo of the week. Photo by Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services.
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This column wishes to congratulate the winner of the Golden Isles bye-election Darron Pickstock. He is a PLP. He came up through the PLP’s farm system, starting as a former Progressive Young Liberal Chairman. He is a decent young man, a family man and has a steady head on his shoulder. We wish him every […]
Gone after 24 years in power The following statement was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas:27 November 2025Late on Thursday 27 November 2025, the Foreign Minister of The Bahamas Fred Mitchell spoke to the new Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Godwin Friday to extend warnest congratulations on behalf […]
The Nassau Guardian’s video service carried an interview with Vonique Toote in it she asked former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis his thoughts on the outcome of the bye-election in Golden Isles on 24 November 2025. Mr. Minnis did not mince words. He said that he supported Hubert Ingraham’s view that running in the bye-election in […]
On Friday 21 November 2025, Hubert Ingraham was called back to the FNM stage. He was supposed to close the deal for Brian Brown, the FNM’s candidate for the Golden Isles seat, belle the cat of the FNM’s campaign. He didn’t help their cause though at that their final rally. He started off by calling […]
Michael Pintard has some splaining to do. He has lost two bye-elections since he became leader of the FNM. He is a failure. Yet he told the press before the election that no matter what happened his leadership was secure. The talk is that the plotters and schemers in the FNM are after him. They […]
The PLP has always prided itself on being a party that is disciplined and keeps its counsel. The bye-election in Golden Isles is the latest example. Our leaders showed up in an FNM constituency and led the way to victory. Since the win though there have been PLPs gainsaying the victory. That should really be […]
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There were a lot of questions about the poll held in Golden Isles and the voters who did not show up. It appears that half the voters decided to stay away from the polls. We wouldn’t worry about it too much. We think it has nothing to do with the state of the register. The […]
There is a dictum that the late Arthur Hanna, our former Governor General, used to say about elections: “When you win, you win. When you lose, you lose.” We commend it to all that are handwringing about what happened in Golden Isles on 14th November 2025, when the PLP won the election. Cecil Wallace Whitfield […]
Last week in this column, we reported the story of the arrest and detention of Al Collie at the age of 81 at his home and in hospital as a result of being shot by police officers who entered his home on the Western Road at 1 a.m. in the morning, shot through the door […]
There it was across the front pages of the press in The Bahamas. The failed developer of the first iteration of Bahamar was walking away with a settlement from China Construction. The company China Construction was responsible for building the now hugely successful Bahamas Resort in Nassau. The failed developer claimed that he was bilked […]
Christmas is coming and you can only think of the Christmas Story by Charles Dickens when you look at what Belinda Wilson had to say about the gift of a salary increase, ex gratia from the Government foe civil servants just before Christmas. The lady who finds fault and excuse for anything connected with the […]
The annual Thanksgiving treat for seniors of Fox Hill was a smashing success on 27 November 2025 at the Fox Hill Community Centre.
From Facebook:My sister Carla visited with office administrator Desiree Gibbs, Branch Chair Ida Symonette and our facilities advisor Tony Gardiner at the Fox Hill hq 24 November 2025,viewing our new campaign hats and shirtsFred Mitchell MPFox Hill
Fred Mitchell gave a gift to the Doris Johnson Senior High School for their computer lab on Thursday 27 November 2025.
Fred Mitchell have a gift to the L W Young Junior High Empowerment programme for their Christmas treat 27 November 2025.
From Facebook:I received a copy of the official letters of credence that would be presented to the Governor General later in the day appointing Derns Jovens Bonhomme as Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas.Fred Mitchell MP28 November 2025
