23 July
Daily Archives: July 23, 2017
FNM Has Much To Answer For Baldwin Carey
Former Prime Minister Perry Christie and his wife Bernadette are shown leaving the funeral service of well-known Doctor Baldwin Carey who died suddenly at home within days of being dismissed from his employ at the National Insurance Board. He was even told that he could not come back on to the NIB premises to collect […]
Englerston Victory Party
Glenys Hanna Martin MP, one of four PLPs left standing after the General Election, stands with former PM Perry Christie and her branch members as they gathered at Gambier House, the Party’s Headquarters for a celebration of that victory. She was also joined by MPs Picewell Forbes and former MPs Hope Strachan and Melanie Griffin.
Picewell Forbes At Cleophas Adderley’s Funeral
Christ Church Cathedral 22 July 2017
Glenys Hanna Martin MP Attends Funeral Of Cleophas Adderley
Christ Church Cathedral 22 July 2017 (Photo by Clarice Hanna)
THE FNM FIDDLES WHILE THE BAHAMAS BURNS
COMMENTARY BY BAHAMAS SCOOP I note that six people have been murdered in the past seven days with the victim of a seventh shooting clinging to life in hospital; he was shot multiple time with a high-powered rifle. As The Bahamas burns, the FNM government is totally consumed with political retribution. I also note that […]
WHY THE FNM HATES PLPS SO
Picture of how they treated slaves and how Ken Dorsett, former Minister, is now being treated as he was taken to court last week. Many people around the country are predicting that Hubert Minnis and his FNM Government will not stop with their political witch hunt until and unless there is a riot in this […]
CARL BETHEL LOCKS UP FRANK SMITH
Carl Bethel has turned out to be a wuss… a weak Attorney General. He started off so well but his performance fell flat. First he made a grand stand about how the was independent and how he must be a minister for justice. He then said that there was nothing he saw so far that […]
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
Belgium 21 July, 2017 Press Release Ambassador greets Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Rhoda M. Jackson, Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, extended warm congratulations to H. E. Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium on the occasion of Belgium’s National Day, in Brussels on Friday 21 July, 2017. Photo: […]
HENFIELD HOPELESS AS FOREIGN MINISTER
Darren Henfield the new Foreign Minister, is a lost soul. The following comment appeared on line in response to a press conference held by him on Thursday 20 July: “Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Henfield called his first press conference. Bahamians waited with bated breath for this big foreign policy announcement. Henfield announced that Bahamians should […]
A FIRE AT THE RAND HOSPITAL
Senator Fred Mitchell with Senator Michael Darville at the scene of the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport 20 July Senator Fred Mitchell with Jackie Rolle and Vernie Roker at the scene of Rand Memorial Hospital fire 21 July Patients had to be evacuated from the Rand Hospital when a fire started in the kitchen on […]
CLEOPHAS ADDERLEY IS BURIED
The Director of the National Youth Choir Cleophas Adderley was buried following a church service at the Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday 22 July. It was a state recognised funeral. The officers of the state were present for the service. Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services was present for the ceremony.
Sidney Collie Is Lost On Bradley Roberts
The Chairman of the FNM Sidney Collie is a lost soul. Since the election, he has been cooling his heels in town waiting we hear on an appointment to be Ambassador to Washington (God help us!). Meanwhile, he is making the occasional statement as Chair of the FNM. The latest is that he according to […]
The Lack Of Ethics By The Nassau Guardian
We have had cause to complain several times about the journalistic ethics of the Nassau Guardian. We do so again. This time we complain about a headline which we publish below which states that Fred Mitchell has started a campaign for leadership in the PLP. The statement it appears is based on the comments of […]
PLP Wins In Bermuda
Senator Fred Mitchell with David Burt Leader of the Opposition PLP in Bermuda being presented with a PLP hat from Nassau 18 July
Prime Minister Minnis On His Private Plane Ride
So the FNM Prime Minister Hubert Minnis travelled up to Grand Bahama on private plane to look after the Rand fire in Freeport on Friday 22 July. Why didn’t he wait until the public transportation was available?
We March Too Launches
Young PLPs totally pissed by the actions of the FNM Government in targeting PLP Ministers for prosecution and persecution have started the organization We March Too. This is to take the mickey out of Senator Ranard Hanfield who claimed in a fit of pique that the PLP had stolen his idea. He called them cowards. […]
Fred Smith Continues His Defamation
Fred Smith and his Committee called Bahamians Against Mitchell was at it again last week in the press with further defamatory ads about Senator Fred Mitchell. Commenting, Mr. Mitchell said that Mr. Smith continues to not take his pills.
Melanie Griffin’s Branch Meets
The Nassau Guardian Gets It Wrong
Fred Mitchell speaking to is branch following branch elections in Fox Hill on Wednesday 19 July, accused the FNM of slave shaming the PLP by parading former Minister Ken Dorsett in handcuffs and shackles in public with no element of risk of flight on his part. This is against the law. The Nassau Guardian though […]
This Stupid Eileen Carron
The silly cow who runs The Tribune Eileen Carron was at it again last week attacking Fred Mitchell (her favourite subject) and his connection to Baroness Patricia Scotland who was in Nassau last week for the opening of the Commonwealth Youth Games. Mrs. Carron is a twit with nothing better to do with her time, […]
Dion Smith Defends His Good Name
Dion Smith who was treated like a criminal when the police mistakenly kept him in jail overnight looking for two speakers, a computer hard drive and a TV set. Turns out all the stuff belonged to him. The police descended shortly after the general election with guns drawn (semi- automatics) if you please, and ski […]
Two Down 58 to Go For The FNM
PLPs were urged to think about the Minnis Term of the FNM as follows. There are five years in a normal term of office. That sixty months. So far two have passed since the general election. That means two months are gone and fifty-eight to go for Minnis. Two down fifty-eight to go.