In the House of Assembly on Wednesday 25 June, the MP for Bain and Grants Town Travis Robinson was the batter up. We keep saying that there is a tide in the affairs of men which when taken at the flood leads to fortune. It’s Shakespearean and the fate of Mr. Robinson in the last […]
Daily Archives: July 1, 2018
A VIEW OF TRAVIS FROM THE ROUND TABLE
This observation was posted on line 30 June. What is wrong with this picture? The Picture: ( A Poetic Commentary In Blank Verse) Fifteen months ago the present Bain Town MP was unemployed He contests a seat Wins Appointed PS More money than he is known to have ever earned Car Personal driver He […]
EXUMA PRIDE IS LAUNCHED BY CHESTER COOPER
EXUMA PRIDE IS HERE! Area MP Chester Cooper sets stage for new Exuma community. On Tuesday 26 June, Mr. Cooper made the announcement about Exuma Pride. See the story below. This is in sharp contrast to the visit by the Prime Minister the next day in which he told one lie after the next about […]
PLP PLANS FOR THE WEEK
HOUSE SPEAKER AND THE PRESS | 27 June 2018
(Editor’s note: Ms. Dames later said that the Prime Minister did not give such an instruction either)
SUMMING UP THE VAT DEBACLE
Finance Minister Peter Turnquest has an interest in Sky Bahamas airline. The Minister announced duty free importation of aircraft. There are many complaints recently about Sky leaving some passengers stranded at various pick up points. They seem to be only down to one plane and that cannot carry the load. We need answers. Posted on […]
VAT COMES IN TODAY AT 12 PER CENT FNM DESERVES A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL
Mitchell Addresses The Senate On VAT
Get Your Fish And Conch At Montagu Ramp
Senator Dion Foulkes, who is having a great time during his is final shot as a Minister of the government, claimed that the young MP Shannandon Cartwright who is Chair of the Parks and Beach Authority and therefore responsible for cleaning up the environment is doing a good job. The photo is Saturday morning 30 […]
Leader Of The Opposition Demands Equal Opportunity Of The PM
Brave Davis To Tour The Islands In Anti VAT Campaign Thought for the day: yesterday in the House the PM was challenged by Leader of the PLP for using public monies to sell his FNM objectives on VAT. The PM responded that he will make available thru the Finance Ministry an equal opportunity to the […]
It’s Been One Year Since We Lost B J
We remember our fallen colleague Bernard Jonathan Nottage who served in the last PLP administration as the Minister of National Security. He died one year ago and change on 28 June 2017. What can we say? We miss him. A lot has changed since you left us. The most important thing is our struggle continues. […]
ALANA DILLETTE WINS AWARD
Bahamian Alana K. Dillette, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in San Diego State University has led an academic research team which won the award for ‘Best Research Paper’ at the International Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) 2018 conference in Miami, Florida this past week. Dr. Dillette served as first […]
Congratulations To Tyson McKenzie
On 29 June Foreign Service Officer Tyson McKenzie shown receiving his certificate of participation with Sharon Welsh, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and Communications Consultant and Advisor for senior government officials within the Obama Administration. He said this on his Facebook page: “This past week it was a privilege to be the only #Bahamian to have attended […]
Fix Grand Bahama
These photos were taken by Brian Seymour, a Freeport businessman at around midday at the Port Lucaya Marketplace on Friday 29 June. Dead as a doornail. This is in sharp contrast to the words of the Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson who waxing eloquent in the Senate on Monday 25 June said […]
American Airlines Announces No Cash Please
American Airlines, the major carrier flying into The Bahamas, says that they will not be accepting cash at their counters anymore in The Bahamas Credit cards or debit cards only please. We think that this is illegal. If someone has a public licence to operate in The Bahamas and offers a service or good and […]
Elisha Obed Boxer Dies
We express our condolences on the passing of Bahamian boxer Everett “Elisha Obed” Ferguson who died on 28 June at 6 p.m. Mr. Ferguson won a Boxing championship for The Bahamas in Paris. In 1975 he captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title by defeating Miguel de Oliveira. He defended the title twice before losing the belt […]
Ezra Hepburn Is Buried At St Agnes | Glenys Hanna Martin Says Thank You
We said farewell to Ezra Hepburn of the band Ezra and the Polka Dots who used to be the king of the Banana Boat night club of the 1960s and 1970s. His service took place at the St Agnes Church in Nassau on 30 June. Here is what MP Glenys Hanna Martin had to say […]
Public Scholars Presented But No Reference Given To Jerome Fitzgerald
The public scholars programme gave out the awards to the 162 young people who will head off to college in the fall. The awards were given out on Friday 22 June. It was quite a moving event with Omar Davis, the young Bahamian man, telling his story of growing up with a drug dealer father […]
Michael Darville Finds Out About The 25 Million Government Secret
It was a long day on Monday 25 June, although this photo was shot on 21 June. The session in the Senate lasted 11 hours and ended just after 9 pm. The reason Senator Michael Darville in a masterful performance at the Tim of the Committee stage of the bills on the Budget for 2018/19 […]
Michael Halkitis Trashes Financial Sec Marlon Johnson
From Former Minister of State Michael Halkitis On Allegations of Understating The Budget By The Now Financial Secretary For Immediate Release 26 June 2018 I have read the following in the press this morning attributed to the Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson: “Travel generally, they had it centralized, [which] made for indiscriminate spending,” he said […]
A Busy Time For Senator Fred Mitchell In Fox Hill
