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IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, Prime Minister Philip Davis and Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell in
THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR COMMITS AN ERROR
It is interesting how American diplomacy plays out these days. It has always been a diplomacy by threat. Whether the
THE PRIME MINISTER URGES CHANGE IN GRAND BAHAMA
On 21 October 2026, Wednesday evening at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, Prime Minister the Hon. Philip Davis set out five
PLP CHAIRMAN SUPPORTS THE PRIME MINISTER ON FREEPORT
The following statement was issued by the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party following the Prime Minister’s address on the
WHAT IS ANDRE ROLLINS TRYING TO SAY?
Fred Mitchell and Andre Rollins in the House of Assembly. 21 October 2026. Photo by Steve Taylor Long Island MP
THE PASSING OF NEVILLE ALBURY OF CHIPPINGHAM
The following observance was published in a voice note by Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the PLP and MP for Fox
THE ONLY ONE GASLIGHTING IS MICHAEL PINTARD
In response to the statement by the Prime Minister Philip Davis given on 21 October 2026 about Freeport, the Leader
FNM HOOKING AND JOOKING SESSION
Michael Pintard is a dead man walking. He is the only one who doesn’t know it. He claimed to the
US Ambassador Puts Thumb on the Scale
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM GRAND BAHAMA Herschel Walker, United States Ambassador was sent to the Bahamas as an Envoy of
When Bondage Becomes Familiar
ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT OF DEAN’S BLUE HOLE The worst type of bondage is not knowing you are in bondage. Bob Marley
Young Liberals In Parliament
A Note on Facebook from Ryan Munnings: Honored to be in the precincts of the House of Assembly alongside some
Steve McKinney’s Funeral
Facebook: The funeral of the late broadcaster Stephen McKinney at St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Nassau with the Williams’ sisters
PLP National General Council Meeting
Facebook: At the National General Council meeting this evening at the Lynden Pindling Centre. From left branch executive Jacklyn Brice,
The Cabinet Supports The Prime Minister In Freeport
Facebook: The Cabinet was out in the Grand Bahama Shipyard to support Prime Minister Philip Davis’ groundbreaking announcement on the
Diplomatic Week
Facebook: Prime Minister Philip Davis was joined by former Prime Minister Perry Christie and former Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
NATIONAL HEROES DAY: Prime Minister Philip Davis is greeting by the National Advisory Committee Fred Mitchell on National Honours at
PINTARD LOSES HIS WAY WILD AND WOOLY
In a word, the performance of Michael Pintard as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament on Wednesday 14 October 2026
KWASI THOMPSON OR ROLLINS SHOULD RESTRAIN PINTARD
In politics, there is an art to pivoting. You have to know when to hold them and when to fold
INGRAHAM SHOULD CUT A DEAL FOR A SMOOTH EXIT FOR PINTARD
The power broker in the Free National Movement is Hubert Ingraham. He is the one who has told them the
THE BUDGET SURPLUS THAT WAS PROMISED IS DELIVERED
The promised budgetary surplus by the Government was delivered by Prime Minister Philip Davis with his announcement in the House
MYLES LARODA DEFENDS THE POLICE PROMOTIONS
Those who watched the career of the late Paul Farquharson know that he spent many of his formative years in
THE COST OF LIVING AND THE CONNECTION TO THE WAR ON IRAN
Last week, we reported that the cost of gas in The Bahamas had topped seven dollars. This is just the
ARE THE AMERICANS PIVOTING ON MULTI LATERALISM?
Ambassador to the United States Wendall Jones, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Christopher Landau, Fred Mitchell, Foreign
PRIME MINISTER TO PUT THE QUESTION IN FREEPORT
Fred Mitchell, the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, spoke to the press in Grand Bahama and announced that the
Slash and Burn was a method used on a farm on the family Islands in a bygone era
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM GRAND BAHAMA Setting the fields on fire was a method of farming that was passed down
One Country, Seventeen Realities: The Problem with Thompson’s VAT Proposal
ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT AND DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Shadow Minister of Finance Kwasi Thompson, last week, has again called for a VAT
Meeting The Teachers
Facebook: I ran into these teachers on the way to a conference in Pensacola in the Miami International Airport. We
Meeting The High School Students Of America
From Facebook: I had a delightful afternoon’s discussions with five teenaged students from across the United States on issues like
Old Scholars Of Antioch College Meet
Facebook: I met Marc Levinson my room mate at Antioch College away back in 1970 now retired economist and journalist.
The Foreign Minister With The Assistant Secretary Of State
Facebook: Juan Pablo Segura who is the Assistant Secretary Of State for Western Hemisphere in Washington DC after the Caribbean
With The Sousaphone Players
Facebook: Scenes from the end of the Youth March at the National Stadium in Nassau with Don Newbold, O’ryan Campbell,
Who Is Holding the Fourth Estate Accountable?
Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MS NOW’s 10 p.m. programme, The Last Word, often criticises White House reporters. He described some
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
THE PRIME MINISTER AND PARLIAMENTARY TEAM: the young innovators programme was formally launched in New Providence for high school aged
MICHAEL PINTARD MAKES A PLAINTIVE CRY
The psalmists says “Hear Oh Lord the sound of my voice? Hear oh Lord and have mercy! My soul is
CONGRATULATIONS TO NAVI PILLLAY ON THE PEACE PRIZE
The former head of the United Nations Human Rights Organization Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African citizen, has won the
THE PRICE OF GAS NOW SEVEN DOLLARS AND CHANGE IN NASSAU
Thanks to the President of the United States and an unnecessary and costly war in the Middle East, the price
WELL DONE PARLIAMENT ON THE OLD PEOPLE’S BILL
Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said that when he was born in 1953 in The Bahamas, the life expectancy at birth
A DICKENSEAN MOMENT FOR FRED MITCHELL
The following post appeared on Facebook Fred Mitchell Minute by Minute on Friday 9 October 2026: So here’s the story