Old Friends Meet In Freeport
From Facebook: Ambassador Brian Seymour and me the Minister but before all that Diane Wildgoose and Rose Carson and McQuela
Inspecting The Taino Bridge In Freeport
From Facebook: Forgive me for thinking I was in paradise this day with ambient air like air conditioning, clear blue
Marching in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama
From Facebook: Scenes from the annual New Year’s Day Church of God of Prophecy parade from Sea Grape to Pinedale
At Mass In New York For New Xmas
From Facebook: At the altar of St Bart’s in New York city after mass. The feast of the Holy Innocents.
New Year’s Mass In Freeport, Grand Bahama
From Facebook: Mass at Ascension Anglican Church in Lucaya, Freeport, Grand Bahama with Archdeacon Hepburn, Sandra Mortimer Russell getting fever
Fox Hill Branch Meeting
From Facebook: The PLP branch meeting on Fox Hill last night on the public Fox Hill Parade on 22 December
Visiting North Andros
Glad tidings of great joy to the people of North Andros. It was my honour to accompany the Parliamentary Secretary
Fred Mitchell’s Annual Visit To St Anselm’s
From Facebook: Hey hey the gang’s all there: the Fox Hill Branch members together with Foreign Service staff and Fox
Stop At The Higgs’ House
From Facebook: One of my favourite stops in the constituency on Christmas Day is that at the home of Brian
Ms Lean Celebrates 92 Years On Christmas Day
From Facebook: Well it’s Mrs Kathleen McKenzie of Romer Street and today is her 92nd birthday. This is a ritual
Sonia Kemp’s Invitation
From Facebook: It was very kind of Sonia Kemp, Manager Urban Renewal Fox Hill to invite me into her home
The Mitchell Siblings Minus Two
From Facebook: The three of Lilla and Fred Mitchell Sr’s children Ian, Carla and me at Christmas dinner. The twins
ANTOHER OF THE OLD SCHOOL PASSES AWAY
We acknowledge the passing of Patrick Bethel, the businessman and PLP supporter. Mr. Bethel passed away suddenly last week at
Honouring PLPs At Council
From Facebook: I chaired the last National General Council meeting of the year, We said thanks to Messrs Pintard, Richardson
A Disabled Ramp At The Straw Market
Thank you to the Ministry of Works with Clay Sweeting and Bacchus Rolle MPs, the Minister and Parl Sec and
The United States Ambassador Visit
Ambassador Herschel Waller at the Fox Hill Community centre on Monday 15 December 2025 with Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell and
Alfred Poitier Writes On The Smuggling Bill
Politically I have been quiet for awhile. I watch in amazement at times how persons present information amended to their
MIGUEL TAYLOR FROM FREEPORT ON THE SMUGGLING BILL
The Calculus of Sovereignty A short essay by Miguel Taylor The Bahamas stands at the geographic crossroads of despair and
THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM HAS GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE
The word is the mandarins in the PLP have decided that the phone company that calls itself BTC is such
RICK FOX’S CONDUCT: DISHONOURABLE & A LET DOWN
Rick Fox has let his father and family down by his conduct in The Bahamas. He is an ambassador appointed
The U S Ambassador’s Welcome Reception
From Facebook: I joined the Deputy Chief of Mission Kim Furnish and her husband Michael at their home for the
Robert Ian Mitchell Brother Of Fred Mitchell
From Facebook: This is my brother Ian. My parents took us to Max Stubbs photo studio in Market St to
Lilla Mitchell”s Tombstone
The new headstone for my mother’s grave in the Eastern Cemetery. Rest in peace Lilla Angelina Mitchell nee Ford. Fred
Fred Mitchell Treats The Teachers To Lunch At Sandilands
From Facebook: I was pleased to deliver a lunch for Christmas to the hard working teachers and staff of the
The Film Casablanca At The UB For Foreign Service Officers
From Facebook: I joined the staff of the Foreign Ministry and the Bahamas Alrae Ramsey Institute for Foreign Affairs (BARIFA)
Social Services Awards
From Facebook: I joined my colleague Myles Laroda and my constituent Nioshe Bourne as they congratulated the awardees of the
The Talk About Voter Apathy
From Facebook: Tonight an illuminating discussion on voter apathy with a bi partisan panel of politicians: Shanendon Cartwright MP, Jamahl
THE INCUMBENTS WIN BIG IN ST LUCIA
After the devastating results for the incumbent Ralph Gonsalves in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the thought was that there
Fred Mitchell’s Annual Visit To Exuma
From Facebook: I joined DPM Chester Cooper, MP for Exuma and Ragged Is for their Xmas Tree lighting at the
Brother Mac Dies
From Facebook: I was pleased to join the family of the late Preston ” Brother Mac” McPhee at the memorial
Visiting The Demetrius Home
From Facebook: I visited with the Demetrius Home for seniors with the Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas Yan Jairong who
Congratulations To Newly Sworn In Daron Pickstock
From Facebook: A luncheon was held in the gardens of the Bahamas Mortgage Corp to mark the first day of
Santa Comes To Sandilands Primary
From Facebook: Well I got back just in time for Santa with the help of the elves from SG Barbara
WHERE WERE THE VOTERS WHO D IDN’T SHOW UP?
There were a lot of questions about the poll held in Golden Isles and the voters who did not show
WHEN YOU WIN, YOU WIN, WHEN YOU LOSE YOU LOSE
There is a dictum that the late Arthur Hanna, our former Governor General, used to say about elections: “When you
THE CASES OF AL COLLIE AND EUNICE MORRIS
Last week in this column, we reported the story of the arrest and detention of Al Collie at the age
SARKIS WINS NOTHING
There it was across the front pages of the press in The Bahamas. The failed developer of the first iteration
BELINDA THE SCROOGE: TEACHER UNION HEAD UNGRATEFUL VIXEN
Christmas is coming and you can only think of the Christmas Story by Charles Dickens when you look at what