DO YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PAY TAXES?
There is a moral and a legal obligation to pay taxes. That comes about when you the citizen accept and
THE RED TENNIS SHOES VISIT HARBOUR ISLAND
The man in the red tennis shoes seems to show up like Paul Adderley would say: peripatetic, political jack in
THE CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING
Caricom heads are now meeting in Grenada for a couple of days. The meeting should have taken place at the
MITCHELL GETS ASSESSED BY THE PLP
The PLP continues with the assessment of the work of its members of parliament at the midterm. Fred Mitchell reported
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS HAS A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
Sciatica is a painful and often debilitating condition of the nerves in the leg that lead back to the spine.
GOVERNOR GENERAL TO ARRIVE IN BOTSWANA
Dame Cynthia Pratt is to visit Botswana from 29 July to 3 August 2024. The state visit comes following the
CASHLESS SOCIETY IS A FAILURE: CENTRAL BANK TAKE NOTE
Last week every damn fool who supports the idea of a cashless society should be doing penance this week, Because
TRUMP GETS A BYE WHILE THE DEMS FIDDLE AROUND
The U S press is fascinating in the way they have given uneven coverage to Donald Trump who in the
PRIME MINISTER COURTS THE WORLD INVESTMENT COMMUNITY
London, England – Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis promoted The Bahamas as a premier destination for global partnerships and investments
THE NEXT STEP WITH THE GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY
Prime Minister Philip Davis was in London last week and while there his office announced that he would take the
PRIME MINISTER TO GET SURGERY IN MINNEAPOLIS
The Office of the Prime Minister has announced that the Prime Minister Philip Davis will undergo surgery in Minneapolis, Minnesota
CONTROVERSY OVER THE CHOICE OF OLYMPIC TEAM
The BAAA and some citizens including the lady herself are angry that Lacarthea Cooper was not included in the Olympic
MURDERS EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE
There are now 65 homicides in The Bahamas. Last week the number grew by four in two days. One of
A MOTHER’S GRIEF MAKES FALSE ATTACKS ON THE BAHAMAS
On Thursday 11 July 2024, a series of excerpts in the media of an interview with the relatives of a
HANDLING A POLICE INVESTIGATION
Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander The newspapers in our country have been engaged in a lot of publicity for the
AN ILL-CONCEIVED ATTACK BY LONG ISLAND MP
Adrian Gibson, the Free National Movement’s MP for Long Island, should not be allowed to speak in the House of
INDEPENDENCE IN EXUMA
Exuma with Chester Cooper MP and Mrs Cooper for Exuma and Ragged Is on Independence Day with Fred Mitchell at
IN PRAISE OF HENRY MILTON TAYLOR PLP FOUNDER
Scenes by Calvin Brown Jr RBDF from the service honouring the life of Henry Milton Taylor, former Governor General and
THE NATIONAL HONOURS LIST
From Th e Tribune: THE National Honours for 2024 have been announced – including the Order of National Hero being
CARICOM HEADS MUST GET A REALITY CHECK
Hurricane Beryl bore down on the West Indies and created havoc over the past week in Barbados, in Grenada and
THE STRANGE CASE OF ADRIAN WHITE
Adrian White, the MP for St Ann’s and a Free National Movement member, cannot help himself. He is married to
THE SPLIT IN THE FNM IS REAL
When the House of Assembly met on Monday 1 July 2024, there was to be a healthy debate on two
A TROUBLING VOICE NOTE ABOUT THE POLICE
On Thursday 4 July 2024, a troubling set of recordings were released in the public domain through social media in
GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY GIVE THEM A SPANKING
The government, should we say the PLP, must be very careful with the public orchestration of the fight with the
AN AIRLIFT FROM JAMAICA
Bahamian students insisted despite the evidence that it was not necessary that they be airlifted out of Kingston as Hurricane
HAITIANS BEWARE: DON’T MESS WITH KENYAN POLICE
Last week two things happened to coincide. One was the arrival of the first 400 hundred policemen from Kenya sponsored
ANGLCAN CHURCH: SOCIAL MEDIA MAKES YOU STUPID
On Wednesday 26 June 2024, The Times of London published a harsh assessment by the Church of England in a
WATER EVERYWHERE BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK
The people of Eleuthera were without water for 16 days up to last week. The Water and Sewerage Corporation has
BIDEN MUST WIN
Thursday night 27 June 2024, they claim was a bad night for Joe Biden, President of the United States, who
ASSANGE IS NO SAINT: IN FACT, HE’S A VILLAN
Julian Assange, the Australian criminal, is now at home in his own bed as a result of a deal worked
DIPLOMATS SHOULD BE CAREFUL
There was a voice note published in the public domain by a Bahamian diplomat complaining about alleged acts of the
THE FNM PARTY WHO SOLD BTC LECTURES THE PLP ON BPL
Hubert Ingraham was the FNM Prime Minister, who sold the telephone company on the grounds that this would help the
THE FNM SOLD THE US SHARES OF NATIONAL INSURANCE
Keith Bell, the Housing Minister, caused a stir in the House and in the country with the news he disclosed
ENERGY REFORM IS COMING WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT
Last week the Free National Movement was in full-throated attack on the PLP’s new energy policy. Every day they were
HONORARY CONSUL FOR BERMUDA
It is interesting what catches the imagination of the Bahamian public. Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a
THE PLP MUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE FUNDAMENTALS
We use this column for twofold purposes: offence against the FNM as it seeks to come back to power. They
HUBERT INGRAHAM DODGES A BULLET
Life is a bitch ain’t it sometimes. You get to shake your head and say how the mighty have fallen.
PINTARD FINDING DIRT WHERE THERE IS NONE
All week long the Leader of the Opposition Michael Pintard was trying to stretch out the debate so that he
THE BUDGET DEBATE AND THE MINISTERS ACQUIT THEMSELVES
The annual ritual of the Budget Debate in the House of Assembly is winding its way inexorably to the end.
A BRAND NEW ENERGY POLICY
From the Bahamas Information Services: June 13, 2024 Contribution by Minister of Energy and Transport, the Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis to