BPL CUTS THE POWER IN THE CITY AS A PRECAUTION
The island of New Providence is still reeling in discomfort from unexpected power cuts. There is no rhyme or reason
MITCHELL VISITS ATLANTA’S ST PHILIP’S CATHEDRAL
From left to right: Vice Consul Eddie Archer, Consul General Anthony Moss, Fred Mitchell, Vice Consul Duran Saunders and Antiro
MITCHELL TRASHES THE FNM ANNIVERSARY DATE
The following statement was issued by Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the PLP, on the anniversary of the FNM’s first election
Criticism Is Not An Energy Policy
ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT’S DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Prime Minister Philip Davis, in his national address last week, gave a frank assessment of
FNM DISHONESTY: DEFENDING THE CLAIM OF VICTIMIZATION
The Tribune reported the following story on 11 August 2026: “FNM Leader Michael Pintard demanded the reinstatement of a young
IS THERE A BAD TIME TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT?
The press was full of salacious details against the President of The Bahamas Electrical Workers Union Kyle Wilson, an ally
MITCHELL VISITS GRAND BAHAMA AND COMMENTS
Fred Mitchell, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration was in Freeport on Wednesday 12 August 2026 to speak to
THE NEED FOR TRADESMEN TO MAN THIS ECONOMY
Fred Mitchell meeting with the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Wednesday 12 August 2026 in Freeport. There was an illuminating interview
MARKING THE CENTENERY OF FIDEL CASTRO’S BIRTH
The Cuban Embassy in Nassau sponsored a colloquium on the life and times of Fidel Castro, the revolutionary that changed
FNM PUBLICIST KEVIN HARRIS TRASHES ANDRE ROLLINS AS UNFIT
Kevin Harris is a public relations consultant and worked as the personal assistant to the Leader of the Opposition. This
“MeThinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much” -William Shakespeare
FLEXI SANDS WRITES FROM GRAND BAHAMA The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is comprised of 700 islands . From Abaco in
HOW BPL CAN MAKE AMENDS
Given all the public controversy about the Bahamas Power and Light and its inability to supply power to the customers
THE LABOUR SITAUTION IN GRAND BAHAMA AND THE COUNTRY
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell will visit Grand Bahama next week for a series of meetings
BELINDA’S HAIL MARY PASS TO SAVE THE TEACHER’S UNION
On Tuesday 4 August 2026 a strange missive went around. The loud mouth, rowdy President of the Bahamas Union of
THE AMERICANS MAKE UP MORE CHARGES ON POOR GARDENER
On 12 May 2026, the evidence is by misadventure a plane crash carrying 12 Bahamians landed in waters near Melbourne,
BRUCE GOLDING LAYS IT ALL OUT ON US CARICOM RELATIONS
We applaud former Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding for his forthright statements about United States foreign policy. It is
WHY ARE THERE POWER PROBLEMS?
New Providence has been plagued by a string of power mishaps that have plunged the entire island into darkness over
THE STAND OFF IN GRAND BAHAMA WITJH THE PORT
The Grand Bahama Port Authority still owes the government of The Bahamas hundreds of millions of dollars for services rendered
LET’S COMMIT TO NO FOSSIL FUELS
We have a suggestion to make to the government of The Bahamas. Forget fossil fuels as part of the mix
WHY ARE YOUNG BLACK MEN KILLING ONE ANOTHER?
Fred Mitchell, Chair of the PLP, was asked the question in the headline while in Miami last week at the
THE HEALTH OF BAHAMIANS AND EARLY DEATHS
If you look at the stats in The Bahamas today the total average life expectancy at birth is 74.71 years.
LACK OF RESPECT AND INCIVILITY
If you mine the mini videos that have become the fashion on Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook of Bahamians in their
THE PLP’S THIRD CONSECUTIVE TERM
The Chairman of the PLP Fred Mitchell gathered an eclectic group of partisans in Grand Bahama at the home of
“I’M COMING HOME” A HIT SONG FOR INDEPENDENCE
The following is a statement from the voice note of Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the PLP responding to the Organization
THE U S COMMITS AN UNFRIENDLY ACT TOWARD THE BAHAMAS
The United States government has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff ( up from ten per cent imposed earlier) on
CUBA IS SUFFERING COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal A United States Congresswoman challenged the policy of her government on the embargo of Cuba by the
IMMIGRATION CONCERNED ABOUT ABUSE OF DETAINEES
Minister of State For Immigration Darron Pickstock The following statement was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration:
THE SPECULATION ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH
The social media posts were filled with speculation about what caused the crash of the plane in which ten souls
A MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT SPEAKS OUT ON BPL
There was a torrent of comments last week on line about the fact that Pia Glover Rolle, the Minister for
FRED MITCHELL ON THE WAY WE LIVE
The following is a transcript of a voice note sent to PLP supporters by the Chairman of the PLP Fred
TRIBUNE: SYSTEMIC REVIEW WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Tribune has been unusually thoughtful of late with regard to several public policy issues. One is banking. The other
WAR BREAKS OUT AGAIN AND WE PAY THE PRICE
The Gulf Region, in particular the Straits of Hormuz, that were all peaceful and usable by the international community for
CUBA HAS ITS SAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
There was a general debate at the United Nations on a resolution sponsored by Cuba to air the issue of
LIFE IN LONG ISLAND
The Rowdy Boys road paving company in Long Island is locked and loaded to go. The airport construction is moving
WILL THE FNM SHOW UP AND SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE FUNCIONS?
The Free National Movement, the major opposition party in The Bahamas, opposed independence in 1973. Fifty three years later, no
THE MEANING OF INDEDPENDENCE
Down in St Lucia, the struggle for the deeper relationship of the dependent territories of Britain, the Netherlands and France,
THE UNITED STATES FORCES CHANGES
There was a Defence Minister’s conference taking place last week for the hemisphere in Peru. All the countries of the
TRINIDAD FORCES THEIR CASE TO COURT
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad Bissessar came to the CARICOM conference of Heads of Government armed
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS AT CARICOM
Prime Minister Philip Davis led the delegation of The Bahamas to the Heads of Government conference of CARICOM leaders in