FRED MITCHELL EXPLAINING THE PUBLIC SERVICE
(photo by Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services) Reported in The Tribune 9 June 2023 By LETRE SWEETING Tribune
FRED MITCHELL TELLS THE PORT PUT UP OR SHUT UP
Rupert Hayward represents a trust that owns part of the shares in the Grand Bahama Port Authority. He has been
THE HAITI MEETING TO CONVENE IN KINGSTON
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry The Leadership of Caricom have all descended on Kingston, Jamaica, this weekend to begin a
BI LATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE U S AND THE BAHAMAS
Thank you to Vice President Kamla Harris for standing up for the gay and lesbian and transgender community in The
AL DILLETTE GETS A STATE FUNERAL
1 June 2023 Christ The King in Freeport, Grand Bahama (BIS Photos/Lisa Davis/Jamika Culmer/Andrew Miller) Permanent Secretary Eugene Poitier with
FRED MITCHELL IN TRIBUTE TO AL DILLETTE IN WORDS
1 JUNE 2023 Kathryn Dillette, nee McClean, came to The Bahamas from Toronto, Canada in the 1980s as a teacher at
LABOUR DAY WITH THE PLP IN NASSAU
Prime Minister Philip Davis and Mrs. Davis with Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper and Mrs. Cooper remembering the labour demonstrators
LABOUR DAY WITH THE PLP IN FREEPORT
2 June 2023 Ministers Obie Wilchcombe, Fred Mitchell and Ginger Moxey The Road Traffic delegation Fred Mitchell with the brother
WHAT DO THEY WANT IN FREEPORT? WHAT DO THEY NEED?
The curious reaction of the people of Grand Bahama to the fact that the Government is seeking a change in
GEORGE SMITH DIES
The following statement was issued by the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party by the Chairman Fred Mitchell on the
THE BUDGET UPCOMING
While the PLPs are busy arguing about who is getting what contract and the size of the contract, there are
GRADUATION COMING AND NEW JOB SEEKERS
The Prime Minister congratulated the 580 students who got their diplomas from the University of The Bahamas this year. And
THE PLP MUST PREPARE ITSELF FOR BATTLE
We have been watching the political currents here. The FNM has become too steady on its legs in the 18
GROUNDBREAKING IN GRAND BAHAMA
16 May 2023 We send congratulations to the Minister of Health Michael Darville on the groundbreaking for the new hospital
STATE FUNERAL FOR RAY MINUS JR
The Bahamas Government offered and provided a state-recognized funeral for the boxer Ray Minus Jr. The funeral took place at
ACKLINS WITHOUT POWER AGAIN
The Bahamas has a problem with its public administration. If the PLP does not conquer this problem, it is going
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PARTY STAYS IN THE PARTY
Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the PLP, has been engaged over the past week in a series of talks designed to
THE CROWDS IN THE CALL FOR MICHAEL PINTARD
In Central Grand Bahama Thursday 18 May 2023 In Nassau at Doris Johnson Senior High Monday 15 May 2023 Over
BRAVE SAYS: COSTS WHAT COSTS
Prime Minister Philip Davis did a brave thing last week when he was cross-examined by the press about the costs
MESSAGE DISCIPLINE: WHEN NOT TO SPEAK
The Public Officials got the PLP Government in trouble at the political level, by running an ad without checking the
NOT GULTY VERDICT IN THE FOX HILL MURDERS: SHAME
So after almost ten years of waiting for justice to come for the four people killed in the hail of
CONGRATULATIONS MINISTER OF LABOUR
Atlantis had to suffer the indignity of a raid by the Department of Labour to investigate complaints by the staff at
ADRIAN GIBSON TRIES TO DUCK THE COURTS
Adrian Gibson, the MP for Long Island, was supposed to go on trial for the multiple counts of bribery at
WHERE ARE THE FNM WOMEN AND THEIR OUTRAGE NOW
Stories have abounded for years that Adrian Gibson, the embattled Long Island MP, was a woman beater but no one
MICHAEL PINTARD UNDER ATTACK FROM THE TRIBE
( The forces within the FNM are determined now that Hubert Minnis is to lead them into the next general
MICHAEL PINTARD ASKS FOR AN ACOUNTING ON HIS UK TRIP
Leader of the Opposition off to see the king in London. It was as predictable as night follows day that
Fred Mitchell At The Mayo Clinic
Fred Mitchell, Chair of the PLP, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Public Service will be off island for his
AL DILLETTE DIES
(HELPED TO ESTABLISH THIS COLUMN IN 1998) Photo from Independence broadcast 1973 From left Mario Donato, Chala Cartwright, Fred Mitchell,
THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III
The Governor General and Lady Smith and the Prime Minister and Mrs. Davis enter Westminster Abbey. The Governor General, The
GRAND BAHAMA’S SALTY WATER PRICES RISE
It is past time for the Grand Bahama Port Authority to lose its regulatory authority over life in Freeport. Last
THE JUDGEMENT GIVES SOME COMFORT TO MEN ON CITIZENSHIP
The case AG vs Shannon Rolle was decided on 4 May 2023 by the Privy Council the final appellate court
THE PRIME MINISTER PROMOTES THE COUNTRY IN BRITAIN
Prime Minister Philip Davis with Lord Marland who is currently the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. The
IN DEFENCE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
The FNM propagandists were busy attacking their own leader last week as he joined the Prime Minister and Governor General
TOLD YA CNN WAS GOING TO FIRE DON LEMON
Don Lemon turned out to be an arrogant dupe. You wonder what universe he was living in. Remember our column
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN HAITI?
The Caricom leaders met by teleconference on Thursday 27 April 2023 to discuss Haiti and the way forward. They appraised
FRANK MINYAH EUOLGISED
The Banana Boat was a famous music and dance club in New Providence in Over The Hill Nassau from 1967