NOMINATON DAY ACROSS THE BAHAMAS STUPID LINCOLN BAIN
Nomination Day in The Bahamas was Thrusday16 October 2026. It went smoothly, even as schools remained opened where the processes
THE STUPIDITY OVER ABSENCES FROM THE HOUSE
It appears that newspaper reporters and newspaper editors never learn anything from election cycle to cycle. So last week, The
THE PLP LAUNCHES ITS PLATFORM
It was a grand and exciting night at the University of The Bahamas library where the Leader of the Progressive
THE PLATFORM FOR FOX HILL PLP
Fred Mitchell, The Chairman of the PLP and the candidate for the PLP in Fox Hill launched the platform for
POLICEMEN HONOURED FOR THEIR SERVICE
Police officers who serve in the diplomatic protection service were honoured with the Lynden Pindling medal for leadership at a
AN AMERICAN MAN IS ARRESTED FOR MURDER SUSPICION
There was a strange tale told in Abaco, the northern island of The Bahamas last week. A man claimed that
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PLP AND FNM ON CONTRACTS
The Leader of the Opposition Michael Pintard has been in the press over the past week talking about contracts under
REAL MAJORITY RULE 10 April 1968
ON 10 April 1968, the then Premier Lynden Pindling led his colleagues to a massive and overwhelming mandate after governing
The Theatre of the Ballot
The Theatre of the Ballot When Rhetoric Eclipses Reason A short essay by Miguel Taylor The atmosphere in The Bahamas
GENERAL ELECTIONS – FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT
As the country prepares for general election on May 12th, 2026, the Davis Administration must explain to the Bahamian voting
THE GRAND BAHAMA PORT PULLED DOWN THE PLP’S SIGNS
Duane Sands, the Chairman of the FNM, told the real story about the Grand Bahama Port Authority pulling down the
THE WAR THAT MAKES NO SENSE
It looks like the United States is running out of targets to bomb in Iran. They are now bombing bridges
NOT MY GOOD SON AS DORIS STUDENT SENTENCED
Two students at Doris Johnson were sentenced last week to serving at Programme Sure. That is the programme that is
THE PLP SHOULD WIN THIS ELECTION
We agree with the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Fred Mitchell that when you look at the facts, the
THE BAHAMAS SHOULD SUPPORT CARLA BARNETT FOR SG
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago is on a mission to destroy CARICOM, the vehicle of the Commonwealth Caribbean
FNM LIES ON IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORTS
WE have often asked the question in this column why the FNM feels it has to use lies and subterfuge
AN AMERICAN IS KILLED & THE US PRESSURES THE BAHAMAS
The death of an American worker in the Bahamas, allegedly by a Bahamian shooter who happened to be an off
THE RED GHOST WALKING IN FOX HILL
The little pixie doctor that the FNM has running around as a candidate for Fox Hill was busy last week
THE USE OF GUNS BY OFFICIALS IN THE BAHAMAS IS TOO MUCH
An American was shot and killed by an off duty policeman. The US Embassy rushed to comment and applied pressure
THE WAR OF ONE MAN IS RUINING THE WORLD’S ECONOMY
Boats parked in the Straits of Hormuz The world’s economy is going topsy-turvy because of an ill thought out decision
THE HOUSE IS PROROGUED
Prime Minister Philip Davis advised the Governor General to prorogue Parliament on Friday 27 March 2026. The Commissioner of Police
FRED MITCHELL IN GRAND BAHAMA
Fred Mitchell, the PLP Chairman, was invited to tour the area around where Michael Pintard lives in Grand Bahama. He
TRINIDAD’S PRIME MINISTER IS LOSING HER MIND
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad Bissessar is surely losing her marbles. The rumour is that she
THE SPRING EQUINOX
The first day of spring was Saturday 21 March 2026 in the northern hemisphere. In our Christian tradition that marks
THE MAN WHO HAD TO STEP DOWN OVER A MURDER FOR HIRE PLOT
Wonders never cease. Here you have a man who had to step down from the Senate and from the chairmanship
THE FOREIGN MINISTRY RESPONDS TO THE NONSENSE
The following statement was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the release of stolen documents in
WHAT DRIVES THE HATRED OF HAITIANS IN THIS COUNTRY
Michael Pintard and the FNM are leading the war against Haitians in this country. They have started a campaign in
THE PRICE OF OIL IN AN UNWISE WAR
The world is in yet another cost inflation spiral brought on by policies that were neither necessary nor effective. The
CUBA IS BEING STARVED TO DEATH AND CARICOM IS SILENT
It is truly regrettable what the United States government has wrought on the people of Cuba, through an economic blockade
THE HOSPITAL IN NASSAU IS NOT THE WORST EVER
Muriel Lightbourne, head of nurse’s union in The Bahamas spoke in superlative tones about the hospital the Princess Margaret in
Dr Keith Russell On Michael Pintard and the GBPA
We see you—now! The Honorable Michael Pintard, leader of the Free National Movement and leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition,
DEAN’S BLUE HOLE BY ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT
Leadership or Headlines? The Cost of Reckless Claims Last week, Opposition Leader Mr. Michael Pintard stood in Parliament waving a
FLEIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT
Campaign 2026 The Davis Administration will, more likely, suceed in the next general election soundly defeating the opposition FNM/COI. Make
DOES RUPERT HAYWARD REALLY KNOW WHERE HE LIVES?
The scion of the Hayward family that owns one quarter of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, the owners of the
WHAT CAUSES A HEADLINE IN THE PRESS
It is always interesting what catches the attention of the Bahamian press. The Chairman of the PLP did an extensive
THE STATE OF FREEPORT TODAY
The Grand Bahama Port Authority has reduced itself to a shadow of what it was. It is now only a
THE WAR THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
World markets have been disrupted. The leader of another country that had no aggressive aims at the country that carried
THE FOREIGN MINISTER AT SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Fred Mitchell, Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, spoke at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of
CAPAS IS A LEGISLATIVE REALITY FOR THE ARTS
Congratulations to Ian Poitier and his students of the newly minted Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPAS). This is the
WE CAN’T HEAR FROM PINTARD ON DAMES
It’s been weeks if not months now that the partner of Marvin Dames, the former National Security Minister and the