CUBA IS STRUGGLING EVERY DAY
People in Cuba have no food, no medicine, no electricity, no oil, no cash. The United States has imposed such
CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING
The CARICOM Heads of Government meeting will take place in St Kitts from 24 to 26 February 2026. This should
GOOD NEWS FROM GRAND BAHAMA BUT SCROOGE SPOILS IT
The Cabinet of The Bahamas led by the Prime Minister Philip Davis went to Grand Bahama and held a Cabinet
THE DEATH OF STALWART COUNCILLORS
With the passing of James Rolle, the stalwart councilor from the Carmichael Constituency who carried us through many a general
THE PROBLEM WITH MICHAEL PINTARD
The panic ensued last Sunday this time. Michael Pintard, the talk too much Leader of the Opposition, called a press
THE PLP LAUNCHES INTO THE BREACH ONCE MORE
PLP cadres have been asked to get ready. Time is short. Just reading the tea leaves as the PLP gets
The Man of the Year 2025
The Man of the Year 2025 for JCN is Chester Cooper, the Deputy Prime Minister. The award was presented by
THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS UP AT DAVOS
This is an excerpt from the address by the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Davos Economic Forum on
IS THE BAHAMAS NEXT FOR VISA RESTRICTIONS
There are four countries in the CARICOM region that we know of that have signed on to accept third party
WOULD BAHAMIANS TODAY VOTE TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT?
We won’t say which Prime Minister of CARICOM it was, but the response was interesting indeed. A journalist sitting at
COMMENT BY ALFRED POITIER ON RESPECT FOR OUR LEADERS
My lawd, when I make a mistake, I acknowledge my mistake, ask for forgiveness and ready my self to face
COMMENT BY MIGUEL TAYLOR ON THE RUSH TO DIGITIZE
Miguel Taylor, 43, currently resides in Grand Bahama, navigating the currents of the public service as a Communications professional, while
THE CABINET TO REPAIR TO GRAND BAHAMA
The Prime Minister Philip Davis has announced that the Cabinet of The Bahamas will meet in Grand Bahama on Tuesday
A TRIP TO VATICAN
The Foreign Minister of The Bahamas Fred Mitchell travelled to Rome to meet with the Secretary of State of the
THE PLP NAMES 15 MORE CANDIDATES
At a mass rally behind the headquarters on Thursday, 22 January 2026 of the PLP on Farrington Road, the party’s
A HARSH SENTENCE IN THE DRUG CASE
The press in The Bahamas reported that the former RBDF officer Darin Roker was sentenced to 48 month in jail
ADRIAN WHITE IMPOSSIBLE UNREPENTANT DISGUSTING
Adrian White MP for St Anne’s who is also a Caucasian sat in his seat in the House and accused
PINTARD SHOULD BITE HIS TONGUE ABOUT SMOKE AND MIRRORS
It takes one to know one is the old saying in The Bahamas. That’s the first thought that came to
SOMETIMES THE BANKERS NEED TO BE SILENT
The Prime Minister Philip Davis announced a national address on Monday 12 January 2026. In it he announced that Value
DO WHAT THE US SAYS OR ELSE NO MATTER WHO IS IN POWER
There is a lot of hoo-hah over the fact that the now President of the United States Donald Trump thinks
RT HON. FRANKLYN WALKINE IS BURIED
It was the sad duty of the nation’s leaders to pay a formal farewell to the late Rt. Hon Dr.
THE PUSH BACK ON THE MARINA TAX BOYCOTT
Fisheries minister Jomo Campbell announcing the success of a sting oeration against US illegal fishermen in The Bahamas. 14 January
10 JANUARY 2026 MAJORITY RULE DAY
The PLP will mark the date of Majority Rule Day at a service at Harvest Church on John F Kennedy
KUDOS TO BRUCE GOLDING ON THE U.S. AND THE STATE OF AFFAIRS
This piece first appeared in the Jamaica Observer and was written by the former Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Gelding.
THE JOURNALISTS TAKE THE REGIONAL LEADERS TO TASK
Every day since the United States invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president by the U S military,
THE SITUATION IN CUBA
IN 1962, there was something that went down in history as the Cuban Missile Crisis. The drama was that the
A BAHAMIAN IN JAIL IN VENEZUELA
Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas issued an advisory statement that indicated that Bahamians should not
THE GENERAL ELECTION LOOMS AHEAD
The year 2026 is the year that the constitution mandates that we hold a general election in this country. There
MICHAEL PINTARD TALKS TOO MUCH AND INAPPROPRIATELY
It was in the middle of the Christmas season, at the Junkanoo Parade no less, when the Honourable Leader of
THE BRIDGE OVER A CALM WATERS IN FREEPORT
Fred Mitchell, the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, makes an annual visit to Grand Bahama at the start of
GRAND BAHAMA GROWING
The signs are there all around, there for all to see except the FNM politicians. Grand Bahama is growing and
THE OUTLOOK POLITICALLY FOR THE PLP 2026
The clock is ticking onward toward the general election that is due by 10 October 2026. The winds seem favourable,
A WORD FROM ALFRED POITIER
31st December 2025 My last note before the new year wishes. As far as I know in order to be
GASTON BROWN RESPONDS FROM ANTIGUA
Gaston Brown, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, at the best of times is a man who does not
CARICOM’S FATE
CARICOM, the regional political and economic union, is quite a success. It has come a long way since the four
THE WAR COMING IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN
The United States declared last month that the airspace over Venezuela was closed. That is the sovereign airspace of Venezuela
JUNKANOO ACTUALLY COMES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH
In the end neither of the two Valley Groups: Way Forward or the Valley Boys will be Boxing Day Junkanoo
THINGS ARE GETTING TOO TINGSY IN NASSAU
Chairman of the PLP cautions voters about devaluing their vote in a voice note on Boxing Day 26 December 2025:
ELECTION FEVER ABOUT TO STRIKE: VOTE PLP
The general election is to take place in Nassau by 10 October 2026. This means that when 1 January cerebrations
THE PARLIAMENT OPENS IN ST LUCIA
There are 15 members of the Parliament’s lower House in St Lucia, the Caribbean island nation. The general election was