This letter first appeared in The Nassau Guardian on 10 February 2021 Dear Editor, Since the resignation of Speaker Halson Moultrie on February 4, I have received numerous calls and messages from members of the press, friends and other persons asking for my views on the resignation. So here goes. Firstly, the constitution is silent […]
Category Archives: Letters to editor
KELLY BURROWS WRITES ON MICHAEL SCOTT Q C
Below is part of a statement from a letter to the Editor of the Tribune on February 24, 2016 regarding Mr. Michael Scott, the learned QC, who negotiated the Lucayan sale with Royal Caribbean, who now says it’s a bad deal, in contradiction to the Minister. The Honourable. Dionisio D’Aguilar who stated that it’s a […]
FORMER MP PIERRE DUPUCH DEFENDS MICHELLE MALCOLM
By Pierre V. L. Dupuch 31 October 2020 I have watched the Free Press die. Michelle Malcolm, a dedicated, honest, and conscientious journalist, was fired and her very popular show cancelled, and not a word of support from her fellow journalists!!! What a shame. A citizen of The Bahamas asked to be on her show […]
DR. JEAN TURNQUEST WRITES ON COVID EXPERIENCE
( Dr. Jean Turnquest is the youngest sister of the former Governor General Sir Orville Turnquest. She is a psychologist by profession. She is a resident of Grand Bahama. She wrote this open letter to the press telling of her experience of contracting Covid 19 and the treatment she received.) My name is Dr. Jean […]
JEANNE THOMPSON THE CONTRARIAN AT IT AGAIN
EDITOR, Ordinarily the movement by a politician like Vaughn Miller from the FNM to the PLP would not warrant my attention, but I was forced to note his words ‘‘it is time for me to do what is best for me’’. This made me think of the lack of altruism in politics. In the sixties […]
ANDREW ALLEN ON THE PROPOSED BAHAMAS VISA
EDITOR, Any doubt that the present crew governing this country have lost all contact with sense and sanity should have been dispelled for anyone listening to Financial Services Minister Ellsworth Johnson expounding the benefits of opening wide our country for anyone wishing to come here and work, study or just hang out like they’re back […]
PIERRE DUPUCH SAYS THE COUNTRY IS BROKE
EDITOR THE country’s broke. The Bahamas Minister of Finance says there’s lots of money. Some say that there will be a devaluation. Others say they’ll guarantee there will be no devaluation. Many say they’re taking a page about lying out of Trump’s playbook. You be the judge. For those who are encouraging devaluation I hope […]
RICARDO SMITH MAKES AN ASS OF HIMSELF
By Mark KevinsonDundas TownAbaco In his political life, he has developed a bit of a reputation as a troublesome fellow, who is always on the wrong side of a cause or right, nipping at the heels of a lost cause, charging at windmills and raging against the wind. By simply behaving and being quiet he […]
A blatant disregard for standards and traditions – Brian Seymore
Attorney General Carl Bethel A blatant disregard for standards and traditions that have served us well have been cast aside by Cabinet Ministers. The Honorable Carl Bethel is our Attorney General, and is, also, a Queen’s Counsel, QC. He has been active in front line politics for the past twenty-five years. He is the most […]
THE ORTLAND BODIE LETTER ON THE CABINET
Editor, I have long suspected that there is disarray and contention within the Minnis led cabinet. The demonstration/protest led by my colleague and brother, Adrian Francis of Sovereign Bahamas, a few days ago, when female Bahamians were rudely (in my opinion) manhandled by male police officers and piled into a small bus, has […]
T’SEAN MOTT ONE OF THE V BRAVE MEN WRITES ON CANNIBIS
Letter to the Editor by T’Sean Mott 2nd Vice Chairman Progressive Young Liberals. One of the Five Brave Men Dear Editor I thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing national dialogue on the legalization and economic impact of marijuana and its by-products. The 12 August 2020 edition of the Nassau Guardian featured […]
THE MERVYN SWEETING JR LETTER
( The letter writer is the owner of Switcha, the Bahamian drink and is the son of Mervin Sweeting of Bertha’s Go Go Ribs—Editor) PM – Wake up, Please Wake up Dear PM Minnis, Its is hoped you can comprehend this message. Your burden is heavy, we acknowledge that, most even pray for you. The […]
BRIAN SEYMOUR FROM FREEPORT SAYS: PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY
Minister Quasi Thompson gave new meaning to the children’s game of Pin the tail on the donkey. The Bahamian people play acting as the Donkey. Minister Thompson disclosed that the Government was about to purchase the Hurricane damaged Grand Bahama International Airport which was severely damaged by hurricane Dorian in September 2019. Under the terms […]
ANDREW ALLEN WRITES MOCKINGLY OF THE FNM – 27 July 2020
It’s da people’s fault! Dear Editor, From the start of their present term, there has been a pattern of the Free National Movement (FNM) blaming both their critics and even the public itself for the consequences of their own incompetence and downright stupidity. This has often been tinged with a cavalier and condescending attitude toward […]
ATTORNEY DECRIES THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL COMMENT OF PM
Ryan Brown Dear Editor, Yes, the prime minister may make “discriminatory or unconstitutional decisions” to fight COVID-19. But no, he is not authorized by law if he does so and should avoid them at all cost. There is a distinction between whether he may make such decisions and whether they will be enforced in the […]
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES PLAYING WITH FIRE
Playing With Fire Below is the last paragraph of a statement posted by myself on my Facebook page, June 8th, under the heading, Vision. If after 1st July 2020 opening of the economy without rigorous protocols in place that will keep the population safe from Covid-19, we will see, by August, a surge in numbers […]
REV KEITH RUSSELL ON FREEPORT CAMPUS OF U B
Dear Editor, The University of Bahamas (UB) is prominently in the news again; and this time the news is troubling. There is talk being bantered about in the undercurrents of society that the university’s board is considering discontinuing the northern campus. If this is the case, it would be a colossal mistake. It would be […]
REV KEITH RUSSELL WRITES ON POLICE KILLINGS
On policing I don’t believe the police’s version—on hardly anything. I certainly don’t believe them on the killing of those three young men on Cowpen Road, on Saturday June 13, 2020. Did we hear any compassion from any of the police spokespersons so far? Is there any hint of remorse or empathy in their narrative […]
THE FIVE BRAVE MEN ON COLUMBUS
Donneldo Harris, T’Sean Mott, Amad Burns, Duran Saunders and Jerad Darville, aka The V Brave Men all appeared before the Columbus Statue 10 June 2020 at Government House and demanded its removal. The five men were joined in their campaign by an unlikely ally, The Tribune who argued that the statue had lost its relevance. […]
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES WHEN LEADERS LACK VISION
When leaders lack vision, poor people suffer. Today, as the government of The Bahamas celebrate the impending 1 July reopening of the Bahamas to the world, and as the government dismantles all the mechanisms and protocols that were put in place to protect its people from covid-19; the individual citizen of this country must now […]
REVEREND KEITH RUSSELL SAYS HE HAS HAD ENOUGH | 22 May 2020
I am the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Freeport Bahamas. Some nine weeks ago, in compliance with the order of the competent authority, I shut down services at this local church. Now I have had enough. When I discontinued services nine weeks ago, I did so in good faith. It was to help mitigate the […]
TRUMP UNMASKED
While his experts all have masks around him and preach that all should wear a mask in the face of the wild spread of Covid 19, killing almost 100,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands more around the world, the President of the United Sates Donald Trump stands alone unmasked at the White House on 14 […]
WE NEED THE FULL STORY ON THE BAHAMASAIR TRIP
There is a swirl of rumours that surround the first flight of returnees to The Bahamas by the Bahamas Government who had been stuck overseas in the United States. The Government botched the first flight and the Prime Minister announced on Sunday 10 May 2020 that someone was let on the plane who tested positive […]
REV KEITH RUSSELL WRITES ON THE DOUBLE STANDARDS ON RACE AND CLASS IN THE BAHAMAS
About original sins It is amazing to me that many Bahamians are still reluctant to have a discussion about the place of class, race and privilege in this country. Moreover, it is astounding how many Bahamians are infected with a collective amnesia about or are historically ignorant of the fact that the FNM party has […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR BY IVOINE INGRAHAM ABOUT THE SPEAKER’S CONDUCT
EDITOR, The Tribune. The Bahamas and indeed the world watched in horror while the inept speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas, Halston Moultrie scuttled what we know to be the Halls of Parliament, where laws are made in the best interest of all Bahamians. Yesterday, the awkward behaviour of Moultrie politically assassinating […]
ALLYSON GIBSON WRITES: TOGETHER WE CAN
BE BOLD BAHAMAS Heartfelt thank you to the frontline team. “… I am not a scientist, but it is the right and duty of every citizen to look and see what the scientists have said and to analyse it for themselves and to draw common sense conclusions. We are all perfectly capable of doing that […]
THE YOUNG LIBERALS SPEAK UP FOR THE HOMELESS
For Immediate Release 26th March 2020 It was reported in the media recently that the persons prosecuted by the state for violating the Emergency Powers Orders (EPO) in the wake of the novel Coronavirus COVID-19 were homeless. It appears that the government has used this policy issue as an opportunity to target the poorest and […]
IT WAS THE FNM THAT LOCKED US UP IN OUR HOUSES!
1. ATLANTIS CASINO – closed; Many jobs lost? Who knows? 2. YARDIE BAR, KFC & Wendy’s dem – closing 7:30 pm Two shifts of employees gone! 3. BARBER SHOPS – who cares. They closed too! 4. MINNIS DOCTOR FRIENDS – Open straight thru 5. JITNEY DRIVERS – no money, no honey. They make money daily. […]
THE PLP MUST NOT GO WEAK IN THE KNEES (The country depends on the PLP)
There is an active debate in the country on this issue of the corona virus. One group wants the party to sing kumbaya and agree and support wholeheartedly the government. The other says we have seen Hubert Minnis pull a fast one on us before with his careful eye always on the next general election. […]
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN FINDS RELIGION
The National Review piece last week in the Nassau Guardian tore a stripe off the FNM and Hubert Minnis for leading the Bahamian people down the garden path in the last general election. You would have sworn that Candia Dames who was single handedly responsible for more misinformation and propaganda against the PLP had found […]
