Break Up Everything
– Felix Sands Writes From Freeport In 1967 the PLP finally attained Majority Rule. This came after the wilderness years
The Campaign Is Over. The Budget Debate Should Begin
– ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Last Wednesday, Minister of Finance, Hon. Michael Halkitis presented the Government’s budget to
Michael Pintard Miscalculated
– FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT In the run up to the May 12th, 2026 general elections, FNM Leader, Michael
The Campaign of Hatred
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT The 2026 elections campaign of hatred and bitterness has soundly been rejected by the Bahamian
The Bahamas Cannot Afford to Ignore Electoral Reform Any Longer
Abigail Cartwright writes from Dean’s Blue Hole There are many lessons to be learned from the last general election in
The Choice Before The Bahamas: Why the PLP and FNM Are Not the Same
Over the past few weeks, I have heard a phrase repeated over and over again: “Both parties are the same.” But
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT
A campaign based on Gloom and Doom; praying for drought so the crops in the field will dry up and
They Expect You to Turn Back
– DEANS BLUE HOLE BY ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT Nine days before a general election, the Advance Poll has already told us
Two Leads: One Choice
– FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT Tuesday, May 12th, the Bahamian people will be called upon to make some bread
DR LYNWOOD BROWN SAYS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN PLP AND FNM
The argument that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM) are “the same” does not stand
Millionaires on the Ballot: Suspicion or Inspiration?
ABAGAILCARTWRIGHT’S DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Last week, headlines on social media centered on disclosures from the Parliamentary Registration Department—reported in the
A Slave Calling For Help – FELXS SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT
The Bahamas have a tradition of free and fair elections, open for the world to witness, inclusive of Observer missions
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM GRAND BAHAMA – The Starting Five
On May 12th, the Bahamian people will be called upon to choose A Team to manage the country for the
Beyond Fear and Familiarity: Rethinking Immigration in a Defining Election
ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Nomination Day has passed, and the national campaign is now in full swing. With
Beyond the Number: When Age Becomes a Distraction from Leadership
Beyond the Number: When Age Becomes a Distraction from Leadership The recent campaign ad by the FNM portraying Prime Minister
BOAT PEOPLE
– REV KEITH RUSSELL ON THE PLP SIGNS IN GRAND BAHAMA We are living on a planet with a constantly
Progress Is Not a Performance—It Is a Record
– ABIGAIL CARTWRIGHT FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Every election season, a familiar narrative resurfaces: that visible progress—new clinics, upgraded airports,
PORT SEND PLP A MESSAGE
– FELIX SANDS WRITES ABOUT THE GRAND BAHAMA PORT In the quiet of the late night, Tuesday, 31st March and
ANDREW ALLEN REMINDS US OF BAD FNM GOVERNANCE
This letter first appeared in the Nassau Guardian Thursday 2 April 2026: For those with short memories, the last time
Loose Goat and Tie Goat
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT Dr.Duane Sands, Chairman of the FNM, is on the public record saying “building two new
More Than a Show: Where’s the Plan?
ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT WRITES FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE I watched the FNM’s campaign launch last Saturday, and to be honest, it
KELLY BURROWS ON POCKET PIECES
Pocket Square in coat? The short answer is no. Although it might seem like an easy way to coordinate your
GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY BOASTING ABOOUT NOTHING
After abandoning their role as the maintainer of the city of Freeport, the Grand Bahama Port Authority now boasts about
EVERY PROBLEM YOU HAVE IS THE WORLD’S PROBLEM
Voters lining up to vote for what? ( file photo The Tribune) The Members of Parliament in this country will
THE TRIBUNE ON VENEZUELA
An editorial in The Tribune mischaracterizing remarks by the Prime Minister Philip Davis on Venezuelan oil has to be answered
ANDREW ALLEN WRITES
GOVERNING FOR BAHAMIANS There are encouraging signs that the present PLP government will go further than Mr. Christie’s in reversing
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY FROM KELLY BURROWS
Father’s Day address at the pro cathedral of Christ the King 19 June 19: 2022. By Kelly. D Burrows. My
ANDREW ALLEN WRITES ON THE SENTENCES FOR GUNS
EDITOR, It is almost laughable to read the daily editorials, columnists and social commentators agonising about the need to address
MAURICE TYNES WRITES UPGRADING OUR DEMOCRACY
EDITOR, The Tribune. Most Bahamians would agree that the Bahamas has made significant progress since becoming an independent country in
KELLY BURROWS ON WEARING HATS INSIDE
Dear Editor: A gentleman should remove his hat as he enters a building, including a restaurant, home, classroom, theatre, church.
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES FROM GRAND BAHAMA ON THE PORT
A City Stuck In The Mud On Friday, the 4th of March, exasperated residents of Grand Bahama marched from a
AN ANONYMOUS COMMNENT ABOUT THE CENTRAL BANK
( From What’s App 25 February 2022) The Central Bank is in need of new, visionary, caring and patriotic leadership.
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES THE UGLY PORTRAIT FR0M FREEPORT
The Ugly Portrait Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis was excoriated by his Free National Movement opposition opponents for reporting the
KELLY BURROWS ON THE FNM LEADERSHIP
Dear Editor. I must commend our Leader. The Honourable. Michael Pintard on setting the record straight in Tuesday’s Tribune 4th
THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG ON MINNNIS
So it was only a secret of the ruling class, the cleavage in the Free National Movement when it comes
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES ON THE CARNIVAL DECISION
(The Government of The Bahamas in the face of the declared policy that the country is open for business, stopped
BRIAN SEYMOUR HAS HIS SAY ABOUT PLP BOARD PICKS
A Pill Too Large To Swallow In September of this year, Dr. Hubert Minnis and the FNM was sent packing
ANDREW BURROWS ON THE VAT CONTROVERSY
3 December 2021 (The writer is the former Director of News at the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas—Editor) So yesterday,