BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES FROM FREEPORT
UBP Alive And Well In May 2017, a rebranded racist United Bahamian Party recreated itself fifty (50) years after being
BRIAN SEYMOUR TRASHES THE BUDGET
The Budget: Part 3. The FNM in Panic Mode God, however, has been good to us in Grand Bahama. We
DANIEL FERGUSON RET RBDF RESPOND TO THE PM
24 June 2021 By DANIEL FERGUSON It was not my intention to write another article until the end of September,
THE SAD STORY OF PHIL ENGLISH BY HIS WIDOW IN FREEPORT
Dear Editor, My husband (Philip English) was taken to the Rand Memorial Hospital because he needed blood. I was told by
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES ON THE FIGHT FOR BEACH ACCESS
PM, Dr. Minnis, after four years of your FNM’s government rule Bahamians have become the Tail and not the Head
BRIAN SEYMOUR SENDS A MESSAGE FROM FREEPORT TO PLPS NATIONWIDE
6 June 2021 Today, I must forgo part two of the budget until next week. It has become patently clear
ANDREW ALLEN WRITES ON FNM WEALTH TAX CLAIM
EDITOR: Don’t believe for a minute the government’s transparent gimmick about now beginning to make the wealthy pay their fair
WHAT’S WITH DENNIS DAMES: THE MINISTER’S BROTHER
As a Free National Movement (FNM) supporter since the 1970s, I am ready to cast my net on the other
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES FROM FREEPORT ON THE BUDGET
Pt.# 1 Big Dumb and Happy Budget Four years ago the people of the Bahamas elected Dr. Hubert Minnis’FNM and
KELLY BURROWS ON THE DEPUTY SPEAKER’S TAN SUIT
Dear Editor. Watching the House Of Assembly proceeding . I was flabbergasted with the Deputy Speaker’s oft attire sitting in
BRIAN SEYMOUR WRITES ABOUT THE AIRPORT IN FREEPORT
In 2054 the Hawksbill Creek Agreement comes to an end. Like Hong Kong, the government of Bahamas will take full
PRISON OFFICER SPEAKS UP IN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A Prison Officer Speaks Out As of Monday, 12 April 2021 EDITOR, I am a corrections officer at the Bahamas
Brian Seymour Writes On the Director General of Tourism Director General
Joy Jibrilu is the Director General of Tourism, she is the highest ranking technocrat in our country’s principal business,Tourism. Her
ALLYSON GIBSON PAYS TRIBUTE TO BASIL ALBURY
Dear Editor, I was very sad to hear the news of Basil Albury’s transition. I first met him during my
BRIAN SEYMOUR ON THE RAND SO CALLED HOSPITAL FREEPORT
Grand Bahama has five FNM members of Parliament . It has a Minister specifically for the Island, Sen. Kwasi Thompson,
LOFTUS ROKERS FULL LETTER ABOUT KEN DORSETT
( The letter first appeared in The Nassau Guardian on 26 March 2021) Dear Editor, The leaders of this country
MAURICE TYNES DEFENDS THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
( Originally published in The Nassau Guardian) 16 March 2021 Dear Editor, One of the principles of the Westminster system
NAUGHTY IS NOT FUNNY AT ALL… HE IS A DAMN FOOL
Inigio Zenicazelaya is a comic, he claims, although he has never said anything funny in this life, except his last
LETTER FROM MAURICE TYNES ON THE SPEAKER RESIGNING
This letter first appeared in The Nassau Guardian on 10 February 2021 Dear Editor, Since the resignation of Speaker Halson
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
THE MERVYN SWEETING JR LETTER
( The letter writer is the owner of Switcha, the Bahamian drink and is the son of Mervin Sweeting of
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
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
TRUMP UNMASKED
While his experts all have masks around him and preach that all should wear a mask in the face of