WHEN YOUR VIEWS ARE TOO DARK TO BE FNM CHAIRMAN?
Ellsworth Johnson failed as a Minister for Immigration. He failed as an MP. But having failed in those roles, he
THE FNM TROLLS WRONG ABOUT DUBAI
Prime Minister Philip Davis and Mrs. Davis leave for Dubai 14 January 2022 For almost ten years now, the Foreign
SIDNEY POITIER DIES
Sir Milo Butler, Sir Sidney Poitier, Sir Lynden Pindling, Sir Kendal Isaacs on the day that the late actor received
COVID THREATENS AGAIN
Each day during this holiday season, the Bahamian public was getting panicked by the fact that the covid cases were
THE VIRUS BLOWS CHRISTMAS AGAIN
In the Jaws movie, we learned the promotion line: “ Just when you thought it was safe to go into
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIX THE PUBLIC SERVICE?
It has been 100 days since the PLP was elected to office on 16 September 2021. That day was filled
THE FIRE NEXT TIME IN FREEPORT
On Monday 6 December 2021, a fire broke out at the International Bazaar in Freeport, Grand Bahama in what was
BARBADOS CUTS THE UMBILICAL CORD
To say we are proud of what Barbados has done and what their Prime Minster has accomplished in moving from
THE LAST MAN STANDING IN THE FNM RACE
After the FNM Convention voted, here was the celebration party: Brent Symonette Michael Pintard, Hubert Ingraham and Tommy Turnquest. Papa
COMMENT OF THE WEEK
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FNM CLOSES RANKS FOR KWASI The Free National Movement as a party is filled with elitists,
MICHAEL PINTARD AND THE STRUGGLE TO REMAIN RELEVANT
The FNM is dead as a doornail and irrelevant in the scheme of things in the new political order. This
ADRIAN GIBSON DIGS A HOLE FOR HIMSELF
The Member of Parliament for Long Island Adrian Gibson is a case study in what not to do when you
MINNIS BITES THE DUST
When Hubert Minnis, the last Prime Minister before Philip Davis , lost the general election on 16 September 2021, he
IS THE STATUE TO BE MOVED OR NOT?
Tribune image National Heroes Day passed on Monday 11 October last week. Some 16 Bahamians were honoured for their contributions
IDIOCY AND STUPIDITY AT ITS HIGHEST: MINNIS
Hubert Minnis, the former Prime Minister, must be punch drunk after that shellacking that he and his party received at
TAKING CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT
When Philip Davis took over the reins of the Government, he was surrounded n the privacy of the Governor General’s
THE MYSTERY OF CARL CULMER: DUH
So Carl Culmer, the feckless Chairman of the Free National Movement, finally found his voice from the grave by issuing
THE PLP WINS THE GENERAL ELECTION
Prime Minister Philip Davis and Mrs. Davis with Governor General Cornelius Smith and Lady Smith. 18 September 2021 The new
WEIRD AND MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF FNM REALITY
On Advanced Poll Day in The Bahamas 9 September 2021, some 19,500 people were registered to vote on that day.
THE BACK STORY ON THE POLICE PROMOTIONS
Many people do not appreciate the extent to which promotions in the police force and the public service generally are
THE LABOUR UNIONS AND THE PLP BACK TOGETHER
Labour leaders congratulate Brave Davis (yellow tie) after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. Wednesday 25 August 2021 was
MINNIS RINGS THE BELL AT LONG LAST
The worst Prime Minister in the short history of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas should now be counting his reign
MINNIS CAN’T CALL THE ELECTION
One month ago Prime Minister Hubert Minnis reportedly called his 39 candidates together. This was shortly after he had himself,
THE FNM CANT DEFEND THE COUNTRY ON CORRUPTION
It is always interesting to find out what your friends really think of you. The United States has this system
THE SPEECH OF MINNIS WISHY WASHY FLAT NONSENSE
Mama used to say that if you don’t know what to say, the best thing to do is to say
JOHN PINDER’S SWEETHEART DEAL?
The Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle, who has a less than stellar reputation for being upfront, told an informant that
OUR JIVY PRIME MINISTER SAYING HE CALLING ELECTION
So the decree went out on Tuesday night that there is to be an election. So said our trusted Prime
THE FRENZY ABOUT GENERAL ELECTIONS
Just before Christmas of last year, the Prime Minister Hubert Minnis called in his top five ministers and indicated to
KANOO SHOULD SIMPLY KEEP QUIET…NOT YOUR BUSINESS
Nicholas Rees is at the centre one supposes of this photo with the co-founders of Kanoo, the money payment solution
BETHEL AND THOMPSON DION FOLUKES: LOST
One is married to the sister of the other: they are two peas in a pod. They serve in the
YOU’RE RIGHT MR. LEADER FNM TALK IT IS BULL SHIT
The people of The Bahamas, certainly those who are supporters of the progressive cause, are cheering from the rafters because
MINNIS: THINGS FALL APART
The poet William Butler Yeats was writing about the turbulent times in Ireland during his time. He said in his
MINNIS MISSTEPS BY CANCELLING LABOUR DAY MOTORCADE
Hubert Minnis put another nail in his political coffin on Friday 4th June 2021. He communicated at 4:15 p m
THE BUDGET IS A PREDICTABLE BUMMER
Tribune photo The Government under Hubert Minnis as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance has dug a deeper hole for
ON THE MCCONNELL MISSION
Senator Fred Mitchell with Senators Michael Darville, JoBeth Coleby Davis, Clay Sweeting at the Senate 20 May 2021 voting against
THE GREAT DEBATE: PLP UBER ALLES
On 11 May 2021, six young people participated in a debate sponsored by the Eyewitness News station and the University of The
THE AVALANCHE OF CURSING IN OUR COUNTRY
AN EVENING AT POOP DECK ALMOST SPOILED The evening with the Mitchell siblings was to be a nice quiet reunion.
IN ONE CORNER THE SPEAKER: IN THE OTHER THE P.M.
The price which Hubert Minnis, the Prime Minister and the FNM, are paying for denying the renomination of Halson Moultrie,
CHANGING THE COVID RULES IN THE END GAME
Last year this time, the country was in the middle of its second full lockdown at the behest of the
MINNIS CANNOT MAKE UP HIS MIND
At the end of the last year, the Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, who is affectionately known these days as the