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STEVIE AND SHAUNAE THE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS: The Golden Twins in Tokyo. It was Steven Gardiner's turn on 5 August 2021 to win gold in the 400 metres at the Olympics. The next day 6 August 2021 day belonged to Shaunae Miller Uibo. Gold again for The Bahamas in the 400 metres. We predict one day she will be our Minister of Sports. CONGRATULATIONS and well done. 6 August 2021. OUR PHOTO OF THE WEEK. They celebrated each other in the stands.

COMMENT OF THE WEEK

THE CARICOM REGION IN DISARRAY AND FEAR

12/21/25 12:17 PM

The United States government without warning and without any thought about arguments about kith and kin announced unilaterally that it is banning the citizens of Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda from coming into the United States.

The reasons they gave were in a tortuously worded so called proclamation in which they accused the governments of those countries of not providing a secure enough vetting system for citizens of the country, particularly those who became citizens by investment

The Caribbean countries immediately responded by saying that the concerns of the United States were not warranted. They went further and indicated that the US Embassies accredited to their countries had assured them that the concerns that the country had about the programme were satisfied and then minutes later the unilateral proclamation.

Only two countries seem to have agreed that the present posture of the United States is correct: Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.  We can understand Guyana because they have the threat of Venezuela on their border. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister has defended her policy on the basis of not wanting Trinidad’s citizens to be blocked from entering the United States.  That would seem to be a legitimate fear.

CARICOM issued a statement calling for the United States to resume talks with the injured countries to resolve the situation.

Bottom line is the United States has the entire region in fear.  Fear of a war and fear that if you speak up to disagree, that the United States will ban the citizens of that country from entering the United States.

Number of hits for the week ending Saturday 20 December 2025 up to midnight: 868,971;

Number of hits for the month of December up to Saturday 20 December 2025 up to midnight: 2,502,118;

Number of hits for the year 2025 up to Saturday 20 December 2025 up to midnight: 38,032,147;

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EDITORIAL

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IN PASSING

ANTOHER OF THE OLD SCHOOL PASSES AWAY

12/21/25 11:46 AM

We acknowledge the passing of Patrick Bethel, the businessman and PLP supporter.  Mr. Bethel passed away suddenly last week at home. He started out as the man Friday for Sir Garret Finlayson’s various establishments then leapt out on his own to become an investor and businessman in his own right and was hugely successful. He was a major contributor to the church of Christ the King in south New Providence, an Anglican Church. He was a supporter of the progressive cause. May he rest in peace. Our condolences to his wife Connie and his children.

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Honouring PLPs At Council

12/21/25 11:41 AM

From Facebook:

I chaired the last National General Council meeting of the year, We said thanks to Messrs Pintard, Richardson and for helping the party out at hq during the year. Prime Minister Philip Davis and SG Barbara Cartwright did the honours.

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

18 December 2025

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A Disabled Ramp At The Straw Market

12/21/25 11:33 AM

Thank you to the Ministry of Works with Clay Sweeting and Bacchus Rolle MPs, the Minister and Parl Sec and Calvernia Small, Chair of the Straw Market Authority for beginning the work to build a ramp for wheelchair access to the Straw Market.

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

18 February 2025

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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NEWS

THE PARLIAMENT OPENS IN ST LUCIA

12/21/25 12:12 PM

There are 15 members of the Parliament’s lower House in St Lucia, the Caribbean island nation.  The general election was held on 1 December 2025.  The results, the governing St Lucia Labour Party won 14 of the 15 seats. The Opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Allen Chastanet won 1 seat.   It was a wipe out.  It appears that the population is happy and satisfied with what the governing party of Philip Pierre has done.  Foreign Minister of The Bahamas Fred Mitchell paid an official visit to St Lucia to represent the Prime Minister Philip Davis at the official opening of the Parliament in St Lucia on Tuesday 16 December 2025 and to hold informal discussions on relations in the CARICOM region.  The Bahamas is considering appointing an Ambassador to the OECS countries that include St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and Dominica. Watching the tradition of the opening of Parliament, a replica of other ceremonies in CARICOM countries and in the fashion of the British opening of Parliament, it is clear that the democratic traditions of the Caribbean region are strong.  The democracy is strong.  What is concerning now though is these small societies are more vulnerable than ever, fragile than ever.  The United States is now engaged in a set of policies in the region that can topple all of this stability and there appears to be scant regard for all that has been accomplished in these peaceful societies and their democracies. Watching the old fashioned ceremonies and traditions in St Lucia, it is not impossible to wonder whether we are not watching another chapter of Gone With The Wind.

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THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

12/21/25 12:10 PM

The Hon. Dr. Godwin Friday is an historian and an attorney. He is the new Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. On 27 November 2025, he replaced the Hon Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who is also a PhD as Prime Minister after Dr. Gonsalves served in the position for 24 continuous years. Dr. Gonsalves said that he will stay on as the sole Opposition member of the Parliament and he intends to rebuild the party for the comeback. Anything is possible. For the moment though, the country that he led for 24 years is in a thrall.  The new Prime Minister is at the height of his popularity and is just finding his sea legs.  He has a connection to The Bahamas because he was a student of the late Professor Michael Craton of Waterloo University in Canada.  Mr. Craton was once a teacher at Government High School and wrote the first definitive book on the History of The Bahamas. Later, he and D. Gail Saunders, the late Chief Archivist of The Bahamas, wrote a two volume set about the history of The Bahamas. Dr. Godwin was a student of Professor Craton on that project so he spent many days in the Archives Dept. in Nassau.  He also wrote his master’s thesis on the external affairs policies of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Fred Mitchell MP was there in St Vincent on 16 December 2025 to pay a courtesy call and get a sense of where the new Prime Minister is on regional matters.  The new Prime Minister promised to make a stop in Nassau soon as he spoke to Prime Minister Philip Davis by phone.

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ACTS OF KINDNESS AND NOT MEANESS

12/21/25 12:07 PM

On Monday 22 December 2025, the Fox Hill Branch of the PLP will hold its final meeting of the year on the Fox Hill Park. It will largely be a social affair.  But the larger theme is this.  Fred Mitchell, MP for Fox Hill, has told the constituents and the nation that the PLP is about kindness and not meanness. He told the story of his police aide working with BARK, the animal support group, to rescue a lame dog in Fox Hill and how this was an unforced act of kindness.  We hope that the message of kindness resonates this Christmas.

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THE ANNUAL TURKEY AND HAM GIVEAWAYS

12/21/25 12:03 PM

Fred Mitchell, the Foreign Minister, often tells the story of him as a would be politician and young man near the age of 22 or so talking to Lynden Pindling in his office and railing about the practice of politicians giving out turkeys and hams to constituents. Today the practice is ridiculous and constituents whether they need it or not as soon as November comes starts calling about turkeys and hams. Some of them have their own resources but just like free stuff.  Mr. Mitchell says that Sir Lynden said to him about stopping the practice: “Not in my lifetime, maybe in yours.” Mr. Mitchell is now saying to the young politicians behind him about stopping the practice: “Maybe in your lifetime not in mine”.

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JUNKANOO IS A MUST FOR US

12/21/25 12:00 PM

It appears that Junkanoo will go on as usual, despite the earlier kerfuffle about who would run the parade. The Government now appears firmly in charge.  There was a little ripple again when the Valley Boys old faction who had been told they could not use the name Valley Boys anymore and had agreed with the Government, went to court and the court has said they can use the name. So there will be two Valley Boy named groups. But the important point is the parade will go on. This year the Fox Hill Congos will not rush for the first time. They are victims of the row between the government and the old JCNP that ran the parade.

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THE SECURITY OF OUR STATE IS PARAMOUNT

12/21/25 11:51 AM

The FNM and COI are continuing to mislead the Bahamian people on the anti-smuggling bill that the PLP passed in the House of Assembly and Senate two weeks ago.  The bill has nothing to do with migrants or with asylum. He bill is about criminalizing smuggling. The issue is how stupid so many people are in these chat groups on Facebook and on What’s App.  They are so stupid its incredible. Everyone wants to play lawyer. Last week, the President of the United States, working of data that was not accurate banned citizens of Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica from coming to the US. These jackasses in the FNM and COI are working the stupid people in this country into a froth so that it will cause the same thing to happen to us if they are not careful.

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