Photo of The WeekCONFUSION INDEED: the facsimile of the National Review page of the Nassau Guardian. The Guardian even had an editorial on the same issue last week. The Tribune had its own version. The Government when it talks says that its doing a great job. Well we think not. But then again Prime Minister Hubert Minnis is a genius and we are all fools. Our photo of the week of the National Review of The Nassau Guardian describing on Wednesday 23rd October 2019, the decision to change command at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in mid hurricane relief as a wave of confusion.

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Comment of the week

THE TRAITORS IN THE FNM

0 05/31/26 9:53 AM

There ought to be a legal case brought against the 8 members of the Free National movement in Parliament for being traitors to the Bahamian cause. In this case free speech protects them from the legal consequences but it does not protect them from the condemnation of the Bahamian people.

On 12 May 2026, the day of the general election, a plane carrying passengers between two Bahamian islands to vote crash landed in waters near the state of Florida. The folks who survived, all of them, were taken to hospitals in Florida and then released but one, a man named Eric Gardiner who is in US custody still.

Turns out that the United States government wants him for some offences they say he previously committed. There was 30k in cash on the plane. The money was destined to assist in the campaign of candidates in Grand Bahama. The US says that was drug money. There is no evidence that it is drug money but for the say so of a DEA agent who put that in a public document and in the process  maligned the Member of Parliament of The Bahamas by labeling them politician number one. They redacted the name.

Enter the Free National Movement. They lost the general election. They refuse to accept the result but now believe that this plane crash and the money found on the plane will help them destabilize the PLP. All week long they were at it. They and their friends in the Nassau Guardian and Tribune.

Candia Dames who. is the lyingest reporter since Ivan Johnson was frothing at the mouth in outrage all week long. 

The fact is there is no evidence to suggest anything other than a plane crash and misadventure. All the rest is idle speculation.

The FNM members showed up in Parliament with badges on their coat pockets saying that they were not politician number one. This is surely a breach of the privilege of members by suggesting that others in the House are politician number one and that they were involved in some nefarious activity. This is traitorous behaviour.

The FNM must accept that they have lost the general election and allow the country to move on with its business.

Number of hits for the week ending Saturday 30 May 2026 up to midnight: 1,177,538;

Number of hits for the month of May up to Saturday s30 May 2026 up to midnight: 4,101,317;

Number of hits for the year 2026 up to Saturday 30 may 2026 up to midnight: 20,080,304;

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Editorial

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MICHAEL HALKITIS DELIVERS HIS FIRST BUDGET STATEMENT

0 05/31/26 9:48 AM

Michael Halkitis is 57 years old. He has reached the crowning height of his political career, now the Minister of Finance of the Commonwealth Of The Bahamas. Not bad for a barefoot boy from Cat Island. Fred Mitchell tells the story of meeting him in a class that he taught in the then College of The Bahamas in Government and Politics in the spring of 1988. He described Mr. Halkitis as the smartest pupil in the class.  Mr. Halkitis went on to become a member of parliament along with Mr. Mitchell in 2002. He lost the seat in the debacle of 2017. He did not win in the sweep of 2021, served in the senate and is now back as Minister of Finance in the House. Congratulations to him. This is a proud moment for us all, as he delivered the budget statement. This is the first time since William Allen was Finance Minister back in 2002 that a Minister of Finance was not also Prime Minister. Change is coming. Change has come.

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THE FNM’S CALL TO RESIGN RINGS HOLLOW

0 05/31/26 9:44 AM

The following statement was issued by the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party:

For Immediate Release

28 May 2026

We take note of the FNM’s statement calling for the resignation of the Minister of Finance. The demand for the resignation is as stupid as it is idle.

The position of the FNM is based in a far fetched illogic. This is a party still dumbstruck by their loss at the polls and in Michael Pintard’s desperate attempt to hold on to his leadership, he is lashing out in every direction like a chicken without a head.

The fact is the Minister has no legal nexus that would suggest a conflict of interest. What you have is a set of rank, bitter amateurs in the FNM trying to play lawyer. They have no legal, ethical or moral case to stand on.

What we have left is idle demands of a vapid political group.

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THE FNM DISREPECTS PARLIAMENT

0 05/31/26 9:42 AM

Inside the House of Assembly there was Michael Pintard and his colleagues with badges on their coats saying that they were not politician number one. They were referring to a tag used by the Untied States DEA agent to identify a person without calling their name that the DEA says had a meeting to discuss drugs in the House of Assembly back in Nassau. No such meeting or discussion took place. It is a lie.  But because the lie came out of the mouth of a US DEA agent, these fifth columnists in the FNM adopted it uncritically and decided that is how they would come to the House of Assembly with those badges on them. Outside the House Shanendon Cartwright newly tossed out of the House of Assembly and not even rewarded with a Senate seat was out in the heat beating the same drum. The fact is they have no evidence who the person is just speculation.

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THE BUDGET AT A GLANCE

0 05/31/26 9:40 AM

The nation’s budget comes in at about 4.4 billion dollars revenue and expenditure. This was announced on 27 May 2026 in the House of Assembly by Michael Halkitis, the Minister of Finance. Two highlights, the tax exemption on real property tax where you have an owner occupied building that is up to a fourplex.  Work permit fees for caregivers have been cut from 2000 to 1000 dollars per year.

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MITCHELL ON GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY

0 05/31/26 9:38 AM

In this year’s budget the Bahamas government has made provisions for a demand for administrative services given to the city of Freeport by the government for the past two years at 99 million dollars and change. The Grand Bahama Port Authority is resisting paying but the government says that the claim is based on the ruling on the arbitration that was concluded earlier this year. Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the PLP, speaking to Matthew Martinborough of the ZNS Northern Service during his visit to Grand Bahama on Monday 25 May 2026 said that he would like an act passed that ensures that there can be no extension of the benefits of the Grand Bahama Port Authority to its present owners.

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THE U S ALLOWS A CONSULAR VISIT

0 05/31/26 9:35 AM

The United States has finally allowed consular access to the person they wrongfully detained following the plane crash in waters near Florida on 12 May 226. His name is Eric Gardener and was the only one of the passengers that was not allowed to return home. He is held in a lockup in Orlando. Mr. Gardiner is reported to be well and has access to consul. The government’s representatives have been briefed by the detainee of the events that transpired on 12 May 2026.

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Letters to the editor

Break Up Everything

0 05/31/26 9:01 AM

– Felix Sands Writes From Freeport

In 1967 the PLP finally attained Majority Rule. This came after the wilderness years of general election defeats, discouragement, and losses. The leaders of the Progressive Liberal Party,(PLP) Stevenson, Cartwright, Taylor, Pindling and Hanna never once contemplated breaking up the Bahamas because of the election losses. The inequities in our system at the time were many. Premier Symonette and Sands were leaders of the United Bahamian Party,(UBP) never considered breaking up the country when they lost in 1967, but quietly went into the sweet good night.

Today, the severely fractured opposition forces, shell shocked after suffering a monumental defeat and rejection at the polls May 12th, have not come to terms with the scale and size of their rejection.
Instead of introspection, and after, action deliberations; the opposition has started a destructive campaign of “Scorch Earth”. If I cannot lead government, then none of us will have anything. To put
in Bahamian terms, the opposition is engaging in a tactic off pissing in the village well; and, contaminating the water supply system. The very same well they, ‘themselves’ must drink from. “Madness”!
The wholesale undermining and attacking the institutions which governs the country is reckless and destructi:
The have attacked the Passport system; the Immigration Department; the Police and Defence Force; and now personally attacking the Ministers of the government.
The individual who might have engaged in malfeasance are being made to account for the “misdeeds”, as they should be. The undermining of the system itself which governed us for more than 250 years is a danger to our democracy. This can be likened to a dog and the manger approach.
Inviting and encouraging outside forces into the country to attack and undermine our institutions is crossing the line from a loyal opposition into a betrayal of country.
It will be a sad thing if history records May 12th, 2026, as the day the opposition forces fell into great error and betrayed their country: “The Bahamas.” As a people, we are better than this.

Felix Sands

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The Campaign Is Over. The Budget Debate Should Begin

0 05/31/26 9:00 AM

– ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE

Last Wednesday, Minister of Finance, Hon. Michael Halkitis presented the Government’s budget to Parliament. It addressed many of the issues currently affecting Bahamians, from the rising cost of living and healthcare to education, national security, and economic growth. Whatever one’s political persuasion, it was a serious and comprehensive policy presentation focused on the country’s future.

Like many Bahamians, I eagerly awaited the Opposition’s response, but before a single substantive point was made, the Bahamian people were treated to a spectacle. Mr. Pintard and members of his parliamentary team arrived wearing kindergarten-style name tags bearing the slogan “Not Politician #1.” On one of the most serious days on the parliamentary calendar, they chose to make a mockery of the proceedings. It was a strange way to convince the country that they were ready to be taken seriously.

Next, Mr. Pintard, in his response, appeared to borrow a page from the political playbook made famous by Pam Bondi during her congressional appearances in the United States. Bondi often responded to difficult questions not with direct answers, but with a collection of prepared attacks aimed at political opponents. Mr. Pintard seemed to have his own version of a political “burn book.” Rather than systematically challenging the budget’s assumptions, projections, or policies, he launched into allegations involving Minister Halkitis, including claims regarding a business relationship with Jonathan Gardiner, who is currently facing legal issues in the United States, and accusations that monies from the public treasury was used to assist the PLP’s campaign efforts in Abaco.

Mr. Pintard’s presentation was heavy on accusation and light on policy.

The irony is impossible to miss. The FNM spent much of the 2026 campaign accusing the PLP of corruption. It was their central message. They repeated it at rallies, in interviews, on social media, and in political advertisements. Yet when Bahamians went to the polls on May 12, they rendered a decisive verdict.

The PLP won. The FNM lost.

Apparently, the lesson was missed. If a strategy fails during an election, common sense would suggest trying something different afterward. Instead, the Opposition appears determined to recycle the same allegations that voters already rejected. The campaign may be over, but some within the FNM seem unwilling to accept the result.

The deeper concern, however, is what this says about the Opposition’s ability to engage on policy. After listening to the Government’s detailed budget presentation and then hearing the Opposition’s response, one is left wondering whether the FNM simply lacks the depth, expertise, and policy capacity necessary to challenge a modern budget on its merits.

The Bahamian people deserve an Opposition that can debate ideas instead of headlines, policy instead of personalities, and budgets instead of burn books. They deserve representatives who understand that serious national issues require serious engagement.

The campaign is over. The voters have spoken. We won. The FNM lost.

At some point, the Opposition must accept the verdict of the Bahamian people and begin doing the job the electorate assigned to them. Until then, they risk remaining exactly where voters placed them: on the Opposition benches.

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In passing

Prime Minister Philip Davis At Afrexim Bank Road Show

0 05/31/26 9:32 AM

29 May 2026

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Farewell To The Brazilian Ambassador

0 05/31/26 9:30 AM

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It was a privilege this evening to say a formal farewell to Ambassador Claudio Lins of Brazil and his wife. He is the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and ends six years of service in The Bahamas. He heads to Kathmandu in Nepal for his next assignment. I thanked him for his contribution to Brazil/Bahamas relations and godspeed. We were joined by the Ambassadors to The Bahamas from China, Haiti, the United Kingdom and Cuba and Director General Jerusa Ali and Bahamas Ambassador to Brazil Dr Dexter Johnson.

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

29 May 2026

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The Anglican Church Men  Conference Opens

0 05/31/26 9:26 AM

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I represented the government at the opening of the Anglican Church Men’s 52nd annual conference at Christ Church Cathedral. My friend Henry Dean is president of the Council.

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

28 May 2026

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Happy Birthday Adriana Fox

0 05/31/26 9:23 AM

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At the birthday party of Adrianna Fox with Minister for Energy JoBeth Coleby Davis at Goldwyn.

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

27 May 2026

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The New Cabinet’s First Meeting

0 05/31/26 9:20 AM

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The Cabinet in its first session in the new term 26 May 2026

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

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Evensong In Freeport

0 05/31/26 9:16 AM

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I was joined by supporters and the Deputy Chief Passport officer Jerreth Rolle at Christ the King Anglican Church in Freeport. We were all at Evensong. Fr. Kirkland Russell gave me a blessing. Thank you.

Fred Mitchell MP

Fox Hill

24 May 2026

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With A Little One In Church

0 05/31/26 9:13 AM

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Minister Mitchell meets with 6 year old Louren Alleyne, a student of Bishop Michael Eldon Primary School, Freeport, after the evensong service at the Pro-Cathedral of Christ The King, Freeport, on Sunday, 24th May 2026.

Louren, an altar server at Christ The King, noted that she was excited about meeting Minister Mitchell in person. Minister Mitchell commended her for her commitment to the church at an early age and encouraged her to do well in her studies at school.

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