Fred Mitchell, Chair of the PLP, reflected on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the death of the late National Hero Sir Lynden O Pindling, how difficult it is to defend the sovereignty of a small state, as the United States has moved ships into the seas off Venezuela and Trinidad, using drug smuggling […]
From Facebook: With Kache Hanna, Bahamas Youth Ambassador and one of the regional finalists for Youth Awards from the Commonwealth. I’m with her in London. Congratulations. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 12 March 2025
(Opening Night 31 January 2025, Grand Lucayan)
From FB: I was honoured to have a tour of the Junkanoo preparations in Georgetown, Exuma for their parade on 4 January 2025. They are in good shape the group Musical Youths. L-R Keris Rolle, Anthony Ingraham,Wyllan Brennan, Latina Gray. Thank you and I wish them all the best. Fred Mitchell MPFox Hill4 December 2024
Prime Minister Philip Davis joined with the Minister of Youth Mario Bowleg to welcome the young crowd to a reception at the Goldwyn Hotel in Cable Beach in honour of youth month. He wanted to talk with them about the country and the future and to mix and mingle with them. It was very successful […]
These three young men L-R Demarzian Stuart, Hope Academy,Tyrese Bunch, NCA, and Nathon Coakley CI Gibson were guests of Prime Minister Philip Davis and Minister of Youth Mario Bowleg at a meeting and greet at Goldwyn Resort. Other young people were there to mix and mingle with Fred Mitchell, JoBeth Coleby Davis, Clay Sweeting and […]
Increasingly, there is a gap between what the truth is that grounds international public policy and the actual policies. There is now a relentless campaign against immigrants in the United States. Even as it damages their economy, the war goes on apace. Why should we be concerned in The Bahamas? What damages U. S. economy […]
Hershel Walker, the former U S football player, appeared before the Senate panel on Foreign Affairs in the United States to justify his job as the nominee of the U S President for Ambassador to The Bahamas for the United States. The United States has not had an Ambassador in The Bahamas since 2011. Mr. […]
The expression “Chi, Chi man” is a diminutive used by Jamaicans to describe a type of gay man who the Americans call a twink. This a small man and whose language sings a song when they talk. It’s one of the gay identifiers. The country was taken aback last week when an ad appeared from […]
The PLP’s candidate Fred Mitchell released a simple statement warning the FNM candidate Nicholas Fox of the irresponsibility of luring unaccompanied minors to his headquarters to give them hot dogs to eat after lunch. Dr. Fox made a fool of himself in his sing song voice saying that he had plantain chips that were Bahamian […]
The President of the United States Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio were boasting about how they blew up a drug smuggling boat and killed the 11 people on board. They said this was a new chapter in their war on drugs (a war that is failing) and in particular against Venezuela […]
The government of Qatar has been involved in helping to keep peace in the Middle East. They have been an interlocutor between the Americans, Iran, Israel and other combatants including the Hamas group that runs the Gaza strip. Peace talks were supposedly being conducted through their auspices to stop the killing in Gaza. Last week […]
Charles Kirk was a right wing ideologue visiting campus to campus in the United States pushing the right wing agenda that amongst other things has led to the election of the U S President Donald Trump. One of his favourite expressions was that empathy is a sign of weakness. As he was speaking at a […]
Last year the census of The Bahamas was published and it showed that but for immigration, the population of The Bahamas declined. The rate of natural increase is below the replacement level. That has implications for policy in many ways. It will cause extra expenditure in health care. It will mandate pension reform. It means […]
With the general elections coming up, the press is full of speculation about who will be running for office. The question is after 2026 what kind of organization will the PLP be? The newcomers are wealthy and have considerable business influence and experience. The PLP is a party that was born out of the social […]
In the past ten years, there has been an avalanche of gun crimes in The Bahamas. This is largely fed by the unfettered import of guns from the United States and the lack of cooperation from the US government to stop the smuggling of weapons into The Bahamas. That is the illegal gun trade. But […]
On Monday 1 September 2025, the US Secretary of State posted on his X account that the US had blown what they say was a drug ship out of the waters in the southern Caribbean. The video soon followed and it appeared that the ship was evaporated by US fire from above. It called into […]
Prime Minister Philip Davis with Resilience Capital announced and revealed the Bahamas Sustainable Investment Programme to the COP 28 wider audience at the meeting in Dubai on Wednesday 29 November 2023. The idea is to issue bonds which are based on the asset of the carbon credits which The Bahamas will generate from the sea […]
Former Clerk of the House Maurice Tynes Dear Editor, The saga involving Adrian Gibson continues to resonate throughout the country. Much of the commentary surrounding the saga has been centred around whether Gibson ought to resign his seat as the member of Parliament for Long Island. Gibson has been charged with some 56 serious criminal […]
Pocket Square in coat? The short answer is no. Although it might seem like an easy way to coordinate your outfit, matching your pocket square and tie or bow tie is a no – no, its part of an usher or flight attendant attire! also the broad tie is outdated, the slim tie is the […]
After abandoning their role as the maintainer of the city of Freeport, the Grand Bahama Port Authority now boasts about spending half a million dollars on roads. They got a nerve. 15 July 2022 FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) has invested a further approximately $500,000 to extend its road […]
The Grand Bahama Community and the nation’s leaders joined the family of the late Harvey Tynes KC at the Church of the Ascension in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to pay a formal farewell to a powerful advocate and an able lawyer. Mr. Tynes was 80 when he died earlier this year. He is survived by his […]
From Facebook: Thank you host Khistian Jones for an illuminating discussion on the politics of the day Jones and Co which is for Sunday evening 14 September 2025. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 11 September 2025
ONE MILLION BREAKFAST MEALS: the signature education initiative for the PLP has been to make sure that the children of the country are fed a good breakfast in our public school system. Prime Minister Philip Davis shown with the Minister of Education Glenys Hanna Martin and Myles Laroda, the Minister for Social Services as they […]
Increasingly, there is a gap between what the truth is that grounds international public policy and the actual policies. There is now a relentless campaign against immigrants in the United States. Even as it damages their economy, the war goes on apace. Why should we be concerned in The Bahamas? What damages U. S. economy […]
Hershel Walker, the former U S football player, appeared before the Senate panel on Foreign Affairs in the United States to justify his job as the nominee of the U S President for Ambassador to The Bahamas for the United States. The United States has not had an Ambassador in The Bahamas since 2011. Mr. […]
The expression “Chi, Chi man” is a diminutive used by Jamaicans to describe a type of gay man who the Americans call a twink. This a small man and whose language sings a song when they talk. It’s one of the gay identifiers. The country was taken aback last week when an ad appeared from […]
The PLP’s candidate Fred Mitchell released a simple statement warning the FNM candidate Nicholas Fox of the irresponsibility of luring unaccompanied minors to his headquarters to give them hot dogs to eat after lunch. Dr. Fox made a fool of himself in his sing song voice saying that he had plantain chips that were Bahamian […]
The President of the United States Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio were boasting about how they blew up a drug smuggling boat and killed the 11 people on board. They said this was a new chapter in their war on drugs (a war that is failing) and in particular against Venezuela […]
The government of Qatar has been involved in helping to keep peace in the Middle East. They have been an interlocutor between the Americans, Iran, Israel and other combatants including the Hamas group that runs the Gaza strip. Peace talks were supposedly being conducted through their auspices to stop the killing in Gaza. Last week […]
Charles Kirk was a right wing ideologue visiting campus to campus in the United States pushing the right wing agenda that amongst other things has led to the election of the U S President Donald Trump. One of his favourite expressions was that empathy is a sign of weakness. As he was speaking at a […]
The Grand Bahama Community and the nation’s leaders joined the family of the late Harvey Tynes KC at the Church of the Ascension in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to pay a formal farewell to a powerful advocate and an able lawyer. Mr. Tynes was 80 when he died earlier this year. He is survived by his […]
From Facebook: Thank you host Khistian Jones for an illuminating discussion on the politics of the day Jones and Co which is for Sunday evening 14 September 2025. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 11 September 2025
Happy 75th birthday to Linda Demeritte at Blueberry Hill Road in Fox Hill. Congratulations. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 11 September 2025
From Facebook: I attended the last rites for faithful Fox Hill Branch member Sylvia Sealy Godet at Holy Family Catholic Church with colleagues Keith Bell and JoBeth Coleby Davis. She missed the photo with Archbishop Patrick Pinder. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 11 September 2025
From Facebook: So this is in front of the Village Store in Fox Hill at the roundabout. The store is owned by businessman Derek Davis. Here is where you will find the leaders of the Village and there are some of them: Warren Davis, Manager of the Fox Hill Community Centre and Chair of the […]
A Name and a Legacy A short essay by Miguel Taylor The finality of a funeral, the somber silence that follows the interment, forces a question upon us that few wish to answer. What then becomes of a man’s name and his legacy after he is gone? Is it simply a headstone; a collection of […]
From Facebook: My Fox Hill family the Edgecombes (Tony, Julian, Douglas, Brent) and Maurice Tynes and Anthony Davis at the lunch bunch function. Douglas’ mom Tanya Rolle and his son Genesis and his fiancé Appakaesha Neely. We are Fox Hill family. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 8 September 2025