From Facebook: It was a privilege to join the Youth Minister Mario Bowleg with our colleague the Minister for Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey at the House of Assembly to honour James Clarke and Dudley Seide, who are the newest entrants into the Youth Excellence Hall of Fame. Congratulations gentlemen and thank you for your service. […]
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 […]
The conquering lion of America is all over the place these days. The United States public officials have appropriated Venezuelan oil, without any legal basis to do so except his power to do so. He has issued a threat to bomb Iran because of domestic unrest there and the Iranian government’s attempt to control it. […]
Adrian White MP for St Anne’s who is also a Caucasian sat in his seat in the House and accused the PLP was making a racist slur against him. He is one to talk. He is the master of dog whistles and racist expressions. During the wrap up of the debate on the Constituencies Commission’s […]
It takes one to know one is the old saying in The Bahamas. That’s the first thought that came to mind when Michael Pintard, the Leader of the Opposition claimed that what the Prime Minister announced on Monday 12 January 2026 by removing Value Added Tax from unprepared food items as smoke and mirrors. He […]
The Prime Minister Philip Davis announced a national address on Monday 12 January 2026. In it he announced that Value Added Tax had been dropped on all food items. This was another stab at trying to control price inflation in the country and help the poor. The words were not out his mouth when the […]
There is a lot of hoo-hah over the fact that the now President of the United States Donald Trump thinks he is emperor or saviour of the world. The United States through all its history has acted this way and so have their leaders. They believe in the manifest destiny of their state. They took […]
It was the sad duty of the nation’s leaders to pay a formal farewell to the late Rt. Hon Dr. Franklyn Walkine CMG, CB. Dr. Walkine served in the parliament of the country from 1989 to 1997. He was once Chair of the Medical Council of The Bahamas. He owned Air Ambulance services, had a […]
Fisheries minister Jomo Campbell announcing the success of a sting oeration against US illegal fishermen in The Bahamas. 14 January 2026 The newspapers and other media in The Bahamas have been carrying stories of economic devastation in the marina tourism sector of The Bahamas as a result of a new taxing system and new taxes […]
The PLP will mark the date of Majority Rule Day at a service at Harvest Church on John F Kennedy Drive at 10 a.m. 12 January 2026, followed by a march to the PLP’s headquarters in Farrington Road at 11:30 a.m. This marks the 59th anniversary of a black government in our country.
This piece first appeared in the Jamaica Observer and was written by the former Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Gelding. We agree entirely and could not have said it better. Thank you—Editor THINGS fall apart, the centre is clearly not holding, and anarchy seems to have been unleashed upon the world. I was born two […]
Every day since the United States invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president by the U S military, the leaders of the CARICOM region have been walking a tight rope. The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and the President of Guyana both embraced the invasion and kidnapping. The other states have been […]
IN 1962, there was something that went down in history as the Cuban Missile Crisis. The drama was that the then Soviet Union, today Russia, was planting nuclear missiles in Cuba that the U S perceived as offensive weapons toward them. The US President John Kennedy implemented a blockade of the island to prevent any […]
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 House of Assembly debated the report of the Constituencies Commission convened pursuant to Article 70 of the Constitution. The Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper who was the lead on the Commission for the government indicated the need to increase the number of seats in the House of Assembly to 41 up from the present […]
Froom Facebook: With the children of Fox Hill at the Carnival on Clifford Park. Their chaperone was Sonia Kemp who along with her team and Asp Jermaine Adderley from Fox Hill Urban Renewal kept the children in line. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 16 January 2026
PRIME MINISTER PHILIP DAVIS AT THE OUTLOOK BUSINESS CONFERENCE: the annual ritual sponsored by the Counselors Limited that calls for the Prime Minister to say how things look going forward for the year on Thursday 15 January 2026 at Bahamar Convention Centre. Joining him the Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, Counselors executive Joan Albury and […]
The conquering lion of America is all over the place these days. The United States public officials have appropriated Venezuelan oil, without any legal basis to do so except his power to do so. He has issued a threat to bomb Iran because of domestic unrest there and the Iranian government’s attempt to control it. […]
Adrian White MP for St Anne’s who is also a Caucasian sat in his seat in the House and accused the PLP was making a racist slur against him. He is one to talk. He is the master of dog whistles and racist expressions. During the wrap up of the debate on the Constituencies Commission’s […]
It takes one to know one is the old saying in The Bahamas. That’s the first thought that came to mind when Michael Pintard, the Leader of the Opposition claimed that what the Prime Minister announced on Monday 12 January 2026 by removing Value Added Tax from unprepared food items as smoke and mirrors. He […]
The Prime Minister Philip Davis announced a national address on Monday 12 January 2026. In it he announced that Value Added Tax had been dropped on all food items. This was another stab at trying to control price inflation in the country and help the poor. The words were not out his mouth when the […]
There is a lot of hoo-hah over the fact that the now President of the United States Donald Trump thinks he is emperor or saviour of the world. The United States through all its history has acted this way and so have their leaders. They believe in the manifest destiny of their state. They took […]
It was the sad duty of the nation’s leaders to pay a formal farewell to the late Rt. Hon Dr. Franklyn Walkine CMG, CB. Dr. Walkine served in the parliament of the country from 1989 to 1997. He was once Chair of the Medical Council of The Bahamas. He owned Air Ambulance services, had a […]
Fisheries minister Jomo Campbell announcing the success of a sting oeration against US illegal fishermen in The Bahamas. 14 January 2026 The newspapers and other media in The Bahamas have been carrying stories of economic devastation in the marina tourism sector of The Bahamas as a result of a new taxing system and new taxes […]
The House of Assembly debated the report of the Constituencies Commission convened pursuant to Article 70 of the Constitution. The Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper who was the lead on the Commission for the government indicated the need to increase the number of seats in the House of Assembly to 41 up from the present […]
Froom Facebook: With the children of Fox Hill at the Carnival on Clifford Park. Their chaperone was Sonia Kemp who along with her team and Asp Jermaine Adderley from Fox Hill Urban Renewal kept the children in line. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 16 January 2026
From Facebook: I wished my Fox Hill constituent a happy 59th birthday at his church in the Grove. Bishop Lawrence Rolle aka the Singing Bishop. 16 January 2026
From Facebook: I was pleased to join North Andros MP Leonardo Lightbourne at a presentation by the PLP with Secretary General Barbara Cartwright to the four vendors who lost their goods in the fire in Nichols Town over the last weekend. We wish them the best. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 15 January 2026
From Facebook: I joined Prime Minister Philip Davis on a personal tour by developer Rudy Walker of Vista Caroline on Cox Way in South Beach in New, Providence. Well planned and executed. A family community. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 15 January 2026
From Facebook: Prime Minister Philip Davis and me spent a pleasant few hours for a meal and a chat with the staff of Bask, newly opened sushi place on Carmichael Road. Most enjoyable and congratulations to Rudy Walker entrepreneur. Great food. While there 15 year old Aneeah Williams celebrated her 16th birthday with the photo […]