The Parliamentary Service Commission Meets
The first meeting of the Parliamentary Service Commission in the Senate Chamber. Senator Darron Henfield, Adrian White MP, Fred Mitchell
The Swearing-In For Luis Abinader President Of the Dominican Republic
16 August 2024 Prime Minister Philip Davis third from left. The other members of the delegation are Antonio Butler, Foreign
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THE TWO STANDOUTS DIDN’T MAKE IT. Here is what our Prime Minster wrote to Stephen Gardiner and Shaunae Miller Uibo:
MICHAEL PINTARD DUANE SANDS MIXED UP LIKE CONCH SALAD
You may remember last week that we published a statement responding to the Nassau Guardian’s false assertion that the PLP
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE POLICE SHUT UP MINNIS
So Hubert Minnis, the former Prime Minister, is now an expert on police investigations. Dr. Minnis was grabbing headlines last
FIDDLING THE BOOKS AT FREEPORT CONTAINER PORT
A letter was circulating on social media all last week and the week before in which allegations were made about
THE COURTS MUST STOP THE GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY
The Utilities Regulatory Competition Authority (URCA) has a court case today in which they are being challenged to affirm their
THE PRICE OF DEVELOPMENT IN OUR ISLANDS
In Bimini there is plenty of evidence of progress and development. For years the people of Bimini accepted that development
THE BAHAMAS OLYMPIC MEDAL HOPES UP IN SMOKE
The Bahamas did not medal in the Olympics. It is a habit that we have come to expect every Olympics.
ANGER AT THE COURTS OVER LARGE AWARDS TO ILLEGALS
Last week the courts awarded to two people who were not Bahamian citizens large amounts of money for abuses by
VIRGIN ATLANTIC ABANDONS THE BAHAMAS
After being here for two years and promising to stay for the long haul, Virgin has abandoned The Bahamas again.
CHRISTIE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL
Former Prime Minister Perry Christie has been released from hospital. We wish him well.
The Bimini Road Race With Fred Mitchell 55th Version & MP Kingsley Smith
Thursday 8 August 2024 The starting line Keith Cox, Fred Mitchell and Allen Poitier Winner Andrew Gardiner with Fred Mitchell
Kayla Married! Kayla Married! A Fox Hill Gal In Inagua
Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill at the wedding of Kayla Wilmott of Blueberry Hill in Fox Hill with Basil McIntosh
The Silver Medalist For Great Britain Is Also Daughter Of A Bahamian
The following was published about the British winner of the silver medal at the Olympics in the Heptathlon: Katarina Mary
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OUR BOY JAZZ IS NOW A YANKEE BASEBALL PLAYER: Prime Minister Philip Davis joined the throngs of Bahamians who were
PINTARD HAS ALL THE INFORMATION IN HIS HANDS ON THE PLP?
Increasingly and in our view with some alarm, Michael Pintard looks like a man with a fresh wind. He has
PERRY CHRISTIE IN HOSPITAL
Late news on Saturday 3 August 2024 is that the Rt Hon Perry Christie, former Prime Minister, was admitted to
GOVERNOR GENERAL: A STATE VISIT TO BOTSWANA
28 July 2024 to 2 August 2024 Photos by Clavin Brown Jr. RBDF We present a compendium of pictures of
BANKER’S BAD ADVICE
Central Bank Governor John Rolle During the past week, the press in The Bahamas reported two pieces of advice from
PINTARD WANTS THE POLICE TO HURRY UP THE INVESTIGATION
Michael Pintard, the Leader of the Opposition, is a man in a hurry. He is all over the place with
DO YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PAY TAXES?
There is a moral and a legal obligation to pay taxes. That comes about when you the citizen accept and
THE FNM HAS A PLAY LIST: ALSO A HIT LIST
PLPs should be warned, especially Members of Parliament and Senators that the FNM is gunning for you. There is a
THE COURT OF APPEAL TELLS ADRIAN HIT THE ROAD JACK
A familiar tactic of lawyers is “stall, delay, and defer”. The hope is that if you do these things when
Fred Mitchell In Botswana With The GG
Alanis Ingraham, Jerusa Ali, Fred Mitchell, Kemico Sands, Bernard Ferguson, Roosevelt Archer At the Seretse Khama airport with President Mokgweetsi
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THE BAHAMAS TEAM AT THE OLYMPICS: this is the team that will represent us in Paris this year at the
WHAT DOES THIS UNION LEADER WANT?
Kyle Wilson who heads the union that represents the line staff of Bahamas Power and Light, is from all accounts
THE RED TENNIS SHOES VISIT HARBOUR ISLAND
The man in the red tennis shoes seems to show up like Paul Adderley would say: peripatetic, political jack in
THE CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING
Caricom heads are now meeting in Grenada for a couple of days. The meeting should have taken place at the
MITCHELL GETS ASSESSED BY THE PLP
The PLP continues with the assessment of the work of its members of parliament at the midterm. Fred Mitchell reported
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS HAS A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
Sciatica is a painful and often debilitating condition of the nerves in the leg that lead back to the spine.
GOVERNOR GENERAL TO ARRIVE IN BOTSWANA
Dame Cynthia Pratt is to visit Botswana from 29 July to 3 August 2024. The state visit comes following the
CASHLESS SOCIETY IS A FAILURE: CENTRAL BANK TAKE NOTE
Last week every damn fool who supports the idea of a cashless society should be doing penance this week, Because
THE TRIBUNE SHOULD TELL US THE FULL STORY
20 July 2024 The Foreign Ministry has been asked to comment on a headline that appeared in the Tribune of
CHAIRMAN OF THE PLP ON THE FNM AND NORTH ELEUTHERA
The following statement was issued by the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Fred Mitchell on 21 July 2024: 21
THE 55TH GLENDA’S ROAD RACE FOR FRED MITCHELL IN BIMINI
This week Fred Mitchell announced that he will be back in Bimini to host the 55th annual Glenda’s Road Race.
KAMALA HARRIS MUST WIN
Politics is a fortuitus business. You just never know. The idea for every politician is to be sure that you
A Bahamian Bishop Ordained In Dominica
Congratulations to Bishop Kenny Forbes, from the humblest of settlements in Long Island in The Bahamas, is now the Roman