PHOTO OF THE WEEK
BUDGET DAY 27 MAY 2026: Minister of Finance Michael Halkitis presented the government’s 4.4 billion dollar budget to the House
THE TRAITORS IN THE FNM
There ought to be a legal case brought against the 8 members of the Free National movement in Parliament for
MICHAEL HALKITIS DELIVERS HIS FIRST BUDGET STATEMENT
Michael Halkitis is 57 years old. He has reached the crowning height of his political career, now the Minister of
THE FNM’S CALL TO RESIGN RINGS HOLLOW
The following statement was issued by the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party: For Immediate Release 28 May 2026 We
THE FNM DISREPECTS PARLIAMENT
Inside the House of Assembly there was Michael Pintard and his colleagues with badges on their coats saying that they
THE BUDGET AT A GLANCE
The nation’s budget comes in at about 4.4 billion dollars revenue and expenditure. This was announced on 27 May 2026
MITCHELL ON GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY
In this year’s budget the Bahamas government has made provisions for a demand for administrative services given to the city
THE U S ALLOWS A CONSULAR VISIT
The United States has finally allowed consular access to the person they wrongfully detained following the plane crash in waters
Farewell To The Brazilian Ambassador
Facebook: It was a privilege this evening to say a formal farewell to Ambassador Claudio Lins of Brazil and his
The Anglican Church Men Conference Opens
Facebook: I represented the government at the opening of the Anglican Church Men’s 52nd annual conference at Christ Church Cathedral.
Happy Birthday Adriana Fox
Facebook: At the birthday party of Adrianna Fox with Minister for Energy JoBeth Coleby Davis at Goldwyn. Fred Mitchell MP
The New Cabinet’s First Meeting
Facebook: The Cabinet in its first session in the new term 26 May 2026 Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill
Evensong In Freeport
Facebook: I was joined by supporters and the Deputy Chief Passport officer Jerreth Rolle at Christ the King Anglican Church
With A Little One In Church
Facebook: Minister Mitchell meets with 6 year old Louren Alleyne, a student of Bishop Michael Eldon Primary School, Freeport, after
Break Up Everything
– Felix Sands Writes From Freeport In 1967 the PLP finally attained Majority Rule. This came after the wilderness years
The Campaign Is Over. The Budget Debate Should Begin
– ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE Last Wednesday, Minister of Finance, Hon. Michael Halkitis presented the Government’s budget to
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
PARLIAMENT OPENS: Prime Minister Philip Davis presents the speech from the throne for the reading by Dame Cynthia Prat, the
THE LOONEY TOONS HAVE REALLY TAKEN OVER THE FNM
We have been warning the population for weeks that the FNM was being led and taken over by a set
THE MAD MAN FROM LONG ISLAND
The PLP made a mistake allowing Andre Rollins to get back in the House of Assembly. The Leader of the
KWASI THE QUIET SHAMES US ALL
The man with the dulcet tones, the face of an angel and a voice to match, was the one who
THE WOMEN FNMS VOTE AGAINST A WOMAN SPEAKER
Michaela Barnett, the Killarney MP for the FNM, went to the press shortly after she was elected on 20 May
PARLIAMENT OPENS IN SPLENDOUR
It is a time honoured ritual, the speech from the throne. Dame Cynthia Pratt and the nation’s uniformed forces turned
ONLY 14 VOTES BETWEEN THE PLP AND FNM IN GRAND BAHAMA
The Free National Movement keeps claiming that they are FNM country in Grand Bahama. Here are what the stats show
THE STRANGE CASE OF A PREJUDICIAL UNITED STATES AFFIDAVIT
On the day of the general election a plane took off from Abaco to fly to Grand Bahama with a
Michael Pintard Miscalculated
– FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT In the run up to the May 12th, 2026 general elections, FNM Leader, Michael
Beyond Party Lines: Building the Bahamas We Want
– ABAGAIL CARTWRIGHT FROM DEAN’S BLUE HOLE The Opening of Parliament last Wednesday marked more than the beginning of a
A Man Of The Parliament
Fred Mitchell arrives at Atlantis for the reading of the speech from the throne. 20 May 2026
Andrew McKinney’s Funeral
Facebook: I attended the funeral of the late Andrew McKinney retired Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Flamingo Bahamas App
Facebook: I joined Laquay Laing at the Flamingo Bahamas App launch in Nassau. The Minister for Innovation Sebas Bastian was
Fox Hill Joins Their Man
Facebook: We posed the Fox Hill men and women after the speech from the throne at Atlantis by Governor General
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
PRIME MINISTER PHILIP DAVIS SWORN IN FOR A SECOND TERM: At Government House, the Governor General Dame Cynthia Pratt administered
The Campaign of Hatred
FELIX SANDS WRITES FROM FREEPORT The 2026 elections campaign of hatred and bitterness has soundly been rejected by the Bahamian
The Bahamas Cannot Afford to Ignore Electoral Reform Any Longer
Abigail Cartwright writes from Dean’s Blue Hole There are many lessons to be learned from the last general election in
MICHAEL PINTARD DESREVEDLY DOWN IN FLAMES
Tribune image We are happy to report this week that Michael Pintard, the Leader of the Opposition has lost the
NICHOLAS FOX IS A NASTY MAN OF WORTHLESS CHARACTER
He started off his campaign by trying to fool the people of Fox Hill that he had no political intentions.
WHY THE PLP WON
The victory of the PLP in the general election of 12 May 2026 was a testament to a confluence of
FOX HILL GETS THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB
Fred Mitchell overcame the lying propaganda of Nicholas Fox and the FNM to defeat the FNM convincingly in Fox Hill.
THE TURNING OF EVENTS AND ALLIANCES THE TRIBUNE
The day before the general election, a most extraordinary thing. The Tribune for the first time in its history endorsed
WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO LOST
The hardest emotional blows to take is when the rest of the party has won the government and you have