PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES: 78 new graduates from the Public Hospital Authority’s Academy have begun their journey of service. This year’s class: 32 Clinical Nurses, 16 Pharmacy Technicians, 9 Emergency Medical Technicians, 14 medical billing and coding graduates. Our photo of the week. 2 December 2025
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The Prime Minister Philip Davis moved a resolution in the House of Assembly on Thursday 4 December 2025 to facilitate a land swap that would allow the Government to give up two or so acres of land to Bahamar the hotel development on Cable beach. This would allow the completion of a brand new 350 […]
Fred Mitchell speaking in the House of Assembly on Thursday December 2025 told the House that the failed developer of Bahamar could not claim that he was in any way vindicated in the case of Bahamar. He recounted that the failed developer had not been able to pay the mortgage on the property on two […]
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Darville, the Minister of Health, who was able to get the resolution through the House to support the building of a brand new hospital for the country. This is a great accomplishment and will serve the Bahamian people well. The usual suspects in the FNM were damning it with faint praise, […]
The following was posted on the Facebook Page of the Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon Frederick A Mitchell: I got a football as a courtesy from the new Ambassador former businessman and footballer who is now the first Ambassador of the United States to The Bahamas Herschel Walker in 14 years. I took the […]
The Chinese Ambassador at a gift giving at the Demetrius Home for Seniors in Fox Hill on 5 December 2025 When Lynden Pindling spoke at the United Nations and committed himself to that body and that of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, he committed The Bahamas to being friends of all and enemies of […]
The 27 December 2025 was a day of reckoning for the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines, our CARICOM partners. General Elections were held that day. On that day they elected a new Prime Minister Godwin Friday for the first time in 24 years. He is a Ph D and a lawyer. His master’s […]
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After the devastating results for the incumbent Ralph Gonsalves in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the thought was that there would be contagion and a repeat in St Lucia just a few yards away. Turns out the circumstances were quite different. The former Prime Minister Allan Chastnet went down to resounding defeat and only one […]
From Facebook: I joined DPM Chester Cooper, MP for Exuma and Ragged Is for their Xmas Tree lighting at the Regatta Park in Georgetown. With Jason Ferguson of Fox Hill and Marcus Delice of Sandals. The park and tree were resplendent. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 5 December 2025
From Facebook: I was pleased to join the family of the late Preston ” Brother Mac” McPhee at the memorial service for him at the Lynden Pindling Centre at Gambier House. He was a faithful member of St Mark’s Baptist Church in Fox Hill Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 5 December 2025
From Facebook: I visited with the Demetrius Home for seniors with the Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas Yan Jairong who provided a donation to the home that serves the Fox Hill Village. Thank you to Jennifer Munnings and Georgette Gardiner. Fred Mitchell Fox Hill 4 December 2025
From Facebook: A luncheon was held in the gardens of the Bahamas Mortgage Corp to mark the first day of MP Darron Pickstock in the House of Assembly. We were joined by the Prime Minister, his parliamentary colleagues, his wife, mother and children. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 3 December 2025
From Facebook: Well I got back just in time for Santa with the help of the elves from SG Barbara Cartwright her team at PLP hq and our own local team headed by Ida Symonette to distribute toys and food to every boy and girl at school today. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 4 December […]
There were a lot of questions about the poll held in Golden Isles and the voters who did not show up. It appears that half the voters decided to stay away from the polls. We wouldn’t worry about it too much. We think it has nothing to do with the state of the register. The […]
There is a dictum that the late Arthur Hanna, our former Governor General, used to say about elections: “When you win, you win. When you lose, you lose.” We commend it to all that are handwringing about what happened in Golden Isles on 14th November 2025, when the PLP won the election. Cecil Wallace Whitfield […]
Last week in this column, we reported the story of the arrest and detention of Al Collie at the age of 81 at his home and in hospital as a result of being shot by police officers who entered his home on the Western Road at 1 a.m. in the morning, shot through the door […]
There it was across the front pages of the press in The Bahamas. The failed developer of the first iteration of Bahamar was walking away with a settlement from China Construction. The company China Construction was responsible for building the now hugely successful Bahamas Resort in Nassau. The failed developer claimed that he was bilked […]
