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Sour note
News Article
November 01, 2015
Sour note

In December 2011, as The Bahamas was on track to record the highest number of murders in any year, attorney Keith Bell called for the resignation of then Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest for "dereliction of duty".

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January 25, 2016
A number of conditions can cause your cold feet

Have you ever been booted out of the bed or a chair because your feet were icy cold? Well, it may not just be the chilly weather.

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January 24, 2016
The core values of the PLP

Author's note: Portions of this article were previously published in September, 2009.

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On the tipping point
News Article
January 03, 2016
On the tipping point

Two thousand and sixteen was ushered in with two more killings and several other shootings -- a grim reminder that a new year does not automatically mean our problems have been left at the doorstep of the previous year.

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The youth crisis
News Article
December 13, 2015
The youth crisis

Just over 20 years after the Consultative Committee on Youth Development issued its report, The Bahamas is on the brink of "catastrophe" because it has failed to seriously address the state of its youth and critical social issues, retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez, who headed that committee, told National Review on Saturday.

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October 23, 2015
'Crimson Peak' is far too unfocused

Crimson Peak (Rated C)
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston
Genre: Horror
Dwight's Rating: 2 Stars

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November 12, 2015
'Spectre' stirs, doesn't shake old Bond formulas

Spectre (Rated C)
Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux
Genre: Action Adventure|
Dwight's Rating: 2 Stars

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Abysmal failure
News Article
November 16, 2015
Abysmal failure

On September 19, 2011, after the murder count in The Bahamas hit 100 for the first time in recorded history, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Perry Christie thought it "absolutely appropriate" to call an urgent press conference noting that the past weekend had marked "an historic moment in the life of our country for all the wrong reasons".

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October 20, 2015
Aviation minister misses the point

The response by Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin to a series of articles in yesterday's Nassau Guardian on the status of the country's Doppler radar during Hurricane Joaquin and the state of affairs of the Department of Meteorology is disappointing, but not surprising.

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News Article
October 19, 2015
Teachable Moments Teaching No Lessons

As residents of the southeast and central Bahamas were holed up in ceilings, and others were clinging to life in boats and even trees, Prime Minister Perry Christie was speaking to the nation on live television on Thursday, October 1 about Hurricane Joaquin.

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