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Restraint in politics and in government
April 18, 2024
Restraint in politics and in government
ANTHONY Seldon, the well-known British headteacher and political observer has written books on each of his country's prime ministers over the past 40 years.
The politics of Bahamian funerals
August 28, 2015
The politics of Bahamian funerals
Dear Editor,
A telephone conversation with a friend a few weeks ago centered around her attendance at a funeral of the friend of her parents in Curacao.
February 13, 2024
Pinder: FNM choosing politics and theatrics over being tough on crime
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder criticised Free National Movement legislators yesterday for abstaining rather than voting for amendments to the Bail Act, calling the opposition's "political theatrics" a vote against being tough on crime.
October 14, 2023
He Had A Passion For People, Politics And Proper Broadcasting
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - Grand Bahamians, political colleagues and opponents, and an unending stream of mourners and friends turned up in Grand Bahama today at the final memorial for the late Obie Wilchombe.
'No politics in wake of Obie's death'
September 29, 2023
'No politics in wake of Obie's death'
Amid rumbling and rumors regarding possible by-election candidates for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell released a statement yesterday, advising that the party will not be accepting any such expressions of interest so soon after the death of Obie Wilchcombe, who was the member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.
Tribal politics bashes good program
April 04, 2022
Tribal politics bashes good program
Tribal political rivalries are causing reputational damage to Prime Minister Philip Davis' first term in office. The prime minister has permitted himself to become mired in criticism of what may well be one of the most successful public-private cooperative arrangements responsible for feeding close to 50,000 income-compromised Bahamian families at the height of the COVID-19 ...
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Funding & politics
May 04, 2022
Funding & politics
Back in July 2012, Perry Christie, at the time prime minister, told the House of Assembly that the two international groups that monitored the 2012 general election called for the government to create laws that would limit campaign spending. The groups also recommended that the government prohibit anonymous donations or international donors from giving money ...
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A good run in media; A good run in politics
September 27, 2023
A good run in media; A good run in politics
In 1975, when Mike Smith, the then-news editor at the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB), went to speak at Career's Day at Queen's College (QC) in Nassau, everyone kept asking him if he met "Radio". Radio, it turned out, was a young man from Grand Bahama by the name of Obie Wilchcombe. "Apparently, Obie used ...
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September 15, 2023
Patricia Deveaux: Politics Can Bring Opportunities and Challenges
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - It's a strong sentiment shared by House Speaker Patricia Deveaux who shared advice for any woman considering front line politics.
This Week in Bahamian Politics
March 04, 2011
This Week in Bahamian Politics
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The Bahamas Weekly provides a category just for the political voices of The Bahamas, whether it be the Free National Movement, the Progressive Liberal Party, the Bahamas Democratic Movement, the National Development Party, or a place for anyone to write about their political opinion in The Bahamas.
Read the latest viewpoints or banter right here...
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