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Christopher Columbus: Saint or sinner pt. 1
September 12, 2017
Christopher Columbus: Saint or sinner pt. 1
Dear Editor,
Happy Discovery Day! As recent as 10 years ago we could express that greeting to any Bahamian without hesitation and be certain of a like greeting in return. Not so today, however.
You could start a civil war if you expressed such a wish to certain people today. It's simply amazing just how much this once little tranquil island paradise and its peaceful, gentle people have changed ov...
Take back the night
August 12, 2011
Take back the night
Every man, woman and child who cares enough to take a stance against violence in the streets and in homes is being encouraged to make a powerful statement by joining the Crisis Centre in a march and speak-out against violence in the streets and in homes.
September 07, 2017
Watchorn: AML stores ready for Irma with necessary inventory
As customers continue their rush to stores to buy hurricane essentials ahead of Hurricane Irma, CEO of AML Foods Gavin Watchorn said that AML's stores in Grand Bahama and New Providence are fully equipped with the necessary inventory.
The AML food store chain includes Solomon's, Cost Right and Solomon's Fresh Market.
"People are preparing and I suspect that those who would have been caught up by H...
Cable Bahamas prepared for Hurricane Irma
September 07, 2017
Cable Bahamas prepared for Hurricane Irma
Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) is prepared for Hurricane Irma, according to the company's Chief Operating Officer John Gomez, who assured that the company's primary objective will be to maintain continuity of service across all of its platforms during and after Irma.
John Gomez said in a press release that the company initiated its business continuity plan on Sunday, September 3, just as Hurricane Ir...
Stores still crowded
September 06, 2017
Stores still crowded
Sonya Evans said a two-hour wait in her car in near stifling conditions in the middle of the day is "nothing" compared to what she would probably endure if she was unable to refill at least seven bottles of water for her household at Chelsea's Choice Water yesterday, she said.
The 43-year-old mother of four was among dozens who crowded the water depot's yard and surrounding roads on Tuesday, hopin...
Gomez slams govt's legislative 'holiday'
September 04, 2017
Gomez slams govt's legislative 'holiday'
Former Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said while it is still early in the Minnis administration's term, the Free National Movement (FNM) does not appear serious about governing the country.
Gomez said with more than 100 days of this administration having passed, there is still no significant legislation before Parliament.
He questioned the justification for the government taking ...
August 31, 2017
Report delivered at the Free Town Constituency Meeting on Thursday August 24 2017 at Temple Christian High School on Shirley
It has been a little over 3 months since I was elected as the Member of Parliament for the great Free Town Constituency and I would again like to express my gratitude to the voters of Free Town...
Central Bank eyeing financial ombudsman
August 31, 2017
Central Bank eyeing financial ombudsman
The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) is eyeing the creation of a financial ombudsman in an effort to boost financial consumer protection, Central Bank Governor John Rolle revealed yesterday.
The Office of the Financial Ombudsman (OFO) would be an independent body, which would seek to promote stronger mechanisms to handle consumer complaints.
While speaking at a luncheon yesterday, Rolle said the...
Angry asue participants demand their money
August 25, 2017
Angry asue participants demand their money
Police had to be called to Pineapple Express Asue Holders on Blue Hill Road today after hundreds of angry Bahamians, who invested hundreds in the asue company, gathered to demand a return on their investments.
In a Facebook post yesterday, Pineapple Express and Asue Holders said it would distribute refunds today between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The company's commitment to provide refunds followed a war...
Equality, freedom of religion, same-sex marriage
August 24, 2017
Equality, freedom of religion, same-sex marriage
There is a fundamental principle of democracy and the rule of law which many religious fundamentalists cherish for themselves but wish to deny others, namely equality.
Equality is at the very heart of democracy, a sine qua non of a vibrant and developed democracy. All citizens, black, white and brown; rich, middle class or poor; straight or LGBTQ, are equal before the law.
Equality under the law a...
Children need to be reached and protected
August 17, 2017
Children need to be reached and protected
While youth pastor Ricardo Miller is on a mission to get church leaders to focus on the importance of children to their ministries and their return to church, he also reminds them that they have to do everything possible to ensure that children are protected.
Miller said that for too long children have suffered at the hands of adult caretakers who were trusted by parents, who unwittingly left thei...
A response to The Graduate
August 14, 2017
A response to The Graduate
Dear Editor,
I regularly read letters to the editor written by The Graduate. Even though I sometimes disagree with The Graduate's views, I enjoy reading his letters because they are always well-written, and I almost always learn something.
Recently, The Graduate took issue with views that I espoused on civil unions and homosexual marriage in a letter to the editor. I'm surprised that The Graduate...
August 09, 2017
Gomez backs Ellis' view that Gibson was treated inhumanely
Retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez yesterday supported a statement made by Senior Pastor of Mount Tabor Baptist Church Bishop Neil Ellis that former Labour Minister Shane Gibson was "treated inhumanely" when he was escorted to court on Thursday to be arraigned on bribery and extortion charges.
"I saw it as a letter of a pastor to his congregation, because the person of concern is a member of...
Passenger tax - a tax on all their dreams
August 04, 2017
Passenger tax - a tax on all their dreams
What the Caribbean region needs is so simple: rapid, reliable mobility at reasonable rates. What makes it so difficult? It is almost as short and simple to explain. There are two players: the aviation industry and the governments. The aviation industry is not really the problem. They have the equipment and the crews. They have fixed costs and calculate what is needed to make a profit. One could ar...
Miller making a name for himself on AAU circuit
August 02, 2017
Miller making a name for himself on AAU circuit
Grand Bahama native Franco Miller Jr. has made a name for himself this summer on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball circuit.
The 6'2" shooting guard, who currently attends Tabernacle Baptist in Freeport, has racked up several National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I offers over the last two months.
As it stands right now, Miller has received official offers from Montana ...
September 02, 2015
BCCEC CEO questions long silence by CLTF, says govt should go 'back to drawing board'
While the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has recently resumed the second phase of its selection process to choose the country's second mobile services provider, Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) CEO Edison Sumner has suggested that the government go back to the drawing board and reopen the initial request for proposals phase to promote "true com...
Friday ruling to guide govt on Baha Mar payroll
September 02, 2015
Friday ruling to guide govt on Baha Mar payroll
Michael Halkitis yesterday stated that the government's future funding of payroll for Baha Mar's Bahamian employees could hinge on the outcome of Friday's winding up hearing.
CARICOM and climate change
December 30, 2015
CARICOM and climate change
On December 12 in Paris, France's foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, brought to a close the UN climate change conference, COP 21.
Doctors Hospital hopeful about NHI
August 01, 2017
Doctors Hospital hopeful about NHI
Doctors Hospital plans to introduce primary care as a part of its services, according to its CEO Charles Sealy who explained yesterday that the service will be offered whether National Health Insurance (NHI) is properly implemented or not.
During an interview with The Nassau Guardian yesterday, Sealy also said he is "excited" to see what NHI manifests into now that the program is in the process of...
July 27, 2017
The ideal ambassador is spiritually tuned in and physically aware
To understand the role of an ambassador we must understand how the title came to be. In years past, before there was email, facsimile, airplanes and highways, if one king wanted to communicate with another king he would have to physically travel on horseback or by boat to the other kingdom. If he had to communicate with several other kings he would have to physically travel. This of course meant t...
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