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Honoring Hubert Ingraham
Honoring Hubert Ingraham
Dear Editor,
As is commonly said in our Bahamaland: "Give a man his flowers while he is alive so that he can smell and enjoy them." I read an article in The Guardian on Saturday, January 12, 2013, stating that Perry G. Christie would like to knight former Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham.
Christie offers Hubert Ingraham knighthood
Christie offers Hubert Ingraham knighthood
Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham last year said that he would never accept a knighthood, however, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday told Ingraham that he should reconsider.
"I'm advised that there are some special people in the room and I see present here the former prime minister, Mr. Hubert Ingraham. Boy you know it would sound good if you let me knight you," said Christie at a lunch...
Hubert Ingraham's Legacy
Hubert Ingraham's Legacy
First published September 3, 2012. The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones. - From William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". On Friday past, Hubert Ingraham's resignation from Parliament took effect, ending Ingraham's 35 consecutive years of service there.
Hubert Ingraham at fault for FNM North Abaco loss
Hubert Ingraham at fault for FNM North Abaco loss
Dear Editor,
I cannot believe the excuses I am hearing and reading for the devastating loss of the Free National Movement (FNM) in North Abaco on Monday past.
Hubert Ingraham's Concession Statement
Hubert Ingraham's Concession Statement
The voters of North Abaco have decided that Mr. Renaldo Curry will become their next Member of Parliament.
The Hubert Ingraham redivivus legend
The Hubert Ingraham redivivus legend
Dear Editor,
In a letter that was published in the September 3 edition of The Nassau Guardian, a regular contributor to that daily said that it was laid in his spirit that the "former self-described one-man band will come back, like a vampire or a Roman general who had been sent out to the pasture, to once again lead the FNM".
While the writer did not call the "one-man band's" name, I strongly be...
Hubert Ingraham's Legacy
Hubert Ingraham's Legacy
"The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;"
- From William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"
Hubert Ingraham is no dictator
Hubert Ingraham is no dictator
Dear Editor,
Please allow me to express my opinion on a topic that has been widely misused and abused in recent time. Many persons are loosely throwing around the phrase "Hubert the dictator". Every time I hear someone use this phrase it angers me, as nothing can be further from the truth.
Before I jump to Ingraham's defense, let us look a Merriam-Webster's dictionary definition of what a dicta...
Dion Foulkes: 'Bahamians Live Better Because Of Hubert Ingraham'
In the early 1980s, in my capacity as the hotel union shop steward at the Grand Hotel, now the RUI, I sought to improve benefits and working conditions for union members.
Dion Foulkes: 'Bahamians live better because of Hubert Ingraham'
IN THE early 1980s, in my capacity as the hotel union shop steward at the Grand Hotel, now the RUI, I sought to improve benefits and working conditions for union members.