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No more diplomatic gravy train for Fred Mitchell
No more diplomatic gravy train for Fred Mitchell
Dear Editor,
Fred Mitchell had the temerity to lecture the Senate on the merits of globetrotting diplomacy.
Over the past five years Fred became, perhaps, the most travelled foreign minister in the Caribbean, racking up well over a quarter million first class miles each year at the people's expense.
Fred now wants to whitewash his record. But he used a pretty specious argument to make his point t...
Celebration and the transition of youth
Celebration and the transition of youth
The school year has come to an end and there are proms for seniors graduating and heading to new phases of life.
Proms are celebrations of that transition. Teenagers get dressed up and say goodbye to their school and friends. Here in The Bahamas, proms have increasingly become theatrical and at times spectator sports of the bizarre and excessive.
Some teens go as far as riding in horse-drawn carri...
Pack your bags, Jerome Fitzgerald
Pack your bags, Jerome Fitzgerald
Dear Editor,
I say to the MP from Marathon, pack your bags, Jerome Fitzgerald. You are toast.
Shame on you for trying to seal what presumably would have been very lucrative contracts with the Baha Mar resort for brokerage, trucking and limo services through companies that are purported to be Fitzgerald family businesses. I also have to say kudos to Sarkis Izmirlian for sticking to his guns and awa...
Turnquest: FNM will not sell Baha Mar if it becomes next govt
Deputy Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) Peter Turnquest insisted that his party, if it becomes the next government, would not attempt to sell Baha Mar as suggested by Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson last Friday.
Turnquest said the reality of Baha Mar is that it is a private entity, and he asserted that if the deal negotiated between the Bahamas government, Chow Tai Fook Enterpris...
AG concerned FNM govt would follow through with Baha Mar threat
Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson revealed to Guardian Business last Friday that there may still be a real chance for Baha Mar to not be sold to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) once the $4.2 billion mega resort property is fully complete.
Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) Dr. Hubert Minnis made the bold pledge that his government would not agree to any sale of the resort that was n...
CCA source: Fitzgerald emails did not come from our servers
Sources close to China Construction America (CCA) insisted yesterday that supposed "leaked" emails suggesting Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald attempted to gain contracts from Baha Mar for his family's business, did not come from their servers.
A Tribune article yesterday, which revealed emails showing that Fitzgerald contacted former Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian for brokerage, truck...
The Emergence of Africa as an Athletics Power
The Emergence of Africa as an Athletics Power
As the Inaugural IAAF World Relays approaches we decided to take a look at the emergence of the African continent as an athletics power...
Mediocrity and youth
Mediocrity and youth
The school year has come to an end and there are proms for seniors graduating and heading to new phases of life.
Bahamian-born 'Kimbo Slice' dies
Bahamian-born 'Kimbo Slice' dies
A Bahamian-born fighter who rose to mixed martial arts (MMA) fame courtesy of backyard brawl videos, and who became an internet sensation overnight, has passed.
MMA Sensation Kimbo Slice Dies At Age 42
MMA Sensation Kimbo Slice Dies At Age 42
Professional mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice died Monday at age 42, Bellator MMA announced.