Most Bahamians polled believe most people in politics corrupt

The majority of respondents in The Bahamas who participated in a recent survey said they believe that most, if not all, people working in political parties and in the government are engaged in corrupt practices.

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Bajan Pub Serv Can Participate In Active Politics

BARBADOS - A Barbados high court judge ruling this week that the prohibition of public officers engaging in active politics is unconstitutional.

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Money & politics

The failure of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had its nerve center in The Bahamas, according to court documents, and which funded a wide array of local groups and causes with big money in recent months, has triggered questions in some circles about whether FTX sought to buy influence from politicians in the lead up to ...
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Politics and public agencies

Dear Editor, There has been an alarming uptick in murders over the past couple of months and, as always, there are voices giving causes and solutions, and the political voices are not least among them. One side seems content to let the other stew because this is not their "watch", but that does not change ...
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Less politics, more policy

While delivering on his promise to provoke the listener and spark debate, Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis also gave a politically-tinged view of our recent history as a nation during a "Meet the Policymakers" lecture series at the University of The Bahamas (UB) last night, that will likely work against the aims of national unity ...
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Christian Council chief: Time for politics is over

THE time for politics is over, Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander said yesterday, as he urged parliamentarians to "put their differences aside" and work together for the betterment of The Bahamas.

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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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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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Fitzgerald recalls 'rewarding and painful' career in politics

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Education politics illiteracy waste

By RALPH J MASSEY

UNFORTUNATELY ...the failure of public education in both the U. S. and the Bahamas ranks close to jobs and budget deficits as one of the most difficult public policy issues of the day. The evidence of the public education failure in the U. S. and the Bahamas is clear. However, the average citizen cannot help but be confused about what is wrong and what should be done. The eviden...

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