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Accountability should be the order of the day
May 11, 2017
Accountability should be the order of the day
Dear Editor
Just recently, a friend asked the question, 'What systems are in place to ensure that the incoming government does not engage in corruption?' I explained to him that the system we have in place is called the constitution. The laws, rules and regulations set out in our constitution are pretty straightforward. It is not as if we live in a lawless society. The Public Service Act (includin...
Carnival: A tainted brand
April 05, 2017
Carnival: A tainted brand
The idiom of the goose and the gander is certainly not playing out in The Bahamas this month.
While the country awaits the successful soft opening of the private development that is Baha Mar - an entity that the government itself has boasted that it came to the rescue for - it moved to systematically destroy an entity it supposedly created for the prosperity of Bahamians.
As everyone would likely ...
A political basket case
January 18, 2017
A political basket case
Six weeks after Loretta Butler-Turner and six other Free National Movement (FNM) MPs pulled the rug from under FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis, leaving him stunned and stripped of his title as leader of the Official Opposition, Butler-Turner has yet to lay out any real plan, as she promised, and her colleagues have gone quiet as they remain in the political wilderness.
What has become clear in the we...
Key lashes Minnis
December 05, 2016
Key lashes Minnis
South and Central Abaco MP Edison Key confirmed on Saturday that he will not run again on the Free National Movement's (FNM) ticket and excoriated FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis, claiming he is not a man of this word, and is 'destroying' the party ahead of the general election.
March attendees felt 'a part' of the movement
November 29, 2016
March attendees felt 'a part' of the movement
Kenique Storr, 29, stood in the midst of the crowd at the "We March Bahamas" protest on Bay Street on Friday with her fist raised as she shouted "yes" in agreement with the speaker on the podium.
Mitchell spews usual nonsense
November 28, 2016
Mitchell spews usual nonsense
No PLP should be caught dead on the Black Friday march, an unhinged and utterly tone deaf Fred Mitchell declared in a bizarre voice note on Thursday night in a futile and petty attempt at diffusing a growing movement, shamelessly diminishing its effect, stifling democracy and intimidating those who were making plans to protest in Downtown Nassau and participate in a 12-hour long occupation.
November 17, 2016
Acklins man blames neglect after he catches Zika virus
CONTRACTING the deadly Zika virus has capped months of "neglect" and "very little" action by Department of Environmental Health officials in Acklins, according to an island resident who called the government's anti-Zika campaign there a "disgrace".
The PLP: Disintegration, mismanagement or inept
March 24, 2015
The PLP: Disintegration, mismanagement or inept
The question that many would wish to ask but are afraid, in most cases so to do, is: Is the PLP disintegrating before our very eyes, or is it a case of gross mismanagement?
In shambles
October 14, 2016
In shambles
Over 50 years ago, Juliette Smith played in her home in West End, Grand Bahama, across the street from what she believed was one of the most beautiful sites in the world -- the ocean.
Horses have been taught to communicate with humans
September 28, 2016
Horses have been taught to communicate with humans
Scientists in Norway say they've trained horses to communicate with humans, by pointing their muzzle at simple symbols on a board.
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