The people of the Caribbean who are struggling to deal with the high incidences of crime in the region must take full responsibility for the high murder rate and other violent crimes. Coming out of the CARICOM Heads of Government in Jamaica this week, we note with great interest how certain Prime Ministers wish to […]
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EDITORIAL – THE RIGHT PATH
Posted on 04 July 2025.
The 52nd anniversary of the independence of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas finds the country in a good place; a state of growth and prosperity. At the same time there is an obvious concerted effort to work on the challenges facing the nation, many of them caused by external forces. Since the end of COVID-19 […]
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ENEAS FILES – The Budget: A Contract With The People
Posted on 04 July 2025.
By Godfrey Eneas A major factor in the election of political parties are the platforms on which theycampaign. Over the years all political parties have used slogans which parties feel willcatch the attention of the electorate. The platform is the mechanism that is used bythese parties to sell itself to the electorate. When elected, the […]
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EDITORIAL – PLIGHT OF THE HUDDLED MASSES
Posted on 27 June 2025.
When former American President Barack Obama said in a speech in the Parliament of Ghana that democracy is not just what happens at elections, but rather what happens between elections, many people around the world began paying attention to what was happening in politics in developing countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Today, we see […]
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EDITORIAL – THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS ON TOURISM
Posted on 20 June 2025.
Every country of the world has rejected the increase in tariffs that United States President Donald Trump has imposed or wishes to impose on them. In The Bahamas there are growing fears that the tariffs would adversely affect the tourism product. Some Bahamian tourist officials, including hoteliers are predicting a downturn in the number of […]
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EDITORIAL – DANGEROUS TIMES AHEAD
Posted on 20 June 2025.
We are living in serious times when medical professionals in the United States are bewildered by an unprecedented decision by the Trump administration. Bahamians like others around the world are likely to see diseases that we have not seen before. That is the view of a range of Epidemiologists in the United States and the Caribbean as […]
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EDITORIAL – ON SOLID FOOTING
Posted on 30 May 2025.
The budget communication in the House Assembly on Wednesday by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Philip Davis is receiving high praises across the length and breadth of The Bahamas. It has in it a number of firsts which placed the governing Progressive Liberal Party in an enviable position and must now force […]
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EDITORIAL – THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Posted on 30 May 2025.
As The Bahamas celebrates another Randol Fawkes Labour Day with low levels of unemployment, Bahamians should take notice of the relative calm in the ranks of the Trade Union movement in the country. While there are grievances and unresolved issues, to be sure, it is commendable that the Minister of Labour and the Public Service, […]
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EDITORIAL – WE’RE IN TROUBLE
Posted on 30 May 2025.
The Bahamas has lost roughly twelve hundred young black men in the last ten years due to black-on-black violence. It is that type of crime through violence, or when a homicide occurs often at the point of a gun or a knife, when one black man kills another of the same colour. There is a […]
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EDITORIAL – OUT OF ORDER
Posted on 30 May 2025.
We live in a world of duplicitous politicians and some who have the audacity to lecture where they do not have the moral authority to do so. This week the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited seven Prime Ministers of Caribbean Countries to the State Department, including Prime Minister Philip Davis of The […]
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