Just_some_Perspective 12 years, 7 months ago on Bahamas has lost a great leader
Bahamas has lost a great leader
I love this. Great piece of unbiased writing! Not only does it suck up but it also succeeds in insulting the entire Bahamas for exercising our right to vote.
Ken 12 years, 7 months ago on Bahamas has lost a great leader
Bahamas has lost a great leader
People are insulted because it's an opinion expressed on behalf of the Tribune and in essence all of it's employees by extension. To call all Bahamians that didn't vote for HAI ungrateful and then to predict impending doom upon the country that we ALL call home is down right ridiculous,unnecessary and from a journalism stance irresponsible. They should just change the name to the FNM Tribune.
SS20 12 years, 7 months ago on Bahamas has lost a great leader
Bahamas has lost a great leader
As a first time voter, I feel extremely insulted by this piece. How could The Tribune write something so bias, and incredibly distasteful?! Not only is this article unprofessional and downright callous, it lacks tact and good judgment of the Bahamian people as a whole. THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY! If The Tribune forgot, I will elaborate on the meaning of democracy. According to the Oxford dictionary, a democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. The key word in this definition is ELECTED. The Bahamian people have spoken, and the Bahamian people (the ones who you called ungrateful and subliminally stupid) ELECTED the PLP as the governing political party for The Bahamas. This article shows the lack of trust you have in the Bahamian people, and moreover, yourself! The ignorance and unprofessional-ism of the Tribune is magnified in this article, and I am no longer a supporter of this newspaper. The Tribune is supposed to be a source for Bahamians to get the facts, which in this case is not shown. This article is filled with OPINIONS, as a journalist one should never be bias, for many rumors have been circulating about the buying of votes, and yet only one party is pointed out. SHAME ON YOU! The writer of this piece completely disregarded the contributions that the PLP did for the Bahamas, and made it seem as if the FNM did everything from the start. The FNM DID NOT get us that lovely stadium you stare at everyday, THE PLP did! Just in case you didn't know, THAT's A FACT. Something this article lacks terribly! I for one am happy Mr. Ingraham has retired. His one-man-band-antics were getting quite tiring, and his "leadership" did NOT scream democracy, it screamed DICTATORSHIP. As a Bahamian citizen, I am not looking forward to having a “Castro” run my country, this is not Cuba, nor will it ever be. It baffles me how this article conveyed a ridiculous point that the Bahamas will be doomed... I have no doubt that Mr. Christie will prove this article wrong. I voted for the PLP because the candidate for my constituency has proven time and time again that she deserved to represent me, and that is what you call GRATITUDE. You talk about the exposing of evil? Well, in my eyes this article is pure evil. It is pronouncing the fact that we are not a whole country, but a country divided. HELLOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! The elections are over, for you to tell the FNMs to stand up shows that this is a competition not a country. We are now and will forever be Bahamians at the end of the day, NOT FNMs, NOT PLPs, and NOT DNAs. We are ONE! Forward upward onward together, does this not ring a bell??? I have nothing more to say on the topic, but I will end on the note that I find this article discouraging and it hinders a united progression of the Bahamian people. SKS, a first time voter.
clear_eyed_no_regrets 12 years, 7 months ago on Bahamas has lost a great leader
Bahamas has lost a great leader
Democracy is the only ungrateful b*tch in this instance. She can't be trusted. She's so unstable and so capricious, like a flirty girl who dances with this guy and then that guy, whichever one she fancies at the time. She stays with you for five years then she jilts you for a new lover. Sure, she loved you and even applauded you, bragged about how good you are. And she loved being with you, so you think she's really yours forever. But she's never had an endless love for anyone and she never will. She loves you, then she loves you not. She drives you nuts as you try to to figure out what she wants. She's broken many hearts and left many good men in her wake, men who have invested many years of their lives and given her all that they had. Does she care? Ha, she laughs at your fallen state and leaves you bleeding on the floor as she rides off to a victory party with her new suitor for another thrilling adventure. She's a whore but you gatta hand it to her - nobody owns this gal.
TalRussell 12 years, 7 months ago on PM announces final Cabinet Ministers list
PM announces final Cabinet Ministers list
Is it a real possibility of Hubert rejoin the PLP and challenging PM Christie for the PLP party’s leadership? It sure as hell seems to be weighing on his mind. Watch the video and see for yourselves what all the reporters missed? The majority of natives looked to Jesus on May 7 to decide their votes and he saved them. FNM's choice to hung to the red lined pants of a man whose regime was too greedy to share the money and wealth of our Bahamaland with the poor and the underprivileged. Can you believe he actually told the natives that he had compassion and love for them? Many see him as a man always quick to judge the loyalty of friends, colleagues and foes alike. Hubert thought so little of his cabinet colleagues that he never bothered to thank them in his so-called second final farewell speech. Never had the time to show respect the heroic struggles the natives, he swore on the Holy Bible to respect and to serve. Truth is never once has he in any of his three administrations paid homage to the struggles of our tiny and much beloved Bahamaland. To him Bahamaland’s history begins and ends when came to power and only if his name was attached to it. This is a selfish man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VybeeT8…
BahamianMinded 12 years, 7 months ago on FNM would have 23 seats if DNA voters ticked the torch
FNM would have 23 seats if DNA voters ticked the torch
You guys r silly to believe that the DNA handed this election to the PLP. FNM supporters r one in the same with their party, they think that Bahamians are fools. Get over it already. The FNM party seems to be more organize than those PLP fellows, but the FNM is not in sync with the Bahamian public. Some people want to talk about money giving out for votes, this is another insult to the public. And also PM Ingraham running without a deputy was an insult to the Bahamian People, who were we voting for if something happens to PM Ingraham? Why would anyone vote for someone that won't tell them who they are voting for? So what if the constitution supports PM Ingraham actions, it still sucks. FNM disappointed me with this blame game not realizing that its their approach to the issues of the last five years that gave them this beating. Transparency Transparency Transparency, I can't say it enough. Don't take the Bahamian public for fools. Oh yeah ya really think FNM country (Freeport) was bought out by the PLP? One man's petty politics help killed an economy. What a shame. Thank you PM Ingraham for your services especially in 92'-97' you were my idol then. I, like every Bahamian ought to commend you for your services and you ought to thanks us for giving you the opportunity to serve us.
coachjunkie 12 years, 7 months ago on Police issue plea to end conflicts
Police issue plea to end conflicts
What Bahamians need to know, is that you don't have to be PLP, FNM, or DNA, to make the country safe. We also need to turn the mirror around and look in it, and stop blaming the government for the way our children turned out, when we know darn well that we should be our children's role model, and not someone else! We should take the blame for our country's downfall, because we are not there for our kids, sure we all have to work to pay bills, but that should not be an excuse for not being there and instilling morals, values , selfworth,honesty and respect of others in them. You don't have to be rich or smart, to do those things.
Lerenda 12 years, 7 months ago on Bahamas has lost a great leader
Bahamas has lost a great leader
who is the tasteless, biased writer of this article? Sir/Madam you are a disgrace and these are the things the Bahamian public are trying to rid this country of. You are obviously one sided. The Tribune is supposed to be a prestigious and respectable paper but you Sir/Madam have made it worst than the Punch. I am a Bahamian who had once voted FNM in 2007 but then voted PLP on May 7th. My reason for voting was not because of bribery, in fact I havent seen any signs of bribery at all. I voted because I Believe in the Bahamas. I got tired of Mr. One Man Band and his dictatorial style of governance. It seems when they hold power for too long they become arrogant and selfish. We are a blessed nation, and God is our co-pilot. You write as if Ingraham was Moses or better yet Christ Jesus. Ingraham was just a mortal man, one who should have humbled himself. He was ruthless and the entire FNM campaign was about Ingraham. But he has gone fishing now, and is now a public disgrace. I am for my people, the Bahamian public and if Christie thinks for one minute he can behave like Ingraham did he will be voted out next time too. My God doesnt sleep. And Ingraham deserved more major punishment than this!