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President Obama's immigration address

The issue of immigration has been making front page news recently both here in the Bahamas and in the United States. Last Thursday, President Barack Obama took the debate to a new level, when he introduced controversial new policies for the US. Here is his address in full:

Insurer uproar on Gov'ts 50% investment 'dictate'

Bahamian insurers yesterday blasted the Davis administration for seeking to "dictate" their investment strategy by mandating that a "minimum" 50 percent of their total portfolio be held in government securities.

GAMBLING IN THE BAHAMAS

THE gambling debate in the Bahamas has always been surreal – part of a weird fantasy world that is difficult to navigate with logic.

FACE TO FACE: Moya lit a fire in me and others which has never gone out

When I was a youngster attending Temple Christian Primary School, I had an art teacher that sparked an interest and creativity in me that has stuck with me throughout life.

INSIGHT: An old ally, stuck in the wilderness, looking for friends

“At this moment it’s not possible for us to go into the Bahamas,” conceded Dr Timothy Hsiang, Secretary General of Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF).

Battle erupts over ‘100% green’ resort

A Bahamian private island, billed as the world’s first “carbon neutral” luxury eco-resort, is at the centre of a bitter dispute as the March 15 deadline for its $3.8m “minimum bid” auction looms.

Anglican view on gambling referendum

A pastoral letter to the Anglican family and the wider community on the subject of the proposed legalisation of the “numbers business” in the Bahamas.

RICHARD COULSON: My remedy to get economy moving

Several readers have asked me how to “get our economy moving again”.

ADRIAN GIBSON: What Independence means to the Bahamas at 40

COLUMNIST Adrian Gibson, who pens “A Young Man’s View” for The Tribune’s sister publication, The Big T, each Saturday, gives his assessment of our 40 years of independence, on the eve of the anniversary.

800 job applications for new mobile player

Cable Bahamas had received around 800 applications for jobs with the nation's second mobile provider by end-last week, it was revealed yesterday, and is confident the new operator can beat its financial targets.

Illegal Gambling in the Bahamas – A Pastoral Reflection

GIVEN the extensive engagement of Bahamians in illegal gaming, as entrepreneurs and players and the government’s decision to hold a country-wide referendum on the issue, it is clear that we are confronting a situation that has led to a crisis of national import.

TOUGH CALL: A story of speculation in Great Harbour Cay

GREAT HARBOUR CAY, the Berry Islands -- “I call it the knowing. I know what’s going to happen,” 58-year-old Craig Wells confided to me from beneath a raggedy straw hat at the dilapidated beach bar here, just across from the airport terminal.

'Special demands' sank $20m project

The Government refused to approve a $20 million agriculture project for North Andros because it did “not warrant” the special treatment it was seeking in the form of investment incentives.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Officials must cast their net wide to catch poachers

OVER the years, we have seen significant violation of our sovereign waters by Dominican, Cuban and American fishermen who exploit the hamstrung, diminished capacity of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and the rigidity of international maritime law which clearly sets out the rules of engagement.

A perspective on the Bahamas budget

AGAINST the backdrop of this year's post-election budget debate in Parliament, we thought it would be useful to look at how our economic circumstances have evolved over the past decade.

Humble thoughts on VAT and its meaning

Let me open by saying that I am a born and raised Bahamian with a deep love for my country, its people and, of course, the beauty that surrounds us. We are very fortunate and we enjoy an unbelievable quality of life compared to many other Caribbean countries and countries around the world.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Talk is cheap but crime is exacting a heavy price

SOME time ago, I said that The Bahamas is a powder keg. Today, I believe in that statement even more than I did then. Our society is imploding and we have reached the point of absolute crisis. There is no other description for the criminality and mayhem happening around us on a daily basis.

A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The matters that must be resolved in 2016

AS WE enter 2016, there are a number of pressing national issues that must be quickly addressed and sorted. Today’s column will highlight a few of them and should serve as a dose of reality for the New Year particularly on issues that our government has tried so desperately to dissuade the public not to believe statistics and/or their very own eyes and ears and instead to believe the mumbo-jumbo that the leaders of government and their minions espouse.

Attempts to reclaim BTC are a monumental waste

IN 1997, the Free National Movement ran for re-election on a platform that explicitly called for the privatisation of BaTelCo - the state-owned telecoms monopoly that everyone loved to hate for its studied incompetence and arrogance.

Morality in our Political Policies

If we care for the people of the Bahamas, we must attach the National Health Plan to the referendum for the national lotto...

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