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PM: Immigration backlash alarm
PRIME Minister Perry Christie admitted yesterday that he was “worried” about the firestorm of international criticism that the government has been receiving because of its new immigration restrictions.
Hard work and discipline crucial to the alleviation of poverty
THE Bahamas is experiencing the impact of a global recession that has stagnated the growth of the country’s economy. While this state of affairs may lead many to fear, become angry or simply feel as if they are in a debilitated state, it is important for the Bahamas to make sensible decisions and good use of its time while it seeks to find ways to sustain, promote and implement sound economic policies toward sustainable development.
Bahamian diplomats return from Haiti ‘temporary’
PRIME Minister Philip Davis yesterday met with Bahamian diplomatic officers recently evacuated from Haiti, who expressed being “okay” despite an “abnormal” incident involving the country’s law enforcement.
QC Smith in thumbs-up for ‘flying’ magistrate
ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, praised the government yesterday for facilitating court hearings on Inagua involving migrants accused of entering the country illegally, though he said there remains a need to provide migrants with access to legal aid.
EDITORIAL: Republicans cling to Trump's sinking ship
LAST week was another tumultuous one for Donald Trump and his struggling American presidential administration. He lost one of his most sensible cabinet secretaries in casually dismissing Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.
Let's be both sensible and sensitive
Stranger things have happened, but yesterday in the House of Assembly a strange thing happened - it came the turn for the member for St Anne’s to speak ..... he prefixed his comment, all of maybe three-minutes by saying there will be an announcement concerning Immigration and sat back down giving way for PM Hubert Minnis to make his statement, far from the usual summing up that the closing MP, usually the PM will do then the bombshell.
EDITORIAL: New VAT hike must be revisited
IT IS said that the job of political leaders is to balance conflicting priorities and goals and make decisions based on the welfare and best interests of the people. That looks to be a sensible and laudable ideal. But it may be seen here in The Bahamas as hollow, if not risible, following the announcement in the Budget last week of a huge increase of 60 per cent in Value Added Tax, a move which will have predictably negative consequences for our nation across-the board.
EDITORIAL: Changing faces - the story of the White House chaos
The sad, dangerous chaos that is the Trump administration was illuminated again last week when EPA administrator Scott Pruitt resigned. Pruitt, as venal and corrupt as any senior official in Trump’s government, was reportedly the subject of 13 different corruption or misconduct investigations when he finally resigned under pressure from the White House chief of staff.
Govt ‘should be ashamed’ over deportation criticism
THE Minnis administration should be ashamed for being “dressed down” by the United Nations Human Rights Council over its policy on migrants affected by Hurricane Dorian, Rights Bahamas said yesterday.
Twisted Ukraine narrative
Sensible people stopped taking the western media seriously at the time of the 2003 Iraq war, when it became little more than a cheerleader for the western war machine, ridiculing dissenting voices as it destroyed an Arab country in a war based solely on lies. It did the same with Libya and it almost did the same with Syria – until Russia stopped it.
A guest editorial on government's immigration policy
IN OUR e–mail yesterday, we received “some thoughts for an editorial” from an influential foreign resident, who has spent many years in the Bahamas and has always been most concerned for this small nation’s welfare.
Short of money, but must have new House
ARE OUR politicians completely lacking in sense, or is it sensibility? Maybe they have screws missing in both departments.
Olympic Games: Men's relay team qualify for final, then move up to second after Great Britain disqualified
Friday in Rio.
Texas A&M Aggies capture inaugural Island Relays
GRAND Bahama — Veteran coach Pat Henry remembers his last trip to The Bahamas in October to participate in the homegoing service for his former Olympic sprinter Shavez Hart. This time, he was in a more celebratory mood as his Texas A&M Aggies captured the inaugural Island Relays over the weekend.
On Da Hook
IN THE aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, their are slow signs that fishing and boating are getting back to normal.
ON DA HOOK
THIS year, the weather has really tested fishermen across The Bahamas and those that come from Florida.
On Da Hook
THIS week many Bahamians took advantage of the long weekend, not only to celebrate Majority Rule Day but to hit their favourite fishing spot.
On Da Hook
THE high winds and rough seas of the past few weeks in the Bahamas have hindered many fisherman and frustrated visitors. Some islands experienced high winds and large ocean swells sent by the cold front, Damon, that hit the east coast of the United States and caused damage and temporary closure of the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera last week.
On Da Hook
BOXING Day was not all about celebrating Junkanoo - it was a public holiday and an opportunity for avid fisherman to take advantage of the good weather to hit some of the fishing “hot spots” throughout the Bahamas.
