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Catalyn’s funeral - in his own style
PLAYWRIGHT and poet James Catalyn was remembered yesterday as an icon who contributed significantly to the development of Bahamian arts and culture.
Final farewell to ‘leader and patriot’
FORMER Cabinet minister Phenton Neymour was remembered yesterday as a leader and patriot who died too soon.
CULTURE CLASH: We play follow the leader and God forbid anyone who doesn’t play by the rules
When we talk about leadership, we usually point to government as an example. The Prime Minister is seen as the ultimate leader. There is no one with more control. No one with greater power. No one with more responsibility. No one in a more important position. No one more unquestionable or beyond reproach. No one more silencing, domineering or undoubtedly correct. The prime minister is synonymous with leadership.
Bahamians in need of some 'good news'
I would venture to suggest that the majority of ‘right thinking’ Bahamians would wish to see the FNM administration succeed if only for the collective sake of the nation. Of course, partisan politics will always play a role in debates on public policy initiatives and most societal issues. The fact of the matter, however, is that Bahamians are in need of some ‘good news’ for a change.
Davis’ hands clean on water projects
CAT Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip “Brave” Davis did not authorise controversial payments to Nassau Island Development (NID), the contractor for the multi-million dollar Gladstone Road Waste Water Treatment Plant (GRWWTP) that is unfinished despite a 91 percent cost overrun, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Roberts: EY had ‘no right’ to probe political decisions
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) forensic auditors have “no right to question” politically-led decision-making, a former chairman has blasted.
‘Guardian angel’ Davis brands audit a witch hunt
ADMITTING to being a guardian angel to many people over the years, Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis branded the EY audit into operations at the Water and Sewerage Corporation as nothing more than a “witch hunt” that has wasted taxpayers’ money.
Sir Durward – remembered with love
BAHAMIAN icon, Olympian, and philanthropist Sir Durward Randolph Knowles was remembered yesterday as a man who loved his country and strove to make his community a better place.
Sir Durward: ‘I left the world a better place than I found it’
SPORTING icon Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles, in his obituary, as he was laid to rest following his funeral service at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, penned the following words: “I can honestly say, I have lived a full life and I left the world a better place than I found it.”
Plane crash families ‘kept in the dark’
THE son of one of the North Andros plane crash victims has said the news that officials have found the debris field from the accident is the “latest and hardest” hit in a series of stunning blows.
'Zorro' Stubbs laid to rest
“THE most important thing to possess is our soul. Let us wash it clean and give it back to the one who gave it to us,” were the words penned by the late Prince ‘Zorro’ Stubbs in his obituary at his funeral service on Saturday.Rev Fr I Ranfurly Brown,
Kirk honours Sir Geoffrey Johnstone
When a man impacts his generation and the one after him, he is fondly remembered even after his passing. Such is the legacy of Sir Geoffrey Adams Dinwiddie Johnstone, KCMG. Scores of his admirers - those whose lives he touched - gathered at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk on Saturday to witness the church hall be dedicated in his honour.
Aidan Carron, loved and lost too soon
TWO-year-old Aidan Roger Dupuch Carron, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dupuch Carron, died in Baltimore, Maryland, on Christmas Eve after losing his long battle with cancer.
In tribute to C.A.P. Smith
I READ with considerable sadness of the passing of C A P Smith, a former Permanent Secretary. I extend my profound sympathy to his wife Rachel and his children, all of whom I know personally and who CAP loved beyond measure.
INSIGHT: Would the Cheng family really be good for the Bahamas?
Malcolm J Strachan reveals a dark side to Baha Mar’s prospective buyers and a dangerous gamble on the resort’s future . . .
Runnin’ scared from the ‘gay agenda’
THE Christian Fundamentalists and Evangelicals must be running scared if they have to use the Preamble to the Constitution of The Bahamas to support their bible basis for marriage.
Star authors put the spotlight on literacy
NOVELIST Lee Child, famed for his Jack Reacher thriller series which became a hit movie starring Tom Cruise, was among writers championing literacy at an event last night.
Children in tears as they mourn dead schoolboy
CONFUSED and shaken Doris Johnson Senior High School teachers and students tried to come to grips with the murder of 16-year-old Adonai Wilson, who was yesterday remembered as a boy with “good prospects”.
His back ailing, Tiger Woods merely an onlooker - for now
JORDAN Spieth is used to having an audience on the golf course - just not Tiger Woods.
SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: NFL Picks Week 9
Browns at Bengals RENALDO: At one point this used to be “The Battle Of Ohio.” Now it’s a title better suited for the weekly fight between LeBron’s barber and the progression of his receding hairline.
