Marketing The Bahamas
Recent announcements by the government as to prospective future development projects leave us confused. The Bahamas is not and should never try to be Las Vegas, Italy, New Orleans, United States, or Europe. We lament the possibility that ... |
Misguided help at BEC
The last Free National Movement (FNM) administration had several reconnection programs at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) for consumers who hit hard times and could not pay their bills. The idea was for the consumers to stay current o... |
The urgency of resolving waste problems
When the recent city dump fire began it was fascinating to fly over and see where the unhealthy smoke spread on New Providence. It drifted northwest toward the Cable Beach area over many homes and toward a new development: Baha Mar.
Large dump fire... |
Stepping down from high office
The world was surprised when the head of the Roman Catholic Church resigned several months ago. Popes don’t usually resign. Like monarchs they serve until death. The last pope to resign did so six centuries ago.
Pope Benedict XVI... |
Thank you Hubert Ingraham
“There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude,” said Robert Brault. While expressing gratitude to Hubert Ingraham for his leadership of the nation would be appropriate, it nev... |
Our partial welcome to foreigners
Recently, the Ministry of Tourism proudly revealed the heavily financed “Behold” campaign in New York City’s Rockefeller subway station. It is good that the collective islands of The Bahamas are being represented in our tourism promotions... |
The new crime figures
While on the Star FM talk show “Jeffrey” yesterday, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade attempted to assure the country that crime is trending down. And by the end of the evening police released crime statistics for the year up to yester... |
Advancing our aviation system
On Mayaguana on the fateful night of April 4 a medical air evacuation turned into a medical emergency that gripped the hearts of all Bahamians and exposed the perils of Family Island living to those who were unaware.
The sweeping length of our archi... |
Reality and expectations a year later
The last Free National Movement (FNM) administration had a tough time from 2007 to 2012. The financial crisis in 2008 left the FNM playing catch-up. The crime problem it could never bring under control. The roadwork project could not come to an en... |
Tests of preparedness
New Providence is the main island of The Bahamas where about two thirds of the population of the country lives. The island is fortunate in that it is rarely hit by major hurricanes even though these storms pass through our waters almost annuall... |
