Exploding the myths
Today is gaming Referendum Day in The Bahamas, and, as the sun sets, either we will continue to doze in the depths of denial or, like Rip Van Winkle, we will awaken to the reality of the bold new world that awaits us. Either way, a decision wil... |
President Obama:
The speech may have been directed to a domestic United States audience, but in its boldness, its frankness and its inspirational quality, it was a speech to the citizens of the world.
In the inauguration speech on January 21 marking his second term ... |
Tourism summit not likely to generate new initiatives
The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association (CHTA) recently assembled in the Nassau ambience of comfort and pomp that gave the weak-kneed participants some renewed energy to cough up new dreams and imagination of a tourism future in the Caribbean region.... |
Proposed referenda evidence of Bahamian political maturation
The advance poll for the upcoming referendum on gambling has come and gone. We are now in the final days of preparation for the second referendum in Bahamian history; the first being in February 2002. As we head to the polls to state our ... |
Pension Bill not perfect but a step in the right direction
We were pleased to see the proposed Employees Pension Fund Protection Bill, 2012 brought to the House of Assembly last week by Michael Halkitis. As a firm, we have been calling for pension legislations since we were established back in 1997.&nb... |
Seven reasons to vote no on web shops
There has been considerable confusion surrounding next week’s referendum, which was postponed from last year because of a lack of good and proper process. Besides the confusion created by the incompetence associated with conducting the poll, ... |
Minnis’ mystifying mixed messages
This week, the official opposition again demonstrated just how inexperienced, hypocritical and disingenuous it is by their politically motivated decision to oppose the referendum questions and invite others to follow suit, thereby once again violatin... |
Save the Commonwealth brand:Tell Sri Lanka ‘enough’
It is time for the Commonwealth of Nations to suspend Sri Lanka from its councils.
In doing so, the Commonwealth would restore confidence in its 2.1 billion people that it is not a hypocritical association that claims to stand for values, including ... |
Expand Bahamian ownership in gaming by voting yes
In our fortieth year of independence as a country, we as a free people remain on the outside of the lucrative gaming sector in The Bahamas.
Foreigners come to The Bahamas and make millions in gaming, taking profits out of our country to their benefi... |
The gambling referendum: The people’s choice
As the referendum day approaches, the time to hear the voice of the citizenry of The Bahamas on the extremely controversial topic of gambling for Bahamians draws nigh. There is no doubt that gambling has formed a critical part of the Bahamian s... |
