In the past few weeks, the headlines of the major Bahamian newspapers have been dominated by evidence of a chronically disgruntled populace and an increasingly dysfunctional economy and society. Consider the following: “Why So Little Aid And Why So Late?: Year From Irma, Islanders Insist Govt Does More” “Wilchcombe: Gaming operators being victimized” “Komolafe: Affordable […]
On August 23, former Governors General, H.E. Sir Orville Turnquest and H.E. the Hon. Arthur Hanna were formally installed as members of the Order of the Nation. Right thinking Bahamians celebrated the long overdue award. These gentlemen had spent the better part of six decades contributing to the development of our nation. However, there was […]
I was guest on a local radio show recently, when a woman, identifying herself as a former student of mine, called in. Commenting on the discussion in which the host and I were engaging, she used the term “frozen assets”. I called attention to it because it appealed to me and decided I would use […]
During a recent encounter with a former colleague and friend, I was saddened to learn that she was mourning the passing of her young grandson. Tragically, as the boy made his way to school, his life was ended by a gunman firing shots in a suspected drug deal gone wrong. The innocent child was simply […]
For some time now, I have been asking anyone who would listen, if they know where Wisdom and Truth have gone. Most just reply with a suspicious look, or head-shaking. All, whether in regret or glee tend to whisper among themselves, “She really gone this time!” Can’t blame them, though. It’s too terrible to contemplate, […]
Worrywart: a person who worries too much, who worries about things that are not important, or a person who is inclined to worry unduly. ~ Merriam Webster Dictionary Imagine going to a bank to take out a loan to pay a debt that you are unsure will ever come. Doesn’t seem like a sensible […]
Passing Nassau’s British Colonial Hilton not long ago, I could not help but notice the extensive alterations to that grand old property. One happy change was the clearing away of the tangled, unattractive foliage that had for so long hidden the front of the hotel and the statue of Woodes Rogers, first royal governor of […]
If you are among the living on planet earth, chances are that, at some point in your life, you have faced opposition to accomplishing goals that you believed to be noble. Perhaps you were promoted or assigned a task at work and have had a difficult time completing it, owing to uncooperative co-workers. Or maybe you […]
Let it be known from the outset that the ultimate purpose of this essay is a desire to promote a fuller understanding of the word “national” and the challenges, obligations and opportunities the designation presents to organizations, which incorporate the word in their titles. In these times when The Bahamas is still developing and financially […]
Midsummer in The Bahamas is hallmarked by celebrations of freedom from two kinds of bondage. On the first Monday in August annually in The Bahamas, it is our custom to mark the anniversary of the end of an insidious form of bondage—chattel slavery in our islands and throughout the British Empire, the 184th occasion in […]
“Into each life some rain must fall.” This well-known quote is taken from a poem entitled “The Rainy Day” written by American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. At the outset, the tone of the three-verse poem appears to be rather gloomy. The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is […]
Abaco Secessionist Movement Raises Its Ugly Head Again On 16 July 2018 in the Letters to the Editor section of The Tribune, one of my homeland’s leading newspapers, I read a submission that saddened me deeply. A scant six days had passed since the country broke out in flags, buntings, ceremonies, junkanoo, regattas and other […]
