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Letters to the EditorApril 13, 2024 at 4:30 am Eyewitness News

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Is there really a shortage of nurses in The Bahamas?

Editor, Is The Bahamas truly for Bahamians? This is a question I ask myself daily. Being hired as a Nurse in The Bahamas is challenging. Well! It’s only challenging for the ones who were born here. Imagine studying so hard to graduate from Nursing School and then sitting a 2-day National Exam in order to […]

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April 13, 2024 at 4:30 am | Eyewitness News

Letters to the EditorApril 11, 2024 at 4:15 am Jayson Braynen

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Letters to the Editor: The ‘Plight’ of Parliamentarians?

Editor, Way back in the day, persons who offered for election to the House of Assembly and were elected or those who accepted an appointment to the Senate were often self-employed in the business or professional worlds. In short they were independent financially. They did not, ordinarily, look to the public purse for sustenance. Over […]

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April 11, 2024 at 4:15 am | Jayson Braynen

Letters to the EditorMarch 27, 2024 at 4:15 am Jayson Braynen

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Letters to the Editor: Mid-Term Governance Report – Nothing Accomplished, Nothing Planned.

Editor, Allow a small space to convey the following to the leadership of the Progressive Party (PLP). Over the past 30 months, your focus seems to have been primarily on engaging in a blame game and mastering the art of looking back, rather than on the productive action of building forward. Your extensive travels in […]

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March 27, 2024 at 4:15 am | Jayson Braynen

Letters to the EditorMarch 25, 2024 at 4:10 am Jayson Braynen 1

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Letters to the Editor: Government travel is crucial

Editor, Many have asked why it is the the Prime Minister and assorted delegations have been traveling the globe to meet with other Heads of State and governmental leaders. Some have even gone so far as to suggest that public funds are being wasted on such trips. I beg to differ. The Commonwealth of The […]

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March 25, 2024 at 4:10 am | Jayson Braynen | 1

Letters to the EditorMarch 19, 2024 at 4:20 am Eyewitness News

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Letter to the Editor: Ceasefire now

Editor, Joining the voices of nongovernmental organizations, feminist movements, and activists all over the world, Equality Bahamas calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel. The genocide in Gaza is not an isolated event that can be ignored by Black people, Bahamian people, Caribbean people, or people of […]

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March 19, 2024 at 4:20 am | Eyewitness News

Letters to the EditorMarch 11, 2024 at 4:21 am Eyewitness News

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Letter to the Editor: The PLP and the FNM are the same

Editor, In about 30 months or less, we will go to the polls to elect a new government under our democracy. We have had a duopoly of power between two major parties over the past 60 years. The pendulum has been swinging back and forth between the two major parties over the past twenty years. […]

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March 11, 2024 at 4:21 am | Eyewitness News

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Letter to the Editor: Haiti – the nation of the damned?

Ever since, if not before, it successfully declared its independence in 1804 following her defeat of a contingent of the Napoleonic army, Haiti has been and remains, to this very day, the classical case of a ‘failed state’. Throughout its modern history, Haiti, at different times, has been controlled or led by assorted coup leaders, […]

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March 8, 2024 at 4:23 am | Eyewitness News | 1

Letters to the EditorMarch 8, 2024 at 4:20 am Eyewitness News

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Letters to the Editor — The BPL Saga: Same script, similar cast

Editor, The more things change, the more they remain the same. These were the words that came to mind as the nation woke up to the news that the current PLP administration has either entered into or is contemplating entering into another BPL deal. In the midst of the uncertainty and controversy, one thing is […]

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March 8, 2024 at 4:20 am | Eyewitness News

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Letter to the Editor: National youth service is a necessity

Editor, Here in our wonderful nation, a lot of people are up in arms, pardon the pun, over crime and the fear of crime. Basically, despite the perception, crime is NOT out of control. Yes, there are challenges but nothing insurmountable, in my considered view. The vast majority of the crimes to which people are […]

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March 5, 2024 at 4:20 am | Eyewitness News | 1

Letters to the EditorMarch 4, 2024 at 4:10 am Jayson Braynen

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Letter to the Editor: A strategic vision for advancement in North Abaco

Editor, Abaco has long been hailed as a resilient haven with dedicated and independent residents, which play a pivotal role in fostering a thriving economy that significantly contributes to the public treasury. Despite the aftermath of the devastating hurricane Dorian, the unwavering resilience and dedication of Abaconians have remained steadfast. My strong familial tie to […]

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March 4, 2024 at 4:10 am | Jayson Braynen

Letters to the EditorFebruary 28, 2024 at 4:15 am Eyewitness News

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Letter to the Editor: The Prime Minister is on fire

Editor, The PLP was returned to power in 2021, a little short of three years ago, under the stellar leadership of Philip ‘Brave’ Davis. KC, MP. The victory was anticipated, but not the lop-sided electoral majority. The opposition FNM, under the halting leadership style of Dr Hubert Minnis (FNM-Killarney), was badly decimated and left shell-shocked. […]

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February 28, 2024 at 4:15 am | Eyewitness News

Letters to the EditorFebruary 26, 2024 at 4:30 am Eyewitness News

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Letter to the Editor: Highlighting the best of us

Dear Editor, At a time when too many focus on what’s wrong with our country, I’d like to focus on what’s right with our country. Mrs. Katherina Williams (nee Pinder) grew up in a family committed to God, family, and nation-building service. They daily lived the adage that it takes a Village to raise a […]

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February 26, 2024 at 4:30 am | Eyewitness News

Letters to the EditorFebruary 21, 2024 at 4:35 am Eyewitness News 1

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Op-ed: The Bahamas has a long-standing crime problem

Editor, As a journalist nearing two decades, the number of killings in our country the past two months saddens me. The killings happen during the day or night. They happen in public places. Adults and young people have been killed. The problem caught the attention of our closest ally, the United States. The international media […]

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February 21, 2024 at 4:35 am | Eyewitness News | 1

Letters to the EditorFebruary 12, 2024 at 4:26 am Jayson Braynen

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Letters to the Editor: Sowing bad seeds yet expecting a good harvest

Editor, Some have bogusly questioned why I, over these many decades, would regularly submit editorial letters and articles for publication in the media. Well, as a proud citizen of The Bahamas, it has always been my stance that while one has breath in his/her body that he/she should speak out and advocate for national issues. […]

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February 12, 2024 at 4:26 am | Jayson Braynen

Letters to the EditorFebruary 12, 2024 at 4:11 am Eyewitness News 1

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Letters to the Editor: Why many don’t know where Burma Road is

Editor, Growing up in The Bahamas, many Bahamians would have heard the song “Burma Road” by the late Ronnie Butler, giving us our first introduction to a piece of Bahamian history known as the Burma Road Riot, even without realizing it. Despite this, many young students in high schools across the nation would have been […]

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February 12, 2024 at 4:11 am | Eyewitness News | 1

Letters to the EditorFebruary 12, 2024 at 4:06 am Jayson Braynen

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Letters to the Editor: The importance of independence in government

Dear Editor, The Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) writes to highlight the vital importance of independence in governance structures, particularly as it pertains to the upcoming debate on the Ombudsman legislation in the Senate. As an advocacy group committed to fostering transparency, accountability, and good governance in The Bahamas, ORG firmly believes that independent oversight […]

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February 12, 2024 at 4:06 am | Jayson Braynen

Letters to the EditorFebruary 3, 2024 at 4:20 am Eyewitness News

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Letters to the Editor: Exorbitant boat registration fees will have a ripple effect

Editor, In a world where the cost of living has become a surmounting burden for families and businesses alike, the recent proposition to dramatically increase boat registration fees from a digestible $20 to a staggering $750 for small boats, and from a reasonable $200 to a crushing $3,000 for larger vessels, is a cause for […]

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February 3, 2024 at 4:20 am | Eyewitness News

Letters to the EditorJanuary 26, 2024 at 4:20 am Eyewitness News 1

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Letters to the Editor: The statistics are not in Capital Punishment’s favor

Editor, With the frequency of homicides since the start of the new year, the natural response among Bahamians has been to understand why this surge is happening and what could be done to restore peace within the nation. Consequently, there’s also been speculation of implementing capital punishment, with former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis having endorsed […]

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January 26, 2024 at 4:20 am | Eyewitness News | 1

Letters to the EditorJanuary 25, 2024 at 4:14 am Jayson Braynen

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Young men and criminality

Dear Editor, Amidst all the wordiness surrounding criminality and murder in this small country, I have awaited reasonable, sensible and wise reflection on the calamity that has befallen this nation. Finally, those inspired words appeared in two dailies. I salute not only these newspapers but especially the letter writer Zephaniah Burrows. It is obvious that […]

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January 25, 2024 at 4:14 am | Jayson Braynen

Letters to the EditorJanuary 16, 2024 at 4:30 am Jayson Braynen

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Letters to the Editor: Get helicopters to fight crime and illegal immigration

Dear Editor, Nassau is dying, both literally as well as figuratively, and unless something is done immediately and without any hesitation, the entirety of The Bahamas will surely collapse and might not ever recover. In its entire 50-year history as an “independent” nation (a topic for another conversation), the Commonwealth Of The Bahamas has never […]

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January 16, 2024 at 4:30 am | Jayson Braynen