Dear Editor, With this week’s resignation of Lanisha Rolle, the country now faces a dire situation in which not one single member of the Cabinet of The Bahamas is a woman. In the 21st Century, this should be unthinkable. This is a sad comment upon, but — we are forced to admit — also a […]

Dear Editor, Last week, my friends came to visit me from the USA for a week of fun in The Bahamas. They took their COVID tests before travelling here at $120 each ($360), they filled in their travel visas and paid the government $60 each ($180). They were here for five days and left on […]

Dear Editor, It is the height of hypocrisy for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to be crying foul over any harsh criticism they get online or elsewhere. I see the PLP leader complaining about garbage campaigns and suddenly a flurry of well-timed letters to the editor claiming to be from “patriots” and “independent voters”, repeating […]

Dear Editor, The general elections are just around the corner and the horses (political) are out of the gates. This contest, I submit, will be between the ruling FNM (Free National Movement) and the opposition PLP (Progressive Liberal Party). The other fringe groupings and so-called parties will not even receive a single deposit back. Sad […]

Dear Editor, Last week saw the rollout of the FNM campaign, which, as in 2017, is built on viciousness, vile personal attacks and blatant untruths. It became so bad that the leader of the PLP, the Hon. Philip “Brave” Davis, thought it necessary to call an urgent press conference to expose the source of these […]

Dear Editor, Recent events and statements by senior FNM ministers and chairmen suggest that the administration is trying it’s level best to lose the next general election. In the midst of the ongoing onslaught, economically and medically, the interim government has notified Bahamians that in short order there will be increases in user/service fees at […]

Dear Editor, I read with interest and quite a bit of amusement the wild and furious protestations of former Sky Bahamas Principal Randy Butler in the paper recently. Facing an allegation that he defrauded a foreign investor in his airline to the tune of $28 million, Mr Butler is all bluster, hyperbole and noise. The […]

Dear Dr Dahl Regis, Thank you for the press conference last evening from the Vaccine Consultative Committee. We have all been watching and waiting for news on the COVID vaccine program you are organizing. I am a 77-year-old permanent resident and was very disappointed to hear right at the end of the conference that you […]

Dear Editor, Natario McKenzie’s recent article on Lombard Odier’s financing deal with BPC (Bahamas Petroleum Company) sets out Lombard Odier’s regret at their “mistake” in providing funding to BPC. The offshore drilling project does not, apparently, fit their usual financing profile. Aside from my surprise that the venture capitalist’s own no doubt stringent checks had […]

Dear Editor, Throughout her political career, Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin has styled herself as a great defender of women and a champion of the vulnerable and the poor. She has shown outrage on various matters related to women’s rights and the downtrodden, except it seems, when it does not serve her political interest. When the […]

Dear Editor, It seems as if only in The Bahamas could a politician run for office or re-election. It has been reported that Peter Turnquest (FNM — East End), former minister of finance and deputy prime minister, will not be getting a re-nomination from his current party. This is the way it should be. If […]