When the government postponed the gambling referendum, originally proposed for December 3, it bought itself time to put the legal structure in place to conduct a consultative referendum, to properly educate the Bahamian public on the issues and the questions which would be the subject of the referendum. So far it has successfully accomplished one of the three tasks. With …
The Right Choice – Now Let’s Debate
WITH wrangling over the gambling referendum threatening to kill the government’s winning momentum, Prime Minister Perry Christie did the politically prudent and most intelligent thing: postpone the referendum. It truly would serve no one to have the public voting amidst so much confusion and entanglement. But the Prime Minister had few others to blame for his unforced errors: the most …
Is The Gambling Referendum Worth The Time?
THE upcoming referendum is really yucking up my vexation. I join the chorus of Bahamians encouraging the government to put a proper referendum forward; one that is worth suffering the inconvenience of going out to vote. There is no shame in doing the right thing. My concerns, however, do not echo some of the popular discourse. I for one believe …
What Now For The Fnm?
THIS week Renardo Curry will take his seat in the House of Assembly as the newest Member of Parliament for North Abaco. His ascendency concludes an uninspiring campaign process that produced a voter turnout of 86 per cent, down from 91 per cent in May’s general election. The outcome was hardly any surprise. The Free National Movement fielded an amateur …
How Do You Plan To Be Great?
LAST month I reluctantly attended a prayer breakfast for the 73rd annual meeting of the Bethel Baptist Association. I went as a guest of the Royal Bank of Canada, which hosted media personalities at the event. I intended to honour the invitation, but dip in and out of the event, because I had a busy Sunday planned. Thankfully, all did …