I STARTED this campaign cycle annoyed by the fact that Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham’s faces were plastered all over my constituency, considering I live far from North Abaco and far from Centreville, where these men, both leaders of their respective political parties, are offering themselves as candidates in the May 7 general election. I was fighting hard to hold …
Blacklisted: Branville McCartney
First Published On: Monday, March 26, 2012 in the Tribune newspaper. WHEN it comes to illegal immigration Branville McCartney, member of parliament for Bamboo Town, time and time again, proves himself to be a master at pandering, but last week he added a new issue to his chest, in a desperate attempt to galvanise some form of base for his …
The great porn debate
First Published On: Monday, January 16, 2012 in the Tribune newspaper. CONSTITUTIONAL watchdogs, the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC), are up to their old tricks again. Against the backdrop of the Bahamas constitution, they are making outlandish claims in defence of public morality. The BCC took great interest in reviewing channels 874 to 895 from service provider Cable Bahamas, outlining in …
The real Voodoo uncovered
First Published On: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in the Tribune newspaper. ONE of the most controversial subjects in the Bahamas, a topic which has often been too taboo for public discourse, will come to life in an hour-long documentary at the Bahamas International Film Festival this Friday. In “The Real Voodoo”, documentary filmmaker Sandra Whiteley gives viewers a behind-the-scenes, inside …
Cuba on the down low
Twice a week, the Bahamas’ national flag carrier Bahamasair takes off from the Lynden Pindling International Airport for a round trip flight to Havana, Cuba. Onboard the usually full 50-seater airplane is a hodge-podge of Latin American nationals from south of the equator, distinctively American Cuban natives using the Bahamas as a transshipment point and Bahamians, predominantly men. There is …