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 …
A Wish List For The Next Government
As published in the Tribune Newspaper on Monday, May 7, 2012 TO the soon-to-be-announced victors: Today, the Bahamas goes to the polls to choose you. Whether in the end they select an administration dominated by fresh faces or familiar, you will come to office with a brand new mandate, based on promises made during campaign season. Some politicians put forward …
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 …
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 …