Published On: Saturday, March 03, 2012 in the Tribune Newspaper THE power of the feminine was on display last week as young girls at Doris Johnson Senior High School shared “seeds of empowerment” with their peers at the first “Chat Room for Girls”. This model initiative of guidance counsellor Phyllis Woodside brings students together during lunch break to fill their …
Public apology for objectionable joke
Published On: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in the Tribune Newspaper Parliamentary Commissioner Errol Bethel, a man who is held in great esteem by society (politics aside), apologised profusely for comments deemed to be offensive to women at the Bahamas Crisis Centre’s Silent Witness Exhibition on Saturday. The incident surrounding Mr Bethel, a well respected member of the community, was not exceptional …
What does it mean to you to be black?
First published on Thursday, February 09, 2012 in the Tribune newspaper. THE other day I stumped a politician by asking him a simple question: What is Africa? The question emerged because he responded to another question I posed, are you African, by saying, “No, I am a Bahamian with African heritage.” So naturally, I pressed, and asked, well what does it …
Majority Rule and the PLP
First Published On: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in the Tribune newspaper. EVERY year when January 10 rolls around, I often feel as though the Progressive Liberal Party’s glorification of Majority Rule Day is a political strategy to guilt me into pledging my allegiance to the PLP as a show of respect for all they did to bring about the liberation …
The battle for Bamboo
First Published On: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in the Tribune newspaper. IT IS hard to believe 10 months have passed since I put pen to paper to discuss the political future of Branville McCartney, member of parliament for Bamboo Town. When he resigned from the Free National Movement last March, it was unclear if narcissism had simply got the better …