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The Age Of Our Leaders

by Adrian Gibson AS I read about the happenings across the world and leadership of various countries, I wondered about the age of leaders in various nations when they are first elected to office. Here in The Bahamas, we are discussing the leadership within the PLP and the FNM and... Read more →

Cancer Society Annual Walk 2015

The Cancer Society of the Bahamas is now well underway with the Annual Stride for Life Walk that will be held Saturday, October 3rd 2015 at 6 AM SHARP. In this regard, your support is requested by registering and encouraging others to do the same so that they can continue... Read more →

The Daily Disintegration That Shows It’s Time For A Change

by Adrian Gibson WHEN one looks at the state of affairs in The Bahamas, there’s no choice but to be disappointed in our governance and political processes, in how our society has disintegrated and degenerated in to what seems to be a wholehearted embrace of a dog-eat-dog culture and in... Read more →

Of Bread and Circuses

In reading some of the rhetoric from many of the presidential hopefuls in the upcoming United States elections, I'm reminded of Étienne de La Boétie, the French Jurist, Poet and Political Theorist from the 1500's. This quote seems quite apropos: "…Tyrants would distribute largess, a bushel of wheat, a gallon... Read more →

Crafting a Freedom of Information Act

With all the "political excitement" here at home you might not be following events surrounding four Canadian Senators embroiled in scandal and the request by the Canadian Press for information from the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) relating to the senators. Apparently there are some 28 pages of "responsive information" that... Read more →

The Origins of Mass Incarceration

As some of our readers might know by now, I'm not a believer in the drug war. It has not solved the problem and seems to incarcerate a lot of people that are doing no harm to anyone but themselves. But like most issues, mass incarceration is a little more... Read more →

DVD Release: The Black Moses - The L.O. Pindling Story

Watch the trailer below: Read more →

Our esoteric theories. A lifeline or anchor?

The four powerful paragraphs below are from Dr. Thomas Sowell's speech, Race, Culture and Equality from 1998, and they remain relevant today: "It should be axiomatic that there is not unlimited time, unlimited resources, or unlimited good will among peoples-- anywhere in the world. If we are serious about wanting... Read more →

Christie At The Centre Of Political Rumblings

Photo: Bahamas Press by Adrian Gibson THERE has been quite a rumble on the political landscape recently as a new party has been projected to launch shortly, Raynard Rigby has announced his intentions to challenge Perry Christie for the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and it is perceived... Read more →

Grimy Nassau - That Video

by Adrian Gibson MUCH ado was made about a video spoofing the touristic offerings in downtown Nassau. While I understand how Bahamians can feel affronted, we must recognise that it is a spoof video and that it addresses an uncomfortable truth about the state of affairs in downtown. The reaction... Read more →