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My Biggest Post-Trump Fear: A Progressive Revival

This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Support FEE here... The nearly four weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration have been the most divisive period of American politics since the end of the Second World War. The sharp lines that everyone is drawing in the sand... Read more →

Greek Fest 2017! What a fabulous event.

Congratulations to the Greek community for another terrific festival. It continues tonight and tomorrow. Support the Greek Communities outreach. Read more →

Repairing The Breach In The Bahamas

by Dr. Donald M. McCartney, DM “….Mark, if you please, the fact, for it is a fact, an ominous fact, that at no time in the history of conflict between slavery and freedom in this country has the character of the negro as a man been made the subject of... Read more →

Greek Fest '17 February 18 & 19, 2017. See you there!

Spoil Your Ballot or None Of The Above

In light of the "Spoil Your Ballot" initiative I'm re-reading Sy Leon's None Of The Above: Why Non-Voters Are America's Political Majority. Here's an interesting quote I had forgotten: Leon's Law Of Governance The amount of government control will always increase to the level of toleration of the people. An... Read more →

KILL THE BILL - Interception Of Communications Bill Petition

"We the undersigned, demand the Government of the Bahamas KILL THE BILL - The Interception of Communications Bill (ICB), 2017 (Known locally as The Spy Bill) until such time as there has been sufficient public consultation. "Across the Bahamas, civil society organizations, legal experts and prominent individuals warn that in... Read more →

Greek Fest '17 February 18 & 19, 2017. Don't Miss It!

The Rebirth of Baha Mar

by Richard Coulson When I visited the new President of the Baha Mar resort complex last month, a digital count-down clock hung on the wall facing his office. It read 88-23-44-16, marking the days, hours, minutes and seconds until 12:00 noon on April 21 when a ribbon will be cut... Read more →

We do not have a crime problem

Dear Editor, I would like to go on record and disagree with all of the talk show hosts and media personalities who think that we have a crime problem; to listen to them pontificate you get the impression that this situation is something new. It is not new and we... Read more →

Rise of a New Police State

Dear Editor, Allyson Maynard Gibson’s defense of the controversial ICB lacks credibility as she states that the authority for the above would be placed “solely in the hands of the Independent Judiciary.” This is laughable as the government has openly shown their disdain, disrespect & disregard for the Judiciary by... Read more →