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People will not fall for the FNM again
People will not fall for the FNM again EDITOR, The Tribune. I understand it is the silly season but I am deeply concerned that want-to-be politicians who appear to have no conscience will stoop to any level to lie and deceive the people of this great B
Franklyn Wilson understood the signs
Franklyn Wilson understood the signs WE SUGGEST that PLP candidates who are trying to hoodwink Bahamian voters into believing that the downturn in the Bahamas' economy is either due to -- or has been made worse by -- the Ingraham government's "stopping, re
Franklyn Wilson understood the signs
Franklyn Wilson understood the signs WE SUGGEST that PLP candidates who are trying to hoodwink Bahamian voters into believing that the downturn in the Bahamas' economy is either due to -- or has been made worse by -- the Ingraham government's "stopping, re
A national lottery to be decided by referendum
A national lottery to be decided by referendum EARLIER THIS year there was much speculation that the "numbers racket" was going to be legalised and regulated. From comments made by Prime Minister Ingraham in the House of Assembly yesterday it is now cle
Oil drilling in the Bahamas - the facts behind the scares
Oil drilling in the Bahamas - the facts behind the scares By LARRY SMITH IN recent weeks, the Democratic National Alliance has tried to gain political mileage by stirring up a controversy over oil exploration. But rather than focus on the very real sub
The struggle for a free press in the Bahamas
The struggle for a free press in the Bahamas TRIBUNE staff are probably wondering today why we devoted a whole page to mark World Press Freedom day with a general election only two more publishing days away and every inch of space needed for election new
Franklyn Wilson understood the signs
Franklyn Wilson understood the signs WE SUGGEST that PLP candidates who are trying to hoodwink Bahamian voters into believing that the downturn in the Bahamas' economy is either due to -- or has been made worse by -- the Ingraham government's "stopping, re
No rejoicing for Caribbean travellers
By Sir Ronald Sanders Air transportation in the Caribbean has always been difficult. The news that a privately-owned, low-cost carrier, REDjet, has been forced to suspend its operations has made Caribbean air transportation even more problematic. Over th
The destruction of Jumbey village
The destruction of Jumbey village "NO, I can't believe it - that can't be true!" This was Coconut Grove MP's Ed Moxey's shocked reply in May 1974 when a news reporter called to ask what he thought of a report that government had planned to build a repli
Beware of election promises
ELECTION TIME is here again and so are the promises. Promises, we might add, without any reference to the Public Treasury. Bahamians should be aware of the times in which we live and don't depend on election promises -- even in
No rejoicing for Caribbean travellers
By Sir Ronald Sanders Air transportation in the Caribbean has always been difficult. The news that a privately-owned, low-cost carrier, REDjet, has been forced to suspend its operations has made Caribbean air transportation even more problematic. Over th
BISHOP ELLIS IS RIGHT - SOCIAL ILLS MEAN DESTRUCTION
BISHOP ELLIS IS RIGHT - SOCIAL ILLS MEAN DESTRUCTION IN THIS column yesterday, we jested about Bishop Neil Ellis' theatrical announcement of how, as God's chosen messenger, he was sent to warn Bahamians that the world's three greatest vices, in the form
POLITICAL POLICE UNIT? BRING IT ON.
By PACO NUNEZ Tribune news editor IT is generally accepted that the use of law enforcement to intimidate or suppress political rivals is the sign of an authoritarian government. Talk of secret police units invokes sinister nightmares from the past - the
Survivor of the Holocaust tells how Schindler saved her life
Survivor of the Holocaust tells how Schindler saved her life During the entire period in which we worked for Director Schindler, he did everything possible to save the lives of the greatest possible number of Jews, in spite of the tremendous difficulties
Strike that stirred the nation
LAST Friday marked the 54th anniversary of the 1958 general strike, one of the seminal events of the modern Bahamas. On January 13 of that year, hundreds of public and private sector workers walked off their jobs, shutting down New Providence for almost t
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