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Fred Mitchell, a thin-skinned self-publicist

Fred Mitchell is a thin-skinned self-publicist whose playbook includes pillorying his opponents and ridiculous attention-grabbing stunts, but he retreats to his pious corner to sulk and whine whenever his dirty laundry is hung out to dry.

Miracle Life offers congregants the word of God throughout the week

IN order to touch the masses, many churches are evolving to accommodate those whose lives don’t allow for worship on Sundays. It is the reason several churches today have incorporated various service times in their schedule, so that people can have flexibility as to how they worship and experience God.

Jaguars complete perfect season

COACH Darryl Sears and his St George’s Jaguars will be returning to New Providence on Wednesday for the 35th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic as the undefeated Grand Bahama High School senior boys basketball champions.

CHAMPIONS! Falcons junior boys, Giants senior girls take home titles

The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools completed its 2018/19 basketball puzzle by crowning the new junior boys and senior girls champions yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Dolphin injury cover-up costs Atlantis worker

Failing to record a bad “dolphin encounter”, and then trying to cover it up, cost an Atlantis middle manager his job - with the resort’s decision backed by two Bahamian courts.

INSIGHT: 0.00000717% – That’s the chance of a tourist being a victim of crime here

Every year we have a circular discussion about the Travel Advisory issued by the US. State Department. It usually comes out in January, but because of the shutdown, it was just released. It is time we get off this hamster wheel once and for all.

Achilles hell of the PLP

An Official Opposition (PLP) member has exposed his party’s Achilles heel when expressing contempt for the newly elected Prime Minister’s national address.

Mitchell and the Secretariat

This is a continuation of a previous letter on Fred Mitchell’s Baroness twisting in the Wind.

Baha Mar deal’s ‘open governance’ conflict

The continued secrecy surrounding the Baha Mar deal is “in direct conflict” with demands for more open and accountable governance, a leading reform campaigner said yesterday.

Rollins: Move to oust Minnis done for sake of Bahamians

THE move to oust Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as Official Opposition leader was done in the best interest of the Bahamian people, according to Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins who yesterday accused the Killarney MP of being more captivated by the title of prime minister rather than the work it would take to improve the quality of life in The Bahamas.

GAIN AN EDGE: How college education opens doors to a career

Selvin Basden, a beneficiary of post-secondary education, explains the advantages he sees of that when hiring potential employees . . .

Officer who struck fighting students ‘was performing his duty’

DIRECTOR of Education Lionel Sands yesterday said the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is “not concerned” about the attempts of a police officer to resolve a fight between two public school students by striking them with his nightstick.

Gibson says union to blame over Ocean Club job losses

LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday blamed the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union for the termination of more than 60 One&Only Ocean Club employees earlier this month, saying the union had allowed the workers’ industrial agreement to expire, leaving the door open for them to be fired.

OFF THE SPECTRUM: Cut the cord!

Disclaimer: Clutch your pearls and buckle your seat belt. This one is going to be given straight, with no chaser. I was sharing with a friend recently about a life skills and vocational programme that I have the privilege of overseeing. This program

EDITORIAL: Dames not playing games

ON Monday, August 21, shaken by the third murder in two days, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames convened a meeting of senior police officers, including the current but reportedly soon to be erstwhile Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade. He asked them to reveal their strategy for fighting violent crime and the criminal activity that ends in murder or attempted murder. We have no doubt that the senior police officers in that room gave the National Security Minister the best briefing they had to offer.

Briefly

EDITOR, The Tribune.  I got the impression that the current Prime Minister was getting himself to the place where he was no longer “sitting on the edge of his legacy” and was becoming fully involved in the work of being the Prime Minister. One step forward, two steps back. His attack on the leader of the Opposition informs us that there are times when he gets thin-skinned and reacts to statements that have nothing to do with personal perceptivity. His explanation of the UK consultants job description may fit the external groups that are seeking to operate gaming businesses in the Bahamas, but they would have nothing to do with consulting the government on who would want to do business within the local environment that is outside of the Casinos. But, if this is what they have been doing then, past and present governments it would appear have been using tax payers’ money to do something that is illegal.  Perhaps the Prime Minister is avoiding the fundamental question that Mr Minnis has put on the table. If the public’s money has been spent on a “consultation” then the report of that consultation has to be placed in the view of the people who paid for it; it is not a private matter. It would help if Mr Christie would see himself as being the legal representative of all of the Bahamian people, that way there would not be any confusion regarding who is really paying the bill. I want to personally remind the Prime Minister, that his deciding to go against the advice of the UK consultants does not make that report null and void, even if it is written on a napkin.  Back to the leadership question. This would cause the public to compare Mr Christie and Mr Minnis, but since Mr Minnis has not yet held the post of Prime Minister we would have to step back and look at similar posts that they did hold, and history would take us back to the Ministry of Health where both men spent some time. If an opinion poll were taken there would be a general agreement that Mr Christie did not do as well as Mr Minnis in that regard. The work we see going on at the nation’s major health care facility may be the reason that Mr Minnis is the leader of the Opposition. As to leading their respective parties it is somewhat of a toss-up, Mr Minnis is into restructuring his organisation and Mr Christie is still battling with his twin demons of indecisiveness and his non-elected party members having too much to say. They are both busy, but going in different directions.  Maybe it is time for Mr Christie to pay his former business partner and close friend a visit and get a couple of pointers out of the Ingraham playbook. Maybe he can begin at the page where it explains how everything you hear does not require a response; giving a response is like writing a cheque that someone else cashes for you, but you are not too sure what the proceeds will look like or if you are going to benefit. Come to think of it, the last Prime Minister had a struggle with this also.  EDWARD HUTCHESON Nassau, November 21, 2012.

THE ART OF GRAPHIX: The signs to look for in a successful business

Have you considered the impact that a sign can have on your business? Many merchants increase their business measurably just by adding good signage.

You go girl: Raquel Greene

BAHAMIAN civil engineer Racquel Greene’s recent accomplishment of being named ‘Employee of the Year’ at the Ministry of Works and Urban Development came after 16 years of hard work – years during which she had to constantly prove herself in a field dominated by men.

National Insurance fund must be protected

THE SEEMINGLY cavalier attitude of this government towards the urgent need to cut costs rather than to add to the deficit by creating more jobs for “the boys”, has left even foreigners concerned for the future of this country.

Halkitis rejects advice at country’s peril

MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis has thumbed his nose at former prime minister Hubert Ingraham, virtually telling him to mind his own business as the PLP are now in charge of the country’s finances.

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