PRESENTING THE FLAG: Fred Mitchell, Foreign Minister, presents the flag of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the widow of the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Don Saunders at the graveside in St Agnes Cemetery. 19 April 2024. Our photo of the week by Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services.
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Peter Turnquest, the man who lost his job as Deputy Prime Minister under the hapless Hubert Minnis as Prime Minister, has dreams of sugar plums dancing in his head. As reported in The Tribune on 15 April 2024, Mr. Turnquest says that the action brought against him of conspiracy to defraud by Willaim Kaiser his […]
The President of New York’s Columbia University being pilloried by the U S Congress The lobby for Israel has been active in the United States and throughout the world seeking to justify the existence of the state of Israel which was carved out of the home of the Palestinian people, after the collapse of the […]
Grand Bahama: A Diamond in the Rough Grand Bahama can be described as a diamond in the rough, unpolished. The island sits 61 nautical miles east of West Palm Beach Florida; in the centre of the island sits the City of Freeport, the second city which is controlled and managed by the Grand Bahama Port […]
Roads unpaved Ramps unrepaired Broken sea walls
Breaking silence The Honourable Rev. Fredrick McAlpine, who has long been silent, has chosen this moment to speak; perhaps, hoping to gain some political millage. However, he has miscalculated and his comments are profoundly ill-advised. In the first place, he seems not able to make the distinction between the hundreds of millions that the Grand […]
The Government moved and passed a bill to ban the support and membership of gangs in The Bahamas. This is a drastic move for the advocates of constitutional projections and comes fraught with danger. The Prime Minister Philip Davis in defending the move said that the times demanded strict action to protect the country and […]
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Up from the political grave arose former MP Frederick McAlpine. When he was serving in the House of Assembly under former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, he used to have quite thoughtful and challenging interventions. So some of us paused to hear what he had to say at his live press conference on 15 April 2024. […]
In a moving ceremony at St Agnes Anglican Church on Friday 19 April 2024, in Grants Town, where his foster father Archdeacon Cartwright is the rector, and conducted by his Lordship the Bishop Laish Boyd, Don Saunders at 49 years old, killed in cold blood by two knuckleheads, was laid to rest. He was buried […]
Sports Minister refutes the claims of the FNM and the Auditor General about an overspend People have asked why is it that the Auditor General whenever the PLP is in power is able to simply fly in from the top, without notice and audit your books, then issue a “ gotcha report”. The question was […]
Fred Mitchell paid a courtesy visit to Shippen Bright and his wife Holly Ulrich in their hometown in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA. Mr Bright, a navy veteran and fellow Kennedy School, Harvard University alum of Mr Mitchell, is a long time friend and benefactor of The Bahamas with support for environmental projects in Small Hope […]
Fred Mitchell congratulates and with the leave of the Prime Minister and the concurrence of the Minister of National Security and the support of the Commissioner of Police bids best wishes at LPIA to mid-level management officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force on a one-month leadership course at the International Leadership Program, College of […]
Inspection by Fred Mitchell MP of the re-sealing of the Basketball Court in Fox Hill with subcontractor Leroy Rolle on Freedom Park. 21 April 2024. Looking good.
Fred Mitchell at the community of St Anselm’s Catholic Church as they marked their feast of title 21 April 2024 in Fox Hill. With Ambassador Joseph Curry, Dwayne Heastie at the barbecue and Linda Demeritte with others in the kitchen. Congratulations.
Fred Mitchell at the funeral of Carla Penn Lightbourne at Ebenezer Methodist Church on Shirley St. Formerly of Inagua and Bernard Close off Bernard Rd in Fox Hill. 20 April 2024.
Fred Mitchell attended the wedding of Brian and Kershea Davis at St Anselm’s Church in Fox Hill. Congratulations to the happy couple. 20 April 2024 Photos by Calvin Brown Jr RBDF
