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The Bahamas: 51 years of independence The Bahamas celebrates 51 years of independence today. I heartily join in hailing our motto: “Forward, Upward, Onward Together”… my Bahamaland! We are a young nation of only 415,000 people. Yet, not even the hegemony of the United States can chasten our national pride. Time to cut our colonial… Read more.
Dr. Tamarra Moss is my niece. She and her partner, Dr. Valencia Johnson, are two of the most acclaimed doctors in The Bahamas. And I am proud to share that they held the grand opening of their Healthy Kids Pediatrics this morning. It was a long time coming. But it was built on enduring labor… Read more.
It’s simple. China’s biggest embassy is in The Bahamas because it’s a hub for spying. Hundreds of millions of Chinese tourists aren’t suddenly heading for The Bahamas. If they were, that would explain the need for China’s biggest embassy being there. That is, to provide consular services. China’s biggest embassy China could have built its… Read more.
Elon Musk claims that, in March, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) tried to buy a stake in Twitter. And that it took him only minutes to figure out that SBF was all BS. It took Bahamian authorities a little longer. They have just seized SBF’s Crypto assets. But they have not arrested him. One wonders what they’re… Read more.
Wilfred S. Coakley Jr. was a remarkable man with extraordinary accomplishments in boxing, finance, insurance, writing, and law. Yet, he regarded them all as, well, ordinary. “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Former US President Teddy Roosevelt popularized this proverb. Coakley personified it. But he was a skilled boxer and the first Bahamian president of the… Read more.
My family and friends in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) can be forgiven for thinking that God has decided to punish them for the sins of our leader, the (dis)Honourable Dr. Michael Misick. Because Tropical Storm Hanna has remained centered over the TCI for far longer than forecasters predicted and has been lashing them with a torrent of rain and… Read more.
More media madness than legal mess Media outlets are heralding today as the day of reckoning in the late Anna Nicole Smith’s baby-daddy drama. But court proceedings will feature surreal fanfare rather than legal resolve. Frankly, the only reckoning will be parties fighting through rabid media scrums to enter and leave The Bahamas Supreme Court. Expect mere legal posturing from judges, lawyers, and litigants alike,… Read more.
Black lawyers wearing white wigs When foreigners think of The Bahamas, they picture waves washing up on white sand and rays glistening off crystal-blue waters. But another scene, anachronistic and out of place, is upstaging those images. Black lawyers wearing white wigs and black gowns. This scene is playing out on TV screens worldwide thanks… Read more.
Anna Nicole Smith’s ‘friendship’ with Bahamian minister Shane Gibson is the Bahamian Minister of Immigration and Labour. A week ago, pictures of him in compromising positions with the late Anna Nicole Smith went viral. Those images gave the impression they were more than friends. I argued that those pictures left Prime Minister Perry Christie no… Read more.
Butch Kerzner was the CEO of Kerzner International Holdings. Those holdings include the Atlantis Hotel and Casino on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. It is an iconic and pioneering resort. This is why Kerzner’s sudden death on Wednesday left Bahamians in shock. Butch Kerzner of The Atlantis His father Sol is more famous. But Butch was… Read more.
