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Please allow me space in your esteemed publication to express myself with the hope of connecting to others.

The value of our freedom

Throughout my life, I have admired The Tribune, for upholding our freedoms, particularly freedom of speech, freedom of movement, and freedom of the press.

Eye for an eye on our streets

Nassau was submerged in a bloodbath over the past weekend. The Nassau Tribune’s report that five persons were killed in four separate shootings over a three-day span suggests that The Bahamas will record another 100-plus murders in 2022.

Twisted Ukraine narrative

Sensible people stopped taking the western media seriously at the time of the 2003 Iraq war, when it became little more than a cheerleader for the western war machine, ridiculing dissenting voices as it destroyed an Arab country in a war based solely on lies. It did the same with Libya and it almost did the same with Syria – until Russia stopped it.

RIP DNA

In December 2021, Arinthia Komolafe resigned as leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), nearly three months after the September 16 general election.

Stress in our society

I have never held myself out to be a psychiatrist or anything of the sort. My common and every day experiences along with interpersonal relationships have led me to the conclusion that a large number of Bahamians are suffering from assorted forms of mental illnesses. I further submit that we are good at denying and hiding the symptoms from ourselves. We hardly ever confide in others or talk about our internal demons because we risk being called crazy or worse.

Billion dollar food bill

As the debate is about the reduction of the $1bn import into The Bahamas and the need to help reduce the cost of food for Bahamians it would be important for the Bahamas government to make a significant contribution and assistance to help Bahamian farmers improve their farming with the best foreign expert in farming so that the Bahamian farmers can get good at delivering excellent products that can be implemented locally to the food stores and hotels in The Bahamas.

Ukraine and Zimbabwe

The world has been left devastated by the recent decision from president Putin to invade Ukraine.

A city stuck in the mud

On Friday, the 4th of March, exasperated residents of Grand Bahama marched from a local business in Grand, Freeport to the headquarters of the Grand Bahama Port Authority. They wanted to protest and register their concerns about a city that appears to be dying slowly on the vine and its key infrastructure seems to be falling into disrepair.

The storm is over

My basic philosophy in public life has always been to give roses and kudos to individuals while they are alive to appreciate them. I make no exceptions. The storm that hovered over The Bahamas for several years, for whatever reasons, appear to be over. The elimination and relaxation of possibly heavy handed curfews and lock downs. The economy, save for certain historical enclaves within our Family Islands, is back up and running on almost full throttle.

Plan for new homes

While I admire the ambitious goal of the newly appointed Minister responsible for housing, to build 1,600 homes, the most by any Minister. I wish to offer some unsolicited advice. The Department of Housing Act I believe was created to help the poor man (woman) to own a home. Known as low cost homes, the purchase price was within the lower income individual’s to finance a mortgage.

The Earth will abide

To Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis, climate change and global warming are both massive issues worth addressing. True to his word to the Bahamian people, Davis addressed this issue at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Belize, although I cannot recall climate change being front and centre in the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) campaign platform in 2021. In fact, I cannot say if the subject was addressed at all on the campaign trail.

Fish Fry at Arawak Cay

I spent a weekend evening at Fish Fry recently and I was taken aback by the health and safety concerns that are present at the fry.

Misinformed on NATO

There is a letter in February 28’s Tribune which refers to “hopefully the end of NATO”. To say the letter is naive in the understanding of world affairs is an understatement, it’s also grossly untrue and disingenuous.

Sandals parking

Totally support writer Vincent Wallace Whitfield on parking near Sandals, West Bay. As he described the public Government parking lot in front of Post Office - Cable Beach is jammed packed with Sandals employees cars all day every day.

Left with no answer by ministry

The letter below was emailed to the Ministry of Work on November 8th, 2021.

It’s not rain

It is not rain that is falling on the fertile fields

Zimbabwe

It is offensive, ZANU-PF continues to prohibiting the opposition party from being a door-to-door campaign for the by-election for next month. The Citizens Coalition for Change were being detained in the city of Masvingo, 300 kilometers south of the capital Harare.

We’re just blips on Putin’s radar

I read that Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) delegation will be heading to Belize to attend the CARICOM Heads of Government Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting, scheduled for March 1-2.

The peak of utter madness

Dear Prime Minister Davis and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Trilogy of tribulation

The turn of the century brought with it significant challenges and a unique crisis to both major political organisations, as they moved towards governance here in The Bahamas:

Putin growls

There are animals which when one of their herd is set upon – attacked by a lion – lion’s open mouth closed upon the throat of its victim – and not one wildebeest – not one zebra – to use two examples – would dare to interrupt or to intervene.

The terror remembered

Long ago in Hungary my father John lived a life of challenges. Never had he experienced freedom or the ability to express himself fully as Magyar Land was oppressed by The Soviet.

Haitian candidate on Ukraine

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered military forces and missiles in Ukraine. A few hours later, a Haitian political leader Werley Nortreus has said he wants the Caribbean nations to stay away from Ukraine's ongoing crisis to protect the Caribbean territories.

Protect the property owners

I completely agree with Sam Duncombe when she raises the question: “Why are we paying taxes when our homes are not protected …?”