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Lessons From the Flood

by Pat Rahming Pat Rahming is one of the country’s leading architects and storytellers. This guest column developed from an online conversation immediately after the recent floods. As a child, I played “under the floor”. It was a wonderful place,... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Bahama Pundit

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What the Hell’s the Prime Ministership for?

by Simon Lyndon Johnson had the momentous task of addressing a joint session of Congress in his first major address as president. He listened for hours while advisers debated the themes of the speech. LBJ biographer Robert Caro recounts: “And... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Bahamas' Incoherent Energy Policy

by Larry Smith The budget proposals relating to the state-owned Bahamas Electrcity Corporation are clear evidence of the government's failure so far to create a new energy model for the country. The path to that model has been outlined over... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2013 at Bahamas Eco-Forum

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Bahamas Energy Policy and Man Piaba

by Larry Smith The recent budget proposals relating to the Bahamas Electricity Corporation are clear evidence of the government's failure so far to create a new energy model for the country. The path to that model has been outlined over... Continue reading

Posted Jun 4, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Retracing the Roadmap of Crime and Decline

by Larry Smith People are more and more depressed at our skyrocketing crime rate and deepening level of moral depravity. One can sense a growing hopelessness because of the poor economic climate combined with the absence of any serious efforts... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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After the Deluge: Flooding on New Providence

by Larry Smith Several years ago I sat in on a meeting where a government planner displayed some startling maps. They showed the areas of New Providence that would be severely affected by storm surge from a direct hit by... Continue reading

Posted May 28, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Lessons of Christie and Ingraham

by Simon With Hubert Ingraham retired from frontline politics, Perry Christie once again floundering as prime minister, and Dr. Hubert Minnis chronically unprepared to serve in that office, there continues to be considerable discussion on the future political leadership of... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Questions Raised About Exuma Road Deaths & the Algernon Cargill Controversy

by Larry Smith Angry questions are being raised about the tragic deaths of two Canadian retirees in a recent traffic accident on Exuma. In a letter to Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade this week, Bahamas Humane Society President Kim Aranha has... Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Seven Major Blunders of the PLP Since May 7

by Simon It is good to give thanks. Thus did the PLP brass gather in church Sunday past to celebrate the first anniversary of its election to office last May. Verily, the PLP might have also invoked the patron saints... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Immigration Policy and Political Propaganda in the Bahamas

by Larry Smith The recent controversy over Immigration policy is clear evidence of the inability of Bahamian governments to rationally tackle the core issues that hold our economy back. As Franklyn Wilson noted, the country's overall approach to immigration was... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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The Once and Future Community of Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands

by Larry Smith GREAT HARBOUR CAY, the Berry Islands -- "I call it the knowing. I know what's going to happen," 58-year-old Craig Wells confided to me from beneath a raggedy straw hat at the dilapidated beach bar here, just... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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After Christie & Ingraham

by Simon The extensive commentary on the legacy of former UK Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher highlights the nature of political leadership. It is especially worthwhile to consider Lady Thatcher’s triumphs and failures in the context of the transition of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Lighthouse Point and the History of South Eleuthera

by Larry Smith ROCK SOUND, Eleuthera -- Other than sun, sand and sea, South Eleuthera's attractions are modest - a landlocked ocean hole where you can feed the snappers, an 87-year-old fig tree spreading along the highway, and an historic... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Belize Court Voids Oil Concessions Protested by Environmentalists

by Larry Smith BELMOPAN, Belize -- In a historic ruling here Wednesday (April 16), the Supreme Court nullified offshore oil exploration licenses issued by the government in 2004 and 2007, and extended in 2009. The concessions were awarded secretly by... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Dead People on Facebook & Unskilled People in the Workforce

by Larry Smith "How can you rape an underage girl and then post pictures of her online?" That was the question posed by the grieving mother of Rehteah Parsons, who says her daughter was never the same after four boys... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Christie’s Oil Slick

by Simon Referring to their twin island-nation’s oil wealth, some Trinidadians and Tobagonians liked to brag, “Oil don’t spoil.” It may not spoil in the ground. But the potential to spoil rotten, some politicians, public officials and others is legend.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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On Taxes, Education and Government Waste

April is tax return month in the US - and here in the Bahamas we have just embarked on the road to the proposed introduction of a value-added tax on goods and services before the next general election. This will... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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The Dignity & Equality of Gays and Lesbians

by Simon Recall the hysteria and hate-drenched anti-gay demonstrations of the previous two decades protesting gay and lesbian visitors cruising to the country to experience our Bahamian hospitality. Some of the gay bashers invoked the narrative of the destruction of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Freedom of Information and Environmental Protection in the Bahamas and Caribbean

by Larry Smith KINGSTON, Jamaica -- As prospectors are about to drill for oil in Bahamian waters, it's worth taking a look at the recent experience of petroleum licensing in a fellow CARICOM state - Belize. Over the past several... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Christie & PLP Cannot be Trusted on Oil

by Simon Imagine this two-part scenario, the very implausibility of which makes it even that more instructive. During a British general election, it is revealed that the Leader of the Opposition and the Deputy Leader of the opposition party served... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Conservationists Gear Up to Save Conch in Bahamas

by Larry Smith Bahamian conch populations are in danger of collapsing - as they already have elsewhere in the region - and this was a point of discussion at the Bahamas National Natural History Conference held recently at the College... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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The Great PLP Hoax

by imon Though overwhelmingly farcical, the Mid-Year Budget Statement of the PLP Government is nonetheless revealing. It showcased the unshakeably weak performance of Prime Minister Perry Christie when it comes to public administration and the oversight of public finance. This... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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Bahamas To Go Ahead With Exploratory Oil Drilling

Environment Minister Ken Dorsett said the government would not require a national referendum - as previously promised - before going ahead with licensed exploratory oil drilling. He added that an updated regulatory framework would be implemented before drilling takes place.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Bahamas Eco-Forum

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Bermuda and the Bahamas

by Larry Smith HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Over a mug of Gosling's rum in the Rosedon Hotel's tea room here recently, the conversation turned to race relations. And retired policeman Ken McDowall reminded me that it was 40 years ago this... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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The Second Emancipation & Gay Bahamians

by Simon In the still fresh second decade of this century there continues to be a fundamental shift in humanity’s moral imagination with regard to respecting the dignity and advancing the equality of gays and lesbians. In this decade and... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2013 at Bahama Pundit

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