Perspective - The Nassau Guardian

January 31, 2022

Freedom is not free

When we discuss the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we typically focus on loss…

January 24, 2022

Read the room

To read the room is to evaluate and understand the mood, attitude and thoughts of…

January 24, 2022

Trust

The trust of the citizenry is what gives an administration its legitimacy in a democracy,…

December 13, 2021

Salute to our strength

With so much focus on the significant losses we have encountered in The Bahamas over…

December 13, 2021

What about Grand Bahama?

Relics. Whether it be the Royal Oasis resort, the Xanadu Beach hotel, the International Bazaar,…

Perspective
Sharon TurnerDecember 6, 2021
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Egos stifle progress
Government debt is hovering around 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and while glimmers of hope on the fiscal…
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Sharon TurnerNovember 29, 2021
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All hands on deck
When the Davis administration announced last week the appointment of former Free National Movement (FNM) parliamentarian, opposition leader, and Cabinet…
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Sharon TurnerNovember 15, 2021
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Moving on
A suspension of some constitutional rights, and a departure from ordinary parliamentary oversight brought about through the country’s 20-month-long state…
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Sharon TurnerNovember 8, 2021
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Madam Speaker
The advent of live proceedings of Parliament was a pivotal step in deepening the country’s democracy, and in making the…
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Sharon TurnerNovember 8, 2021
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Problematic rules
After close to two years of emergency rule, we are pleased that the Davis administration made good on its pledge…
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Sharon TurnerNovember 1, 2021
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VAT illusion
The government of The Bahamas has collected billions in value-added tax (VAT) revenue since its introduction by the Christie administration…
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Sharon TurnerOctober 25, 2021
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Opposition matters
In his book “The Essential Lippmann: A political philosophy for liberal democracy”, American newspaper commentator Walter Lippmann said, “And the…
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Sharon TurnerOctober 18, 2021
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The first 30 days
It has been one month since appointments to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis commenced. The new administration…
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Sharon TurnerSeptember 20, 2021
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Do the right thing
After years of disappointing governance and trauma arising from multiple disasters, the Bahamian people are wounded, weary, and in want…
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Sharon TurnerSeptember 13, 2021
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It would only get worse
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung once said, “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” The dynamic between…
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September 6, 2021

It’s about their future

The governing Free National Movement’s (FNM) 2021 campaign slogan admonishes us to think about our future. What Saturday’s appearance of…

September 6, 2021

No closure

Within a few devastating moments two years ago, Baronette “Barri” Thomas lost her husband Philip and her three children –…