Stories about Bahamas from October, 2006
Bahamas: Violence in cabinet
Sir Arthur Foulkes is highly critical of the handling by the Bahamian Prime Minister of a fight between two members of parliament in the Cabinet room.
Bahamas: The Nassau Institute
Bahamian Sir Arthur Foulkes is highly critical of the Nassau Institute's anti-Kyoto Protocol stance: “it is quite foolish of them and others who are similarly inclined, to sling the charge...
Bahamas: Represent
A blog post by a fellow Bahamian causes Nicolette Bethel to consider questions of representation: “How do we collectively decide who represents our nation? When we choose people to send...
Bahamas: The meaning of blackface
Bahamian Nicolette Bethel on the Kate-Moss-in-blackface issue: “…it is a symptom of the problem, and not the problem itself. Global racism is institutional, and it is far deeper and more...
Bahamas: Culture as “light fare”
A Jamaican newspaper article about the pan-Caribbean arts festival Carifesta confirms Nicolette Bethel's view that Caribbean governments fail to take culture seriously.
