Today is Emancipation Day across The Bahamas. Not only is it a public holiday, but it is also a day of reflection for me and so many other Bahamians, who no doubt will pause to remember their ancestors who were once slaves. On August 1, 1834 , slavery was abolished in the British Empire. The ...
I Judged The Miss Bahamas Universe Preliminaries
Here comes the judge, here comes the judge! Some of you might be too young to remember that Pigmeat Markham tune, it sure was a banger. But, last night I sat as judge for the preliminary portion of the Miss Bahamas Universe pageant and it was fire. Anthony Smith, who runs the organisation, ...
Local Artist Pays Tribute To Stan Burnside
A local artist and illustrator has paid the ultimate tribute to one of his heroes, Stan Burnside. The iconic political cartoonist recently retired from The Nassau Guardian after 40 years in the business. Burnside, whose popular Sideburns cartoon perfectly captured the zeitgeist of The Bahamas, ...
Here’s A Bit Of Advice To The PLP: Ignore Miller’s Scare Tactics
Here we go again. Leslie Miller is back in the news. It seems his time away from frontline politics has not dimmed his ambition, his temper or his threats. The former Tall Pines MP, who lost his seat in the 2017 General Election, recently blasted the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) ...
Sideburns: The End Of An Era
After 40 years in the business, legendary political cartoonist, Stan Burnside officially stepped away from his drawing table today. The final iconic cartoon, "Sideburns", which is simply an inversion of his last name, became a household name as it often poked fun at politicians, Bahamians and the ...
