Parliaments “Achilles Heel”: No Accountability

By Rick Lowe Last week, in the wake of what could be the biggest governmental scandal to ever reach the press in this country, MICAL MP (PLP) V. Alfred Gray countered by suggesting some MPs are collecting $2,500 a month from the public purse to maintain a headquarters...

The Fight for Our Future: Politics, Law and the Environment

By Sam Duncombe The government of The Bahamas is increasingly dysfunctional and perverse. They continue to wilfully ignore, downplay and reframe the very serious matters and concerns that have been raised by Save The Bays (STB) and others: oil pollution at Clifton,...

How a $209 Ticket Becomes a $333 Ticket

Government Imposed Taxes and Fees: September 11th Security Fee: A September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 USD applies per flight segment (maximum charge per trip–$5.00 USD one-way, $10.00 USD round-trip). A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing....