The west end of St. Croix moves at a different speed, and Frederiksted has always been its anchor. The water stays calm here, the shoreline opens wide, and the town feels lived-in rather than staged. Right along that waterfront sits The Fred, an adults-only hotel built directly into the fabric of the place. It doesn’t […]
Above: Bay Street in Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas begins its 2012 election Monday, as voters head to the polls to decide the fates of the ruling Free National Movement, opposition Progressive Liberal Party and upstart Democratic National Alliance. While a number of Bahamians voted in the country’s Advance Poll […]
By Ian Strachan Op-Ed Contributor The Bahamas braces itself for the eighth election in its 39-year history. It promises to be just as close as its last, in which less than 4,000 votes separated the two major parties. So far it has been testy. Familiarity breeds contempt, and the two major combatants in this struggle, […]
Above: Branville McCartney (centre) By Alexander Britell In early 2011, Branville McCartney, a Bahamian Member of Parliament for the Bamboo Town constituency representing the ruling Free National Movement, broke off from the party to found a new one: the Democratic National Alliance. The Bahamas, like most of the Caribbean, has had a staunch two party […]
