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(PHOTO VIA SHUTTERSTOCK) NASSAU, BAHAMAS Human Rights Bahamas (HRB) has lauded the recently launched National Election Debate Series as deepening democracy, and encouraged all serious politicians to take advantage of the opportunity to participate. The series, hosted by the University of The Bahamas (UB) in conjunction with Verizon Media Group, the parent company of Eyewitness News, kicked off with a youth debate last night. HRB in a statement said: “Human Rights Bahamas supports the ethos of transparency and frank, open discussion symbolized by national debates, including national political debates at the highest level.” It added: “Debates facilitate honest and serious discussion about the most important national issues. They bring leaders closer to the people and aid in creating an atmosphere of participatory democracy. ....
Bad optics Bad optics Examining whether political debates matter, and what to make of the FNM’s decision to opt out of them Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) and former leader of the People’s National Party Dr. Peter Phillips at the end of their political debate. PHOTO COURTESY OF CARIBBEANNATIONALWEEKLY.COM With American politics so in our faces every four years and in between polling day, calls for our electoral system to take on more features of our neighbors to the north are often made in The Bahamas as a general election nears. One such call is for political leaders to engage in debates, to reflect a more mature approach to electioneering by making themselves available for questioning on a national platform. ....
Misreading the tea leaves Dear Editor, What do the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), The People’s Movement, Bahamas National Coalition Party, Bahamas Democratic Movement, Bahamas Constitution Party, Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party, Workers’ Party and the Coalition for Democratic Reform all have in common? They’re all fringe political parties that have all failed miserably to make a significant difference on the political landscape of The Bahamas, unlike the Free National Movement (FNM) and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) the two political dinosaurs that have staying power, like the Democratic Party and Republican Party in the United States. With the political pendulum swinging between the FNM and PLP each election cycle since 1997, this has reinforced the age-old consensus that The Bahamas is a two-party state. ....