Bahama Drama November 18, 2025

LaTray, NOT TODAY!

Bahama Drama has no beef with the PLP

What we do have a problem with is misinformation parading as truth. This video is not just wrong, it distorts reality and pretends to spin an educational opportunity into a political handout.

They claim that online university courses are suddenly free because the government is “paying for them” so they’re free for Bahamians. That is a bold face lie. Free online university courses have existed for decades, not just recently. This isn’t a political giveaway, it’s a global educational movement.

I know because I’ve walked this path myself. I studied through these online platforms. That is how I learned computer science, network security, and multiple programming languages: C++, Visual Basic 6.0, C#, Python 2, Rust, and C, but Java ver. 15 on my own. These are real courses from real universities, freely available long before anyone made a flashy video about them.

Let me lay out the facts:

* MIT’s OpenCourseWare began in 2001, putting real undergraduate and graduate course materials freely online (lecture notes, problem sets, syllabi, etc.).
* Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative started releasing interactive courses around 2002.
* The UK’s Open University launched its free content platform, OpenLearn, in 2006.
* Yale began offering full video lecture series online for free in 2007.
* Stanford’s Engineering Everywhere initiative made engineering and CS courses public starting 2008.
* Then came the MOOC explosion: in 2011, Stanford professors ran massive open classes, and by 2012, Coursera and edX had launched , Coursera with dozens of universities, and edX founded by MIT and Harvard. Berkeley joined via BerkeleyX around the same time.

Because of efforts like these, millions including Bahamians have had access for years to world-class university-level learning without paying a cent.

Here’s why the misleading claim in the video is so dangerous. It may seem small to some: “Oh, they’re just exaggerating, a little spin.” But big lies often start small. And when you start believing little lies, it makes you wonder: how many other things is the government lying about?

This is exactly why our Bahama Drama Facebook page has always been a staunch advocate for a Freedom of Information Act in The Bahamas one with real teeth, the kind of law that forces transparency and accountability. We believe in a system where citizens can demand access to government records, ask tough questions, and hold power to account.

To draw a parallel: in the United States, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been the backbone of government transparency for more than 50 years. It was signed into law on July 4, 1966. It came into effect on July 4, 1967. Since then, it has been strengthened through several amendments.

Transparency is not optional. When access to information is blocked, it opens the door to corruption, deceit, and abuse of power. That is why we, at Bahama Drama, fight for a robust right-to-know law, because citizens deserve the right to see what the government is doing behind closed doors.

So LaTray we expect the truth every time!

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Universities and Colleges in the United States Offering Free Online Courses.
(plus direct access or sign-up links)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Free courses and materials through MIT OpenCourseWare.
Link: [https://ocw.mit.edu/](https://ocw.mit.edu/)

Harvard University
Offers free online courses you can audit for free.
Link: [https://pll.harvard.edu/catalog/free](https://pll.harvard.edu/catalog/free)

Yale University
Open Yale Courses with free lecture videos and materials.
Link: [https://oyc.yale.edu/](https://oyc.yale.edu/)

Stanford University
Stanford Engineering Everywhere with free CS and engineering materials.
Link: [https://see.stanford.edu/](https://see.stanford.edu/)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Open Learning Initiative with free self-paced courses.
Link: [https://oli.cmu.edu/independent-learner-courses/](https://oli.cmu.edu/independent-learner-courses/)

WorldQuant University
Completely free, accredited online university.
Link: [https://www.wqu.edu/](https://www.wqu.edu/)

Saylor Academy
Non-profit offering free college-level courses.
Link: [https://www.saylor.org/](https://www.saylor.org/)

Georgia Institute of Technology
Free courses provided through Coursera.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/georgia-tech](https://www.coursera.org/georgia-tech)

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Free online courses on MOOC platforms.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/uci](https://www.coursera.org/uci)

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Free online art and design courses.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/calarts](https://www.coursera.org/calarts)

Michigan State University
Free online courses through MOOC platforms.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/search?query=Michigan%20State%20University](https://www.coursera.org/search?query=Michigan%20State%20University)

University of Colorado System
Free non-credit MOOCs.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/university-of-colorado](https://www.coursera.org/university-of-colorado)

Cornell University
Free online courses via edX.
Link: [https://www.edx.org/school/cornellx](https://www.edx.org/school/cornellx)

University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Free online courses via Coursera.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/university-of-pennsylvania](https://www.coursera.org/university-of-pennsylvania)

Brown University
Free MOOCs via Class Central directory.
Link: [https://www.classcentral.com/university/brown-university](https://www.classcentral.com/university/brown-university)

Princeton University
Free online courses through MOOC platforms.
Link: [https://www.classcentral.com/university/princeton](https://www.classcentral.com/university/princeton)

Dartmouth College
Free Ivy League online courses.
Link: [https://www.classcentral.com/university/dartmouth](https://www.classcentral.com/university/dartmouth)

Columbia University
Free courses hosted on edX.
Link: [https://www.edx.org/school/columbiax](https://www.edx.org/school/columbiax)

University of California, Berkeley
Free MOOCs in data science and more.
Link: [https://www.edx.org/school/berkeleyx](https://www.edx.org/school/berkeleyx)

University of Michigan
Large catalog of free online courses.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/university-of-michigan](https://www.coursera.org/university-of-michigan)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Free courses in tech and sciences.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/ucsd](https://www.coursera.org/ucsd)

Emory University
Free courses on health and leadership.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/emory](https://www.coursera.org/emory)

Georgetown University
Free edX courses.
Link: [https://www.edx.org/school/georgetownx](https://www.edx.org/school/georgetownx)

University of Virginia (UVA)
Free online courses.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/university-of-virginia](https://www.coursera.org/university-of-virginia)

University of Florida (UF)
Free MOOCs.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/university-of-florida](https://www.coursera.org/university-of-florida)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Free online courses on Coursera.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/unc](https://www.coursera.org/unc)

Boston University
Free MOOCs hosted on edX.
Link: [https://www.edx.org/school/bux](https://www.edx.org/school/bux)

University of California, Santa Cruz
Free online courses available.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/search?query=ucsc](https://www.coursera.org/search?query=ucsc)

University of Rochester
Free online course library.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/rochester](https://www.coursera.org/rochester)

Wesleyan University
Free liberal-arts MOOCs.
Link: [https://www.coursera.org/wesleyan](https://www.coursera.org/wesleyan)

Academic Earth
Free lectures from many U.S. universities.
Link: [https://academicearth.org/](https://academicearth.org/)

Open Education Consortium
Directory of open university courses.
Link: [https://www.oeconsortium.org/](https://www.oeconsortium.org/)

THE BAHAMAS NEW GOVERNMENT WEBSITES WORKS ONLY BY LINKING TO MANY OF THE ABOVE ALREADY FREE WEBSITES. BELOW IS THEIR Fraudulent WEBSITE:

https://www.upskillbahamas.com/courses#healthandwellness

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