EDITORIAL: Time to revisit plans for Haiti help
IF there was a plan to restore order to Haiti, then it is time to go back to the drawing board.
EDITORIAL: More action needed in fight for equality
ON Friday, The Bahamas joined the world in celebrating International Women’s Day.
EDITORIAL: Remembering a hero and guardian angel
PAUL Thompson was a guardian angel.
EDITORIAL: Still in the dark on new BPL deal
IF Bahamians were hopeful of more details being revealed about the proposed deal involving the future of Bahamas Power and Light when they tuned into the mid-year Budget debate yesterday, they were soon disappointed.
EDITORIAL: Haiti on the brink of being a failed state
THE telephone at The Tribune has been buzzing this week with readers wanting to discuss one topic more than any other – Haiti.
EDITORIAL: More details needed for proposed PPP with BPL
IT did not take long for the word BaTelCo to come up after word began to spread of a shake-up of Bahamas Power and Light.
EDITORIAL: Public funds for party travel rightly queried
PUBLIC use of funds has come under the spotlight recently – and the Office of the Prime Minister did itself no favours yesterday with a statement that sounded petulant at best.
EDITORIAL: Women who have inspired us
WOMEN’S Month is almost upon us – and with it International Women’s Day on March 8.
EDITORIAL: Enforce the laws to reduce stray dog numbers
THE sight of dogs roaming our streets is a familiar one to us. For Bahamians, we have long been used to seeing potcakes – and other breeds – travelling alone or in packs around our islands. Just because it is familiar does not make it right.
EDITORIAL: Corporate income tax - pain or gain to come?
GLOBAL pressure has told – The Bahamas is going to comply with an international push to charge a corporate income tax of 15 percent.
EDITORIAL: Jury rules manslaughter in inquest - what now?
“Justice is served.” That was the cry of a mother as a jury at Coroner’s Court ruled that a police shooting was homicide by manslaughter.
EDITORIAL: Ballet brings more than just a show to The Bahamas
A REMARKABLE event took place last week – two nights of ballet to add to the Bahamian social calendar.
EDITORIAL: So, is crime affecting bookings, or not?
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper was on the offensive yesterday – and given the recent spat over media coverage of murders made for interesting listening.
Balance required on ‘more intrusive policing’
THE response to the recent spike in murders has seen a particular trend – with a greater emphasis on police action balanced against the question of human rights.
EDITORIAL: ‘Are we about hiding the truth?’
“Are we about hiding the truth?” Not our words but those of Philip “Brave” Davis. Not today, but back in 2012, when he was in Opposition.
