DIANE PHILLIPS: Add his name to the list - George Floyd, another victim of American racism which won’t go away
The statistics have been there all along. You can read them if you have the courage to digest. You can study the charts, hot spots, numbers, watch the nightly news, gasp at coverage and go about the rest of the evening as if nothing changed if you have a mind to.
WORLD VIEW: Salute the 'CARICOM Three' for their sacrifice
HERE are three heroes of democracy in the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Cynthia Barrow-Giles (St Lucia/Barbados), John Jarvis (Antigua and Barbuda) and Sylvester King (St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Their names must not be forgotten.
EDITORIAL: Doing the best we can with what we have
THOSE who were expecting an exciting Budget yesterday will have come away disappointed.
STATESIDE: How tweet it is - Trump’s favourite platform points out a few facts
Something happened this week that might turn out to be pretty significant to the way the American election turns out in now less than six months. On Tuesday, Twitter decided to fact-check the President of the United States.
FRONT PORCH: Wishful thinking won’t work in a crisis, we must deal with realities
The notion of magical thinking is employed by a number of disciplines including philosophy, anthropology and psychology, with some differences in how the term is applied in the different fields. A common thread in the various disciplines is the idea of fallacious or false reasoning.
EDITORIAL: Budget crucial as up to half of country is out of work
IF the importance of today’s Budget was lost on anyone, the estimate by Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson that half the country’s workforce is unemployed ought to concentrate minds.
ALICIA WALLACE: Why did this shameful ceremony happen, robbing the dead of their dignity and the bereaved a proper moment to grieve?
When my grandfather died I was out of the country for study. I had planned to return three weeks later, but got the support of my parents and the university to make the necessary arrangements to change the date. It was a difficult time of year because final exams were set to begin in a matter of days. Some people suggested I stay, but others, including my parents, told me to come home if that is what I needed to do.
PETER YOUNG: Scientists advise but political leaders must make decisions
People who believe in individual freedom in society and regard themselves instinctively as libertarians normally have an innate distrust of authoritarianism, and, in a democracy, they are on guard against any perceived encroachment by the state on civil liberties.
FACE TO FACE: Shutdown? For Regina, the crisis has opened the door on a whole new audience
Learning how to adapt, learn new skills and become more internet savvy are critical skills to have as we traverse this COVID-19 pandemic.
WORLD VIEW – The US and Cuba: Caribbean chooses cooperation, not confrontation
CARIBBEAN countries are, once again, being placed in a difficult position as they try to navigate a course between the United States (US) and Cuba – two countries of great importance to them and for each of which they have great respect.
EDITORIAL: Promising signs - but not an end to the lockdown yet
MORE than a thousand people want to head for the Family Islands.
DIANE PHILLIPS: A bit of common sense and we can unleash at least one economic tiger
This is one of those good news, bad news stories. The difference in this one is the bad news has an easy fix. Here’s how the story begins.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Why it would be worth taking another look at the money in marijuana
As yet another weekend ‘lockdown’ looms, Bahamian unemployment creeped toward a staggering 30%, disgruntled, unemployed and recently laid off Bahamians, continued to wait for relief from NIB.
EDITORIAL: The inequality of the pandemic
SINCE the start of the penalties for breaching curfew, there has been some unease about the application of some of the fines – and two cases have brought that to a head.
STATESIDE: The great game’s new players - the US and China
Is China in the process of replacing Russia in the political and geo-strategic life of the United States? Are the Americans about to get enmeshed in another decades-long Cold War with a new opponent to joust with in the ring of world affairs?
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