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PM: INDECENT NOT TO ACT OVER HAITI – Davis warns there may be no perfect solution for nation facing crisis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said that doing nothing about the crisis in Haiti “violates every notion of decency”.
Growing food insecurity
According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58 countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of “Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range from malnutrition to the risk of death due to lack of food.
Rich polluters must pay for damage to the Caribbean, but how?
THANKS to the voices of developing world leaders such as Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis and Gabon’s President Ali Bongo at the recent United Nations conference on climate change, there is now a global agreement on establishment of a fund to compensate poor nations for the excesses of developed countries.
‘Stop fattening pockets’ of foreign food suppliers
The Bahamas must “stop fattening the pockets” of foreign food suppliers by enabling its farmers to exploit more than $50m worth of meat and vegetable possibilities, an agriculture entrepreneur argued yesterday.
HAITI CRISIS ‘A RISK’ SAYS PM: Davis says instability poses a substantial threat to Bahamas
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the crisis in Haiti poses a substantial threat to The Bahamas due to an increase in irregular migration.
Pandemic effects on the region
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, climate change, and the general economic slowdown have brought the fight against food insecurity to the forefront of global public debate. Latin America and the Caribbean is not on the sidelines of this situation.
DIANE PHILLIPS: View from the sidewalk
IT’S amazing what trying to look at something through someone else’s eyes can reveal.
Super Value chief ‘thrilled’ at Ukraine supply restart
Super Value’s principal says he is “very thrilled” that Ukraine has begun to ship grain and related products again although it will be some months before Bahamian consumers see any food price benefits.
Undermining values of Bahamians
DR MICHAEL Darville and Ministry of Health and Wellness officials must be commended for rejecting the concert request of Bahamian promoters of the Reggae Valentine’s Day event featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Dexter Daps.
Creating an identity as a true republic
IN this segment, we will explore the various impacts if The Bahamas became a Republic, and moved away from a constitutional parliamentary democracy. This discussion follows Barbados departing from being an independent dominion, in which the Queen acted as head of state as represented by a governor-general.
Avid golfers announce first annual Potcake Golf Tournament
A SMALL group of avid golfers is taking a swing at combining their love of the sport with their respect for animals – they’ve announced the first annual Potcake Golf Tournament.
1st Annual Potcake Golf tourney goal to raise $100,000 for BAARK
A SMALL group of avid golfers is taking a swing at combining their love of the sport with their respect for animals – they’ve announced the first annual Potcake Golf Tournament.
WORLD VIEW – The Haitian people: sadly and badly in need of a champion
HUMAN rights and constitutional violations in Haiti have been ignored for too long by the Organization of American States (OAS). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has also avoided dealing with incendiary political issues in Haiti.
ALICIA WALLACE: Closing schools was easy but where was the planning for what families did next?
COVID-19 is forcing us to change the way we live. It demands that we change our behaviour in order to stop the spread of the virus. We are not yet taking it as seriously as we should. We should not have waited for a confirmed case before taking action, especially when we have thousands of people moving in and out of the country, directly engaging with a large proportion of our population through the tourism industry.
WORLD VIEW: As Haitians suffer the world stays silent
ON February 20, the UN Security Council received a grim report of deteriorating human rights and collapsing rule of law in Haiti. The troubling situation includes widening malnutrition, kidnappings for ransom, rapes and gang violence.
Gun violence is top cause for death of men
GUN violence has been the number one cause of death of Bahamian men for the last few years, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday, as he outlined the crippling effects obesity and non-communicable diseases have had on the healthcare system.
Blind loyalty to non-intervention makes no sense
I have read comments from the opposition in the House of Assembly and from some commentators in the newspapers who believe that the Government was wrong to agree with the majority of the member states of the OAS and of the European Union in recognizing Mr. Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela.
Atlantis staff rescue critically ill wild manatee
A critically-ill wild manatee rescued from Spanish Wells by Atlantis resort’s marine specialists is in stable condition and undergoing treatment.The Paradise Island resort’s Animal Rescue and Care Facility responded to an urgent request from the Baha
Hopes fade of eradicating hunger in region by 2030
GLOBAL Health organizations have reported that the ambitious goal to eradicate hunger by 2030 is becoming increasingly unobtainable as the number of people suffering in the region steadily increases.
Bahamas has ‘highest overweight rate’ in the Caribbean and Latin American
A new report has ranked the Bahamas as the country with the highest percentage of overweight people in Latin American and the Caribbean.
