Opinion / Columnists

STATESIDE: The consequences (and memories) of Sept 11th

FOR Americans of a certain age, there was for decades one singular, defining question: “Where were you when JFK was shot?”

EMPIRE SPORTS MEDICINE SERIES: The Science of the Recurrent Injury

It is a sentence I hear far too often in sports medicine. Sometimes it is the hamstring that has now strained for the third time. Sometimes it is an ankle that seems to turn every basketball season, a shoulder that settles down during rest but begins hurting again as soon as throwing increases, or a knee that feels perfectly fine until jumping and running resume.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Two who changed lives

ON the exterior they could not have been more different: she--almost-blonde, articulate, delicate of build, but strong of mind and voice, fiercely determined fighter through public speaking and the publishing world to shake up a world that slumbered in inequality among the sexes.

Sir Ronald Sanders invited to deliver St Paul’s 190th Anniversary Lecture on Racism and Reparations in New York

Sir Ronald Sanders has been invited to deliver the lecture commemorating the 190th anniversary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the Village of Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday, 12 September 2026.

FACING REALITY: Justice must not be a luxury reserved for the wealthy

AN important distinction exists between special favours and the perception of preferential treatment.

ALICIA WALLACE: Reparations movement is rooted in the pursuit of freedom and justice

Last week, excerpts from the press statement by The Bahamas National Reparations on the upcoming visit by the British Crown were shared in this space.

DEIDRE BASTIAN: Managers who ‘enable’ bad behaviour pose great threat

In contemporary business, leadership styles vary widely, but one of the most under-estimated risks stems from managers who “enable” employees without accountability.

Op-Ed: Govt accountability demands answers, not empty promises

"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

IAN FERGUSON: How to develop staff when finances tight

For many small businesses, employee development is viewed as a luxury reserved for larger companies with substantial training budgets.