Opinion / Columnists

Guest Op Ed: A nation can’t rise on a weak foundation

IMAGINE building a beautiful house with an unstable foundation.

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Evidence, not assurances, must show public procurement works

Five years after the Public Procurement Act 2021 came into force, an important question remains: Has the Public Procurement Department become an effective guardian of compliance, competition and accountability, or is its performance still difficult to measure?

FACING REALITY: The monster called “mediocrity”

A MONSTER is slowly devouring our nation. It does not roar, breathe fire, or announce its arrival.

We must build the foundations for aircraft maintenance in Bahamas

The Bahamas has an opportunity to create skilled jobs and earn more from aviation by establishing a facility to maintain, repair and overhaul aircraft.

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Cornell University sexual assault case

THE Global 16 Days Campaign (Against Gender-Based Violence) begins in 14 days.

Bahamians want economic model that works for them

For decades, the relationship between capitalism and socialism has been one of the most enduring debates in political and economic thought.

FRONT PORCH: To get things fixed . . .

WHAT do Delancey Street, Eastern Road, and Atlantic Drive have in common?

STATESIDE: Election results and lame ducks

WE’VE talked here before about lame ducks. In American politics, a “lame duck” is a political office holder who is either about to be, or already has been, forgotten -- but not yet gone.

Business leadership comes with a price

True leadership is not a popularity contest. The very decisions that make a manager effective are sometimes the same decisions that make that manager unpopular.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Thoughts on everything

IF you ever notice, we don’t discuss the price at the pump like they do in the US, where gas prices actually seem to impact elections and vacations.