EDITORIAL: Green scheme is well worth exploring
WHEN COVID-19 first hit our shores, there was a move by a number of Bahamians towards growing more food in our own gardens – rather than deal with long lines, empty shelves and the risk of infection.
WORLD VIEW: Has CARICOM reached its limits of regional integration?
In the first part of this commentary - published last week - the conclusion was reached that the great ideals, set out in the 1973 Treaty of Chaguaramas (the CARICOM Treaty) and its revision in 2001, remain unfulfilled. But does this reality mean that, as the CARICOM project reaches its 50th anniversary next July, it has reached the limits of regional integration?
DIANE PHILLIPS: Who really named The Bahamas? Was it Lucayans, not the Spanish and does it really mean what we think?
FOR AS long as any of us can remember, we have believed what we have been tol that the Spanish who first discovered these islands in 1492 gave them their name, Bahama, meaning shallow sea.
EDITORIAL: Too late the hero, Mr Davis
FIRST, the good news – gas prices are starting to fall globally and The Bahamas will see the benefit from that.
STATESIDE: You have to play close attention to follow how this game is being played
The notion of outside manipulation of American elections is now part of the contemporary political lexicon, thanks to the shenanigans of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s amateurish but successful 2016 presidential campaign.
FRONT PORCH: Good habits help reduce crime
AMID the surge in violent crime and gang retaliation, some Bahamians suggest law-abiding citizens need not worry that gang members are killing each other. The argument is the former are doing the country and the police a favour.
EDITORIAL: Tug of war over sunken treasure
THE TREASURE of the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas was lost under the waves of The Bahamas for more than three centuries – but on Monday, a museum will open to showcase some of the items found by underwater explorers.
ALICIA WALLACE: Free in name - but what does it really mean for individuals and society?
EVERY year, we celebrate Emancipation Day, often referred to as August Monday. In a statement released on Monday, Niambi Hall Campbell- Dean, PhD, Chair of the Bahamas National Reparations Committee acknowledged there are varying ideas about the meaning of “freedom” and how it is (not) realized and embodied.
EDITORIAL: Is Brave the man to tackle migration issues?
IN the aftermath of the boat capsize that killed at least 17 Haitians, there is no shortage of problems to consider.
PETER YOUNG: The games deliver on cherished friendships
The Commonwealth Games are a unique event. They are based on the strength of the Commonwealth itself and are underpinned by the common core values of equality and mutual respect of this 56-member voluntary association and the support and assistance it provides.
FACE TO FACE: Lessons to learn from a lifetime fighting to keep our streets safe
DOUGLAS Hanna Sr has likely solved more homicides and major crimes than any other detective in the history of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
DIANE PHILLIPS: When fear of violence shrinks, aggression becomes all consuming
I AM terrified of guns, of any kind of violence, in fact.
EDITORIAL: Pintard’s path shows a way out
IN recent times, we have heard a lot about gang culture. We have heard of turf wars, and of the battle taking place on our streets that has seen the murder count spiral.
STATESIDE: Who’d have thought, Cheney’s daughter is our champion
THE two friends were on a long walk by the riverbank. Both had just fought off what they thought were COVID-like symptoms: Sore throat, scratchy voice, occasional cough, a bit of sniffling and a general feeling of listlessness. No fever, though. Comparing notes on the day before, they confided to each other that they had been doing home self-tests for the past several days, and neither had tested positive even once.
FRONT PORCH: Getting away with murder and other crimes?
THE multiyear COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated a perennial criminal justice problem in The Bahamas and many other jurisdictions: the inability to prosecute criminals in a timely (swift), certain and fair manner, encapsulated in the coinage, Swift Justice, the concept of which has its origins in the thinking and research of the late American criminologist Mark Kleiman.
