A COMIC'S VIEW: Twas the night before Christmas
‘TWAS the night before Christmas when all through the House;
STATESIDE: Hope out of heartbreak in a country so often at odds
It’s the day before Christmas Eve and all across the land...
FRONT PORCH: Love’s Pure Light
THIS Christmas column is dedicated to a dear priest friend, a source of mercy, of laughter, and of everlasting friendship, who continues to discover and to share new light and life.
EDITORIAL: The rising numbers of cases don’t lie
IN all the talk about COVID-19, there is one thing that is inescapable – the numbers.
EDITORIAL: A decision at last - but no solution for Grand Lucayan
WELL, so much for the Grand Lucayan deal.
PETER YOUNG: How long can Boris survive with the body blows raining down?
AFTER writing last week about the trials and tribulations of beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson, I hesitate to return to the current political turmoil in Britain.
FACE TO FACE: And the award goes to . . me!
DECEMBER got off to an amazing start for me. I had an unexpected surprise that has really inspired me to press on with my personal mission of “Getting Good News in the News”. I was chosen as the “Media Advocate of the Year” and received an Icon Award during celebrations for Disability Awareness Week.
EDITORIAL: Good news - but omicron is on its way
FIRST, the good news – and there’s quite a lot of it to be seen.
WORLD VIEW: Reform the OAS or oversee its irrelevance
OUR world exists today in troubled circumstances, governed by outmoded charters and laws that are no longer fit for purpose and do not respond to human needs.
EDITORIAL: Accusation and counter-accusation over contracts
IT would seem any suggestion of bi-partisanship in politics is long gone.
DIANE PHILLIPS: You never know when the phone might ring
MY father died 55 years ago today. I still remember the phone call delivering the news. I was packing to visit him in Florida, leaving in the morning to catch the first flight from Louisville where my then husband and I were living for six months.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Supply chain Christmas list is a little short
CHRISTMAS is in the air, it’s obvious if you look around town though that the pandemic is still having its effects.
EDITORIAL: Safety first is the right approach over carnival
THE Christmas Carnival will not open.
STATESIDE: ‘Tis the season to... keep on worrying for the world
THERE was a time, not so very long ago, when it seemed like the second half of December provided a respite from news about the troubles in the world. Part of this was due to the fact that in many countries, including the US, the politicians were on vacation somewhere warm and the media journalists who covered them knew the Christmas season was one of the few times of the year – August was usually another of them – when a family vacation could safely be booked.
FRONT PORCH: Ongoing struggle to emancipate colonised minds
“The most important area of domination [is] the mental universe of the colonised, the control, through culture, of how people perceive themselves and their relationship to the world.” – Jason Hickel
