FRONT PORCH: Islands in the cauldron of climate change
IN the closing days of August 2030, the ninth month of the year, a peak period for Atlantic hurricanes, the country nervously watched a gathering storm. It began as an unreported weather phenomenon off West Africa, travelling westerly and eventually funnelled toward The Bahamas as a tropical storm.
ALICIA WALLACE: Action not just anger should be our response to Bella’s death
ON the weekend, it was reported that a four-year-old child was taken to the hospital. Soon after, there were claims on social media that the toddler had been sexually assaulted. The toddler, Bella Walker, died.
EDITORIAL: Potcake issue is no joke
Today’s front page picture has a light-hearted headline but the story it relates to is no joke.
PETER YOUNG: Do politicians ever learn?
IT IS said journalists and diplomats have a great affinity. Both are scribes. Journalists tell the public what is happening by the moment and comment on it and diplomats report back regularly to their governments. The reporting by journalists is sometimes over dramatised and opinionated because that sells newspapers, while diplomats must stick strictly to the issue at hand and be objective without frills or exaggeration.
FACE TO FACE: A helping hand from a man I’ll never forget
HE was the shepherd of one of the oldest Baptist churches in The Bahamas and longest continuing Baptist church in the Caribbean. He presided over an entire convention of churches across the United States and the region. He was a nation builder and community leader. He was a husband, father, uncle and friend.
EDITORIAL: We are failing our children
THE children of our nation seem to be caught in the middle of an almighty mess.
WORLD VIEW: Leaders of smaller islands stand up amid climate destruction and unkept promises
COP26 in Glasgow offered no hope to small island states which continue to face destruction and extinction.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The remarkable Erin Brown
ON November 13, hundreds, or as many as a few thousand people, will watch as a Bahamian woman is named godmother of a ship at a dockside ceremony in Port Everglades, Florida. Among those with cameras flashing and pens poised will be 150 members of international media. Their eyes will be on a 41-year-old mother of two, a woman named Erin “Bionic “ Brown.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Speaker Deveaux raises eyebrows in the House
IMAGINE living in a time when you have to be careful about the air you breathe because a deadly virus is in the air. Now because this same virus has led to a pandemic that has also wrecked your country’s economy, imagine having to worry about your job, having enough money to feed your family, and the education of your children.
EDITORIAL: Would-be homeowners caught in crosstalk
IT must be very frustrating to be one of the young professionals who applied for the chance to own a home in Prospect Ridge.
FRONT PORCH – Climate Emergency: When a Cat 5 Strikes Nassau?
There is a deep ocean of rhetoric from countries producing the vast majority of carbon emissions heating our planet, with myriad pledges on reducing emissions, and promises cum pledges of funds for developing countries facing existential danger amidst rising sea levels, increasing inequality and natural disasters.
EDITORIAL: Soon the unvaccinated will be the minority
HALF of our nation might be vaccinated by the end of the year.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Unlocking the creative spirit
Creative people are those who imagine the possibilities and wonders of the world. They can immerse themselves in imagination and fantasy, yet remain grounded enough to turn their dreams into reality. They are often described as dreamers, but that does not mean they live with their heads in the clouds. Art must be creative as it is a product of our imagination. We can use art as an expression of our feelings, emotions and selves.
ALICIA WALLACE: We’re not here with a begging bowl but with a demand for real action
THE United Nations Climate Summit, COP26, is drawing 30,000 to Glasgow, Scotland, this week and next. More than 200 countries are party to the United Nations Framework Convention, first established at the Rio Earth summit in 1992.
EDITORIAL: PM Davis brings clear voice to climate talks
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis spoke on behalf of our future before the world yesterday.
