FACE TO FACE: We all know someone the virus has taken - how many more?
THE amount of COVID- 19 deaths have risen steadily in recent weeks, so much so that almost every Bahamian knows someone who has succumbed to the virus. It is rampant and merciless. In a small population like The Bahamas, the effects of the disease have hit home for many.
EDITORIAL: Sensible policies show path we should follow
FIRST, there was a proposal by the FNM to provide free food in schools for all children at government schools.
WORLD VIEW: Venezuela talks – mountain went forth and produced a mouse
IT was predictable that, in an attempt to show they are capable of collaboration, the rival political groups in Venezuela would pick their spurious claim to two-thirds of Guyana’s territory as a show of unity.
EDITORIAL: Is it really safe to cast our votes?
THEY stood in their thousands yesterday to vote. In the heat. In crowded lines. In the middle of a pandemic.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Why do so few Bahamian families stay in politics?
Many years ago, a very well-known politician cum head of a major sporting body said he was getting out, leaving the public spotlight. I asked him quietly in a social setting one evening, “Why? Why when you are at the top of your game, everyone knows your name, you can travel anywhere, get an audience with anyone, why leave now and kiss it all goodbye?”
A COMIC'S VIEW: It’s the silly season - but dead voters?
THIS may be the “silliest” of “silly seasons’’ in the history of our nation.
EDITORIAL: Delta is here - so what can you do about it?
THE Delta variant is here.
STATESIDE: We can’t lose faith - if government isn’t working it’s our job to vote and fix it
Bahamians will go to the polls in a week’s time. How do you feel about that?
FRONT PORCH: The style and essence of political debate
At the 2012 and 2017 general elections, certain excitable radio personalities and a certain pundit, breezily and erroneously opined that the Progressive Liberal Party and the Free National Movement were offering few to no policy ideas in their respective election manifestos.
EDITORIAL: Tax talks ahead - no matter who wins
THE comments of James Smith about our economy shouldn’t come as a surprise.
ALICIA WALLACE: A week to go and there’s no clue on how election day will work
THE general election is in one week and we still do not know how the process will be managed given the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. By now, we should know the measures being taken to keep us all safe and what is required of us to keep each other safe as we exercise our rights to participate in the election.
EDITORIAL: Picture tells the story of our COVID failures
IN this column last month, we said that as a country we had failed to protect our healthcare system.
PETER YOUNG: Love him or hate him Marmite Morgan has cause to celebrate
The words of wisdom of George Orwell, the prolific English writer and critic and author of the famous works “Animal Farm” and “1984”, are quoted so often because invariably they are apposite and sum up what others are thinking.
FACE TO FACE: Man on a mission to take the mystery out of cryptocurrency
IN recent years, cryptocurrencies have proven to be a new, yet strong asset in the world of finance. Certain cryptocurrencies continue to see extraordinary returns. With more stakeholders from different sectors now gaining interest in its potential, cryptocurrency is predicted to maintain its footing in terms of market growth.
EDITORIAL: We need policies, not childish insults
YOU would hope we could do better.
