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STATESIDE: King courts Trump for Ukraine support

“The Brits really know how to do this ‘pomp and circumstance’ thing, don’t they?”

ALICIA WALLACE: Respectability politics in Bahamian schools

In The Bahamas, the commitment to and practice of respectability politics continues to outweigh common sense, human decency, and care for one another.

FACING REALITY: Bahamas’ new initiatives aim for social progress

Politics aside, are we moving forward as a people?

KDK Report: Sometimes our body will whisper before it screams

A few months ago, my patient (hereafter referred to as) Paul, despite having lost his father in his teens, never really thought about death.

INSIGHT: US Ambassador for Bahamas long overdue

TO SAY the prospect of a new US ambassador has been long awaited in The Bahamas is an understatement of almost as epic proportions as the wait itself.

Op-Ed: Survey findings raise questions on central procurement benefits

The Procurement Planning and Logistics course at the University of The Bahamas, which I facilitate, is coming to an end soon and we are in the final stages of one of the modules, purchasing and supply management.

ALICIA WALLACE: Misogyny in politics holds women back

While Leslie Miller’s misogynistic, infantilising reference to Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis is not at all surprising, given his many public episodes, it has drawn attention to the longstanding issue of discrimination against women in political and public life.

DELVIN MAJOR: Aviation safety culture is national imperative

In civil aviation, safety is not merely a requirement - it is a culture.

FACING REALITY: Entitlement, exploitation, and the erosion of society

Every society in every country faces challenges not only from external threats but also from internal decay.

Op-Ed: Short-term gains versus sustainable development

The Bahamas has always lived with a delicate tension: how to balance economic growth with environmental protection.

WORLD VIEW: A case for Caribbean action on mental health

Mental health is no longer hidden in the margins of public life, whether in Europe, North America, or the Caribbean. It is a growing global reality that costs lives and livelihoods, and prevents social cohesion and economic inclusion.

Op-Ed: Creative leadership needed to forge National Peace Initiative

The National Peace Initiative (NPI) is not simply a framework of policies and programmes - it is a movement, a vision, and a call to reimagine The Bahamas as the safest, most peaceful, and most resilient country in the world.

DEREK SMITH: Ethical leadership critical to sustaining top performance

The leadership conversation is shifting, especially here in The Bahamas.

DR KENT BAZARD: A Sporting Gamble? Exploring the case for a National Sports Lottery in The Bahamas

AS Bahamian athletes continue to shine on regional and international stages, one question lingers in the minds of sports leaders, parents and fans alike: how do we sustainably fund the growth of our nation’s sporting talent?

STATESIDE: Slowly increasing criticisms of Trump

Almost since the day after last November’s election returned Donald Trump to the White House and delivered Republican majorities in both the US Senate and the House of Representatives, liberal foes of the president and virtually every registered Democrat in the nation began counting the days until the “real will of the American people” began to erode Trump’s stranglehold on the federal government.