DIANE PHILLIPS: Fix the tax policy and the eyesores will fix themselves
ON Wednesday of this week, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis used the occasion of the opening of Margaritaville at The Pointe to pledge attention to downtown Nassau, promising to take urgent action to rid the historic city of derelict buildings.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Do I have to spell it out for you? Check your facts
I’M convinced that the internet has more “fake news” spreaders and “conspiracy theorists” per capita here in The Bahamas than anywhere else in the world.
EDITORIAL: Cases rising and workers overwhelmed - what next?
THE surge in COVID-19 cases is hitting our health services hard.
STATESIDE: Two crises in America’s backyard it’ll do very little about
BAHAMIANS pretty much understand the US only seriously engages in the Caribbean once in a while, and usually in a posture reactive to a rapidly deteriorating security situation. Well-known examples of American military intervention over many decades are to be found in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Grenada and Cuba.
FRONT PORCH: People will die and the pandemic rage on unless people wake up and take the vaccine
Last week Friday, the highly-regarded US Centre for Disease Control Director Dr Rochelle Walensky offered: “There is a clear message that is coming through: This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated”, which is becoming a term of art in the medical field.
ALICIA WALLACE: Playing games over the date of the election is another abuse of power
We want a fixed election date. The Free National Movement promised a fixed election date. It was one of its 2017 campaign promises. It, along with many others, has not received any attention from the Free National Movement administration. It is, to most of us, no surprise that we are here today, speculating on the date of the next general election, fully aware that it can be called any day.
EDITORIAL: A curious turn of phrase about the pandemic
IN acknowledging the spike in COVID-19 cases recently, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday chose some curious wording.
PETER YOUNG: The Rainbow Nation’s dream descends into violence
Observers and admirers of the modern South Africa will have been shocked and dismayed by the current images of looting, violence and general mayhem being beamed around the world on TV screens for all to witness. This has been sparked by the jailing of the nation’s former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.
FACE TO FACE: She’s at the top of her field on the world stage - but it has not been without a battle
Face to Face is a very special place in the newspaper for me, because it gives me a chance to highlight wonderful people. In some cases, I am truly amazed to find treasures existing in a country where people so often complain. I come across experts in fields where we still bring in foreigners to do the job. So, in meeting Dr Patrice Juliet Pinder, it proved to me that we must seek out and highlight these outstanding Bahamians doing extraordinary things all around the world.
EDITORIAL: A matter of politics and the pandemic
THE worlds of politics and the pandemic are coming crashing together this week.
WORLD VIEW: Cuba could help US normalise relations
ALL may not be lost in the efforts to improve relations between the government of Cuba and the Biden Administration in the US, despite the rhetoric – most of it emanating from the Cuban government in the wake of protests by thousands across the island.
STATESIDE: Republicans ripping up the rulebook to rob millions of their right to vote
Sometime in the next ten months, Bahamians will go to the polls and choose a new House of Assembly. The recent commemoration of our national Independence Day served as a reminder of our sovereignty and associated traditions of free elections.
EDITORIAL: Worried about low supplies? Make sure you book when doses arrive
IT would be easy to overreact to the news that people can no longer get the first of their COVID-19 jabs as supplies run low.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Beach access – whose right is right?
THE toughest political issues – the ones that wake a sleepy village and thrust it into frenzied activity or turn the somnambulant into the firebrand – are those that impact our own backyard.
EDITORIAL: A welcome compromise in citizenship case
THE compromise offered by the government during the ongoing legal case over citizenship may not be the end of the story, but it’s a welcome stepping stone along the way.
