A COMIC'S VIEW: Behind the world on marijuana legislation
AFTER recently hearing Assistant Superintendent Audley Peters inform the media that the DEU officers seized $3m worth of marijuana in an early morning drug bust on Thursday.
EDITORIAL: Prison suspension looks more like old PLP than New Day
THE early days of the new government have prompted some eyebrow raising. Promotions put on hold. Contracts being reviewed. Board appointments, disaster authority, food aid programme to be reviewed.
STATESIDE: The wheel turns again confronting us with a problem for which we struggle to find a solution
MOST of us would agree that a generation is about the time it takes for us to grow up, get married, have children and begin the process of passing the torch to those children – the next generation. So a generation becomes a measure of time. About 27 years, perhaps.
FRONT PORCH: No hiding from the shameful vitriol directed at those who would risk everything for a better life
THERE is a regional and global context to the approximately 1,000 Haitian migrants who recently landed in Inagua. There may also be a domestic and political back story. We are experiencing national and global fractures from COVID-19 which are turning into deep economic, social and political fissures.
EDITORIAL: Ask those on front line how to make food aid scheme better
OBIE Wilchcombe wants to reinvent the wheel.
ALICIA WALLACE: There are voices out there the new government should be listening to
Cabinet appointments have been made, and we have all noticed the number is quite high. Whether the new administration is piloting a new way to address the issues we are facing today or it is paying for favours or rewarding loyalty, taxpayers are footing the bill.
EDITORIAL: Time is wasting for govt to get to work
FIRST it was promotions being halted – and now it’s contracts under review.
PETER YOUNG: Wise words as the world watches
WHATEVER crises around the world are dominating the news and demanding attention from other countries, the focus of diplomatic activity during the month of September is always in New York where the United Nations General Assembly meets for its regular annual session.
FACE TO FACE: Small steps to a new dawn for women
THIS is a glorious time for women in The Bahamas. History is in the making! Seven women are about to be sworn in as Members of Parliament. For the first time, more women will have a say and will be able to represent voters in the House of Assembly than ever before.
EDITORIAL: Haiti needs the world’s help
HAITI is struggling.
WORLD VIEW: Haitians: Fear at home, no hope abroad
The abrupt resignation of the US Special Envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, came like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. It was as unexpected as it was unprecedented.
THE KDK REPORT: Need for speed
A grilled chicken and bacon sandwich with spinach, spicy mayo and avocado. It did little to show his creativity but for the 26-year-old chef featured in today’s article, preparing that meal was a welcome relief.
EDITORIAL: Foul or fair? The PLP puts promotions on hold
ON the eve of the 2017 election, the Royal Bahamas Police Force promoted 851 officers under the then PLP government.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The good, the bad and the ugly of the new Cabinet
THIS week, we welcomed the first whole week of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) governance, once again.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Prime Minister, please keep your eye on the prize
EVERY prime minister in recent Bahamian history has faced what at some hour must have felt like a Sisyphean mountain to climb. Hubert Ingraham had a hurricane named Andrew. Perry Christie had a deluge of crime and debt. Dr Hubert Minnis had a double blow, Dorian and COVID.
