DIANE PHILLIPS: This isn’t the first time we’ve had to get tough to beat a disease
WHEN the first local cases of COVID-19 were reported in March last year, The Bahamas headed by a medically trained Prime Minister, got tough.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Marijuana bill doesn’t live up to high hopes
AFTER numerous columns in this very space, offering sound advice and some viable options for the Bahamas, and all Bahamians in regards to the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana and the construction of the Marijuana Bill.
EDITORIAL: A Budget for tough times
IT WAS never going to be easy.
STATESIDE: Is the day of reckoning finally approaching for The Donald?
It’s often said that you’re not paranoid if they’re really out to get you. And a lot of talented, determined people are really out to get Donald Trump.
FRONT PORCH: The Rev Dr Colin Archer: Finding God in All Things
Last week, the Rev Dr Colin Archer offered a grace-filled sermon entitled, “A Christian Scientific Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, capturing the attention of the nation in a video that expressed the essence of his spirituality.
ALICIA WALLACE: A boy’s murder at school is a terrible wake-up call that things must change
The murder of 15-year-old student Kenm Paul at Government High School last week was not the first tragedy of its kind. These incidents stir many emotions and lead us to wonder what is happening within the school and between students. While we know nothing excuses violence, we search for the cause. For some of us, the focus is on finding solutions. How do we stop violence in schools and, in particular, among boys and young men?
EDITORIAL: All eyes on the Budget for The Bahamas
THE Budget being presented today may just be the most important in modern times for The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Lockdown is a warning for all of us
IT’S back into lockdown for Cat Island and Andros – and that should be a warning sign for Grand Bahama and New Providence.
PETER YOUNG: The way out of the pandemic is there for all to see - we just need to follow it
There is so much information in the media about coronavirus and vaccines that further comment in this column might seem superfluous. But this week I should like to draw attention to the continuing effective rollout of vaccinations here at home as well as to the latest developments in Britain in case experience there might provide some useful lessons.
FACE TO FACE: On a mission to change the world - one baby at a time
MY toddler, Victory, turned two just a few weeks ago and she is still breastfeeding. I have been slowly weaning her, and I have cut down her feedings significantly. but she refuses to give up.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The eye – so small in size, so large in life
The eye is so small in size, so large in life. Think about it. Of all your senses, what would be the worst to lose?
A COMIC'S VIEW: Covid jokes to help ease our anxiety
Humour is proven stress reliever and although some may not like the idea of making fun during tough times like the COVID-19 global pandemic, millions of ‘posters’ on line have flooded social media platforms with funny memes, jokes, videos, GIFs to lessen the panic of the pandemic.
STATESIDE: Biden’s quickly discovered there’s a whole world of problems to deal with
World events probably aren’t unfolding as American President Joe Biden hoped when he took office, but after eight years as Vice President and several more as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he can’t be too surprised at the recent turn of events.
FRONT PORCH: The pandemic, responsible freedom and the common good
FREEDOM is often narrowly defined, especially notions of personal freedom and autonomy. Communitarian cultures and nations enjoy a more expansive appreciation and articulation of freedom.
EDITORIAL: A tough choice for Atlantis and its staff
THE announcement of 700 staff being made redundant at Atlantis yesterday will have sent a shiver down the spine of the Bahamian economy.
