FRONT PORCH: A voice of reason against a choir of confused clerics
In response to recent restrictions on public gatherings, including the duration and numbers at religious services due to the increase in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths, Anglican Bishop Laish Boyd counselled cooperation. He touted the Church’s promotion of personal responsibility and the common good.
EDITORIAL: The vaccine is here - so get your jab while you can
IF a shortage of supply has been your excuse for not getting vaccinated, then today you have no reason not to book your jab.
ALICIA WALLACE: We celebrate individual national successes but where are the goals we should all strive for?
It’s that time again. Many people are glued to their televisions, calculating time differences, pulling out their flags to wave, and preparing the honey and lemon to soothe throats after screaming at athletes who cannot hear them.
EDITORIAL: A swift response - now make sure it is a thorough one
WHEN The Tribune reported last week on wood infested with an invasive beetle in Grand Bahama, this column called for swift action.
PETER YOUNG: Vaccines are essential but so is personal choice in a Free Society
SO much has been written recently about the compelling need for vaccinations in face of the new surge of COVID cases in The Bahamas that I hesitate to add to the plethora of comment. But two developments encourage me to offer a few observations – the Prime Minister’s wise and appropriate national address last Wednesday and the action by the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representative threatening to arrest staffers not wearing masks in the building, with many saying this amounts to a reprehensible abuse of power.
FACE TO FACE: A national hero – wait til you meet his mum
Today is the anniversary of one of the most memorable events in all of Bahamian sports history. On August 3, 1992, Frank Garfield Rutherford Jr won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the Olympics in Barcelona. This was The Bahamas’ first Olympic medal in track and field, and the first achieved by an Independent Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Are we really protecting our environment?
IT seems mindboggling.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Words matter, so choose them carefully
AS a writer, I love words, simple, honest words that say what they mean. Words like doggonit. I mean, you know exactly what that means. You can feel a fist pump the table even as you say the word.
A COMIC'S VIEW: What does Opposition really want?
THIS week, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis delivered a national address on Covid-19 that left some opposition politicos very upset.
EDITORIAL: Prime Minister says it’s up to us
THERE was a lot of anticipation ahead of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ national address last night – but did he deliver?
STATESIDE: Problems for the pollsters - they just can’t get it right
Public opinion polling here in The Bahamas is neither high art nor exact science. In fact, if we weren’t bombarded with references on American television stations to the latest “breaking news” from some poll or another in the US, we might not pay any attention at all to this often influential, lucrative but decreasingly reliable method of determining public attitudes on social, political and economic issues.
FRONT PORCH: A season of sadness, dying and regret
“Infodemic: An excessive amount of information about a problem that is typically unreliable, spreads rapidly, and makes a solution more difficult to achieve.”
ART OF GRAPHIX: The ‘heavy hitter’ for editing video
Adobe Premiere Pro is the heavy-duty hitter that can be used for anything from short films to feature films. I think you would be hard-pressed to know a creative who has not heard of Adobe Premiere Pro. It is one of Adobe’s flagship programs that likely sits just behind Photoshop in terms of popularity. Adobe is to graphics and video what Microsoft is to data.
ALICIA WALLACE: Time to get serious again and follow the protocols – just like we did a year ago
Here we are again, COVID-19 case numbers rising, tightened restrictions and numerous questions about the effectiveness of the measures put in place by the government. No one wants to be restricted like this, but most of us understand we all need to cooperate in order to help save lives by reducing the spread of the virus.
EDITORIAL: No easy task for the Prime Minister
WHEN Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis addresses the nation tonight, he faces one of the greatest dilemmas of his administration.
