PETER YOUNG: More than just a game
IN the US it is called soccer. Elsewhere in the world it is known as football, and in Britain it carries the affectionate sobriquet of the “beautiful game” which folklore suggests was a phrase first coined by the Brazilian footballer, Pele, known as perhaps the most famous footballing hero of them all.
FACE TO FACE: Brave Peyton won’t allow scoliosis to work against her
IT’S amazing the things you will learn if you sit down and have a heart to heart with a child. I did this the other day with 11-year-old Peyton Gomez. In the simplest, purest way, she shared an outlook on life that everyone should apply to their own. Her way of handling life and the curveball it threw her is nothing short of phenomenal.
EDITORIAL: Tourism returns at last - and we need it
WHEN we wrote about the return of tourism on Friday, we said the Americans were coming – well, they’ll be here sooner than you might have thought.
WORLD VIEW: Joint endeavour or collective surrender: resisting global tax
THE proposal by the US government to establish a global minimum corporate tax is not a remote matter from the lives of people in the Caribbean. It is a real issue with deep implications for Caribbean economies, and, indeed, for the capacity of Caribbean countries to continue to participate meaningfully in the global trading and financial system.
EDITORIAL: The light at the end of the tunnel
THE Americans are coming.
DIANE PHILLIPS: A Rose that will always bloom
THERE are photographers and then there was Roland Rose.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Lots of talk but little action when it comes to citizenship
THIS week, I watched something that I usually (aggressively) try to avoid; the televised Senate proceedings.
EDITORIAL: A long legacy of illegal detention
THE question of the illegal treatment of Douglas Ngumi is not at issue. He was locked up for six and a half years illegally – that’s already been ruled on in court. The Bahamas illegally imprisoned him.
STATESIDE: You can feel it’s coming – another summer of unrest for a troubled country
WHILE the meteorological hurricane season has already begun for 2021, there is increasing evidence that a new political and social hurricane season is just starting to get underway in the United States.
FRONT PORCH: States and citizens playing Russian Roulette with COVID
The Bahamas is making progress in the uptake of SARS-COV-2 vaccines by Bahamians. The uptake is consistent and steady. Yet, it is not as good as it can be nor as good as other jurisdictions where citizens are taking vaccinations at a quicker and eager pace.
ALICIA WALLACE: There’s so much to see and do right on our doorstep
Summer is officially here, students have time off from school and adults are taking vacation. Travel may seem too complicated and be too expensive right now, so we have to think about how we can make the most of this time here at home. There is more to do than most of us realise, likely because our days our packed with too many errands and obligations in addition to employment. When we have time off and set fun as the goal for the day, even the most ordinary outings can be enjoyable.
EDITORIAL: Born to a Bahamian man? The court says you’re Bahamian
WHEN the Supreme Court ruled in May last year that children born out of wedlock to Bahamian men and foreign women are citizens at birth and do not have to wait until 18 to apply for citizenship, Attorney General Carl Bethel vowed to appeal.
PETER YOUNG: Now’s the time to showcase the very best of what we have to offer
It is self-evident that tourism is an important, if not essential, part of national economies around the world. For host countries, spending by visitors boosts revenue in many sectors, creates numerous jobs and drives growth. Here in The Bahamas, as everyone knows, tourism is one of the twin pillars of the country’s economy - alongside financial services - and is, therefore, vital to the nation’s prosperity.
FACE TO FACE: True grit and guts have brought Donovan glory
DONOVAN J Rolle spent this Father’s Day in reflection and celebration. He is the proud father of two pairs of twins - London and Donovan Jr, Jaylen and Jayden. He is also the proud author of his second book, “The Heart of a Spartan” - an accomplishment he will celebrate with an official book release this week.
EDITORIAL: We must keep going to get past the third wave
PERHAPS we are too eager for good news – but any hopes we might have emerged from the third wave of COVID-19 affecting our country are perhaps premature.
