FRONT PORCH: Wise owl or preening peacock? I know what my view is
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue. - Proverbs 17:28
EDITORIAL: Long saga still left unresolved
THIS is a long story – 60 years long in fact.
ALICIA WALLACE: It’s time to stop playing lip service to women’s role in government
International Women’s Day is less than a month away and the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations follows closely behind. The themes for these events focus on women’s leadership.
EDITORIAL: Melia shutdown is a disaster for its staff
The news about the Melia Nassau Beach Resort could hardly be worse – it will close down for two years.
PETER YOUNG: There’s only one question on everyone’s lips - when will it be my turn?
Having written briefly about coronavirus vaccines only last month, I hesitate to return to the subject today. However, this column not only allows me to offer my own views on a range of issues but also provides an opportunity to articulate as best I can the concerns of other people whose voices do not get heard. At this stage of the virus pandemic, people are expressing anxiety about the urgent need for a vaccination programme here in The Bahamas - and it seems this is increasingly seen as the single most important issue facing the country at the moment.
FACE TO FACE: Jayah overcomes adversity to make history at Scottish school
WHEN faced with the amount of adversity that Karajayah, affectionately called “Jayah” experienced in his life, one may have folded up, given up, or simply accepted the lot he had been handed in life. He could have chosen the mediocre route, just passing by doing whatever was required of him, allowing himself to stay stuck in a past that was so muddy it could have cemented his outlook on life forever.
EDITORIAL: The path that leads to crime
SOMETIMES, it is too easy to focus on the statistics.
WORLD VIEW: Haiti – on the edge of disaster again
HAITI – a country to which all other countries that suffered slavery are deeply indebted – is once again in turmoil.
EDITORIAL: PAC is a tool that can bring better government
THE Public Accounts Committee has new powers – and Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis is determined to use them.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Can someone please explain why this is allowed to happen?
A real-life Hatfield-McCoys is playing out on a narrow, paved path off Village Road in Nassau. That’s where a few residents on the southern side and in a neatly fenced in area at the cul de sac on the western end have been fighting a seemingly endless battle with an unlicensed hotel that occupies the northern side.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Love and laughs
Valentine’s Day is upon us again, and since there are no love stories emanating from the HOA or across the political divide, I thought I’d share a few funny stories from my career as a professional stand up comedian.
STATESIDE: So, what’s this really about and how will it end?
The two friends were back on Anne’s patio, sitting six feet apart from each other, bundled up and wearing masks except when they were sipping from mugs of hot coffee that was a necessity because in America where they sat, it is very cold in February.
FRONT PORCH: The conceits and decline of US Republican Party
It still surprises the number of Bahamians who little understand American society or politics but who, hook, line and sinker, have been caught and netted by the country’s mythologies, which continue to be unmasked, demystified and demythologised by the march of facts and history.
EDITORIAL: Lack of basic skills shows we’re failing students
When the national exam results came out in January, they were declared a success… by the Ministry of Education, at least.
ALICIA WALLACE: Throwing money at a problem doesn’t mean it’s going to go away
Last week, it was reported a woman was sleeping in a car with her children, including an infant. She was asked to leave her previous apartment after being allowed to live there rent-free for several months. She expressed concern about her children’s education, noting her daughter had fallen behind over the past year. She noted there were other people in the same situation, forced on to the streets.
