EDITORIAL: Are 120,000 vaccinations really enough?
THE Minister of Health was in optimistic mood yesterday.
ALICIA WALLACE: What does the Pride flag flying really say to you?
Yesterday was the first day of Pride Month which is not only a celebration of sexual diversity and community, but a set of activities that assert the humanity of LGBTQI+ people and a direct response to the shaming and oppression carried out against them.
PETER YOUNG: An honest confession or spiteful act of revenge?
Last week’s extended seven-hour appearance before a committee of MPs at Westminster by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser turned out to be an exceptionally bruising affair.
FACE TO FACE: ‘The Soil Guru’ on a mission and people are buying in to his message
THE cannabis industry is beginning to take shape in The Bahamas with the imminent Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2021 set to be tabled in Parliament.
EDITORIAL: The devil’s in the detail for the economy
IT can be easy to get lost in the big numbers when it comes to the economy, but the simple fact is this – we have more money going out than we have coming in.
WORLD VIEW: Get illegal immigrants vaccinated
NOT vaccinating illegal migrants against the coronavirus would be a fatal mistake in every country. Unvaccinated people pose a real threat to subduing COVID-19 and will delay the opening-up and recovery of economies.
EDITORIAL: No cause for alarm or the elephant in the room?
IS the country’s level of debt and its deficit something to worry about, or not?
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.
