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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ALICIA WALLACE: If we’re going to have national debates - at least do your homework

Last week, University of The Bahamas and Verizon Media Group held the first in a series of debates this election season.

EDITORIAL: Hope of an end to emergency - but it's up to us

FIRST came the news that emergency powers were being extended – and now comes the prospect that things could end sooner than that. But there’s a big “if” attached to that.

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PETER YOUNG: A conflict with no end continues its bloody path

THOSE watching the hostilities between the Israelis and Palestinians unfold will surely be shocked by the violence that has erupted. It has been described by the UN as “utterly appalling”. The fighting, which has now entered a second week, is the most recent manifestation of a feud that continues to blight an historic landscape that has been torn apart by bloodshed for several centuries, and in recent decades it has intensified in what seems to have become a cyclical pattern.

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FACE TO FACE: A model student, perfect brother and son – then fate cruelly intervened

FOR Lyndon Sweeting and his wife Terah L Hanna-Sweeting, they could not be more proud of their three children. They are all smart, talented and they aspire to great things in life.

EDITORIAL: ‘Don’t blame us - the Governor General made us do it!’

EXTENDING emergency powers for another six months may be necessary – but the manner in which it has been done is questionable at best.

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WORLD VIEW: Vaccinate or suffocate – the stark choice

SECTIONS of the population in many of the 14 independent CARICOM countries are in grave danger of undermining their own health and economic interests by their refusal to be inoculated against the coronavirus, COVID-19.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Positive steps taken towards the legalisation of medicinal marijuana

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel recently announced that marijuana legislation, once approved by Cabinet, will be introduced to Parliament before the end of the budget year.