DIANE PHILLIPS: Every little bit of care helps in the life of a single mom who lost her job to COVID
If you want to measure the impact of COVID-19, you can find it in the bare cupboards at Alysha’s apartment. Or the empty space where the refrigerator used to go before she had to sell it to help keep a roof over her children’s heads. The signs of the pandemic are everywhere in this space – the stove parts on top of the pulled apart appliance that only needs $153 to make it work again, but right now in Alysha’s world, $153 might as well be a thousand.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Time to say bye, Lanisha
This week, we said goodbye to a minister, learned a new medical term, and prayed for a former Prime Minister.
EDITORIAL: Say a prayer for former Prime Minister
THERE comes a moment when political rivalries must be set aside – and the news that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has COVID-19 is one such moment.
STATESIDE: To Rush Limbaugh it was all so simple - most Americans just don’t like the Left and Democrats
Rush Limbaugh died last week. A defiant cigar smoker, he died at the age 70 from lung cancer.
FRONT PORCH: Keep your world big and open!
A beloved late mentor often advised and enthused: “Keep you world big!” He was referring to cultivating one’s mind and heart and having an expansive and open consciousness and spirit.
EDITORIAL: Questions remain after Lanisha Rolle’s departure
THE story of Lanisha Rolle’s time in the public eye has been, it’s fair to say, a turbulent one.
ALICIA WALLACE: Serena has nothing to prove even if she doesn’t lift that 24th crown
Last week, Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka met again at the Australian Open. I have always been #TeamSerena.
EDITORIAL: Time to catch up with rest of the world
WHO wants a national televised debate for the next election?
PETER YOUNG: Harry and Meghan have made their bed and now they have to lie in it
The sad saga of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is in the news again. But the plethora of global reports have, by their all-encompassing nature, tended to obscure what has actually happened to bring them to the world’s attention once again.
FACE TO FACE: The rage of Hurricane Andrew set Shaun on a mission to serve
ELEUTHERA is emerging as a leading island in The Bahamas due, in part, to an organization committed to strengthening the community, connecting the island and planning for the future. The One Eleuthera Foundation has found a way to be just that - a strong foundation for the island and its residents to grow and thrive - together. It has been so successful many people throughout the country have heard of One Eleuthera. Its motto sets the tone for a mantra the entire country should follow - “Working Together to Own and Sustain Our Economy”.
EDITORIAL: The vaccine can restore our health - and the health of our economy
THE battle to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has been won – now begins another battle, this time to convince people to take it.
WORLD VIEW: Don’t take the vaccine and all you’ll do is prolong this crisis
PEOPLE in the Caribbean who refuse to take vaccinations to counter the corona virus will cause the COVID-19 pandemic to remain longer in the region, endangering lives, livelihoods, and entire economies.
EDITORIAL: Next election will be a dirty fight
IN case anyone was under any illusions that the next election is going to be a clean fight, the sparring in today’s Tribune between the FNM and the PLP ought to dismiss such notions.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Why are we blind to what outsiders can see?
SOMETIMES it takes someone from afar to show us what is right in front of our faces.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Deep fakes and catfights
THIS week we were introduced to the idea of “deepfakes” in our politics, and watched an unnecessary catfight play out in public.
