PETER YOUNG: Biden’s changing the US court on climate change - but can it meet its promises?
As recently as the beginning of February, I wrote in this column about a UK initiative to partner with other countries and the United Nations in launching a global coalition to address the impact of climate change.
FACE TO FACE: Giving thanks in the face of unbearable tragedy
WE celebrate the life of the living. We even celebrate the life of the dead. But how often do we celebrate the life of the unborn child? There are parents out there who grieve in silence about the lives of little ones who were gone too soon. So, I thought it courageous and heart-filled that my sister and her husband decided to share their story with the world. On November 1, 2014, Alana and Terrell Major were married in wedded bliss with loving family and friends all around.
EDITORIAL: All adults eligible for vaccine - now's the time
IF you’ve been waiting and waiting to get your COVID-19 vaccine, now is the time.
WORLD VIEW: Less outrage at U.S. caution on travel - more action to open economies
IN Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados there is outrage in some quarters that the US Embassy, accredited to these countries, has listed them as “Level 4 – very high” for risk of infection with the coronavirus. Under this categorisation, the US Embassy cautions their citizens and residents not to travel to these countries.
EDITORIAL: Shanty town buildings knocked down - but what now?
THE video footage is striking. As people stand by watching, the bulldozers move in, tearing down building after building.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Slow burn
FIRST New York made headlines a few weeks ago, (as we mentioned in this very column) with the legalisation of medicinal and recreational marijuana (cannabis).
EDITORIAL: A glimpse of a normal world - after a jab
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis dangled a carrot yesterday for those still reluctant to get their vaccinations. The world can start getting back to normal – if you’ve had your jab.
STATESIDE: George got a rare justice in a system which needs change
Derek Chauvin was convicted late Tuesday afternoon by a Minneapolis jury on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. You might have heard about it.
FRONT PORCH: The British Monarchy is an anachronism for sovereign, independent countries like ours
One does not have to be a monarchist or a fan of the late Prince Philip to admire the simplicity and beauty of the Order of Service at his brief funeral held at St. George’s Chapel on the Lower Ward at Windsor Castle.
EDITORIAL: Vaccinations and the workplace
SHOULD an employer be able to require a worker to be vaccinated if they want to keep their job?
ALICIA WALLACE: If you’re worried about the vaccine, read up, learn the facts and hopefully, like me, you’ll take it
LAST week, I got my first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. I had been watching and waiting to be eligible, ready to get vaccinated even before the vaccines were ready.
EDITORIAL: Plenty of reasons to be concerned about virus
IF Education Minister Jeff Lloyd truly has “no concern at all” over an outbreak taking place at schools despite a third wave of COVID-19 hitting the country, then we suggest he think again.
FACE TO FACE: Setting out the path to giving women a fairer deal
Somewhere out there, a little girl dreams of becoming the first female Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. This lofty aspiration will not be out of reach if the Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) and Zonta Club of New Providence have anything to do about it. They have been assiduously working to change the narrative and place females at equal levels as males in leadership positions in every profession.
WORLD VIEW: Small countries need an IMF that is a lender of conscience
AS undesirable as it may be, governments of Caribbean countries that are not in International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are being pushed in that direction.
EDITORIAL: Something is going to have to change in our attitude to vaccination
THE road out of the COVID crisis was always going to be bumpy and right now it seems we’re being bounced all over the place.
