ALICIA WALLACE: It’s everyone’s job to keep our children safe
APRIL is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and, in recent weeks, there have been several reports of men attempting to assault school-age girls. There has been the usual outrage. It is horrifying to know these predators are on the loose, targeting children. If not for the vigilance and intervention of others, more children would be victims of sexual assault.
EDITORIAL: We must do all we can to stop third wave
THE concerns over mounting cases of COVID-19 continue – with 92 new cases over the holiday weekend.
PETER YOUNG: A deep dive on racism comes up with a surprising answer
Since the issue of race is invariably controversial and induces strong emotions, conversations about it are often heated and difficult. Britain is no exception in dealing with problems of racial disharmony. In some of its local communities historic racism continues to create resentment and mistrust.
FACE TO FACE: Holding hands with old friends from Harlem
In celebration of Women’s History Month, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at a special forum hosted by the Bahamian American Association.
EDITORIAL: We know the problems - where are the solutions?
Perhaps the most shocking thing in the latest report on human rights in The Bahamas by the US State Department is that so many of the problems are already known.
FRONT PORCH: ‘Taking the vaccine may be an act of love, a gift to one’s community’
“While modern society places more importance on one’s own interests regardless of or even to the detriment of others … [true Christians] ban individualism in order to encourage sharing and solidarity.” - Pope Francis, General Audience, June 26, 2019
STATESIDE: You had to pinch yourself - this isn’t really the America we know
Yesterday was cool and breezy in the mid-Atlantic region of the US. Rapidly scudding clouds foretold of rain to come later in the day, but for winter-weary Americans, the springlike 60-degree temperatures were a most welcome reminder of winter’s passing.
EDITORIAL: How do we give women a fair chance in politics?
IN two separate articles in today’s Tribune, the question of gender in politics is raised.
ALICIA WALLACE: Gender bias is all around us and it’s time that changed
This week, some women in frontline politics were asked whether or not gender bias exists in politics. Their responses made it clear there is not only a limited understanding of gender bias, but a reluctance to acknowledge it. Perhaps there is concern that acknowledgment would be seen as making excuses or a sign of weakness rather than what it actually is — recognising and naming an issue that pervades our lives.
EDITORIAL: Don’t close the beaches, police them
THE scene pictured on our front page ought to annoy everyone who has been doing everything they can to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
PETER YOUNG: A giant cargo ship isn’t the first to find trouble in the Suez
The extended images over the past days of a giant container ship run aground in the Suez Canal has captured international attention amid disbelief that such a thing could happen. But this new focus on the most important shipping lane in the world will also be a reminder that mention of the word ‘Suez’ means to historians, in the first instance, the crisis of 1956 when Britain, France and Israel conspired to invade Egypt following its nationalisation of the canal.
FACE TO FACE: Moya lit a fire in me and others which has never gone out
When I was a youngster attending Temple Christian Primary School, I had an art teacher that sparked an interest and creativity in me that has stuck with me throughout life.
EDITORIAL: The last thing we want is a third wave
THE numbers tell the tale. Steadily, the number of cases of COVID-19 have been rising.
WORLD VIEW: No, the idea of CARICOM is not dead
A commentary, published on March 8 by Camillo Gonsalves, a Minister of the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, was headlined “Every Island for itself’. The first line was unequivocal in stating “The idea of CARICOM died on December 16, 2020”.
EDITORIAL: In the shadow of Stalin and Chairman Mao?
FRED Smith, QC, certainly knows how to catch attention. In his latest collision with the government over shanty towns, he compares government policy to that of Stalin. Asked to tone it down by the court, he offered an alternative of Mao Zedong in China, whose cultural revolution “destroyed the homes of 20 million people”.
