EDITORIAL: Help families by letting them plan ahead
WHAT is your plan for how to put food on the table tomorrow? Or next week? Or next month?
ALICIA WALLACE: What it takes to lead and, most importantly, pass the baton on
There are positions of leadership and there are a particular set of skills, competencies and flexibility that, used appropriately make leadership successful. How often do they meet?
EDITORIAL: The financial legacy of COVID-19
WHILE there is good news in the fight against COVID-19, with cases here in The Bahamas still trending downwards and the prospect of a vaccine moving ever closer, the financial fallout from the pandemic has barely begun.
PETER YOUNG: Charity begins at home - but let’s hope only for a short while
There seems to be a general view in Britain that the provision of monetary aid directly to other countries is unpopular with the public. During periods of relative national prosperity, that may not manifest itself because overseas aid tends not to be an issue for most people. But, in the midst of today’s coronavirus crisis and consequent economic emergency, it perhaps comes as no surprise that opinion polls show the majority of British people favour a substantial reduction of the nation’s foreign aid budget.
FACE TO FACE: Right place, right time, brings Elsada rich rewards
Elsada Hield is on the road to becoming a millionaire - before the age of 30. A mixture of all the right ingredients came together to bring her to success - timing, sacrifice, dedication, perseverance, wit and tons of passion. While women in America were home because of the pandemic, many were focusing on things they neglected before - like self care. They were taking the time to do things like take proper care of their skin. This is where Elsada was in the right place at the right time - she was on social media with her Natural Glow skin care line.
EDITORIAL: The price of freedom
DOUGLAS Ngumi was wronged by this country.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Who is Potcake?
If you live on the eastern side of New Providence or have reason to be there, you see a figure that’s hard to ignore. He’s about 5’8”, sinewy, looks tough as nails and then some and oh, yes, he’s dragging a oversized cart of some kind with hubcaps hanging off the side, a mashed up stuffed animal on the handlebar and a cardboard sign with his thought of the day on the back.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Reasons to be thankful
YESTERDAY as I enjoyed every “foodies” warm up for Christmas gorging, Thanksgiving Dinner with my family, I realised that despite it not being the normal Bahamian Thanksgiving we still have a lot to be thankful for.
EDITORIAL: Having powers doesn’t mean you have to use them
THERE seems to be something of a conspiracy theory circulating over the government’s use of emergency powers.
EDITORIAL: Turnquest right to resign
AT the start of this week, we said in this column that Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest faced a battle to keep that title. Yesterday, he waved the flag of surrender – for now – and resigned.
STATESIDE: We’ll still be picking over the bones of this election the next time we go to the polls
It’s an old, time-tested lament from a losing team as its members complain about an officiating error that provided just that extra oomph to get their opponent across the finish line. There is a clear implication that under normal circumstances, the complainant’s team would have prevailed.
FRONT PORCH: Magical thinking won’t see us through this crisis, following a clear strategy will
Jodi Doering is an ER nurse in South Dakota who has nursed Covid-19 patients, some of whom have died. In a series of tweets and somber recollections, Doering described the deaths of some patients who “don’t want to believe that Covid is real”, aggressively denying the existence of the virus and the pandemic.
FRONT PORCH: Magical thinking won’t see us through this crisis, following a clear strategy will
Jodi Doering is an ER nurse in South Dakota who has nursed Covid-19 patients, some of whom have died. In a series of tweets and somber recollections, Doering described the deaths of some patients who “don’t want to believe that Covid is real”, aggressively denying the existence of the virus and the pandemic.
EDITORIAL: Praise the helpers - and keep the support coming
SOMETIMES, there is little in the way of thanks for those trying their hardest to help others.
ALICIA WALLACE: Throwing the spotlight on a problem which just won’t go away
Today, International Day to End Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), is the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
