DIANE PHILLIPS: Out of the pandemic, a new way of talking
TEN years ago, unless you worked in the WebEx division of Cisco, you would never have heard the name Eric Yuan. Heck, even five years ago he was just one of those Silicon Valley geeks, an engineer with a dream, to create a better video conferencing system that was easy to sign in and out of, operated with low overhead expenses, offered high quality virtual interaction and was inexpensive for the consumer.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Let’s get ready to rumble
IF you missed Wednesday’s session in the House of Assembly, have no fear because I suffered through (most) of the debate to bring you the highlights and lowlights.
STATESIDE: Situation normal – we can only hope that’s true
The impressive new US Embassy rising over downtown Nassau serves as a daily reminder to us of its parent, the American Department of State, which got a new leader on Tuesday when Antony Blinken was confirmed then by the US Senate.
FRONT PORCH: Just look around us - if you think this is over, forget it
Over the course of a year plus of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is still much that scientists and governments do not understand about the virus.
EDITORIAL: Are we talking about the same thing, Mr Foulkes?
Are we talking about the same thing, Mr Foulkes?
ALICIA WALLACE: ‘Some people’s paradise is other people’s plantation’
THERE are some arguments that never seem to end. We return to the same questions over and over again.
EDITORIAL: Mixed messaging over virus fight
TO say that there are mixed messages over the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in The Bahamas would be an understatement.
PETER YOUNG: Special relationship remains whether or not Churchill’s bust stays in the Oval Office
After looking briefly last week at world prospects in the coming months under a new US government, two occurrences encourage me to consider what a Biden presidency might mean for Britain. These are the removal of the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office and last weekend’s telephone call between President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
FACE TO FACE: A leap of faith put Ren on a path to self-discovery
In the summer of 2018, my husband and I were attending the Bahamas Bridal Show. We were engaged at the time and it was just weeks away from our wedding.
EDITORIAL: Ensure all our children are protected
AFTER the outrage, the action.
Caribbean-US relations: Chance to merge might with right
EVENTS in Washington on January 20 were a welcome relief and release for the world.
EDITORIAL: Quarantine rule is a disaster for The Bahamas
DEVASTATING. That’s the word Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar uses to describe the introduction of a quarantine requirement for people arriving in the United States.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The light of hope shines again as shameful Trump leaves the stage
ON Wednesday, a huge weight was lifted off the shoulders of the world. Donald Trump left Washington.
A COMIC'S VIEW: From pandemic to a political soap opera
ONE thing I’ve kept a keen eye on from the sidelines (thanks to the COViD-19 global pandemic) is the soap opera playing out between the current FNM administration and the opposition PLP in regards to the handling of the entire pandemic and the subsequent results.
EDITORIAL: No more violence against children
THE video that showed adults at the Children’s Emergency Hostel beating the youngsters in their care was shocking enough – but yesterday added one further shocking twist to the incident.
