DIANE PHILLIPS: Backyard issues make the best frontline politics
On November 12, a revised proposal for a major $100 million development on Love Beach in western New Providence will go before a public meeting at Town Planning. The proposal calls for multi-storey buildings housing 121 condominiums to be constructed adjacent to the four small buildings of Palms of Love Beach on one of the finest stretches of soft powdery white sand in a near-urban environment anywhere in The Bahamas.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Watching and waiting for the U.S. to decide
THE whole world is anticipating the results of the US Presidential election.
EDITORIAL: Just in time for Christmas
IT’S wonderful to report two pieces of good news today.
FRONT PORCH: Block out all the noise and nonsense and the truth is we are making progress
Approximately two and a half weeks ago, after Germany recorded its highest daily number of COVID-19 infections (7,830) in a 24-hour period, a startling record since the pandemic began, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sounded the alarm.
STATESIDE: If Trump really is heading for the exit as it appears, he won’t be going quietly
Maybe you heard. Tuesday was election day in the US. It might have the most widely anticipated day in America since the dawn of the new millennium nearly 20 years ago.
ALICIA WALLACE: What message are they sending - stay away, stay locked up, you can’t come here?
We have endured, over the past seven months, more than we could have ever imagined. The first lockdown was a shock but, for the most part, we accepted it as a necessary and temporary measure.
EDITORIAL: Horrifying statistics - and attitudes we must change
ONE in three University of The Bahamas students who answered a survey have been raped – either in the form of sex without consent or statutory rape.
PETER YOUNG: We’re not alone in locking down - but are we right?
While trying to avoid going over old ground again, I hasten to comment about major developments in relation to coronavirus this week in Europe which is in turmoil once more over the pandemic. New national lockdowns in France and in Germany have been followed by an announcement at the weekend of another total lockdown in Britain. This is due to start on Thursday this week and will last for one month in the hope of bringing down the level of transmission of the virus – the so-called R-rate.
FACE TO FACE: Sandena’s devotion - to help our youngsters build a better future
Spend just a few moments around Sandena Neely and you will find an effervescent character with lots of energy to go around. She is positive, joyful and very involved in anything she sets her mind to do.
EDITORIAL: It’s D’Aguilar vs D’Aguilar over policy
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar was adamant when he spoke up on Saturday about rapid antigen testing.
WORLD VIEW: Democracy is not guaranteed by elections alone
A BIZARRE moment at the 50th session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), on October 20 and 21, was a claim by the outgoing Foreign Minister, Karen Longaric that her government had brought democracy to Bolivia.
EDITORIAL: The silver lining on the cloud of debt
THE announcement yesterday that national debt is headed towards $8.9bn was an unsettling, yet expected moment.
DIANE PHILLIPS: From humble beginnings to representing The Bahamas
There is one memory that, no matter how many successes he racks up, Louby Georges can never forget.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Viral videos of shootings are classless
I must admit I was deeply saddened and perplexed after personally watching the sickening video that has gone “viral” of a man as he lay dying after a shooting incident involving an off-duty police officer on Exuma on Wednesday night.
FRONT PORCH: Religious leaders would do well to remember what their real role is in our society
At the time of his death in 2013 at the age of 99, the American evangelist and Southern Baptist Minister Rev Billy Graham was a revered figure globally.
