GAIN AN EDGE: ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’
In a speech that was thoughtful, moving and deliberate, one student’s powerful story turned the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) New Providence Main Campus commencement into a defining moment in his upward trajectory.
WORLD VIEW: Don’t celebrate the ICJ opinion on environmental harm just yet
On July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion at the request of the UN General Assembly - driven by small island states such as Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu, and the Maldives - declaring unequivocally that all nations “have a duty to prevent environmental harm” by limiting greenhouse‑gas emissions.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Do they have the right or have we just given up?
Real estate pioneer and triathlete Mario Carey, who spends a lot of time in the water and is as comfortable diving Dean’s Blue Hole as I am driving to work, has been ranting about the issue of foreigners raping our waters, taking our fish, conch and crawfish for commercial gain for years.
OEF: The important business of bees
Summertime is one of the prime periods when bees take centre stage. It could be the heat or the abundance of sweet, seasonal fruits and vibrant flowers blooming in glorious displays that seem to draw them out in buzzing swarms.
IAN FERGUSON: Conserving energy amid brutal summer
Bahamian small businesses have, for many years, complained about the high and rising cost of energy.
DR KENT BAZARD: Is the Fast Food killing your gains?
LET’S not pretend it doesn’t happen.
Op-Ed: When conservation works far too well
Across the globe, from South Africa to Australia, India and throughout the Caribbean, conservation efforts are yielding powerful results
STATESIDE: Trump, MAGA and conspiracy theories
Do you remember QAnon?
FRONT PORCH: Gambling culture destroying lives and harming country
The drug era of the 1970s and 80s had a devastating effect on individuals, families, and communities, effects which are still being felt decades later.
PETER YOUNG: Data leak causes untold damage
In recent weeks, one of the biggest stories in the British media has produced startling headlines and endless analysis.
A catalyst for the growth of Junkanoo
Junkanoo has been stifled for too long; it is time to open the cage and let her fly free.
KDK Report: When the doctor becomes a patient
As a child, with all our time in surplus, the rhythm of life felt slow and warmly repetitious.
WORLD VIEW: A stinging slap - Did it hurt political power or press freedom?
When it occurred, in Guyana, it caused a serious period of apprehension.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Whose land is it anyway?
The subject of land reform is probably one of the most important issues facing us. Yet it feels so complicated that most of us do exactly what I’ve been doing – hoping others with a better understanding, good common sense and a lot of wisdom will make the right decisions and we can just carry on worrying about the things we understand and can manage.
ERIC WIBERG: Hogsty Reef sees 60 wrecks in 250 years
Given Spanish silver coins were found, I would estimate at least 150 wrecks hit Hogsty Reef or atoll since 1500. Here are short accounts of some 50 or more of them from the 1780s to the 1950s.
