FRONT PORCH: The govt begged and pleaded but sadly there are those who only think of themselves
In his national address this past Sunday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis warned the country:
EDITORIAL: Talk to BPL - before they turn off your lights
THE go-ahead has been given for BPL to start disconnecting customers who can’t – or won’t – pay, and 16,000 could be cut off as a result.
ALICIA WALLACE: Playing the blame game when everyone knew what was likely to happen
The number of reported COVID-19 cases has been going up since the borders opened on July 1, so it is not a surprise that new restrictions were announced by the Prime Minister in the national address on Sunday. Everyone braced themselves for the worst. Some expected a full lockdown while others thought the borders would completely close without notice.
PETER YOUNG: China may be dismissive of the UK - but Britain’s bark still has bite
The issue of the extent of the involvement in Britain of China’s huge telecommunications company, Huawei, has finally come to a head. Last week, citing national security concerns, the UK government banned the tech giant from any role in developing the infrastructure of 5G – the nation’s next generation mobile communications network.
FACE TO FACE: Locked away in her room for three painful weeks trying to protect her vulnerable parents: one woman’s life with COVID
A Bahamian woman who survived the deadly COVID-19 virus today shares her story and applauds Prime Minister Hubert Minnis’ decision to close the borders to US travellers in order to preserve the health and safety of Bahamians.
EDITORIAL: Bold decisions at a time when they are needed
WE said it was crunch time for Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis ahead of his national address yesterday – and the stakes only got higher as the country set a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases.
WORLD VIEW: Guyana political circus has outrun its time
IT IS long past time for good sense to prevail in Guyana among the leadership of the APNU-AFC coalition that has been a caretaker government since the March 2 general and regional elections.
EDITORIAL: Time for big decisions, Dr Minnis
IT’S crunch time for Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis when he gives his national address on Sunday.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Welcome back, Tellis - now you have the toughest job of your life
Standards Inspector of Security Forces. It’s an impressive title and to the best of my knowledge had not been bestowed on anyone before July 1 when it was handed with all the layers it entails to the former Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Tellis A Bethel.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Too late to bolt the barn door?
OVER the past few days, I have thought on the meaning of that old idiom “closing the barn door after the horse is gone”.
EDITORIAL: A history of travel that could impact our future
THERE are three words that show the nature of what we are battling in this latest spike of COVID-19 cases. Those are “history of travel”.
STATESIDE: Maybe, just maybe, Trump wants to walk away from it
A growing chorus of observers in the US feels that President Donald Trump is actually trying to lose the upcoming November election. Why else would he behave so counter to his best re-election prospects?
FRONT PORCH: From sea to shining sea the US has lost its lustre
America is sick. Some of its worse ills long ago metastasized and are so pervasive that they will only respond to dramatic change. White supremacy is an unyielding and entrenched power and bastion. Long-term demographic change will help to seriously address some of the worst features of white privilege.
EDITORIAL: Faking test results can harm us all
THERE are two parts to the measures we are using to prevent coronavirus. On one hand, there are the instructions on what we need to do to stop the virus spreading. On the other, there is the enforcement that needs to be done for those who break those rules.
ALICIA WALLACE: Will we ever learn to tolerate and celebrate every person no matter what their gender?
Bahamian drag performer Anastarzia “Starzy” Anaquway is on the popular television show Canada’s Drag Race. Starzy, who is 37 and now living in East York, Ontario, has won more than 15 pageants in 17 years of competition.
