FRONT PORCH: Why are so many voters undecided and cynical?
Both major parties are reportedly finding that neither is clearly nor decisively ahead as they prepare for the next general election. The race appears generally tight, with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM), seeing certain advantages, weaknesses, and risks. Insiders are trying to answer a basic concern: “Why are so many voters undecided?”
STATESIDE: Spectators bewildered by Trump on yet another stage
London, New York, Paris and Donald Trump came together on Sunday, and while some aspects of this were predictable others, spectacularly, were not.
ALICIA WALLACE: Statistics are only a shock because teenagers are being ignored
It seems to have shocked government officials and education administrators that 20 percent of teenagers have attempted suicide and 25 percent have considered suicide.
PETER YOUNG: Relations back on track for old allies
Britain and France were in the news last week with the state visit of President Macron to London. It was the first such visit to the UK by the leader of a European Union country since Britain left the bloc in 2020.
PETER YOUNG: Relations back on track for old allies
Britain and France were in the news last week with the state visit of President Macron to London. It was the first such visit to the UK by the leader of a European Union country since Britain left the bloc in 2020.
IVOINE INGRAHAM: Politics is not time for nursery rhymes, it’s serious business
Politics is not the time for nursery rhymes. It is not “one two buckle my shoe, three four shut the door”, or “goosey gander, where should I wander”, which are for kids and should not be allowed to enter politics.
WORLD VIEW: Rise of weaponised drones an urgent regional threat
The Caribbean faces a new and urgent threat: weaponised drones in criminal hands are rapidly proliferating into the hands of criminal actors, non‑state militias, and private contractors.
GAIN AN EDGE: UB students embark on cultural immersion trip in Nanjing, China
While the majority of students at the University of The Bahamas (UB) pursue their academic journeys on home soil, the institution’s bold internationalisation agenda is opening doors to transformative global experiences and preparing graduates to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and dynamic world.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Calming our wild, wild West waters
It is impossible to think of The Bahamas without thinking water.
STATESIDE: Has Trump awakened to who Putin really is?
Something significant might just have happened on Tuesday afternoon in hot, humid Washington, DC.
OEF: Eleuthera - Island where heaven and earth meet
This spring marked 22 years since my first visit to the island of Eleuthera.
KEITH ROYE II: Don’t swat away the drone logistics future
Imagine ordering a package online and, instead of waiting days or even weeks, a small flying drone delivers it to your doorstep in under an hour.
ALICIA WALLACE: No changes for gender equality
Another year of Independence has come and gone, and The Bahamas remains in the same place that it has been for decades when it comes to women’s rights and gender equality.
PETER YOUNG: Importance of foreign aid
International or multilateral assistance is frequently subject to controversy, but provision of special bilateral aid by richer countries to poorer ones has always been a matter for special debate.
IVOINE INGRAHAM: The Bahamas - an alcoholic society
It has been recently announced, but no news, that alcohol use among teens has reached “crisis levels”, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Well, blow me down with a feather. It has also been said that from the sampling of interviews, more than one in every five of our young are suicidal, which is devastating.
