PETER YOUNG: Those who live in a democracy must be on permanent guard
A month ago, I wrote about the thorny and controversial subjects of ‘wokeness’ and the ‘cancel culture’ - and I return to these today because there is growing evidence that people in the UK are fighting back against these strange phenomena, which are loosely defined as demanding adherence to a new orthodoxy about social and political justice together with attacking and ruining the lives of any who do not submit to such demands.
STATESIDE: Biden may have cracks, Trump’s loathed but can be masterful - for the US it is what it is
Were you watching the first couple of evenings of the Democratic national convention in the midst of a Bahamas lockdown as COVID-19 tried to secure a tighter grip here? Most of the convention was actually quite worth watching.
STATESIDE: Biden may have cracks, Trump’s loathed but can be masterful - for the US it is what it is
Were you watching the first couple of evenings of the Democratic national convention in the midst of a Bahamas lockdown as COVID-19 tried to secure a tighter grip here? Most of the convention was actually quite worth watching.
FACE TO FACE: Fighting the odds since infancy, MJ keeps smiling - and winning
While many are facing tough times due to the pandemic, there are those whose struggles are exacerbated by medical issues and the subsequent cost of getting proper care. That’s the fight that Michelo McKenzie Sr must overcome for the sake of his son, Michelo Jr.
ALICIA WALLACE: One man cannot deal with this crisis on his own. Minute-by-minute decisions are not going to get us through this
Some of us do not seem to matter. There is little consideration to people living with illnesses and in need of medication, people experiencing poverty, elderly people, unhoused people, women, or children.
EDITORIAL: The hurricane of the COVID pandemic has hit us
Wow, this is brutal.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Mario’s mad as hell and isn’t going to take it anymore
It’s funny how people spend their lives doing one thing, get really good at it, make a name for themselves, and suddenly they turn up doing something so different you’d think it must be someone else with the same name.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Who's in charge now that Doc's in quarantine?
The past week saw more political twists and turns, three of the nation’s top executives in self- imposed exile, a lingering eyesore on Bay Street and a columnist releasing her inner ‘Karen’.
EDITORIAL: Why do some get to show such blatant disregard?
THE news that there were another 40 cases of COVID-19 in New Providence yesterday means it looks increasingly likely that the national lockdown will be extended.
STATESIDE: Harris is a huge boost to Biden’s ticket as Trump looks ever more desperate
Did the selection on Tuesday of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate surprise you? It had seemed in recent weeks that Biden would select a black woman as his vice president, and much recent speculation centred around two accomplished women born to equally accomplished parents.
FRONT PORCH: We fight as hard as we can but there is no escaping the darker side of human nature
In The Netherlands, new daily coronavirus infections are currently back to “roughly half their level at the peak of the pandemic.” The French Prime Minister said he is trying to avoid another lockdown amid a “worrying increase” in cases.
EDITORIAL: No one is immune
WE have heard often during the COVID-19 pandemic that the virus can affect anyone, rich or poor, in any part of society – and the news that both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister are self-quarantining is as sure a sign of that as you could find.
ALICIA WALLACE: There are too many unanswered questions and a lack of respect
We are now in our second week of lockdown and received a national address from the Prime Minister on Sunday evening which gave very little information.
EDITORIAL: When does a good deal become a bad deal?
BACK in July 2018, there was a bold promise.
PETER YOUNG: We can’t be held hostage to fear, waiting for a cure while the economy dies
If you mention The Bahamas to people in Britain, there is likely to be a positive reaction because the country is seen as a most desirable tourist destination. Such is the country’s fine reputation, it is no exaggeration to say the name itself seems to carry a certain aura. Last week, however, it hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
