PETER YOUNG: Walking the tightrope of protecting health without killing economy
The complete lockdown in The Bahamas over the last five days may have been regarded by many as excessively heavy-handed. But others have welcomed such tough action in response to the coronavirus crisis on the grounds it is better to enforce social distancing in this way than risk a spread of the virus that could devastate this country’s relatively small population. Many complain, however, the government’s decisions could have been communicated better and with more notice.
FRONT PORCH: Gratitude for Big Things and Small Things
During a call with an acquaintance who lost her job and who has not been paid for two months, she gave a somewhat surprising answer when asked how she was coping with the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting strain on her.
EDITORIAL: We must adapt to survive
WHEN something is not working as you planned, there are two things you can do.
ALICIA WALLACE: We won’t get everything right and the shopping strategy has sparked the panic it’s meant to avoid
Following the weekend lockdown on short notice, introduction of a grocery shopping schedule and the announcement of a complete shutdown from Wednesday night to Tuesday morning was no great surprise.
EDITORIAL: It’s going to be a long week
WHEN the country shuts down again on Wednesday, through the Easter Weekend until it returns to 24-hour curfew status on Tuesday morning, it will be an experience few of us will have experienced.
PETER YOUNG: We’ve seen it before - British bonding when their backs are against the wall
Such is the plethora of information in the media about coronavirus, particularly the serious developments in the US which are worsening by the day with a rising death toll, that the facts do not bear repetition.
Winning the war against COVID-19
COVID-19 has moved with lightning speed around the globe. From a cluster in Wuhan, China declared on December 31, it has caused over 1 million cases with 50,000 deaths worldwide in three months.
FACE TO FACE: Struggling to cope in this crisis? Imagine if you couldn’t see . . .
The global pandemic created by the Covid-19 virus has resulted in fear and anxiety for many as people the world over face uncertain times. People are taking measures to protect themselves, including distancing themselves from others, wearing masks and gloves.
WORLD VIEW: CARICOM should help but Guyana must save itself
THE image and standing of Guyana are being tarnished throughout the world. Yet, a small window of opportunity remains open for the country to be regarded as democratic and for its government to be hailed as legitimate.
EDITORIAL: A Bahamas for Bahamians
IT’S hard to imagine just now – but picture what life will be like when this current crisis is over.
EDITORIAL: Where's the firm 'no' we gave to the Braemar?
YOU would be forgiven if you were not comforted by the words of Renward Wells MP with regard to cruise ships.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Shopping by alphabet? My name starts with Z!
THIS week, the ‘Corona Chronicles’ continue.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The sadness of suspicion which hangs over us
We all know the obvious consequences of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. We see the closed signs on shops, the empty airports, ports, schools and churches. We see an economy temporarily grinding to a halt. We hear the silence of streets after 9pm and we are far happier than we should be to see the garbage collection truck because it signifies activity.
EDITORIAL: An economic crisis - but don’t forget those at the sharp end
AS the grim landmark of the nation’s first death from coronavirus was confirmed yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tried to make the country realise the scale of the problem facing us.
STATESIDE: Like father, like son - Cuomo becoming the man to watch
It happens every day now, around midday. What pops up on the television screen is a briefing by a senior elected official full of useful, relevant information backed up by charts and graphs and a sense of honest credibility.
