PETER YOUNG: The whole world’s at war with an enemy within
The suggestion last week by English historian and author, Antony Beevor, that mankind may be facing a fundamental turning point over the deadly coronavirus may be regarded by many as a bit over the top – transformative for sure, but such an apocalyptic claim looks to be premature since no one knows with certainty how this crisis is going to develop. The seriousness of COVID-19 so far, with the latest figures showing it has infected more than 350,000 with over 16,000 deaths, makes me keen as a columnist to offer comment once again this week.
EDITORIAL: The disaster that has hit our economy
AN economic earthquake has hit The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: It’s a virus, do as the doctor says
ON Wednesday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis unveiled regulations that gave him powers to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. Yesterday, he used them.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Cool heads and hopefully no fevered brows
AS the “corona” pandemic heightens around the world and throughout The Bahamas, let’s us all remain calm and aware.
DIANE PHILLIPS: It’s time to stop, think and be ready when the world starts turning again
We have all seen the pictures. Empty streets in downtown Nassau. Empty seats on planes. Prince George Wharf and Festival Place, where the usual complaint is overcrowding, now eerily silent. Store shutters and roll downs sending an unmistakable message – closed for business. At LPIA, the nation’s largest and busiest airport, you could stage a soccer match outside two terminals without causing inconvenience to anyone trying to check in.
STATESIDE: Just the ticket - Biden and Klobuchar?
For a several weeks now the US has been floundering in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Initially, the American administration, and especially President Donald Trump, downplayed the health danger of the virus. As a result the US found itself underprepared and potentially overwhelmed once the virus truly turned its attention to America.
EDITORIAL: PM declares war, but no march to action
WE are at war, declared Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, as he announced new regulations that give him sweeping new powers to tackle the spread of the coronavirus.
EDITORIAL: No easy solution for Prime Minister to choose
AROUND the world, governments are trying to work out how to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
ALICIA WALLACE: Closing schools was easy but where was the planning for what families did next?
COVID-19 is forcing us to change the way we live. It demands that we change our behaviour in order to stop the spread of the virus. We are not yet taking it as seriously as we should. We should not have waited for a confirmed case before taking action, especially when we have thousands of people moving in and out of the country, directly engaging with a large proportion of our population through the tourism industry.
EDITORIAL: Plan for bad times - but remember the good times will come again
AS much as the coronavirus has medical consequences, so too it has become clear that it has economic consequences.
PETER YOUNG: Keep the politics out of this crisis
My heart sank when I saw the headline ‘Biden and Sanders slam Trump over response to coronavirus crisis’. Then, after tuning in to CNN and MSNBC, who relentlessly vilify President Trump whatever he does, my worst fears were confirmed.
FACE TO FACE: Marisa’s on a mission - it’s about helping people
March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. Coming on the heels of last week’s tribute for International Women’s Day, I decided to highlight another phenomenal woman. This time, I feature Marisa Mason Smith, a woman who has done so much for the advancement of women in this country, and so much for her fellow citizens on the whole, that she deserves her flowers today.
EDITORIAL: We must be united, Bahamaland
THE day we feared would come has finally arrived. A patient from The Bahamas has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The woman concerned had not travelled recently, so she contracted it here.
WORLD VIEW: Financial measures necessary to ride out this crisis
REGARDLESS of the number of coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that occur in the Caribbean, the economies of each of them, particularly those dependent on tourism, will suffer in the immediate to medium term.
EDITORIAL: The worst thing we can possibly do now is panic
With coronavirus news sweeping the world, it is easy to get caught up in the reports of flight bans, Disneyland and Broadway closing and let fear get to us.
