A COMIC'S VIEW: Engage your brain in gear, before you put your mouth in motion
Boy when we blew the whistle to start “Silly Season” I didn’t imagine the contestants would be off and running so quickly.Boy when we blew the whistle to start “Silly Season” I didn’t imagine the contestants would be off and running so quickly.
EDITORIAL: Travel ban brings economic effects of virus to The Bahamas
WITHOUT a single case of coronavirus yet recorded in The Bahamas, the economic effects arrived at our doorstep last night.
STATESIDE: Could Trump’s apparent lack of interest in the virus crisis finally be his undoing?
President Donald Trump’s administration is not going to make many friends in the Western Hemisphere generally or in tourist-dependent areas like The Bahamas if current suspicions are validated that Trump & Co deliberately downplayed the coronavirus threat to keep the stock market at high levels to buttress his re-election campaign.
EDITORIAL: Casting doubt on the value of insurance
IN the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the government announced its plans for financial assistance for people whose uninsured homes had been damaged by the storm. But for those affected, this was no pay day – the sums being paid out were such that they were a little help in the pocket, not a chance to rebuild completely.
ALICIA WALLACE: A little disappointment shouldn’t kill the dream
Last week was quite busy as I worked with the all-volunteer team of Equality Bahamas to plan and execute our annual International Women’s Day events.
EDITORIAL: Fix the flaws in our justice system
THE latest report from the US on flaws in a prosecution for corruption in The Bahamas should not be a shock.
FACE TO FACE: Khrystle’s childhood dream became a reality that can inspire women
This week began with the recognition of International Women’s Day. It’s a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In honour of this day, I decided to interview a woman who has achieved so much so early in her career, that she is nothing short of amazing.
PETER YOUNG: With the world in the grip of hysteria, who knows what the final economic effects might be
So much has been broadcast and written about the coronavirus outbreak that there is a risk of information overload about what has become a global crisis, and any reiteration of existing facts would be superfluous.
EDITORIAL: Don’t dismiss value of pledge conference
IT would be easy to be quick to criticise the pledge conference that sought to raise funds after Hurricane Dorian.
WORLD VIEW: Masquerade by Venezuelan academics to avoid rule of law
My less than 1,000 words commentary, on the case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between Guyana and Venezuela, provoked a response of 2,069 words from two academics of Universidad Central de Venezuela. The response merits reply if only because the authors, Kenneth Ramirez and Mirna Yonis, have attempted to masquerade their political position as an objective academic analysis.
EDITORIAL: Why the laws on disclosures matter to Bahamians
IT’S that time of year again – when the asset disclosures of parliamentarians comes into the public eye.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Blow a whistle to mark arrival of silly season
“Silly Season” is officially open, so let this week’s column serve as notice.
DIANE PHILLIPS: We were warned, didn’t listen and now must face the consequences
I’m writing this on a Sunday midday knowing full well the numbers will change by Friday when you read it. As of now, there are 87,000 cases of coronavirus. That’s 2,000 more than there were 20 minutes ago. The death toll stands at nearly 3,000 and no doubt will jump while I continue to write and monitor.
EDITORIAL: Fighting off the coronavirus
PIECE by piece, The Bahamas is putting the building blocks in place to protect the country as best as possible from the risk of the coronavirus.
STATESIDE: Anyone But Trump - and it looks like Biden
When voters went to cast their ballots in the Democratic presidential primary election on this week’s Super Tuesday, there were 14 names on the ballot in several states including Virginia. But only five actual candidates were still in the race. Such is the frenetic, chaotic nature of Democratic politics in this renewed era of Anyone But Trump.
