EDITORIAL: Are parties ready to pass baton?
THE move by the PLP to block Monique Pindling from running in her father’s seat in the next election gives a glimpse inside the party mechanism.
ALICIA WALLACE: We need to wake up and put ourselves first
We all want the best for ourselves. We want to make enough – or more than enough – money. We want good health. Mobile devices, internet and food delivery are more common than they have been in past years. As time goes on, our “bare minimum” list gets longer. We are quite certain that we deserve it. There are times, however, when it seems we do not believe we deserve the best, but other people do. However unintentionally, we frequently elevate the opinions and comfort of others above our own.
EDITORIAL: A port for all or just for benefit of the cruise lines?
THE tensions between different sections of the Bahamian business market have been on show in recent days.
PETER YOUNG: When patriotism and nationalism are confronted
The alarming events over the last few days concerning Syrian refugees passing through Turkey in large numbers and trying to enter European Union countries like Greece and Bulgaria hit TV screens over the weekend.
FACE TO FACE: Harry Potter had an owl, I had my Hawk
When I was a high school student attending St Augustine’s College (SAC), I met Alpheus “Hawk” Finlayson. He is an alumni and remains active in the lives of some of the students who came after him. I am one of them. From that time until now, he still checks up on me.
EDITORIAL: Getting ready for the coronavirus
THE coronavirus has come to the Caribbean – but thankfully not yet The Bahamas.
WORLD VIEW: As Haitians suffer the world stays silent
ON February 20, the UN Security Council received a grim report of deteriorating human rights and collapsing rule of law in Haiti. The troubling situation includes widening malnutrition, kidnappings for ransom, rapes and gang violence.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Is Marijuana a pot of gold?
AS we creep closer to a final decision on the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana in the Bahamas, and on the heels of Pastor Dave Burrows reiterating the Christian Council’s stance on the matter…
DIANE PHILLIPS: The finest line of all – the last breath
AN old friend died this week. His death was not the saddest part of the story, the end of his life was.
STATESIDE: Democrats disarray playing straight into Trump’s hands - and they’ve done it before
Just when it looked like things couldn’t get any worse for the Democrats playing bumper cars in an increasingly futile food fight to oppose President Donald Trump in November, things got quite a bit worse.
EDITORIAL: Weigh all sides in the marijuana debate
THE Christian Council is starting to outline its position in the debate on the legalisation of marijuana – and while their report won’t be made public until next month, the head of the committee preparing that report hinted yesterday at opposition to making the drug legal.
EDITORIAL: Work permits by the numbers
THERE has been a lot of noise lately over work permits – and the prospect of denying permits to businesses if they don’t have an understudy being trained. Well, listen carefully, here comes the sound of the backtrack.
ALICIA WALLACE: It’s only $100 but its significance means so much
The recent kerfuffle about $100 is almost laughable.
EDITORIAL: Immigration sense or election trail rhetoric?
IMMIGRATION was in the Prime Minister’s sights yesterday – though his target was not always clear.
FACE TO FACE: Our own Dr King ready to shake the political throne
It takes a lot of guts to start your own political movement. Many people have complaints about the system of government.
