FACE TO FACE: Standing tall - and always together
The epitome of brotherly love is displayed between Dr Victor Horsley and his two elder brothers, Barton and Neil.
EDITORIAL: Union pays price for wrong tactics
WHEN junior doctors walked out on strike in August, initially there was sympathy for the medics, but that sympathy ran out very quickly.
THE PETER YOUNG COLUMN: Following in some mighty footsteps
Since the US media tends to concentrate on domestic news and, nowadays, in particular on the behaviour and tribulations of their President, it is hardly surprising that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to Pakistan last week has not attracted much attention this side of the Atlantic. During a jam-packed five-day tour, which was the first royal visit there for a decade, the general view has been that they did not put a foot wrong on what was their own first trip to the country and that overall it was an outstanding success.
EDITORIAL: Government headstrong over immigration
NEVER mind what other people are saying, the Bahamas government is going to do things its own way.
WORLD VIEW: CARICOM cannot abandon Haiti despite its president’s failure
HAITI is in turmoil again. This time the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) cannot be criticised for inaction, but questions must be asked about others in the hemispheric community who have been silent about the political and humanitarian situation in the country.
EDITORIAL: Migration problem is not going away
ENOUGH was enough today in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans when it comes to illegal immigration.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Fishing for a few good stories
After downing a few cold beers with fellow comedian Frankie Paul, down at Green Parrots, the topic of fishing came up.
DIANE PHILLIPS: In such dark days we all need a lighter moment
To the average reader, Page One of a newspaper contains the news they most need to know to get through the day. But in newspaper parlance or the world of those who have worked in the extremely underpaid and overworked world of journalism, there is only one part of Page One that truly matters. It’s called above the fold.
EDITORIAL: Govt must remember Rubis spill lesson
THE scale of the oil leak in Grand Bahama just keeps getting worse.
STATESIDE: What went wrong for the man who was America’s Mayor?
A big headline in Washington this week has been the qualification of the city’s major league baseball team for its first World Series appearance since 1933.
EDITORIAL: Time to talk about civil unions?
IS the time right to have a conversation about civil unions for gay couples and the legalisation of abortion?
ALICIA WALLACE: Where does loyalty lie - with the party or the voters?
With Member of Parliament for Centreville Reece Chipman’s departure from the Free National Movement, there is been quite a bit of talk about loyalty.
FACE TO FACE: Charlene’s lifelong ambition realised in decades of helping others
I had the opportunity recently to visit Dr Charlene Wallace’s Palmdale office and see her in action. She was busy advising patients, young and old, conducting eye examinations, and helping them choose the perfect pair of glasses to suit their face. She did it all with a glowing smile and an obvious dedication to her craft. When I learned she was the first Bahamian female Optometrist to return to The Bahamas and be engaged at the Ministry of Health, I understood the level of seemingly boundless energy she has. She is a trailblazer and she has set a good path for others to follow based on determination, commitment and zeal.
EDITORIAL: So what's next, Mr Chipman?
IT’S been a long goodbye for Reece Chipman - but now the man who defeated former Prime Minister Perry Christie in his own seat has left the party whose red wave he rode to victory in Centreville.
DIANE PHILLIPS: When it’s simply a matter of helping our neighbours
When the Miami Herald ran a front-page story on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on September 27, instead of mountains of debris, homes without roofs and lives torn asunder, the image it showed was a bearded man, bent over at the waist, handing a child a toy.
