THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: A friend’s family opened my eyes to a different way to educate children
This week, I am catching up with a friend who lives in New York. She has two children - 13 and ten - who attend the Waldorf school where she works as a teacher.
EDITORIAL: Is there a plan for our children? "Not really"
AS the nation continues to struggle through the power problems affecting New Providence, there continue to be moments that make you realise how little prepared the government was for this.
FACE TO FACE: Mdeez - From the bleachers to Montego Bay
On the very day Davon Alistar “MDeez” Knight was scheduled to light up the stage at Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica, he was laid to rest. The festival was to be widely broadcast throughout the Caribbean with a live stream available for fans around the world.
THE PETER YOUNG COLUMN: Is the nanny state taking over?
Another fascinating debate being aired during my wife’s and my extended summer visit to England was about the balance between civil liberties and state intervention in people’s lives.
WORLD VIEW: Trump’s new rules will reduce Caribbean migration to the US
US President Donald Trump’s new rule on immigration and nationality, published on August 12, is no different from the rules applied by Caribbean countries.
EDITORIAL: Leading the way for a healthier diet
OUT goes the sin tax, in comes a ban on sugary drinks.
EDITORIAL: An unforced error ahead of union talks
Stormy waters lie ahead for the government – some of them literally – as it tries to keep on track for its deficit target of one percent this year.
A COMIC'S VIEW: When it comes to cutting the line, it’s best to know the rules of engagement
We have all waited on a line, especially here in the Bahamas.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The strange, sick case of Jeffrey Epstein and why some people can never be satisfied
The world has watched the Jeffrey Epstein story unfold with the same kind of stomach-churning fascination with which it watched the Charlie Manson murders, curiosity piqued by a failure to understand how someone could do the things he did.
EDITORIAL: How about a living wage, not just a minimum wage?
There was a very quick retreat yesterday from Finance Minister Peter Turnquest after the subject of a possible rise in the minimum wage was broached.
STATESIDE: Amid conspiracies and crises, a reality check on the world today
It’s so hard to keep everything straight in Washington, DC these days.
EDITORIAL: Plastics law to have teeth - now enforce it
When the ban on single-use plastics was first proposed, we warmly welcomed it in this column – with one caveat: It has to be enforced.
THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: Let us know when the lights are going off and at least we can plan around it
Bahamas Power and Light held a press conference on Sunday, and while many of us tuned in, none of us have better information that we had before.
EDITORIAL: Have we lost our way just to get shares and likes?
There are times when you wonder about the humanity of some people.
FACE TO FACE: Rotary needs to change, not just for the sake of it but to make things better
The cover of the international magazine the Rotarian features Barry Rassin and his wife Esther with a group of flamingoes gathered in front.
