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DEREK SMITH: How business compliance, ethics are being redefined

Ethics and compliance are no longer just about avoiding fines or ticking regulatory boxes.

STATESIDE: Of Trump and consequences

During the recent Joe Biden administration, the conventional wisdom in Washington was that Biden had racked up some really significant achievements for which he was given scant credit.

FRONT PORCH: Leo XIV - Global missionary Pope

By vocation and through life and pastoral experience, Pope Leo XIV possesses a missionary heart and zeal.

ALICIA WALLACE: Is sexual violence accepted as just a part of life here?

Was there ever a time that sexual violence against women and girls was shocking?

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ERIC WIBERG: Tug that hosted the witnesses to last U-boat attack in 1945

Somewhere in The Bahamas, afloat, aground, or underwater, is a medium-sized tugboat built 80 years ago which was recently confirmed to have hosted the witnesses to the last ever German U-boat attack, in 1945 off Newport, Rhode Island, hours before VE-Day.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: I’m leaving home without it – Goodbye American Express

Sometime recently, I apparently received a notice from American Express, or so they tell me. I don’t recall seeing it, but that’s probably because, if they did send it, it did not come with a subject line that hinted at the fact the boom was about to drop.

STATESIDE: Springsteen and Trump trade verbal potshots

Readers may recall that in the waning weeks of last year’s American presidential campaign race, several megastar performers added their voices to the chorus of resistance to the looming prospect of another Donald Trump presidency. Beyonce and Taylor Swift were among these luminaries.

FRONT PORCH: Funky, filthy, feral New Providence

From downtown Nassau to Over-the-Hill to the southern areas of our major island to Fox Hill and throughout, much of New Providence is filthy, derelict, nasty, dirty, and dilapidated.

ALICIA WALLACE: Equal rights, politicians and a host of blame and excuses

Information is at our fingertips at any time of the day, as long as we have access to an internet connection and an internet-enabled device. There is, therefore, no reason for people to publicly discuss issues without getting the information necessary to participate in an educated, productive manner. The other option—which goes without consideration far too often—is to refrain from engaging in public discussion beyond one’s depth as though one is an authority or has more to impart than to learn from others.

PETER YOUNG: Unconventional one-man diplomacy

For those who write regularly about foreign affairs and attempt to analyse complex international issues last week was out of the ordinary.

FACING REALITY: Politics aside, put Bahamians first

I remember being an air traffic controller at the West End International Airport in West End, owned by The Jack Tar Hotel, in 1971, and a control room operator at Bahamas Cement.

WORLD VIEW: US Immigration laws - A message for nationals of the Caribbean

“A nation without borders is not a nation”.

INSIGHT: Hoping for a good deal, not fool’s gold

THE big news of the past week has been without doubt the signing of the deal for the Grand Lucayan.

BAMSI: A year of growth and community impact

Farmers and fishers on Cat Island have experienced a transformative year thanks to BAMSI's extension services.

Timeless appeal of homesteading

As society’s dependence on technology accelerates, consumerism intensifies, and the cost of living soars, people are turning back to the land for solutions, sustenance, and solace.