EDITORIAL: Make sure everyone is following the rules
TO anyone who has made use of public transport in The Bahamas, it will come as little surprise that there are irregularities in the sector.
A COMIC'S VIEW: My Top Ten list of what not to do at your office summer party
SUMMER is here and there’s nothing more “political” than office parties, fun days and after work happy hours.
DIANE PHILLIPS: There’s no explaining why you feel the way you do – or maybe there is . . .
Next time you can’t figure out why you feel a burst of happiness for no apparent reason or you suddenly sank into a slump, check the weather. It has a lot more to do with how you feel than you probably realise.
EDITORIAL: The truth about murder
THERE is a harsh reality behind the statistics of murder that is rarely seen in all its brutal truth.
STATESIDE: In the spotlight for all the wrong reasons
The Caribbean region doesn’t frequently figure in US national politics, but a hurricane, convulsive civil disturbances and a return of Cold War politics have thrust the region into American headlines more than usual already this year.
RICHARD COULSON: If crime-ravaged New York could clean up its act, why can’t we?
Nassau has just recorded 13 killings in 21 days, including two double homicides. The much vaunted decline in criminal violence seems to have hit a road-block. In the eyes of the Lord, every human life is equally sacred and every murder is an equal tragedy. But in the harsh world of law enforcement, things don’t look quite the same.
THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: They’re only children - look after them well
There is reluctance to recognise children as whole people with a range of emotions they have to learn to recognise and handle and their own likes and dislikes in addition to the need for guidance, education and discipline.
EDITORIAL: Is there not a better way than detention?
Disadvantageous, dangerous and reckless.
FACE TO FACE: When things don’t quite go as you planned, some unexpected heroes step up
Those were the resounding words declared by the surgeon as he pulled out my baby girl on the morning of April 24, 2019. With tears of joy flowing from my eyes, I heard her cry and saw the beautiful body that was growing inside of me all those months… all 8 pounds, 8.5 ounces of her.
The Peter Young column: A time to bow our heads, remember and give thanks
Keeping alive memories of significant events in its history is a mark of a civilised nation. An important aspect of this is public recognition and remembrance of those who lost their lives in war so that honouring their sacrifice should continue for years afterwards.
BELIZE: The people have spoken, politicians should respect them
AS territorial claims go, Guatemala’s claim to all – every square inch – of Belize is, perhaps, the most outrageous.
EDITORIAL: What's really going on over officer leave?
Not so long ago, this column raised concerns about the career prospects of law enforcement officers forced to take long-term leave. It appears matters could be so much worse than a career delayed being an opportunity denied.
A COMIC'S VIEW: My Aunt Kay would have put these drivers in their rightful place
MY late Aunt Kay, who was like my second mother and who also happened to be wheelchair bound in the latter portion of her life, was a source of inspiration and a pillar of strength to me throughout my life. In fact it has long been said that she’s where I get my “hard mouth” from.
DIANE PHILLIPS: A Sunday conversation with a friend
Friends are easy, tough, strong and weak. They demand so much of us and we of them. We make friends almost as early as we say ‘Mama,’ ‘Dada,’ we link hands when we are just about old enough to reach out and touch someone other than our parents. Even when we are too young to know the word for friends, they are there for us.
EDITORIAL: Time to take centre stage
NO one had to go looking for Bishop Delton Fernander to find out his opinions about Bahamas Carnival – he released a statement.
