ALICIA WALLACE: Working together - but doing it better
In school, group work makes an appearance at a particular moment, and it never seems to go away.
OP ED: The Caribbean’s moment: Catalysing growth through ‘One Caribbean’
The Caribbean stands at a potential inflection point. The region faces significant challenges around extreme weather events, citizen security, low productivity and growth, as well as food security. Yet, amidst these challenges, there is vast potential for growth by turning these challenges into opportunities, such as leveraging regional collaboration through our “ONE Caribbean” initiative to increase jobs.
FACING REALITY: The prerequisite for emotional maturity in those who would lead
The American Psychological Association defines emotional maturity as “a high and appropriate level of emotional control and expression.”
PETER YOUNG: Passing of a British rock icon
IT is said by writers who become insomniacs that they often have their best ideas in the middle of the night.
DIANE PHILLIPS: What if......it took just a few dollars to save the life of this father of four; this mother’s son?
All his life, from the time he was old enough to wish he could climb one, Michael Claridge has been in love with trees. He can’t remember a time when he didn’t follow Mom, and later, work with her to trim and preserve the greatest silk cotton, mahogany, sapodilla, madeira, mango trees in The Bahamas from being the youngest crew in A-1 Tree Trimming to be the arborist everyone turned to.
ERIC WIBERG: Wrecks on remote Hogsty Reef in the southeastern Bahamas, between Great Inagua and Acklins, are so numerous – at least 115 documented in the past 250 years, and probably over 150 – that h
Wrecks on remote Hogsty Reef in the southeastern Bahamas, between Great Inagua and Acklins, are so numerous – at least 115 documented in the past 250 years, and probably over 150 – that here we focus on just those since the 1960s.
FRONT PORCH: First World prices for Third World services
There are a host of features consumers’ desire from products and services: reliability, consistency, general affordability, decent quality, customer service, not being taken for granted.
STATESIDE: Shake-up of the American system may be at hand
For at least the past 35 years, Americans who follow the nation’s political evolution have known in their hearts that the “system” that prevails in the nation’s capital is flawed, inefficient, increasingly unrepresentative and maybe even undemocratic.
ALICA WALLACE: Achieve resolutions by making SMART goals
January has almost come to an end. How are the resolutions made for 2025 coming along?
TRIBUNE TECH: Samsung sets stage for future of AI-powered experiences
Galaxy Unpacked 2025 in San Jose, California, set the stage for the next wave of AI-powered experiences with Galaxy AI.
FACING REALITY: Patriotism is diminishing
According to Wikipedia, patriotism is love for one’s country, shown through personal identification and concern for well-being.
PETER YOUNG: Trump’s extreme migration policy may influence Europe
It has become clear recently in Europe that anti-immigrant sentiment is growing.
STATESIDE: ‘America first’ thinking of Trump govt could of benefit to Bahamas
Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed on Tuesday as the new US Secretary of State. After taking the oath of office from Vice President JD Vance, Rubio made his way over to the main State Department building near the Washington National Mall and the Lincoln Memorial. His remarks covered a lot of ground, but two things stood out for us in The Bahamas.
FRONT PORCH: Gender equality still a work in progress
AT the beginning of yet another new year, we are no further toward making spousal rape illegal. Successive governments have cowered on the matter despite grand talk about gender equality and the contributions of women to Bahamian history.
ALICIA WALLACE: Focus and community amidst changing times
There is a meme, circulating with great frequency, in which a person begs to live through some “precedented times”. Living in unprecedented times is exhausting. At this point, it seems endless. The world is constantly on fire, literally and metaphorically.
