Columnists

DIANE PHILLIPS: More than one way to put out a Fyre storm

There’s hardly a soul who hasn’t heard of the Fyre Festival debacle, an elaborate scheme to lure the newly rich and somewhat famous to the beautiful beaches and waters of Exuma for days of languishing in the sun, frolicking in the sea and imbibing the best of champagne and Bahama Mamas with intervals of music and dance.

EDITORIAL: Universal Health Care or Socialised Medicine?

WHILE Health Minister Dr Duane Sands is to be commended on his announcement regarding Universal Health Care, we, as Bahamians, need to answer some fundamental questions as to the future of our public healthcare before we go any further down this slippery slope of a single payer, income-tax funded socialised medical system, such as they have in Canada and the UK.

CULTURE CLASH: Leave Boom Bye Bye in the past where the attitudes it champions also belong

Recent events have led to conversations about hate speech over the past few weeks.

EDITORIAL: Fyre which burnt too many

THERE is an old saying about success having many fathers – and if that’s the case, then the Fyre Festival is the loneliest of orphans.

FACE TO FACE: Nurse Ophelia - a legacy to be proud of

It was such a pleasure as well as an eye-opening experience sitting face to face with a centenarian who could converse with me, smile with me and sing with me. She reminded me of the simpler things in life. She helped me to put things in perspective and consider what really matters in old age – family who love you, spend time with you and are willing to take care of you - and a legacy that they can be proud of.

EDITORIAL: Time's up – we have to take action

Some realities are harder to digest than others. For Bahamians to whom conch is as much a staple as bread, the reality that the population of the mollusc is declining at an alarming rate and may be gone in 10-15 years if we continue to consume at the current rate is not easy to stomach.

WORLD VIEW: The OAS dangerously in disarray

OVER the last few days there has been a serious overreach by Luis Almagro of the authority he has as Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS).

EDITORIAL: Stalemate as senators look ahead to the ballot box

The US, with its government shutdown, is now a disorderly democracy. Blatant disrespect between its executive and legislative branches of government is rampant. If only America had a parliamentary system that could provide some relief in the form of an emphatic vote of no confidence in its inadequate president.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Hey Frankie, you know what your department does, right?

Where do I start this week? It’s been a veritable smorgasbord of material, courtesy of the present administration.

EDITORIAL: It may be time to tell the blacklisters - enough is enough

The sudden announcement of the visit to Europe this week of a delegation led by the Prime Minister has prompted much comment and speculation.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Never underestimate the Power of One

Long before he became the latest iteration of superhuman James Bond 007, actor Daniel Craig debuted in an often overlooked movie called The Power of One.

EDITORIAL: Good appointment – stop playing politics

IN his first press conference for the new year, Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis, gave tongue-in-cheek congratulations to a competent young Bahamian woman journalist who the Minnis government had just named as its Director of Communications.

CULTURE CLASH: Failing families - an easy scapegoat for all our problems

The “breakdown of the family” has been blamed for everything from national examination results to the murder rate. There is generally no data to support the claims when they are made, but we largely agree something is wrong with the home environment. The family is a small, foundational unit that helps to shape many other groups, so it is logical to assume it affects them, doesn’t it?