INSIGHT: What the political tea leaves reveal?
IF you enjoy reading the political tea leaves, there has been plenty to consider after all the sip-sip of the past few weeks.
CAPAS: How our new Creative and Performing Arts School will work
With the recently-announced launch of ‘The Creative and Performing Arts School of The Bahamas’ – CAPAS - The Bahamas is on the threshold of ushering in a new era for the Creative Economy.
GAIN AN EDGE: Making magic with mathematics
When gifted data scientist Leandra Moonsammy graduated from University of The Bahamas (UB) as valedictorian of the Class of 2022, with a stellar 3.95 GPA and a suite of top academic honours, including the President’s Award; Alumni Association Leadership Award; Carol Ritchie Memorial Award; and the Mathematics, Physics and Technology (MPT) Academic Excellence Award, her academic excellence came as no surprise.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Excuse me, what did you say your address was?
A few years back, some time around 2019, I think it was, the government of The Bahamas decided we should have addresses.
ERIC WIBERG: ‘Their eyes were watching God’
Bahamian artist Jackson Burnside confided in the nation’s leading hurricane authority Wayne Neely for his book on the Andros hurricane that he “first learned about this storm by listening to older persons in the community talking about this giant of a storm.
IAN FERGUSON: How larger enterprises can aid Family Island small businesses
While there are some thriving economic centres in a few Family Islands, most still struggle to maintain any level of consistent business activity.
STATESIDE: Optimism amid uncertain global trade landscape
As the US and other stock exchanges slumped again early this week, the effort to figure out what’s really in Donald Trump’s head continues.
ALICIA WALLACE: Importance of community when systems fail
Systems are failing us all the time.
PETER YOUNG: Britain’s pride restored in the South Atlantic
“Lest we forget”. How familiar those words are in the aftermath of war. The emphasis is always on remembrance in honouring and respecting the fallen. For it is said that to be recognised and appreciated by others in never-ending tribute for individual acts of achievement or sacrifice – however long ago that may be – fulfills a profound human need.
IVOINE INGRAHAM: Ghetto is not a place - it’s a mindset, an attitude
We must be unforgiving and not let the ghetto-minded force us to accept such behaviour. We must resist anyone whose narrowmindedness, pettiness, envy, and jealousy do things that make us miserable because they are.
INSIGHT: What is the Creative and Performing Arts School?
For those thousands of Bahamians who’ve dreamt of a career on the stage or screen, the future’s just got a whole lot brighter.
INSIGHT: After tough decisions, it’s time that Pintard unites and leads
THE news that FNM leader Michael Pintard is not giving his predecessor, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, a chance to run for the party at the next election has long seemed an inevitability.
WORLD VIEW: A call for US to revisit new tariffs on CARICOM countries
For decades, the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have helped sustain American prosperity by collectively importing far more from the United States than they export, creating an enduring trade surplus in Washington’s favour.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The things you keep
I don’t remember the last time our daughter slept in the bedroom that we still refer to as her room.
Micro-plastics are everywhere and they are harmful to us all
It’s past lunchtime, and your 5:30 am workout and barely-filling, on-the-go breakfast has left you famished.
