EDITORIAL: What were they thinking?
There is no excuse for the undignified, low-brow exchange that took place in and outside of the House of Assembly this week.
EDITORIAL: Man tries to crack marijuana’s secret
LAST year Jamaican scientist Dr Henry Lowe made history when his drug, developed from cannabis, to treat acute myeloid leukemia was granted “orphan-drug” designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The least among us can inspire so long as we have a dream
Local drama aside for a moment, this was a very good week to watch history unfold and think about why some events move us, others shake us to our core and still others make us so proud we have to contain ourselves or we might just burst.
EDITORIAL: Donald Trump's constant state of confusion
OBSERVING the behaviour of the current US President can evoke a wide range of emotions. Donald Trump can inspire disdain, disbelief, mockery, infuriation and even weariness. To be fair, he can also inspire intense positive passion and genuine admirat
FACE TO FACE: A life helping others then Michelle faced her own battle to survive
When a doctor tells you to say your final goodbyes to loved ones, sometimes there’s no coming back. It can be a harrowing moment. The anaesthesiologist asks you to count backwards from ten to one, and the doctor has already told you that you may not survive. But when you have faith, be it as small as a mustard seed, you can overcome anything – and Dr Michelle C Major did just that.
EDITORIAL: How Much is a Human Life Worth?
ON Thursday, January 31, Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans fined a woman $10,000 on a charge of killing a man in the course of dangerous driving and another $2,340 in additional charges related to the hit-and-run accident that took the life of 52-year-old Sunshine Park resident Malcus Ashe.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The FNM government and the marijuana legalisation debate
WHILE appearing as a guest on the talk show “Political Review” with host Quincy Parker, last Sunday on Guardian Radio, Attorney General Carl Bethel said he will not support the legalisation or decriminalisation of marijuana in The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Assisting Fred Mitchell’s failing memory
ON Monday, The Tribune was sent a statement from the Office of the National Chairman of the PLP – no less a person than Fred Mitchell, who seems to have suffered a serious loss of memory.
The Bucket List: Is it really all it’s hyped up to be or should we kick the bucket down the road?
Bucket Lists interest me. I also feel threatened by them or maybe intimidated is a better word because I don’t really have a full bucket list and that makes me think I must be a pretty boring person.
EDITORIAL: PMH – Rx is painful medicine but it is all that will cure the patient
LAST week’s front page shocker that Princess Margaret Hospital had such a critical bed shortage it was cancelling all elective surgery indefinitely should have come as no surprise.
FACE TO FACE: Nursing came before everything. I even took my dad to the prom
I spent hours on the top of Blue Hills in New Providence at the home of a sprightly and dainty Bahamian grandmother.
EDITORIAL: Politics put before patients’ beds at PMH
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital Administrator Mary Walker, commenting on the fact that the Princess Margaret Hospital has had to turn away non-emergency cases at the hospital this weekend because of a critical bed shortage due the roof not being repaired for two years, and the shortage of nurses, says that this is the “worst” she has seen the hospital in the many years that she has been on the hospital’s staff.
EDITORIAL: US SHUTDOWN AND MEDIA INSULARITY
The ongoing drama in Washington about making the passage of a government spending bill dependent on immigration policy is difficult for foreign observers to understand. Linking these unrelated matters in order to thwart legislation by the US Congress to fund government operations seems hard to justify. The consequent shutdown lasted for nearly three full days.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Power to the people
ONCE again, the country’s main electricity provider is in the flickering spotlight. On one hand, an MP is “begging for a break” while on the other, the Minister responsible for Bahamas Power and Light is promising “the best summer ever”! While readi
CULTURE CLASH: Sexual violence - there is no grey area
I’ve seen and heard about people lamenting the ongoing discussion about women’s human rights specific to our bodies.
