EDITORIAL: Marijuana - to legalise or not to legalise
THERE was no marijuana in the Garden of Eden when the world began — but there was a special fruit. Not only was this fruit a curiosity piece, but what added to its worth — it was forbidden.
EDITORIAL: Step one for Minnis – weeding out the corruption
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert A Minnis minced no words when he spoke at Bahamas Business Outlook last week. Before a packed house at the Baha Mar Convention Centre, the prime minister won over an audience disgusted and fed up with the obstacles in the way of accomplishing the smallest required task.
INSIGHT: The danger of déjà vu
DESPITE Prime Minister Minnis’ lack of nationwide fanfare, on May 10, 2017, he and the Free National Movement formed the next government of our commonwealth. His campaign was established on tenets of transparency and accountability. Essentially, it did not take rocket science to know that a lack thereof was chief among the reasons we had enough of the previous government. The Free National Movement probably could have campaigned on anything and safely become the next government.
INSIGHT: Off Abaco the water is crystal clear but golden elkhorn coral is shrink-wrapped in plastic
That kid — there’s one in every school — putting up posters about protecting baby seals and organising beach cleanups? Yeah, that was me.
EDITORIAL: Lessons from the past on US shut down
WE ALL learned of the US government shut down at midnight on Saturday. Some offices really did close their doors. But operations deemed essential, including military and law enforcement, would continue. Most observers believed the shutdown would not be lengthy. The best argument for that is what happened during the last significant shut down.
EDITORIAL: Major risk of nuclear conflict
IT is said that an error uncorrected can soon become an irreversible mistake. The recent warning of an imminent nuclear attack in Hawaii that remained in force for thirty-eight minutes before being declared a false alarm caused fear and panic amongst its 1.4 million population. Reportedly, it happened as a result of the wrong button being pressed at the time of a change of shift at the island state’s so-called “nerve centre” operation.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Rainy days and rainy nights, what's a poor soul to do?
Funny the things that cause you to think differently about a subject that was staring you right in the face all along. It happened to me recently. Late last Wednesday, I was heading to Florida.
CULTURE CLASH: We don’t always have to be afraid
The US has been a major influence on The Bahamas for a long time. Proximity and tourism are not the only reasons.
INSIGHT: We treat murderers and rapists better than we treat people suspected of having ‘Haitian blood’
When people hear the term “ethnic cleansing” they tend to think of notorious historical genocides – mass exterminations of people under the most graphic and shocking of circumstances. References to “concentration camps” usually evoke images like the unspeakable horrors of Auschwitz, the huge death toll of the Soviet Gulags, mass graves in the former Yugoslavia.
VIEW FROM AFAR: NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
I thought it would be useful to propose a list of resolutions that may be beneficial for The Bahamas to adopt for 2018.
EDITORIAL: Is the clock counting down on Trump’s presidency?
It feels like Donald Trump has been president of the US for years. His administration has begun to evolve in some minds from outrageous to dangerous to embarrassing to downright wearisome. But now that his presidency has finally entered its second year, the first significant step in his potential removal from office looms in the intermediate distance. If the Democrats were to recapture the House and Senate, many feel their agenda would be topped by impeachment proceedings.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The straight dope on marijuana
Finally the topic of legalising Marijuana has been sparked (no pun intended) in The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Immigration issues a global matter
This week’s televised meeting between President Trump and US Congressional leaders to discuss policy on immigration has brought the issue once again to the forefront of public discourse in America.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Let’s be honest - it’s time to clean up our act
We often talk about beautification, meaning planting flowers or adding greenery, lighting, benches in a pedestrian area. We include clean-up where appropriate, public art where possible, underground irrigation where affordable. But we rarely stop to think how the place we are beautifying got into the shape it did that required beautification in the first place.
EDITORIAL: Changing times and marijuana
A decade ago, The Tribune would have refuted, rebuked and shunned the suggestion of marijuana being decriminalised faster than the speed of light could travel. But the culture is changing. The conversation has started locally, regionally and internationally. We can no longer pretend the issue is not on the table. It is time to give careful consideration to where The Bahamas stands and how we proceed from here.
