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'Twas the night before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the House, Every MP was stirring, from ‘superstar’ to ‘louse’.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Let’s resolve to do something a little different in life

Down deep inside all of us behind our outwardly well-adjusted exterior there are conflicting wishes. We wish we could be a genius who invents something that changes the world or we wish we could be rich or thin or beautiful or best of all rich, thin, beautiful geniuses who invented something that changed the world. But we settle for what we are because either we believe we are ill-equipped to be anything else or we are ill-prepared to do the work required to become all those things we wish we were.

EDITORIAL: Solution to migration starts in Haiti

Twice in recent months, small wooden sloops overloaded with Haitians attempting to enter The Bahamas illegally have managed to slip past authorities and land on shore embarrassingly close to the back yard of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. It was easy to point fingers and say it was the RBDF’s fault.

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CULTURE CLASH: Eight years on the same debate with the same answer - rape is rape

We need to talk about consent. Most of us understand it to mean permission. Parents and guardians signing forms to allow children to participate in extracurricular activities probably comes to mind. We don’t think about consent as a way of controlling and protecting our own bodies. Instead, we view the bodies of women and girls as public property.

EDITORIAL: Uncertainty in the absence of diplomacy

In the face of endless conflict affecting an increasingly uncertain world, widespread concern about international stability and even the threat of war continues to grow.

EDITORIAL: Jean Rony's story opens our eyes

In the newspaper business there is an old adage, 1000 deaths is a statistic, the tragic death of a four-year-old is news.

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INSIGHT: Time is drawing nigh on Minnis’ immigration policy

LESS than two weeks away from the December 31 deadline placed on undocumented immigrants to either become regularised or leave the country, and all Bahamians are watching to see if the Minnis administration is ready to put their money where their mouth is.

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WORLD VIEW: Good news or bad - we just need to be told

What has become of the report of a Jamaican Commission that reviewed the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)? It has been almost nine months since the commission’s chairman, Bruce Golding, submitted the report to Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness on March 30. But, there has been silence ever since.

POLICE ADVICE: Safety advice for using social media

SOCIAL media sites such as, Facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, and whatsapp increases communication, access to information and help in developing a sense of self, however, the thoughts of what your child might come across online can be worrying. Follow this safety advice to make sure going online is a positive experience for you and your child.

EDITORIAL: After Alabama, Gillibrand's star begins to rise

The stunning win for Democrat Doug Jones in last week’s Alabama Senate election represents different things to different American political actors. US President Trump, who had held a rally in support of polariSing GOP candidate Roy Moore just before the election, typically blamed everyone but himself.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Office party politics

There’s nothing more “political” than office parties, especially office Christmas parties. So to ensure all you office party goers remain “politically correct” and don’t end up either in court, incarcerated, hospitalised or all of the above, here’s

EDITORIAL: We have no real option but to play by the rules

The flurry of activity recently by the Government in connection with new pressure from the European Union (EU) against so-called tax havens is an indication of the continuing fundamental importance of the financial services industry to our nation’s economy.

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COLUMN: The couple who captured our heart and soul

Even today’s bold headlines become tomorrow’s history and too often the people who were at the centre of an historic event or a special moment fade into obscurity.

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CULTURE CLASH: Let's admit it - Jean-Charles' problem is we see him as just another Haitian

The story of Jean Rony Jean-Charles has been flooding social media, raising questions, highlighting glaring issues and exposing the flawed value systems of many among us over the past week.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: How can there be certainty with such incompetence?

By far the most talked about story this week was that of the “missing” young man named Jean Rony Jean-Charles.