EDITORIAL: FORMER GERMAN CHANCELLOR A POLITICAL COLOSSUS
IN THESE columns last week we commented on the current uncertainty in the European Union (EU) and in Britain engendered by the start of the Brexit negotiations to determine the conditions of the latter’s departure from the bloc.
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: The dangers of addiction to gambling
“Gambling: The sure way to get nothing for something,” Wilson Mizner. IN the wake of widespread acceptance of legal gambling in The Bahamas many of you may be surprised that it is also viewed as a potential addiction by psychiatrists.
TOUGH CALL: Why pay for advice if you never act upon it?
THERE has been a flurry of discussion lately over the $400,000 annual contract given to Ian Poitier by the former government.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Minnis gets tetchy withthe Fourth Estate
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Let’s begin. Minnis and the Media The fourth estate, as the press is known in most democratic nations, is often seen as a thorn in the side of democratic leaders. Irish philosopher and pol
EDITORIAL: Uncertainty for Britain and European Union
DEVELOPMENTS in the European Union are under the spotlight again as the formal negotiations have now started about the terms of Britain’s departure from the bloc. These come just a year after the nation’s referendum on its future EU relationship and the surprise decision, by a narrow margin, to leave.
EDITORIAL: Will The Bahamas remain for Bahamians?
“IT should not be a mystery to us what the Chinese want: it is what all powerful countries want. It’s not about interest earned on a loan or making profits from operating a hotel. They want resources for the mother land,” so writes an “Observer” on page 8 of today’s Tribune.
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE NATION: Casualties in the war on drugs
“Before you can break out of prison you must realise that you are locked up,” – Unknown. The great war on drugs! Wars cause untold devastation, death, disability both physical and mental and some people profit enormously. Drug wars are the same, dea
YOUR SAY: The Chinese strategy- economic colonisation
ON MANY occasions Hubert Alexander Ingraham stated publicly that Mr Sarkis Izmirlian would never get financing for Baha Mar. He was wrong. He was wrong, because when it comes to high risk, bound to fail ventures there is always a l
CULTURE CLASH: The Flexibility of Activism
AS social justice issues become more mainstream, the number of activists, advocates, and allies is steadily increasing. People are more involved in conversations about gender, race, class, migration, and a variety of other issues with social media as
EDITORIAL: Does US have foreign policy under Donald Trump?
EVERY once in a while, a story appears in a major US publication that discusses American foreign policy under Donald Trump. Does the US president even have a coherent foreign policy? He seems to regard international relations with the same casual disdain he accords to the truth about himself or his political opponents.
EDITORIAL: History, Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll
THE title of this article tells the whole story. Say the word history and response is akin to an invitation to watch grass grow. Say sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll and wow, try to keep curious eyes and inquiring minds from reading on to see what comes next.
EDITORIAL: TIME FOR AN OVERHAUL OF TOURISM POLICY
THE possibility of establishing normal relations between the USA and Cuba has always been seen as a potential threat to our tourism industry here in The Bahamas.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Cash for Ash scandal really takes some beating
My what a difference a week makes! Last week , I took one final comical glance at my favourite political muse, and the comedy of errors, that's was his political career. Of course I'm referring to former MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray, and in this instanc
EDITORIAL: Mark Humes knows whereof he speaks
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna-Martin seems to have assumed the role of “point guard” to protect the four-member PLP Opposition in the House of Assembly as she bobs up and down on “points of order”, interrupting the debates of various government members.
EDITORIAL: Bahamians - the future is now up to you
WE recall the colonial days when we would overhear many interesting conversations between Tribune editor Sir Etienne Dupuch and the politicians who would come to call on him at The Tribune.
