POLITICOLE: Religion, royalty and ridiculous bank policies
Human beings, through their religious and resulting social institutions, have set themselves up for eternal failure, particularly via penalty inflicted for disagreement over religious doctrines.
A LIFE OF CRIME: Domestic violence
THIS problem of domestic violence sends off alarm bells around the world.
VIEW FROM AFAR: Equality for all
THIS column continues to be amazed that the basic human right of all Bahamians to be equal under the law is a matter for partisan debate in the Bahamas.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Long past time for light to be shed on BEC’s future
OFTEN I feel like we have returned to the dark ages – literally with BEC – as our government continuously fails to exercise a duty of care for the citizens of this country.
Remembering the Anzacs
As the world marked the centenary of ANZAC Day, Peter Young addressed a private event in The Bahamas on its enduring significance.
TOUGH CALL: Rubis Hubris and the ‘none of your business’ government
FOLLOWING the recent gasoline spill at the Rubis station on Robinson Road, I decided to take a closer look at ground zero.
POLITICOLE: Why the DNA will win the 2017 general election
IN their present form, they’re not ready yet. But if they become more polished and prepared, switch a few people around, research a few key matters to solidify their platform(s) and strengthen their foundation, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) will be able to pull off a win in the next general election.
LIFE OF CRIME: Teaching violence, expecting peace
MANY of our emotions can lead to violence if we have not learnt some sort of coping mechanism so it is important to look at what is actually being taught in the Bahamas.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Believing in Bahamians? What does Rubis spill show?
IT’S a crying shame that only last week, after a public outcry at a town meeting, was a February 20, 2014, Black and Veatch International report chronicling a hazardous gas leak in Marathon released.
TOUGH CALL: Great Barrier Reef row mirrors our own troubles
A major environmental controversy is playing out on the other side of the globe that, in many ways, mirrors our own experience here.
POLITICOLE: The real concern in the Urban Renewal audit argument
SINCE the story of the Auditor General’s report on the Urban Renewal Commission’s Small Home Repairs programme first broke, the dialogue in most places has been about the disagreement between the co-chairs, Algernon Allen and Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about the way the report was released and its implications on the integrity of the co-chairs.
A LIFE OF CRIME - Jealousy and envy: The terrible twin forces destroying relationships
JEALOUSY and envy – two emotions that could be described as the toxic renewable energy that fuels much of the negative behaviour that is both running and ruining the Bahamas.
A challenge or opportunity?
CARIBBEAN leaders and politicians ignore the long-term effects of unregulated Chinese investment projects.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Urban Renewal chooses to shoot the messenger
THE suspension of all manner of reason at the altar of political correctness appears to be the order of the day these days, particularly when we see the Auditor General being thrown under a bus for a report that is not glowing about the political class.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: That letter from Long Island
Last Thursday, The Tribune published a letter signed off as being written by “residents of Long Island”. The letter was in response to an earlier column of mine and made a number of deceptive statements.
