POLITICOLE: Your country needs you!
SO MANY people talk incessantly about how they want this country to be better.
A LIFE OF CRIME: Lost innocence - The age of reason and sexual awareness
At what age do we grow up? At what age do we develop moral reasoning so that we can tell right from wrong?
VIEW FROM AFAR: We can find concensus to drive nation forward
IT HAS been some time since I have written this column, which had always tried to focus on matters of national, social, cultural, economic and enviromental concern.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The Cabinet report
SINCE the general election in 2012, many people have been waiting for the much anticipated Christie renaissance. We’re all still waiting.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Grading the Cabinet
Bernard Nottage Dr Nottage has failed dismally in his role as Minister of National Security. He has the toughest portfolio and, unfortunately, this crime situation is a social issue (parenting, poverty, etc). No amount of police could fix this; the crime dynamic is bigger than police.
YOUR SAY: Local government . . . at best, inadequate
“An informed citizen is one who participates fully, understanding that democracy is not only the time spent in a polling booth every five years, but rather, democracy is the active participation of that same citizen in the day to day affairs of his country.” Warren J Levarity – 1967
TOUGH CALL: Small parties threaten traditional political support
After spending the last several weeks in Norwich, a United Kingdom provincial capital of 200,000 people, I have been able to gain some insight into the upcoming British general election set for May 7 - and consider parallels with the Bahamian political situation.
POLITICOLE: The secrets to a successful relationship
THE worst thing women do that ruins their romantic relationships is … get jealous of other women.
A LIFE OF CRIME: The primary school years
The good old days. How often I hear that, this great yearning to go back in time.
Global conflict and the art of diplomacy
In turbulent and uncertain times the value of vigorous interaction by governments should not be underestimated, says Peter Young.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The Carnival mistake
THE importation of carnival – in the form of the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival – is a mistake that can only be likened to a forced ripe dilly.
POLITICOLE: What will become of the PLP and The Bahamas?
I’ve never seen or heard anything like this.
A LIFE OF CRIME: The first five years
THE rising tide of serious crime in the Bahamas has reached the point at which a national debate is required to help solve the blight on society.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Members of the FNM help to undermine their leader
THE Free National Movement has been stumbling and fumbling as it seeks to find its footing following the November 21 convention, where its former Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner lost her leadership bid to Dr Hubert Minnis by nearly three to one.
POLITICOLE: Low quality of life reflects poor education of Bahamians
IF you want to know about the real economic welfare of Bahamians in The Bahamas, take a complete tour of New Providence island, since this island represents The Bahamas’ greatest “development”.
