WORLD VIEW: Guyanese electorate shows maturity despite frustration
In what turned-out to be a very close general election the 22-year reign of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) as the government of Guyana has come to an end. By a narrow margin of just over 5,000 votes it fell four and a half years short of the rule of the People’s National Congress (PNC), which lasted for 27 years.
How parents can deal with bullying
WITHIN our school system, bullying has reached dangerously high levels and become survival of the strongest.
NICOLETTE BETHEL: Carnival was a success but we must build our culture
BAHAMAS Junkanoo Carnival is over, and it was a rip-roaring success. As happened in Grand Bahama, in Nassau thousands and thousands of people thronged the festival site, hungry for the new experience, and for the first time ever The Bahamas entered the 21st century world of festivals, productions and events.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The shifting story of Carnival's success
EVERY time I think of some of the utterances of the certain members of this government, the word ‘Ungawa’ comes to mind.
Fixed or floating exchange rates: which serves the Caribbean better?
IS the fixed currency exchange rate between the United States and some Caribbean countries affecting the latter’s international competitiveness?
How to avoid being a victim of domestic violence
REGARDLESS of race, gender or social status, it is unfortunate that domestic violence is a vicious act that does not discriminate among its victims. Even though it is against the law, it is a universal issue that transpires every day and victims and perpetrators are sometimes those who are least expected.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Death by a thousands cuts - the slow torture of three years of the PLP
TODAY marks the third anniversary of the Progressive Liberal Party’s term in office, a term that could be described as disappointingly drab and littered with failures to live up to the plethora of election promises made on the campaign trail in 2012.
Which way will Britain swing politically?
Peter Young sets out what is at stake and why in the closest-fought British General Election for decades.
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.
