STATESIDE: Biden showing his age as he heads toward exit
One president is exiting the White House amid increasing reports of his frailty. His successor is riding high. What does it all mean?
FRONT PORCH: Seeing through new eyes
This column is dedicated to all parents and families with newborn infants.
ALICIA WALLACE: Avoid gifting frustrations
The holiday season is here and with it comes the frustrations of increased traffic and difficulty managing limited budgets and unlimited needs.
PETER YOUNG: Fall of a tyrant
SO much has been written and broadcast about the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria that it might be useful today to isolate the main points of a crisis that has developed so fast.
THE KDK REPORT: ‘Tis the season
As a young child, every Christmas morning I walked as quickly as my little legs would allow, headed with all the speed I could muster toward our living room. I walked as if there were a treasure waiting just for me and I walked so quickly I might as well have been running. The last Christmas I ran, I tripped and scraped my knee on our tile floor. It was a lesson well-learned. In the front right corner of our living room stood a modest fir Christmas tree adorned with large red bows, hand-painted ornaments and a white-robed angel on top. The warm lights glistened and for a child, many times just sitting there in the dead of night, it felt like I was looking directly at the stars.
SIR RONALD SANDERS: Let the asylum seekers go
The government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has steadfast support from many friends in the Caribbean and other parts of the world, despite numerous allegations of violations of international law, aggressive acts toward its neighbour Guyana, and intolerance of political dissent.
STATESIDE: Voters chose change, so there will be change
TRADITIONALLY in the US, after a presidential election, the incumbent remains clearly in power until handing off to his successor on January 20.
FRONT PORCH: Tidings of comfort and joy
Tidings is an archaic or literary term for news.
DEREK SMITH: How your company builds an anti-corruption culture
Bribery and corruption are pervasive risks that undermine governance, distort market fairness and erode public trust in businesses.
WORLD VIEW: CARICOM members states unified in support of Ramdin
The election of a new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), scheduled for March 10, 2025, represents a pivotal moment not only for the organization but also for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
‘Are we a nation for sale, again?’
THE Bahamas is in the middle of an unholy scandal – and it is one that has international ramifications for our nation’s reputation as well as the mess here at home.
JERVON SANDS: COP29’s failures must serve as a call to arms for youth of the region
THE global youth population includes at least 25 percent of people on the planet and our current understanding of the climate crisis is that young people will experience a larger share of its consequences within our lifetimes.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Where there is a will, there’s bound to be tears
Why I decided to look at my will just before Christmas I have no idea.
ERIC WIBERG: Dangerous waters at Hole-in-the-Wall, and three boats’ misfortune
Hole-in-the-Wall Light is a hauntingly lovely isolated spot, the only building for dozens of miles on the southeast tip of Great Abaco.
Staying Fit During the Christmas Break: A Guide for Bahamian Collegiate Athletes
FOR many Bahamian athletes studying abroad, the Christmas break is a much-anticipated time to reunite with family, enjoy the island life, and relax.
