Petro Caribe: Are Caribbean countries prepared for the worst?
By Sir Ronald Sanders
TOUGH CALL: The threat of wildlife trade
If you are like most Bahamians, you probably don’t know or care much about iguanas.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: College hoping to reach potential
THE College of the Bahamas (COB)—of which I am a proud alumnus—is a sleeping giant, one that has been impregnated with the dreams of thousands of Bahamian youngsters (myself included) and, yet, it has not given birth to its greatest potential.
TOUGH CALL: Bahamian approach to recycling
DURING an informal discussion at a science conference on Abaco recently, the question of recycling came up, with one participant insisting that even the local breweries’ much-touted bottle re-use programme was not working.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Police, PMH don't agree
THE REVELATION that 519 people were shot and stabbed—per Princess Margaret Hospital statistics—which bear a stark contrast to the 10 attempted murders recorded by the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) for the same period, seems to suggest that some manipulative hanky-panky might have been done to vary the police’s data.
TOUGH CALL: Campaigning for conch
MARSH HARBOUR, Abaco – Since 2004, Abaco’s home-grown conservation group - Friends of the Environment - has staged a two-day conference every two years that brings together scientists, students and the public to discuss important research.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to reset the moral compass of the Bahamas
ASTOUNDINGLY, we refuse to deal with the root causes of many of our social and economic problems here in the Bahamas and, frankly, those root causes are poor parenting, waste, inefficiency, greed and corruption.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The PLP's dream boat has finally run aground
THE hollow announcement on BTC and the attainment of the much sought after two per cent—or lack of attainment of the same—is representative of the derailment of the PLP’s dream-selling express.
The new Bahamians
By DR HUBERT MINNIS
TOUGH CALL: Are we making the most of our historic remains?
TREASURE CAY, Abaco — Remains of Carleton, the first loyalist settlement on this island, lie scattered over the landscape just off Treasure Cay Drive, the road that connects to the highway between the public beach and the adjacent creek.
TOUGH CALL: What we can learn from landmark book on seas
THERE is a landmark book on the Bahamian marine environment that has become a sought-after collector’s item. Published in 1968 by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and some 15 years in the making, the 771-page first edition quickly sold out.
Murder in the Bahamas
EDITOR, The Tribune.
TOUGH CALL: The lasting effects for the Bahamas of events in 2013
OVER the holidays, I had the pleasure of editing the English version of an article written by an Italian journalist and longtime friend. That article reviewed the legacy of 2013 for the international community.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: A collection of contemplations
AS I travel this week, I began to think about what my first column for the New Year should be about and though I considered writing a 2013 review column, it was simply too depressing and so today I’ve chosen to write a collection of a few random thoughts concerning various aspects of our country.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Let’s do the shuffle
Boom! Bang! Boom! The Valley Boys Junkanoo group rocked Bay and Shirley Streets yesterday and totally “mashed up” the scene. I felt so good on Boxing Day morning that I was doing the Kool PC (Prime Minister Perry Christie) shuffle and any other move that came to my musically possessed spirit. Congratulations to the best group in Junkanoo—the Valley Boys!
