DIANE PHILLIPS: Two who changed lives
ON the exterior they could not have been more different: she--almost-blonde, articulate, delicate of build, but strong of mind and voice, fiercely determined fighter through public speaking and the publishing world to shake up a world that slumbered in inequality among the sexes.
EMPIRE SPORTS MEDICINE SERIES: The Science of the Recurrent Injury
It is a sentence I hear far too often in sports medicine. Sometimes it is the hamstring that has now strained for the third time. Sometimes it is an ankle that seems to turn every basketball season, a shoulder that settles down during rest but begins hurting again as soon as throwing increases, or a knee that feels perfectly fine until jumping and running resume.
STATESIDE: The consequences (and memories) of Sept 11th
FOR Americans of a certain age, there was for decades one singular, defining question: “Where were you when JFK was shot?”
FRONT PORCH: What will we show King Charles?
THE impending visit of King Charles as king of The Bahamas and head of state is anachronistic. Celebrating the British monarch as our sovereign is archaic, a relic of the past for a sovereign country still glorying in colonial fawning and servility.
The British Crown visit . . . Really?!
IN the last week of August, it was reported that a visit from the British Royal Family is taking place in October 2026.
FACING REALITY: When the country becomes the bargaining chip
WORKERS' right to organize is one of the great achievements of modern democracy.
BEYOND THE BORDERS: The US Consulate cancelled my visa! What to do
MOST of the families from the Bahamas affected by INA Section 212(a)(6)(G) were never F-1 students at all.
WORLD VIEW: The world has broken the 1.5°C promise
THE world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries.
We must not sleepwalk into weakening environmental laws
PROTECTING the environment of The Bahamas is one of the most important things we can do as a nation.
Accountability must become clearer, not weaker, with AI
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way companies make decisions.
Get discipline correct to aid worker performance
Employee discipline is one of the most difficult responsibilities managers face.
EMPIRE SPORTS MEDICINE SERIES: Preparing your mind for performance
BEFORE competition, we expect athletes to warm up their bodies. A sprinter performs drills and progressively faster accelerations. A swimmer completes several lengths at increasing intensity. A basketball player shoots, moves through footwork patterns and gradually increases the pace.
STATESIDE: Storm clouds ahead?
THERE are storm clouds, and then there are storm clouds.
FRONT PORCH: The Bahamas’ indifference to Republic status
ON one of his trips to a Family Island to discuss independence for The Bahamas, Sir Lynden Pindling was confronted by an older lady who accepted that the country should become a sovereign nation. But she added a warning cum proviso: “We’re going to keep the Queen though!?”
ALICIA WALLACE: From observation to solution
FROM the increased electricity demand in the summer months to the reopening of schools every August/September, we are regularly experiencing the lack of preparation of the Government of The Bahamas, regardless of the administration.
