The Potcake: Prevailing over prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is outpacing breast cancer as the most prevalent cancer found in Bahamians, according to Dr Greggory Pinto, a Bahamian urologist. The Bahamas ranks among the top ten countries in the world for the prevalence of prostate cancer. Noting such high statistics, the Sir Ulysses “Big Daddy” Davis Cancer Screening Non-Profit, led by Warren Davis, has kicked into high gear, on a mission to save as many lives as possible. Big Daddy has teamed with Biospy to introduce a new, revolutionary way to get tested that doesn’t involve any needles or invasive examinations.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: The impact of civil societies in The Bahamas and Caribbean
“Well, I really want to know if your research covers topics like “Susu,” “Pardner,” or “Box Hand,” topics that show who we are as Caribbean people and explain how we have supported, cared for, and loved each other.” A student posed this question to me after I had presented to a group of PhD students as a part of their research seminar at the University of the Virgin Islands doctoral programme in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change. My topic for the session was “The Building Blocks of Caribbean-Based and Community-Engaged Research”. During this presentation, I used my recently published book, Get Involved: Stories of Bahamian Civil Society (Rutgers University Press), as a roadmap for the students to advance their work as emerging Caribbean researchers.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The smallest gesture
IN a week marked by major upheavals and startling events, and after a few months of columns devoted to relatively heavy topics I thought we could use a little light-hearted break. So today Page 9 is dedicated to those who help, care and share whether an idea or an act.
STATESIDE: The marginal impact of US presidential debates
THE political director was arriving at a big regional conference, surrounded by several party associates. She wields quite a bit of power as the regional eyes and ears for a Democratic governor in a reliably blue state where Republican victories in statewide elections are an anomalous oddity and GOP power tends to be concentrated in isolated rural areas with low population and almost zero national political visibility.
FRONT PORCH: Masking grand failures: A structural crisis in tourism
A visitor surveying the grand resorts, all-inclusives and boutique properties on Nassau/Paradise Island, the tourism properties on the Family Islands, and the flashy world-class cruise ships in Nassau Harbour, will be impressed by much of the tourism product and infrastructure in The Bahamas.
ALICIA WALLACE: What happened to the expectation of good service?
A consistent complaint by Bahamians in The Bahamas is about the low quality of customer service.
Nature in crisis: Rethinking development pathways
AS highlighted at the recent 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS- 4) it is clear that planet earth’s ecosystems are in an accelerating state of flux, and that a course correction is urgently needed if countries are to maintain and sustain their hard-won development gains in coming decades.
FACE TO FACE: Captain Fernley Palmer - transforming young lives
CAPTAIN Fernley Palmer is one of the most outstanding public figures in The Bahamas, known for transforming the lives of countless young men into outstanding citizens.
The Cygnet sunk by an Italian sub
The steamer Cygnet was sunk by the Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli in sight of San Sal- vador early in World War II, when Bahamians were not expecting attacks
Where do new ideas come from?
INSPIRATION for the column – how new ideas are born – came from a chance sighting of a man photographing his wife with an umbrella that could revolutionise the humble umbrella.
Big data analytics: Driving informed business decision-making
In today’s fast-paced, digitally-driven world, businesses are inundated with an overwhelming amount of data.
STATESIDE: Remembering sports greats of the western US
Maybe the greatest sports stars of the American West have passed in the past ten days. Willie Mays, possibly the most multi-talented baseball player in history and talisman of the San Francisco Giants, died on Tuesday. And last week the great NBA “logo,” Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers passed away.
FRONT PORCH: Judith Thompson's journey of faith, hope and tenacity
FOLLOWING the attainment of majority rule and on the cusp of independence, The Bahamas required a revolution in education at every level. For generations, an unequal society failed to provide educational opportunity for the majority of the population.
‘Time for talkin’ done’ on boosting SIDS resilience
AT LAST week’s African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) conference held in Nassau, Prime Minister Philip Davis KC called for the use of a multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI) as a tool to assess the challenges endemic to Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
DR KENT BAZARD: The Psychological Impact of Sports Injuries and Recovery: Building Resilience
IN the world of sports, injuries are an inevitable part of the journey. The physical toll is evident, but the psychological impact often remains in the shadows, unspoken yet profoundly felt.
