DIANE PHILLIPS: A new look at Olde Nassau – the view from on high and the hidden gems
It is time to take a new look at Nassau.
STATESIDE: While the US battles Iran a European election signals change
AMID all the tumult of US president Donald Trump’s diversionary war against Iran and a chaotic domestic American political environment where both major parties to outdo each other in cheating the system to win legislative advantage, something overseas happened over the weekend that’s likely to prove to be very significant.
FRONT PORCH: Spectacular moral hypocrisy of some pastors on gambling
A FRIEND recalls a story his father used to tell about the latitude and longitude of the spectacular moral hypocrisy of quite a number of self-appointed religious leaders and pastors in The Bahamas.
Election season 2026 review: Fraudulent documents, empty campaigns, and long waits in line
EVERY election season, people are on high alert.
WORLD VIEW: The cost of Netanyahu’s wars
When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7 April 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief.
FACING REALITY: The slow creep of mediocrity - why silence is costing us our future
There was a time—not long ago—when pride was not a slogan, but a standard.
Op-Ed: Sailing toward a green future - Ambassador outlines China–Bahamas co-operation opportunities
MANY Bahamians have shared with me the advantages of driving electric vehicles (EVs), especially in light of rising fuel prices caused by conflicts in the Middle East.
ERIC WIBERG: Drug plane crashes of Staniel Cay, Exumas, and Long Island
IN LATE 1973 and early 1974 a police report recounted the details of drug trafficking for the six months.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Music that soothes the savage soul – or why we love our RBPF Band so
THE WORLD is full of them – law enforcement bands that march in formations so straight they make rulers look crooked, play so powerfully they challenge the siren on a fire engine, and entertain so regally you’d think they were royalty in uniform.
STATESIDE: Trump in the middle - war in the mideast and mid-term elections
THE WAR in Iran looks like it may quiet down now for a couple of weeks after the current leadership in Tehran accepted an offer from US president Donald Trump to cease the expanded, comprehensive military attacks he was threatening in recent days.
FRONT PORCH: Social, family, and childcare policies
WHEN attorney Heather Hunt, the Free National Movement (FNM) candidate for Elizabeth, recently discussed her party’s Working Parent Child Support Initiative in this journal, in a story titled “FNM will give single moms $200 monthly,” she failed to articulate critical details of the policy.
From Gatekeeping to Grievance: The Evolution of Bahamian Control
A survey of our modern national discourse reveals a recurring and troubling theme: the weaponisation of “victimhood”.
WORLD VIEW: Caribbean forced to reconsider US trade ties
THE Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so.
Silent erosion: Ingratitude and the death of the common good
THERE is a hollow space in our public life where a simple “thank you” once lived.
