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EDITORIAL: How can we reach other Elrons before it’s too late?

YESTERDAY was Father’s Day, and across the country, the men who have played a part in raising children were celebrated.

EDITORIAL: Making up for children’s lost time

IT is easy to think as we look around at our day-to-day living that the spectre of COVID-19 is behind us. It is not.

EDITORIAL: A Haitian solution - from which Haitians?

A SLIGHTLY curious note has entered the discussion over how best to respond to the situation in Haiti.

EDITORIAL: Questions over body camera footage

ANOTHER police-involved shooting has led to questions over a variety of issues – but most pointedly with regard to the use of body cameras.

EDITORIAL: Less than perfect solution better than none at all

IN October of last year, Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry called for foreign military support to intervene as the nation slumped further into crisis.

EDITORIAL: US VP visit more than just the show

CONVOYS of police and secure vehicles, a military helicopter overhead – and smiles and handshakes at the airport. The arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris to The Bahamas yesterday brought quite a show.

EDITORIAL: One wait on NIB is over - another begins

AND so the long wait for an answer about the National Insurance fund is over. Or at least in part.

EDITORIAL: Honesty best policy on taxation

When is a tax rise not a tax rise?

EDITORIAL: What the Budget did not say

WHEN taking the time to sit down and examine yesterday’s Budget communication by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, it is as important to look at what was not said as much as what was.

EDITORIAL: Will a decision be made on NIB at last?

ALL eyes will be on Parliament today for the Budget – and while there are many questions about how the government will tackle income and spending for the year ahead, the thorny one of what to do about the National Insurance Board fund persists.

EDITORIAL: What next for Downtown?

AS the ribbon was cut on the new cruise port on Friday, much of the discussion was centred not on the new facility – but on what it means for Downtown.

EDITORIAL: Rulings give glimpse into Baha Mar debacle

THE latest in the courtroom battles over Baha Mar has proven to be a resounding legal victory for Sarkis Izmirlian.

EDITORIAL: Azario Major case a landmark

THE family of Azario Major rightly celebrated the coroner’s court verdict yesterday.

EDITORIAL: Don’t punish public for impasse with govt

THE long-running dispute between government and gas retailers has finally ended up in action – though not the sort that helps anyone.

EDITORIAL: We need to have confidence in investigations

RIGHTLY or wrongly, there is a perception that some investigations are treated with greater urgency than others – depending on who is being investigated.