EDITORIAL: Resisting temptation to break the law
THERE was quite a startling admission from Environment Minister Vaughn Miller yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Ignorance is no defence for lawmakers
LAST month, an American tourist faced court in The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Give our nurses what they need to protect our health
IT is Nurses Month this month – an event in Freeport marked the start of the series of events to honour the efforts of healthcare workers in The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Who will bear the cost of climate change?
HURRICANE Dorian was a monster. It bore down on Abaco and Grand Bahama and ripped the islands to pieces. The cost of the lives lost in the storm is immeasurable, there is no price you can put on a life. The damage, however, carried a financial toll, one that The Bahamas had to bear, even though there was a helping hand from others in the aftermath.
EDITORIAL: Is our permit system up to scratch?
A COURT case in today’s Tribune raises interesting questions about the permit process in this country.
EDITORIAL: Seizing the weapons - but we need to stop the flow
ACTING Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander is eager to show the successes police are securing on the street.
EDITORIAL: Be guided by experts on rolling back restrictions
IN yesterday’s Tribune, we reported that officials are monitoring a “slight increase” in COVID-19 cases over recent days. In today’s Tribune, you can read that Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is discussing getting rid of mask mandates by summer.
EDITORIAL: Do words match the reality of crime levels?
THERE is a childhood song that goes “One of these things is not like the other…”
EDITORIAL: Too soon to declare success in tackling murders
MURDER in our country is continuing at a pace – with two men shot dead yesterday, adding to a woman shot dead on Sunday, and following last month which was one of the deadliest months on record in our nation’s history.
EDITORIAL: We cannot turn back the rising tide
THERE is a well-known story about a long-ago King of England, called Cnut the Great, also known as Canute – you may well know the story.
EDITORIAL: Masks still serve a purpose
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper sounded the bell yesterday that could bring the end to wearing masks.
EDITORIAL: CARIFTA bid sounds good - but thin on details
IT has been a successful sporting weekend for The Bahamas, with the country’s CARIFTA team bringing home four gold medals in its 17-medal haul from the event in Jamaica.
EDITORIAL: Is the PLP ship veering off course?
IS EVERYONE in the Davis administration on board the same ship?
EDITORIAL: Everything going up, now it’s NIB
IT seems like everything is going up.
EDITORIAL: Good news for science... if the rules allow it
HERE comes the cavalry!
