EDITORIAL: A tough choice for Atlantis and its staff
THE announcement of 700 staff being made redundant at Atlantis yesterday will have sent a shiver down the spine of the Bahamian economy.
EDITORIAL: Hope of an end to emergency - but it's up to us
FIRST came the news that emergency powers were being extended – and now comes the prospect that things could end sooner than that. But there’s a big “if” attached to that.
EDITORIAL: ‘Don’t blame us - the Governor General made us do it!’
EXTENDING emergency powers for another six months may be necessary – but the manner in which it has been done is questionable at best.
EDITORIAL: Stick to the law on shanty towns
IT IS sad to see the debate over shanty towns descend to the level of scaremongering.
EDITORIAL: Dr Minnis and his impossible dream
APPARENTLY, it was Mission Impossible for the FNM.
EDITORIAL: Elsworth rattles the sabre but ignores the fight
THERE will be many who applaud Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson for firing back at the United Nations over the issue of shanty towns.
EDITORIAL: What will stop these abuses from happening again?
THE case of Joseph Amihere is not the first time we have seen the failings of the Immigration system come into the spotlight.
EDITORIAL: Are we properly prepared for fires?
TWO fires in recent times have left questions in their aftermath about how prepared we are to deal with such incidents.
EDITORIAL: Friends or not, get the business done
FEW would have mistaken Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and House Speaker Halson Moultrie as bosom buddies, but the frosty nature of their relationship has come to light in recent days.
EDITORIAL: Learning lessons with hurricane season coming
THE country needs a national mass fatality plan.
EDITORIAL: Thank goodness for helpful neighbours
THE United States has found itself with a welcome problem – more vaccines than it needs right now.
EDITORIAL: Listen to the voices of experts
Follow the science. That’s the mantra for many around the world in dealing with this pandemic, and it’s the same for Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis.
EDITORIAL: All adults eligible for vaccine - now's the time
IF you’ve been waiting and waiting to get your COVID-19 vaccine, now is the time.
EDITORIAL: Shanty town buildings knocked down - but what now?
THE video footage is striking. As people stand by watching, the bulldozers move in, tearing down building after building.
