EDITORIAL: Does the Prime Minister have a plan?
IN just four words, former Health Minister Dr Duane Sands shows the problem with our current approach to tackling COVID-19: “What is the plan?”
EDITORIAL: The hurricane of the COVID pandemic has hit us
Wow, this is brutal.
EDITORIAL: Why do some get to show such blatant disregard?
THE news that there were another 40 cases of COVID-19 in New Providence yesterday means it looks increasingly likely that the national lockdown will be extended.
EDITORIAL: No one is immune
WE have heard often during the COVID-19 pandemic that the virus can affect anyone, rich or poor, in any part of society – and the news that both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister are self-quarantining is as sure a sign of that as you could find.
EDITORIAL: When does a good deal become a bad deal?
BACK in July 2018, there was a bold promise.
EDITORIAL: We need to stay resolute
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the relaxation of lockdown restrictions for southern islands yesterday while disclosing efforts to add an additional 80 beds to the frontline fight against COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: US cheek to issue travel warning
IT takes some audacity for the United States to issue a “do not travel” alert for The Bahamas because of the risk of catching COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: With the national lockdown underway, the real economic risks are being made clear
THE Bahamas Federation of Retailers has warned that this could be “the nail in the coffin” that shuts the doors of a number of companies. With that would go jobs, with more than 22,000 working in the sector.
EDITORIAL: We must protect our frontline workers
TIME and again during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been reminded of the importance of the work being done by medical personnel – and the need to do our part to help protect those workers.
EDITORIAL: The battle for our lives
HIS is the moment none of us wanted.
EDITORIAL: Crime leaving residents still feeling aftermath of hurricane
IN the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, crime was a major concern for residents of Abaco. There were fears over looting, fears over inadequate policing with officers not going out at night with no power meaning no lights on the streets.
EDITORIAL: We’ve won the first round of this fight - time to do it again
THERE is good news and bad news in the fight against COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: A man dead, and the police silent
THERE are things that should not happen in a modern democracy.
EDITORIAL: Leaders must make the hard decisions
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis used a word yesterday that you don’t expect to hear from a government in power.
EDITORIAL: Fighting alone to earn victory together
MUCH of the focus on battling COVID-19 has fallen on the efforts of the government.
