EDITORIAL: Talk to BPL - before they turn off your lights
THE go-ahead has been given for BPL to start disconnecting customers who can’t – or won’t – pay, and 16,000 could be cut off as a result.
EDITORIAL: Bold decisions at a time when they are needed
WE said it was crunch time for Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis ahead of his national address yesterday – and the stakes only got higher as the country set a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases.
EDITORIAL: Time for big decisions, Dr Minnis
IT’S crunch time for Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis when he gives his national address on Sunday.
EDITORIAL: A history of travel that could impact our future
THERE are three words that show the nature of what we are battling in this latest spike of COVID-19 cases. Those are “history of travel”.
EDITORIAL: Faking test results can harm us all
THERE are two parts to the measures we are using to prevent coronavirus. On one hand, there are the instructions on what we need to do to stop the virus spreading. On the other, there is the enforcement that needs to be done for those who break those rules.
EDITORIAL: Why are safety measures not in place for students?
Across the country, parents are looking ahead to the next school year – and worrying. Having already dealt with children at home through the lockdown, the concern now is what comes next? Will schools be able to deal safely with children once more?
EDITORIAL: Power supply in peril — and it’s time for government to act
FOR a number of hours over the weekend, residents in the Winton area experienced a power outage. It wasn’t load shedding this time, rather that the substation there had tripped offline – but for residents sitting with no lights and no air conditioning, there was little difference.
EDITORIAL: Beach closure explanation just doesn't add up
AT long last, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke up yesterday to explain why he is closing the beaches for the Independence holiday.
EDITORIAL: Knocking down shanty towns alone won’t solve anything
IMMIGRATION and work permits have been thrown again into the spotlight – not least by the arrival of more than 100 Mexican workers bound for employment at Baker’s Bay, and the concern from the public over whether those were jobs that could have been done by Bahamians instead.
EDITORIAL: The traumas that create killers
WHEN you think of a murderer in this country, what do you think of?
EDITORIAL: Outrage is just the start
IT is not often that we hear the voice of the Prime Minister’s wife in the wake of the violence that too routinely breaks out on our streets.
EDITORIAL: Job cuts, businesses gone and a long road to recovery
THE reopening of our borders might be taken by some to show we’re getting back to normal – but as the comments from Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar show, we’re a long way from that.
EDITORIAL: Country opens, but resorts stay closed
TODAY is the day. The first commercial flights from the US and Canada will be touching down today, ending the border closure put in place to protect us from COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: Warning signs for the economy
HOW seriously is our economy being hurt by COVID-19? Our lead story today is a telling sign.
EDITORIAL: Safe to come in but not to go out?
There was a contradiction at the heart of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ national address yesterday.
