EDITORIAL: Plan for bad times - but remember the good times will come again
AS much as the coronavirus has medical consequences, so too it has become clear that it has economic consequences.
EDITORIAL: We must be united, Bahamaland
THE day we feared would come has finally arrived. A patient from The Bahamas has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The woman concerned had not travelled recently, so she contracted it here.
EDITORIAL: The worst thing we can possibly do now is panic
With coronavirus news sweeping the world, it is easy to get caught up in the reports of flight bans, Disneyland and Broadway closing and let fear get to us.
EDITORIAL: Travel ban brings economic effects of virus to The Bahamas
WITHOUT a single case of coronavirus yet recorded in The Bahamas, the economic effects arrived at our doorstep last night.
EDITORIAL: Casting doubt on the value of insurance
IN the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the government announced its plans for financial assistance for people whose uninsured homes had been damaged by the storm. But for those affected, this was no pay day – the sums being paid out were such that they were a little help in the pocket, not a chance to rebuild completely.
EDITORIAL: Fix the flaws in our justice system
THE latest report from the US on flaws in a prosecution for corruption in The Bahamas should not be a shock.
EDITORIAL: Don’t dismiss value of pledge conference
IT would be easy to be quick to criticise the pledge conference that sought to raise funds after Hurricane Dorian.
EDITORIAL: Why the laws on disclosures matter to Bahamians
IT’S that time of year again – when the asset disclosures of parliamentarians comes into the public eye.
EDITORIAL: Fighting off the coronavirus
PIECE by piece, The Bahamas is putting the building blocks in place to protect the country as best as possible from the risk of the coronavirus.
EDITORIAL: Are parties ready to pass baton?
THE move by the PLP to block Monique Pindling from running in her father’s seat in the next election gives a glimpse inside the party mechanism.
EDITORIAL: A port for all or just for benefit of the cruise lines?
THE tensions between different sections of the Bahamian business market have been on show in recent days.
EDITORIAL: Getting ready for the coronavirus
THE coronavirus has come to the Caribbean – but thankfully not yet The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Weigh all sides in the marijuana debate
THE Christian Council is starting to outline its position in the debate on the legalisation of marijuana – and while their report won’t be made public until next month, the head of the committee preparing that report hinted yesterday at opposition to making the drug legal.
EDITORIAL: Work permits by the numbers
THERE has been a lot of noise lately over work permits – and the prospect of denying permits to businesses if they don’t have an understudy being trained. Well, listen carefully, here comes the sound of the backtrack.
EDITORIAL: Immigration sense or election trail rhetoric?
IMMIGRATION was in the Prime Minister’s sights yesterday – though his target was not always clear.
