INSIGHT: Murder rate soaring - so what will we do?
I’LL be honest – I don’t really understand what the government’s strategy is when it comes to tackling crime.
THE KDK REPORT: Something in the tea
GROWING up on a remote family island with limited access to traditional western medicine led many indigenous Bahamians to find alternative natural cures for their medical ailments.
INSIGHT: Another chance for Davis to press case on climate
IT has not been a good week for the PLP government.
INSIGHT: Don’t keep your partners in the dark
AMID a falling-out between government and retailers, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis offered a rallying cry for grocers to “partner with me”.
THE KDK REPORT: A chocolate on Sundays
THERE are certain, remote, sections of The Bahamas that are so serene and untouched that the sheer beauty of this sun-kissed landscape is utterly breathtaking.
WORLD VIEW: No trust in Truss - general elections should be called
THE present Conservative party in Britain has now established a remarkable list of records; none of them good.
THE KDK REPORT: If the school bell cries
AT any given moment, our lives can change forever. Just the notion of how split-second fast it can happen is frightening.
WORLD VIEW: Support for Juan Guaidó has dwindled
AT the height of Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States (U.S.) when, on January 23, 2019, he anointed Juan Guaidó as the “Interim President” of Venezuela, as much as 50 countries joined him in a folly that persisted until October 6, 2022.
INSIGHT: A united front over issue of marital rape
A BREAKTHROUGH appears to have been achieved in the debate over marital rape – and it’s thanks in no small part to the University of The Bahamas.
WORLD VIEW: Join the international fight for climate justice
ON September 23, at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, made a clear and unequivocal statement, concerning the impact of Climate Change.
THE KDK REPORT: Deep breaths in the dark
HAVE you ever noticed that whenever you take a breath; not a shallow, routine, in through the nose and out through the mouth breath, but a deep sustained proper breath – everything suddenly gets a little better. Your mental clarity is enhanced, your posture improves and you immediately feel more relaxed and energetic.
INSIGHT: Shadow of crime never goes away
THE Bahamas reached an unwanted landmark last week – the 100th murder of the year.
WORLD VIEW: President Putin - The world should say ‘no more’
“EVERY bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hits our pockets and our economies in Africa.” Those were the words of the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, at the UN General Assembly on September 21.
INSIGHT: PLP gets its report card - a year of success?
ON September 16, 2021, The Bahamas voted in the current administration – meaning we have now had a little over a year of the PLP government.
THE KDK REPORT: Almost flew west
AT 6,500 feet, while flying a single engine plane from Nassau to Florida, my patient’s engine failed. He was alone in a cocoon of absolute silence. He knew that his survival hinged on his ability to locate a safe place to land. Fortunately, he was able to restart the engine but four other times during his one hour flight, the engine malfunctioned. At the time, my patient, hereafter referred to as AJ, was in his mid-30s and although he managed to land safely, this would be the first of many lessons he was forced to learn about remaining calm in the face of life-threatening danger.
