THE KDK REPORT: The sound of silence
ALL musicians, spanning the breadth of history, can attest to the fact that music has the power to heal. There is a song for every heartache and one for every celebration. No matter the genre, every melody, chord, tune, lyric and sound is capable of touching the soul and jarring or soothing our every emotion.
INSIGHT: Blood on our streets
KEVIN Andrews was reportedly standing at a fruit and vegetable stall in Gamble Heights when he was shot and killed on Thursday.
WORLD VIEW: Developing countries also victims of Ukraine war
IN the words of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the war on Ukraine by Russia “is fast becoming a matter of life and death for vulnerable people around the world”.
WORLD VIEW: Those who damage legal international order must be held to account
OVER the last few weeks since the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the world has witnessed the greatest weakness in the machinery entrusted with maintaining international peace and security.
THE KDK REPORT: What lies beneath
THERE was a time growing up in Nassau, and perhaps many places, when finding out someone had cancer was so rare that it was considered shocking. The island gossip mills churned for weeks on end with callous disregard and absolute bewilderment by the mere occurrence and in some cases friends of the newly diagnosed quietly shied away out of fear that it might be contagious.
INSIGHT: Cautious but confident in this COVID lull
YESTERDAY marked a moment when things seemed to get back to normal for many Bahamians.
INSIGHT: Back to normal, or building back better?
THE latest step in removing COVID restrictions is perhaps one of the most significant for Bahamians. The removal of the need for COVID tests for inter-island travel is more than welcome – it makes us able to travel freely within our nation. No longer will there be the hassle of arranging a test or the worry of what happens if it shows up positive before we go and visit our family members on different islands.
THE KDK REPORT: As the orchids bloom
A POPULAR theory amongst gardeners is that the lunar cycle can affect plant growth. It follows that as the moon’s gravitational pull alters the rise and fall of ocean tides, it also directly influences the amount of moisture in the soil. In doing so, planting seeds in the right moisture conditions will allow the seeds to germinate much faster and accordingly yield bigger, healthier plants.
WORLD VIEW: How serious is the Caribbean about reparations?
ON March 25, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, publicly pointed out that “only six of our 34 active member states have ratified the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance”.
WORLD VIEW: OAS votes on issue of Ukraine
IN place of the regular article by Sir Ronald Sanders, this week we publish a statement he has given to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States addressing issues of security and the situation in Ukraine.
THE KDK REPORT: Shelter from the storm
IN January of this year, the biggest volcanic eruption in three decades occurred in Tonga, a Polynesian country consisting of 169 islands scattered throughout the Southern Pacific Ocean. With a total population of approximately 105,000 people, this cataclysmic eruption was so loud that it was heard in both Australia and New Zealand, leaving three people dead and many more missing.
INSIGHT: When will the deeds match the words?
WHAT politicians say and what they do can sometimes be oceans apart – and we’ve seen a lot of that lately.
WORLD VIEW: The international order is broken - where are the leaders to fix it?
THE international order, which has existed, although shakily, since the end of World War II and the establishment of the Charter of the United Nations, is now severely broken.
THE KDK REPORT: A pebble in the wheel – part two
IMAGINE having chest tightness so excruciating it feels as if there’s a 300- ton crane sitting on top of you, intermittently squeezing more and more deeply and crushing your sternum making it harder to breathe. In 2019, following four years of the most agonising chest pain imaginable, my patient was wheeled into the operating theatre for her third heart surgery.
INSIGHT: Royals on the way - but what does that mean for us?
IN this column in December, we asked the question of whether we were ready or not to become a republic.
