Marcus Garvey’s influences
In her book titled Garvey and Garveyism, the late Amy Jacques Garvey claimed that the late Pan-Africanist and Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) founder, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, was deeply influenced by a Bahamian physician, activist and politician named Dr Joseph Robert Love.
Remember our animals
Aside from the damage inflicted by COVID-19 on Bahamians health, both physical, mental and that of our economy, there has been considerable collateral damage to health of other members of our community who have seemingly fallen through the cracks. I am referring to the animals that live with and among us.
Enhance patient safety
Patient safety should be enhanced to protect and promote health.
Divide and rule
The strategy of divide and conquer was first develop by Sun Tzu’s, a Chinese General 2500 years ago. In the west, the divide your enemy so you can rule approach is attributed to Julius Cesar — he successfully applied it to conquer Gaul twenty-two centuries ago.
To bury or not to bury
In spite of the many challengers, financially and otherwise facing our government, it should not become unaware or calloused to the need of dignity for the dead, be they having departed this life from COVID or any other catastrophic natural disaster. Thus, I venture to propose the following for the proper care of those dearly departed souls, now accumulating in inordinate numbers at our health care facilities.
The great unwashed
Re: Welcome return for Mr Davis – The Tribune, Letters, September 14, 2020.
We must deny science at our peril
A long pattern of science denial has hoodwinked people from high school students to tertiary graduates resulting in monumental, financially ruinous and, sadly, fatal outcomes.
We must stand with our teachers
It seems that the battle between teachers and the ministry is a never ending one. School administrators seem to automatically take the side of the ministry while teachers have no choice but to run to the union to seek justice.
Elections in the time of COVID
Several countries in the Caribbean have held early general elections in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Too hard to visit
I am writing as a Canadian with Bahamian ancestry to express the hope that your Government will soon change the very difficult requirements to visit.
Issues facing the world
There are two issues I would like to address but I do so from a world weary cynical perspective:
United Bahamian people
The Bahamas is now a failed state in my view.
LETTER: Roadblocks for visitors to Bahamas
The Minister of Tourism outlined steps towards reopening the vital tourism sector. However, when reading the remarks, it does not appear to be very welcoming for prospective visitors. I wonder if anyone who is designing the harsh requirements for entry has ever consulted with travel agents or visitors themselves.
LETTER: Zimbabwe still in crisis
It is painful that the Zimbabwean situation has worsened and the social and economic crisis of the Zimbabwean is continuing daily. It shows very clearly that Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa have failed to improve the economic conditions of Zimbabwe.
LETTER: More risk for displaced Bahamians
Please allow me a space in your column to share with you and your readers what I consider a very serious emerging issue that has already impacted residents of The Bahamas and may have devastating effects if not addressed.
