Don't believe airline's tears
Recently we have had a river of tears cried over Bahamasair by everyone from the Minister of Tourism, the Chairman and the CEO of Bahamasair and most recently the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
We need the imagination to run our country ourselves
I had an interesting chat with a lady several days ago. Her name was Andros and she belonged to the Bahamas family.
Sands' delay
I write in connection with your Editorial of the 12th June in which you question the delay in former minister of health, Dr Duane Sands speaking out about his concerns over the government’s handling of the list of missing persons following Hurricane Dorian.
Lessons of COVID-19
With the many negatives that covid-19 has and continues to leave in its wake, it is imperative for countries such as The Bahamas to derive as many positives from this period as possible.
A museum is now the right place for Columbus statue
It is no coincidence that the debate surrounding the statue of Christopher Columbus has resurfaced in recent weeks.
EDITORIAL: Leave no island behind
WHEN Iram Lewis spoke in Parliament during his Budget contribution, his words would have been reassuring.
People seem to kill at the drop of a hat
The good old fashioned system of values which my late father (Reverend Dr. Ortland H. Bodie Sr.) and my late beloved mother (Annie Hepburn Deveaux) instilled in me and my siblings growing up back in the day has stood the test of time. Those values included a love and respect for The Lord Jesus Christ; taking responsibility for one’s behaviour and choices; self reliance; hard work; thrift and honesty.
Looks like Columbus has overstayed his tourist visa
The latest in a long line of protests for equality in the United States has pricked the consciences of some here who are again questioning the symbols of veneration that dot our landscape.
Explorer’s landmark must stay
Nothing is black and white; there are always areas of grey. Columbus’ statue is no exception.
In defence of the statue of Columbus
I have never read so much rubbish out of the mouth of a clergyman as I read in Thursday’s Tribune giving reasons why Christopher Columbus’ statue should be removed from in front of Government House.
Like it or not, Columbus belongs to us
“Dad changed the world!” shouted a happy, innocent 6-year-old child as she rode on her uncle’s back while he plowed through crowds of demonstrators, shouting her father’s name in protest to his death at the hands of the Houston police.
Many great memories of Edna Lowe
The passing of Edna Lenora Lowe (according to Death Notice published May 21, 2020) at age 94 years marks the end of an era in the history of the Registrar General’s Department, where she was the last survivor of what was referred to in the old days as “the Lily White Registry”.
About time we put some money into new homes
The so-called question of affordable housing has eluded successive national government since the days when the Rt. Hon. Hubert Alexander Ingraham served as Minister of Housing under the Pindling administration. He was charged with the development of several new lower income housing subdivisions. Successive governments all tried their level best to bring affordable housing to as many qualified Bahamians as possible.
Not if, but when we devalue
The question was is the Bahamas Treasury broke?
Let's not risk another surge
In The Bahamas, and around the world, there are people that are acting as if the COVID-19 virus has gone away.
