EDITORIAL: Light at the end of the tunnel
THE countdown to reopening has begun.
My memory of Michael will never fade
On Friday, April 24, The Tribune reported that paperboy Michael died after a car accident. According to the newspaper article, Michael was going to the Guardian to get papers. As he was walking he had a seizure. A car ended up rolling over him. He was hospitalised for one month before he died.
The last thing we need right now is austerity
Government should be wary of the voices out there that are using the Covid-19 pandemic to promote their own agendas by advocating fiscal austerity as a response to the crisis.
Webshops economic vampires
As is commonly known, the public health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in most of our economy being shut down.
Power out at BPL
It is amazing that on Saturday past and just yesterday (Tuesday, 12th instant) there were island-wide power outages for hours on end without a coherent explanation from Bahamas Power & Light.
Dispelling a few myths
If I may give an address to the graduating students of 2020.
Look at internet control
For those of us who watch TV on WIFI, that familiar circling on screen as the image and sound lags behind due to inadequate bandwidth, it’s enough to drive you crazy. Of course as the peak use hours surge and retreat, you know that a few more users have connected to the network.
It's never too late to do the right thing, Dr Minnis
While listening to the Prime Minister’s address, I was very pleased to hear from his own lips that the web shops are NOT able to restart business under the curbside pickup or home delivery rules, although I’m sure they’ll leave no stone unturned searching for other ways around this edict.
In politics, we are mere actors on the stage
It is ironic that on today’s date, a Sunday and Mother’s Day coupled with the third year of the FNM in power, the sky is overcast and it looks like a shower will fall down later. We all know that when it rains the crabs start to walk. The masses of the Bahamian people have woken up from what turned out to be a long and unexpected nightmare.
End of Sands no bad thing
A sure sign that it’s time for a Prime Minister to shuffle his cabinet is when individual ministers delude themselves into believing that they have a lock on a particular ministry.
Sad to see numbers shops reopening
I was very disappointed with the Prime Minister‘s decision to reopen the numbers web shops.
Should Dr Sands have got the job in the first place?
Dr Duane Sands (FNM-Elizabeth) has been obliged to pick up his marbles and to demit office as Minister of Health. Years ago, I held a brief for him and a few other then candidates.
Set a plan in motion
The time is upon us to rise up from this state of paralysis caused by the Covid 19 pandemic and set a plan of action in motion to restore the health of the economy of our glorious Bahamas. Here are some ideas the government should consider:
Saddened to see Dr Sands resign
Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to express my opinion on learning about the resignation of Dr Duane Sands, the Honourable Minister of Health.
We shouldn't allow long line fishing
Why are we discussing long line fishing in 2020?
