FRONT PORCH: Pervasive and paralysing mentality about development
A friend recalls visiting Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, for the tenth anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, which overthrew the much-hated Anastasio Somoza Debayle, whose family ruled the country from 1936 to 1979.
ALICIA WALLACE: Making Nassau a more liveable place
During the summer, many Bahamians take vacation and, when affordable, travel for shopping, entertainment, reunions, graduations, and food
PETER YOUNG: Britain resetting its ties with Europe
In the flurry of activity by the new Labour government in Britain since the general election two months ago, its moves to reconsider and, in its words, reset the nation’s relationship with individual European countries and with the European Union itself seems to make sense to many people, including eurocrats in Brussels.
FACE TO FACE: Dr Celeste Adderley - shining out at UWI
Celeste Adderley has outshone every student in the University of the West Indies School of Clinical Medicine & Research (UWI SCMR) to win the three top awards.
Climate change and consumerism
A worsening illness of the modern world is the epidemic of mass consumerism.
WORLD VIEW: Poverty - the root cause of global and national tensions: A call for OAS action
Poverty is the festering wound at the heart of the world’s social, economic, and political tensions.
SS Karnack wreck at Nassau Harbour
The British steam ship Karnak was a large vessel wrecked at Nassau Harbour bar at the western end of Paradise Island on April 14, 1862.
KENT BAZARD: The Road to Redemption - How The Bahamas Can Improve for 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
THE 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has wrapped up and, for many Bahamians, there is a sense of pride mixed with the awareness that there is room for growth.
Customer interaction is now Augmented Reality
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a revolutionary tool, transforming the landscape of marketing and sales.
STATESIDE: Smooth DNC convention ends with party unified for Harris
In the aftermath of last week’s dazzling Democratic National Convention in Chicago, party publicists are still flooding reporters’ inboxes with praise from the print media all over the US.
FRONT PORCH: Aspiration, enterprise and transcendence of black Bahamians
The late Roman Catholic Vicar General Monsignor Preston Moss grew up a stone’s throw away from the top of the hill East Street, not far from Mortimer Candy Kitchen.
ALICIA WALLACE: Stop normalising gender violence
Cases of gender-based violence against women continue to be in the news on a daily basis.
TECH TALK: Fake online reviews a headache for small businesses
Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products.
FACE TO FACE - Destiny and a straw hat
It was no coincidence that popular American TV host and social media icon Tabitha Brown met straw vendor Charmaine Hepburn-Thompson during her trip to The Bahamas.
PETER YOUNG: Modi meets with Zelenskyy hoping to play peacemaker
In another example of the US media’s apparent reluctance to give due weight to the full range of international affairs, there seems to have been relatively little reporting about Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit last week to Ukraine when he offered to be a peacemaker.
