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EDITORIAL: Crime is now govt’s top priority

FROM the off, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis made it clear he had not expected to be giving a national address on crime last night.

EDITORIAL: What is the plan to tackle crime?

ANOTHER day, another murder. And then prayers, for a little boy who was doing nothing wrong in the world but who was shot in the head by a coward of a man who opened fire on three women and a child.

EDITORIAL: Evidence there to check the facts

EVIDENCE is a powerful thing.

EDITORIAL: Leave no stone unturned to end violence

THE fight against crime should not need to be a partisan matter. Reducing the number of murders in particular should be a goal that we all strive towards together.

EDITORIAL: No priority for Freedom of Information

SO it turns out that Freedom of Information is not one of Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ top priorities. Forgive us if we are not shocked.

EDITORIAL: DeSantis and his Bahamas rhetoric

What is RonDeSantis’ problem with The Bahamas?

EDITORIAL: Unanswered questions still linger

THE year is almost done. 2023 is almost out of the door, and 2024 is getting ready to come knocking.

EDITORIAL: How many assistants does Commissioner need?

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander’s defence of the recent promotion exercise that has left the Royal Bahamas Police Force with 14 assistant commissioners is a curious one.

EDITORIAL: Murder count tops 100 again, despite COP’s promise

IN August of last year, Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander was insistent that the country would not pass a total of 100 murders. He was wrong.

EDITORIAL: Despite record tourism, many are still in need

THREE years ago, The Tribune’s front page said it in clear terms.

EDITORIAL: As we celebrate, don’t forget the hurting

IN yesterday’s Tribune, columnist Alicia Wallace reminded us that Christmas can be a hard time for some people.

EDITORIAL: Should the name of Nassau’s historic hotel change?

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” So says William Shakespeare as Juliet longs for Romeo though finds that it “tis but thy name that is my enemy”.

EDITORIAL: Munroe at odds with PM on UN report

WHEN the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reported on issues affecting the criminal justice system in this country, and with the facilities where people are locked up, we wrote that it was reiterating problems we already knew about.

EDITORIAL: NIB pension issues - isolated or prevalent?

A FAMILIAR face makes a reappearance in today’s Insight section.

EDITORIAL: Former PM Ingraham gets to the point

LIKE him or not, it has to be admitted that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham never shies away from what needs to be said.