INSIGHT: Enormity of Haiti’s problems staggering
ONE of the great fears of the mission in Haiti was what would happen if officers sent there as part of the multinational mission started to be targeted and killed by gangs there.
INSIGHT: Navigating a new frontier with keen responsibility
The recent failed test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket has sparked conversation and understandable concern amongst Bahamians.
GAIN AN EDGE: Illuminating pathways - Eleuthera’s job readiness programme sparks transformation
AS Eleuthera native Kristanna Shantor Sands watched her cousin and his wife diligently complete their assignments for University of The Bahamas’ (UB) Leading Light Programme (LLP), a realisation struck her — this was more than just a training initiative. It was a gateway to new possibilities in the booming tourism industry.
INSIGHT: Many questions raised over rehired retirees
THE announcement last week that nearly 500 retired people have been re-employed by the government could be dismissed as a gotcha moment in politics – but it actually has deep ramifications across our society.
GAIN AN EDGE: Ka’Lon Duncanson - A study in determination
Ka’Lon Duncanson knows the value of determination.
JOHN MARQUIS: Now Britain is a ‘frightened society’
JOHN MARQUIS, who was The Tribune’s Managing Editor for ten years, believes his homeland - Great Britain - is facing a cultural and economic abyss, and that a miracle is needed to save it from disaster.
INSIGHT: What’s the benefit of hosting rocket landing?
ON January 16 this year, just after sunset, the skies lit up in flames over parts of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
INSIGHT: Judge current actions, not promises for later
DESPITE frequent calls for legislation on the issue of marital rape from activists, Bahamian women – and even the prime minister’s wife – the attorney general has said it won’t be happening during this administration.
INSIGHT: Straight answers needed on anti-violence measures
FOR all the talk of needing to tackle crime collectively, from the outside looking in, it can be hard to discern what is the government strategy on the matter.
INSIGHT: A positive start to the new year
IT is often easy to take a position of always criticising the party in power, whatever the colour of their shirts.
WORLD VIEW: Forget begging rich nations - Caribbean countries should act to save themselves
It has long been evident that the world’s richest nations, especially those responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, care little about the existential threats faced by small states.
INSIGHT: What’s on the agenda for new commissioner?
AND so we have a new Commissioner of Police.
INSIGHT: Solution for Haiti’s distress helps us all
AS we look towards the start of the new year, we all might be looking for signs of hope and optimism for the year ahead – few such signs are visible as we look towards our neighbour, Haiti.
Freedom of information, and lack of accountability
IT has been a long year. Does it feel that way to you?
INSIGHT: Gifts The Bahamas needs to find under the Christmas tree
WE are well and truly into the festive season. Santa is checking his list, twice of course. Parliamentarians are out giving gifts and turkeys to constituents in the hope they will remember that come voting time. And every major store has the sound of bells outside from fundraisers.
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