INSIGHT: Transparency begins at home, or at least it should
A British play gave us a new word.
INSIGHT: Would Harris or Trump be better for The Bahamas?
THE US election is almost here – as you can tell from flicking on just about any US station. When it’s not the fevered discussion on news channels, it’s the wall to wall advertisements in between segments. Even turning to the streaming websites is no refuge, with the ones carrying advertising pitching election adverts our way even though we have no vote to give.
US Govt: Many failings impacting upon state of Bahamas aviation sector
A REPORT by a US scientific agency has highlighted a number of failings of the nation’s aviation sector and its meteorological equipment, not to mention the glaring lack of any of the mandatory medical services required at each and every Bahamian Out Island aerodrome following a series of visits to Nassau and our Family Island airports.
GAIN AN EDGE: BETA Camp exposing more children to the STEM fields
AS an engineer, D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika ((Lyford Cay Foundation Scholar Alumni ‘06), doesn’t see problems – she sees solutions. So, when she and fellow engineers realised that many Bahamian students in Grades 7-12 could benefit from greater exposure to STEM fields and careers, in 2014, they created a solution called Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement Camp (BETA Camp).
SIR RONALD SANDERS: The death of truth, part II: Why lies risk tearing societies apart
On September 19, I published an article entitled “The Death of Truth,” written from a deep sense of alarm at the spread of deliberate lies, misinformation, and disinformation about matters that are critical to the well-being of people everywhere. At stake are public health, democratic integrity, and social cohesion — all of which are undermined when lies prevail over facts.
Baha Mar court case - and what it means for us all
OVER the past week, the story of what happened at Baha Mar in the dispute between developer Sarkis Izmirlian and contractor China Construction America (CCA) have hogged the headlines.
INSIGHT: Not enough being done to slow killings
IF the numbers are right, it was the 94th murder of the year.
The good and the bad of three years of the Davis government
THE great and the good of the PLP gathered yesterday for a church service to mark the third anniversary of the party being in charge of government.
Are we sleepwalking to another 100 murders?
HAVE we come to start treating murders as inevitable, just another fact of life – and death – in The Bahamas?
Faith faltering as promises not met
VOTE for me, vote for my party, goes up the cry at election time, and then come the promises.
Climate change and consumerism
A worsening illness of the modern world is the epidemic of mass consumerism.
The weight of leadership in a healthy democracy
The scandal involving the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) is not just another blip in the news cycle - it is a test of our democracy and the integrity of those sworn to protect it.
INSIGHT: Are we confident in our criminal rehabilitation?
A NUMBER of concerns were raised last week when word went round that a prisoner guilty of a crime that shocked the nation back in the 80s was said to be back on the streets.
Climate change and heat
Why is it so hot these days?
Confidence in govt declines as deadlines swoosh on by
“That ain’t happening.”
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