THE KDK REPORT: Lord of the manor
GETTING punched in the eye is a different experience altogether from getting punched anywhere else on the body.
INSIGHT: Things CAN get better if only we pull together in the same direction
LAST week saw the return of students to face-to-face learning, and while there remain concerns about whether that will lead to greater spread of COVID-19, it was heartwarming to see children getting back to some form of normality.
WORLD VIEW: Democracy in Barbados fully entrusted to the new Mia Mottley government
Rejecting the accusations of bullying and despotism that were levelled at Mia Mottley, the overwhelming majority of the electorate of Barbados returned her and her Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to government for a second consecutive term at general elections held on January 19.
INSIGHT: Much A-Dubai about nothing
Dubai’s lightning explosion onto the world scene is exactly the kind of example The Bahamas needs to break out of our sad cycle of stagnation and mediocrity. Prime Minister Davis should be applauded for having the initiative and imagination to lead the way in connecting us with one of the most stunning economic revolutions in modern history.
THE KDK REPORT: When tomorrow never comes
A UNIVERSAL unwavering truth is that at some point, we will all die.
THE KDK REPORT: When tomorrow never comes
A UNIVERSAL unwavering truth is that at some point, we will all die.
INSIGHT: One rule for Davis, another for the rest?
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has revealed he broke quarantine – so is it one rule for him and another for the rest of us?
WORLD VIEW: Commonwealth Caribbean countries – all republics by 2030?
BY 2030, it is more than likely that the eight independent Commonwealth countries which are still monarchical states, with Queen Elizabeth II as their Sovereign, will become Republics.
THE KDK REPORT: Lessons from a way of life
HAVE you ever noticed that members of the Rastafarian community have largely remained relatively unscathed by the COVID- 19 pandemic?
INSIGHT: Will Dubai spending bring value for money?
AS the wheels lifted on the flights taking the Bahamian delegation to Dubai for the Expo event being held there, the debate over the cost of the trip was already well underway.
WORLD VIEW: Deeper integration of CARICOM countries cannot wait
THE destruction by tornadoes of Kentucky, a south-eastern State of the United States of America (US), on December 12, has lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as 2022 dawns amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and weakened economies.
WORLD VIEW: Reform the OAS or oversee its irrelevance
OUR world exists today in troubled circumstances, governed by outmoded charters and laws that are no longer fit for purpose and do not respond to human needs.
INSIGHT: Making Grand Bahama’s story available for all to read
The Groves family is continuing its philanthropic legacy in The Bahamas with the soft launch of a new digital Grand Bahama Museum – the first in the Caribbean region.
THE KDK REPORT: No cage too small
There’s a stark difference between being captured and imprisoned and being born into captivity. The major difference is in the mindset of the prisoner. A man once free and then locked up oscillates between anger and depression, drowning in the loss of the freedom he once enjoyed. Someone born into it, however, simply cannot appreciate this loss with the same level of desperation and comprehension.
INSIGHT: Is Beaches and Parks Authority report a scandal or a distraction?
IN the middle of swirling questions about the government’s handling of the Christmas Carnival fiasco, what does the current administration do? Make accusations about the former administration, of course.
