Talk but little action to protect women
WHEN I was young, there was a simple rule: You don’t raise your hand to a woman.
A good man, a good father
THE presence of a father in a child’s life is no small thing.
Mishandled messaging and a lack of listening
WHEN it comes to politics, I keep my own counsel over who I vote for.
WORLD VIEW: Thirsty future? Urgent action for Caribbean and Latin America
IN the face of escalating global environmental challenges, water scarcity and water stress have emerged as critical issues that threaten the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people.
INSIGHT: How long until we feel govt’s spending?
THE pockets of the people have been hit with quite a toll in recent weeks. It would be nice if we could see government reining in spending to ease the pain.
INSIGHT: Walking the fine legal line between removing barriers and retaining protections
THE speed of justice in The Bahamas is anything but fast – this we know.
Fostering a shared future and a better world for all women
THREE years ago today, on International Women’s Day 2021, a new chapter began for me as I left Beijing to serve as the first woman ambassador of China to The Bahamas.
Commonwealth membership is not just a reliable association and support, it’s family
BRITISH Foreign Secretary, and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
INSIGHT: A sign of incompetent governance or is it just outright cowardice?
THE announcement of the increase in National Insurance Board contribution rates last week should have been an example of good planning and well-coordinated execution – instead it was a sign of governance by ineptitude at best, cowardice at worst.
INSIGHT: The geographic and economic roots of our crime problem
ALL people are created equal in the sight of our maker; equal in dignity and value. This is an unquestioned value espoused by most of western society and often enshrined in the constitution.
INSIGHT: Promise of Haiti election good - if it can happen
IS Haiti finally seeing some progress? The news that Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold general elections is either a positive sign – or a concession to pressure at both home and abroad.
INSIGHT: The solutions to our crime issues begin with our children
THE home life of men in prison is dominated by numerous "stressors". In some places statistics show that as many as eight of ten men in prisons came from abusive or broken homes.
WORLD VIEW: France and the US broke Haiti; they should be the first to mend it
WHEN the Foreign Ministers of the world’s wealthiest nations gathered in Brazil from February 21, 2024, Haiti’s dire situation found a brief moment of attention — not in the main agenda but on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
INSIGHT: Government in the ‘blame dem’ phase
IT seems to me that the Davis administration has entered its “blame dem” phase of government.
GAIN AN EDGE: Triplets’ journey takes a LEAP
oday we welcome back the Gain An Edge column, a series of articles spotlighting education, the young people taking part in it and more. The column will run bi-weekly on Mondays.
