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ALICIA WALLACE: Just plain wrong from every perspective, Mr Commissioner
THIS week, the Commissioner of Police reported there were 11 suicides in 2020, up from eight in 2019. He said this was due to people — men, in particular — being “weak”. The suggestion is absurd, offensive and incorrect.
CULTURE CLASH: We play follow the leader and God forbid anyone who doesn’t play by the rules
When we talk about leadership, we usually point to government as an example. The Prime Minister is seen as the ultimate leader. There is no one with more control. No one with greater power. No one with more responsibility. No one in a more important position. No one more unquestionable or beyond reproach. No one more silencing, domineering or undoubtedly correct. The prime minister is synonymous with leadership.
FRONT PORCH: Why don’t the unvaccinated listen? More waves are coming and hundreds are going to die
After the punishing Delta wave and now with much lower case numbers and deaths, there is a lulling complacency setting in yet again throughout the country about the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FACE TO FACE: Remembering ‘Sir Coaks’ who put Bahamians front and centre
AS The Bahamas gears up to celebrate another Independence anniversary, I wanted to take the time to take a look back in history at the man who helped to organise our very first Independence celebration cultural extravaganza.
FACE TO FACE: Teenage twins on a mission for ‘everyone’s grammy’
Deaconess Esther Elizabeth Neely-Brown left such an indelible mark on the lives she touched that her legacy lives on even though she died in November 2016.
FRONT PORCH: Don’t dare relax - behave like fools and we’ll pay a deadly price
In one of his most ominous warnings since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pleaded with world leaders and the international community:
STATESIDE: Powell led a distinguished career
THE flags outside American defense headquarters at the Pentagon were all flying at half-staff Tuesday. Right below them, the familiar black clenched-fist MIA-POW banner saluted those still unaccounted for in overseas conflicts. A stiff northwesterly breeze kept the flags fully unfurled.
STATESIDE: Situation normal – we can only hope that’s true
The impressive new US Embassy rising over downtown Nassau serves as a daily reminder to us of its parent, the American Department of State, which got a new leader on Tuesday when Antony Blinken was confirmed then by the US Senate.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Can someone please explain why this is allowed to happen?
A real-life Hatfield-McCoys is playing out on a narrow, paved path off Village Road in Nassau. That’s where a few residents on the southern side and in a neatly fenced in area at the cul de sac on the western end have been fighting a seemingly endless battle with an unlicensed hotel that occupies the northern side.
FRONT PORCH: COVID-19 – Magical Thinking is Killing Us
SINCE December, a steady flow of Bahamians have continued to die from COVID-19. The great majority of these were unvaccinated. More will continue to die, especially with a new wave likely on the horizon in the weeks ahead. Some estimate a new wave may begin within six to eight weeks.
ALICIA WALLACE: Without fundamental cultural change we’ll never really address the horror of rape
ON Monday, it was reported that 30 percent of sexual offence cases were dropped, largely due to the long wait time for trials. Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin said: “We’ve had experiences where persons have said just that, ‘I’ve moved on. I’m not going to relive that. I’m now married and my husband doesn’t even know about it’.”
PETER YOUNG: The other side of the world but how similar is the game being played
GIVEN the US media’s well known preoccupation with domestic affairs, it is perhaps no surprise there was sparse coverage this side of the Atlantic of Australia’s federal elections ten days ago.
PETER YOUNG: How free is our speech?
IN the context of ‘wokeness’, which I wrote about in a recent column, there were two interesting developments in Britain last week. One was a speech by a Cabinet minister about the Conservative values of equality and individual responsibility while the other was a report by a leading think tank about the importance of free speech in universities. These are significant issues in modern society that can affect many people – even indirectly – so they are, perhaps, worth examining further.
FRONT PORCH: Prepare now for the next deadly wave
THE next COVID-19 surge is coming. Though it is not certain when the next wave will strike New Providence and Grand Bahama, or how severe it will be, another surge is certain. The country should begin preparing for the upcoming wave, now.
Hoodwinked over funerals?
FUNERAL service professionals are concerned about the failure of governments to institute any form of licensure for practitioners in the industry, and the failure of the industry to effectively regulate itself.
SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: NFL Picks Week 9
Browns at Bengals RENALDO: At one point this used to be “The Battle Of Ohio.” Now it’s a title better suited for the weekly fight between LeBron’s barber and the progression of his receding hairline.
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