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Don't force-feed us hazardous chemicals while we slumber
EDITOR, The Tribune.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would publish this open letter to the Department of Environmental Health Services.
As a scientist and a concerned citizen, I appreciate the need to reduce mosquito populations to head off the transmission of diseases such as Dengue Fever and I acknowledge the use of Malathion spray as a method of mosquito population control in forested ar...
Mid-flight slumber cut short by exploding headphones
Mid-flight slumber cut short by exploding headphones
Australian authorities have warned about the dangers of using battery-powered devices on flights after a woman's headphones caught fire...
The word of God is our life jacket for survival no matter the situation
Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I may not sin against thee. - Psalm 119:11
24-year-old father shot dead
24-year-old father shot dead
A father of two who was shot and killed on Sunday night "wasn't perfect", but he worked hard and loved his children, according to his grieving mother. Antoinette Moxey, 45, said her son, Derren Bastian, 24, was killed for "no reason". "He was killed for no reason; I don't know why," said Moxey through tears as ...
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Our administrative class is failing us on crime
Our administrative class is failing us on crime
Dear Editor, Like clockwork, shots rang out all over New Providence on the weekend, leaving several dead and wounded victims. It is fair to surmise that a good number of victims and perpetrators of the last 10 or so casual murders will be people on bail for murder and people convicted for carrying firearms and ...
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Our administrative class is failing us on crime
Our administrative class is failing us on crime
Dear Editor, Like clockwork, shots rang out all over New Providence on the weekend, leaving several dead and wounded victims. It is fair to surmise that a good number of victims and perpetrators of the last 10 or so casual murders will be people on bail for murder and people convicted for carrying firearms and ...
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Take a stand for full equality, protection of women
Take a stand for full equality, protection of women
Dear Editor, I would appreciate your publishing the following commentary which I penned on reading of yet another sexual assault of a child over the holiday weekend. I am tired of these reports of abuse and violation of women and children while we apparently stand by and do nothing. Honestly, I am worn out by ...
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OP-ED: The true spirit of Dame Doris Johnson
OP-ED: The true spirit of Dame Doris Johnson
Dear Editor, I would appreciate your publishing the following commentary which I penned on reading of yet another sexual assault of a child over the holiday weekend. I am tired of these reports of abuse and violations of women and children while we apparently stand by and do nothing. Honestly, I am worn out by [...]
Tambearly students display 'egg-cellent' projects
Tambearly students display 'egg-cellent' projects
Tambearly International School students jumpstarted their Easter celebrations early with students in grades Pre-K through 12 putting their creative talents to work to create dioramas using blown eggs as the characters of their settings.
Kingsway student gives gifts to less fortunate
Kingsway student gives gifts to less fortunate
Kingsway Academy sixth-grade student Sierra Blair discovered the old adage that it's better to give than to receive is true after all, and the true meaning of the Christmas season.
Like most people, Sierra was looking forward to celebrating her 11th birthday on December 19, and of course the many gifts she would receive. But the conscientious pre-teen who always thinks of others and has donated ti...