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Leading environmental lawyer, consultant warns 'climate change Grandaddy of all risks,' urges 'radical action before it is too late'.
With The Bahamas recognized as one of the most vulnerable countries on the planet to face dire consequences from rising seas that could swallow up to 80% of the land mass of the islands by the end of the century, a leading environmental consultant and attorney is calling for ?immediate radical action? to stem the tide of climate change.
All of We is One Family ... Except for Dem (Dispatches from Exuma Part 2)
In the previous article I wrote about the need for a new critical politics, a politics that can provide "forward movement fostered by radical policies that get to the heart of our real issues beyond the superficiality of party politics". This is something I attempted to advocate for while PLP delegates spoke to students here in London.
Statement by the Senator, the Hon. Allyson Maynard- Gibson, QC Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs on the referendum bills
Madam President, today standing on the shoulders of the Suffragettes, including my Grandmother Georgiana Kathleen Symonette and in the shadow if Dame Doris Johnson, the first female President of the Senate, it is with great joy and enormous gratitude that at the first reading stage I will bring to the Senate today four bills to give men and women equal rights under our nation?s Constitution.
'It is time for a Bahamian head of state', Mitchell says
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell says it is time for the country to put a Bahamian as the country's head of state, one who, he said, should either be selected by the Bahamian people or government.
Sharing sage advice
Sharing sage advice
A decade after Bishop Joseph Smith was promoted to senior pastor at Independence Drive Church of God and his subsequent appointment of Reverend Tiffany Newman to church administrator, the duo has collaborated to pen a male and female empowerment series.
The role of nutrition in periodontal disease
The role of nutrition in periodontal disease
Periodontal disease is a chronic disease affecting 50 percent to 90 percent of the Bahamian population, making it one of the most prevalent epidemics in The Bahamas.
The Bahamas in 2023
The Bahamas in 2023
"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." — Publilius Syrus The old year has passed, and a new one started just two weeks ago. It has been 23 years since we greeted the new millennium with emotive enthusiasm, high hopes, and incredible opportunities.
Outstanding in the field takes to the beach
Outstanding in the field takes to the beach
The roving restaurant without walls known as Outstanding in the Field sits down today. Bahamian shores. Founder Jim Devenan's culinary caravan hosted by chef Simeon Hall Jr., a self-proclaimed "culinary griot" who is as passionate about storytelling as he is about locally sourced cuisine, and a fierce proponent of the "farm to table" and "sea to spoon" movements.
Prime Minister Davis Calls on World Leaders to ‘Get Real’ on Addressing Climate Change Issues
Prime Minister Davis Calls on World Leaders to ‘Get Real’ on Addressing Climate Change Issues
During his National Statement at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) World Leaders Summit, on November 8, 2022, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis highlighted reasons to attend the event, including because his country has to believe that “a safer, better future is possible.”
FNM warning: We need action - now
FNM warning: We need action - now
THE Free National Movement yesterday expressed concern about the Bahamian economy and the management of the country's fiscal affairs.