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EDITORIAL: The impossible choice between virus and tourism

THE closer we get to reopening the country for business, the more conundrums we face. Open up too much and risk the virus coming back in, or keep the door so tightly closed we don’t let the tourism industry rebuild.

EDITORIAL: Doing the best we can with what we have

THOSE who were expecting an exciting Budget yesterday will have come away disappointed.

EDITORIAL: Budget crucial as up to half of country is out of work

IF the importance of today’s Budget was lost on anyone, the estimate by Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson that half the country’s workforce is unemployed ought to concentrate minds.

EDITORIAL: Promising signs - but not an end to the lockdown yet

MORE than a thousand people want to head for the Family Islands.

EDITORIAL: The inequality of the pandemic

SINCE the start of the penalties for breaching curfew, there has been some unease about the application of some of the fines – and two cases have brought that to a head.

EDITORIAL: Who does know the reasons for keeping island closed?

SINCE Sunday’s national address by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, people in all parts of the country – including this column – have wondered why some islands have been allowed to resume commercial activity, yet others have not.

EDITORIAL: Leave no room for doubt - explain these decisions

NATURE abhors a vacuum. So once said the philosopher Aristotle – and just as it is true in physics, so it is true that human nature also abhors a vacuum.

EDITORIAL: Light at the end of the tunnel

THE countdown to reopening has begun.

EDITORIAL: Will the nation pass this test?

The strongest action yet taken to curtail the spread of COVID-19 was announced yesterday by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis – the lockdown of Bimini for the rest of the month.

EDITORIAL: Promises, promises from BPL

IF ever there was a group of managers fretting nervously over their company’s performance, it would be the top executives at Bahamas Power & Light.

EDITORIAL: Clear communication must be the lesson

IN the wake of the resignation of Health Minister Dr Duane Sands, there were clear lessons to be learned. The slow revelation of more information about how a COVID-19 positive passenger got on board a repatriation flight shows that some skipped those lessons.

EDITORIAL: Where is the leader when he’s needed?

WHAT a difference a week makes.

EDITORIAL: Fighting on the front line

When we talk about healthcare workers on the front line of the battle against COVID-19, it’s people such as Dr George Charite and his daughters that we are talking about.

EDITORIAL: Are the borders open to some but not to all?

AFTER a long day of waiting to find out who the new Minister of Health would be, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed there was only one man for the job – himself!

EDITORIAL: A resignation that could have been avoided

A DAY of political drama ended in a short statement last night.

EDITORIAL: Border breach row an unwelcome issue

THE whole story of the US couple who breached border restrictions has become a real mess.

EDITORIAL: The other battle we face - against hunger

ONE in four people in The Bahamas may now be facing hunger.

EDITORIAL: Safety first when it comes to keeping virus out of prison

IS enough being done to stop the spread of the coronavirus in The Bahamas?

EDITORIAL: Where is the police transparency?

WHAT is going on in the Royal Bahamas Police Force?

EDITORIAL: The high price you risk for breaking quarantine

IF people weren’t taking the risks involved with breaking quarantine seriously beforehand, then yesterday’s introduction of a hefty possible punishment ought to focus the mind.

EDITORIAL: No letting up on emergency measures now

Another month of emergency measures.

EDITORIAL: Healthcare system straining at the seams

YESTERDAY was a tragic day in the battle against COVID-19.

EDITORIAL: Nygard case goes to the heart of how our nation is run

THE priority of the nation is understandably the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic right now – but the allegations that continue to unfold against Peter Nygard should not be overlooked.

EDITORIAL: The good and the bad for new commissioner

IT it is only three weeks since Paul Rolle became Commissioner of Police – though that feels like three months in lockdown time - but yesterday saw mixed signs of what to expect under his leadership.

EDITORIAL: How business owners can show their patriotism

WHERE is your heart? Where is your compassion? Do you have a soul?