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PETER YOUNG: Sunak’s EU handling has granted him some authority as ‘a problem-solver’

AS THE international news cycle moves on relentlessly, its spotlight is also always changing. In Britain during the last two weeks, the UK government’s new proposals agreed with the European Union for settling Northern Ireland’s post- Brexit trading arrangements dominated the front pages.

PETER YOUNG: There’s only one question on everyone’s lips - when will it be my turn?

Having written briefly about coronavirus vaccines only last month, I hesitate to return to the subject today. However, this column not only allows me to offer my own views on a range of issues but also provides an opportunity to articulate as best I can the concerns of other people whose voices do not get heard. At this stage of the virus pandemic, people are expressing anxiety about the urgent need for a vaccination programme here in The Bahamas - and it seems this is increasingly seen as the single most important issue facing the country at the moment.

Diary of a hurt Bahamian

I STRUGGLED to decide on how to approach this week’s column. Writing for me comes very easily, but this week it was a challenge.

PETER YOUNG: Growth of woke extremism concerning as seen in the ‘de-banking’ of Farage

THERE can be no doubt about what to cover in this week’s column. In Britain, woke extremism is becoming more widespread and a major example of it has just come to light in the shape of Coutts & Co, a British private bank in London, which has recently cancelled, for political reasons, the account of one of its most well-known clients. Coutts is famous for handling the banking needs of wealthy individuals.

BLACKLISTED: BRANVILLE MCCARTNEY

By NOELLE NICOLLS Tribune Features Editor nnicolls@tribunemedia.net WHEN it comes to illegal immigration Branville McCartney, member of parliament for Bamboo Town, time and time again, proves himself to be a master at pandering, but last week he added a

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to separate politics from public prosecutions

IT is high-time that an independent prosecutorial service is established in The Bahamas and the Director of Public Prosecutions is no longer situated within the Office of the Attorney General, subordinated and subject to the whims and control of any holder of that political office.

Judge denies man's claim on ex-wife's properties

A Supreme Court judge has denied a man’s attempts to secure an interest in his ex-wife’s $4m home and her 12 condominiums, while ordering his ex-wife to pay him $100,000 to “ease his transition” into living without a partner.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Crime and Punishment

Recently, controversy erupted over the issuance of a nolle prosequi by the Attorney General’s office that led to the discontinuance of a gun possession case against the former clients of Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson.

The right way to make money

THERE has been much talk of late about boosting revenue collection and generation, no doubt spurred on by pressure from international credit rating institutions to address our considerable national deficit.

Designing a national health care initiative for Bahamians

Dr Robin Roberts continues his examination of the complex and emotive issues surrounding the impending introduction of a National Health Insurance scheme. In the second part of a series this week he looks at which system might suit The Bahamas best against the background of political, economic and cultural realities.

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