Rogan Smith’s award-winning column, This Thing Go With Sense, has relocated. You may now find all articles, which appear in The Bahamas’ Punch publication, on Smith’s official website. Click here for direct access to her columns. Past columns will continue to be housed on the This Bahamian Gyal blog.
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Seeing police officers break the law to attend a police woman’s funeral last Thursday was not only a slap in the face to the many Bahamian families who have been denied that privilege, but also a blatant disregard for the law they are responsible for upholding. Many residents lashed out at the police last week …
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When students head back to school next month, things will look, feel and sound a whole lot different. For starters, many students will be stepping into a virtual world where their interaction with their teachers and classmates will be through a computer screen. Lunch breaks will take place in the kitchen or at the dining …
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Two New Providence women, an Eleuthera man and an Abaco woman all died in one day from COVID-19. We have had 27 virus-related deaths since the start of the global pandemic, and 1,703 confirmed cases up to August 21st. Despite extreme measures to curtail this virus, things are getting worse. It’s now hard to believe, …
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Last Wednesday, Florida reported more than 5,400 new coronavirus cases, bringing its infection total to a staggering 500,000. The Sunshine State now has more COVID-19 cases than France, Italy, Mexico and Italy. So, naturally the following day, the US State Department released a level four advisory warning its residents not to travel to . . …
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Travis Robinson has been reinstated as parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Tourism two years after he was fired for going against the government in a crucial House vote. The million dollar question is, why? Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis fired Robinson in June 2018 after he voted against a measure to increase value-added tax …
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On Wednesday, The Bahamas will reopen its borders to international travel after a three-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the big question is, what’s next? The global crisis, which has upended economies throughout the world, including The Bahamas, is still battering many countries, including the United States. As of Friday, Florida reported 9,000 …
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