Countries are closing their borders, tourists are cancelling vacations, cruise ships are stranded at sea due to port shutdowns and employees are being put on reduced workweeks or losing their jobs entirely due to the global outbreak, COVID-19. And the worst part is, this is just the ...
Devastated: We Have Been Through Hell
To say Bahamians have experienced absolute hell these past few days would be the understatement of the century. No one and nothing could have prepared this island nation for the levels of devastation experienced by Hurricane Dorian – a storm that one US weather expert told Eyewitness ...
The Adventures Of This Bahamian Gyal: My Trek Through Downtown Nassau
Nassau is hands down one of the coolest cities in the world. Don't debate me on this. I'm an island girl to the core and while my city may not be the biggest in the world, it's certainly big in character. There's really nowhere on earth quite like it. I once heard a politician say that the ...
Happy Birthday, Mummy!
Today is an incredibly special day for me as it’s my mother’s birthday. I couldn’t be more excited. You may wonder why I’m getting excited about somebody else’s birthday. Well, this isn’t just any-old-body, this is my mother. The woman who brought me into this world and loves me ...
Whoa, Baby!
My friend Cerys is expecting a baby. For nearly nine months I have been subtly and not so subtly trying to convince this heifer to name her daughter after me and have been referring to this child as “Baby Ro” every chance I get. With her due date imminent, I am losing hope that the baby will ...