In the past decade or so self-help books, magazines, psychologists, life coaches and even talks show hosts have all been telling us that we need to ease up on ourselves, take a break and not overdo it. Somewhere along the line, we took that advice and turned it into a convenient excuse not to ...
During BPL Crisis Gov’t Needs To Lead By Example
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is really coming across like the electric company version of rapper P. Diddy. Because when it comes to these power outages, it’s a clear case of can’t stop, won’t stop. I think by now every New Providence resident is fully aware of what is going on with BPL. ...
Suffering In Silence: Why Suicide Becomes An Option
When it comes to depression and other mental illnesses and disorders, it seems many people don’t really pay attention until something dramatic happens. Unless someone’s life is drastically falling apart we don’t generally believe people when they say they need our help or support. Nor ...
We’re In Crisis And Y’all Are Worried About Brent Symonette?
A man was killed and a child hit by a car during a drive-by shooting in an inner-city area yesterday afternoon. Two days before that,14 people, including minors, were sprayed with bullets at a birthday party in Montell Heights, and two days before that, two men were shot to death execution ...
Police Abuse: Someone’s Got To Go To Jail
A former police officer’s shocking confession that he and his colleagues would often beat suspects in custody and fix reports to send innocent people to jail has surprisingly not yielded the level of outrage that it should have. The disturbing WhatsApp voice note was shared widely last week, ...