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Paradise Island resorts renew Wendy's opposition
October 16, 2023
Paradise Island resorts renew Wendy's opposition
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Paradise Island resort properties have renewed their objections to the Wendy's and Marco's Pizza franchise owners' plans to convert the former Scotia Bank building into fast food restaurants, as the town planning committee is set to hear their revived bid for site plan approval. Glenn Haddad, Executive Vice President of the Paradise [...]
October 10, 2023
ArawakX defends valuation methods amid winding-up application battle
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- ArawakX, the country's first crowdfunding platform is defending its valuation methods as being based on "world-class standards" amid concerns by its regulator, slamming the winding-up application against it as "ill-conceived" and based on a false premise. In an October 6th affidavit, Winston Rolle, ArawakX's Chief of Equities contended that the company has at [...]
October 05, 2023
October 03, 2023
PM calls on multilateral banks to do more for developing countries
Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday called on multilateral development banks, especially the World Bank, to improve policies that will increase funding to developing countries facing climate-related crises.
Improving food security
September 29, 2023
Improving food security
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on food security, globally, and highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food systems. It resulted in widespread disruption to food supply chains, food access, and food affordability, which significantly impacted The Bahamas and, disproportionately, those in low-income households and vulnerable communities. The pandemic highlighted the importance of add...
Cleveland Clinic Expert Shares Top 3 Tips to Boost Brain Function and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease
September 27, 2023
Cleveland Clinic Expert Shares Top 3 Tips to Boost Brain Function and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Anyone over the age of 65 is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, yet science suggests that up to 40% of Alzheimer’s cases could be prevented through healthy lifestyle modifications, says an expert from Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21.
Contempt: protecting the future of the Fourth Estate
September 27, 2023
Contempt: protecting the future of the Fourth Estate
On June 21, 2000, the defenselessness of the Fourth Estate was exposed by what was notably an unprecedented and extreme punishment for a member of the press, marking a historic moment. Journalist Obediah "Obie" Wilchcombe was sentenced to a four-day imprisonment in maximum security at then-Her Majesty's Prison, Fox Hill, by then-coroner and magistrate, the ...
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Focused on mental health and well-being
August 29, 2023
Focused on mental health and well-being
Alisha Woodside has scored the perfect job for herself at this point in her life as a recent college graduate - well-being advisor at a company that places importance on supporting the mental and overall health and well-being of its employees. A recent doctoral degree graduate with a focus in occupational therapy, the Bahamian will ...
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August 23, 2023
IMF report stresses strengthening banking sector against failure
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a report focused on strengthening the banking system against failures, by ensuring the safeguards in place as required by The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) are operationalized and sufficient. The IMF released a report called "Operationalizing the New Bank Resolution Framework and Amended Deposit Insurance Legislation", that ...
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CEO: New BPL engines not providing fuel savings
July 28, 2023
CEO: New BPL engines not providing fuel savings
Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) brand new engines were not installed as originally planned in 2019, and therefore have not been providing the fuel savings the utility and government had hoped, BPL Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said yesterday. Cambridge was responding to media inquiries about the engines, that stemmed from comments made in the ...
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