Former Public Disclosure Commission Chairman Allan Benjamin's term ended in June, and he chose not to renew the contract. While Guardian Business understands that Cabinet has approved the selection of lawyer Myles Laroda for the post, he has yet to take office.

The Public Disclosure Commission examines the declarations of members of Parliament, senators, senior public officers and public appointees, who are required to declare their assets, income and liabilities as of December 31 of each year as mandated by the Public Disclosure Act.

The commission has become a hot-button issue in recent months due in part to the continuing failure of an undisclosed number of members of Parliament and others required to do so to disclose.

The Public Disclosure Commission comprises a chairman, a secretary and two members who are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister, after consultation with the leader of the opposition. Two Cabinet office staff members are posted there to perform administrative duties.

Guardian Business understands that Cabinet has approved the selection, but the move has yet to be finalized. Up to yesterday, no announcement had been made about Laroda's appointment, nor had he been placed in office.

This issue grows ever more critical as the election approaches.

Although we communicate with each other verbally most of the time, whether we're aware of it or not, we also communicate our thoughts, feelings and emotions non-verbally. In fact, so often our non-verbal communication tells people loud and clear whether we actually like them or not, whether we are comfortable with them or not. Yes indeed, we do a whole lot of our communicating with others non-verbally, whether we're aware of it or not.

In other words, we get a feeling, a sense of what others are all about when we come in contact with them by observing very carefully their overall body language. As the title of today's article simply and succinctly puts it, you project what you feel. In other words, if you say to another whom you've just been introduced to, "I'm so pleased to meet you," whilst deep down in your mind you're saying, "This person is really a complete phony and I'm not too keen on him or her at all." Believe me, whether you're aware of it or not, the person whom you're talking to will indeed pick up on the feeling that you do not really like them or feel comfortable with them.

I'm quite sure that most of us have indeed had these kinds of experiences where we say to ourselves, "I don't know exactly what it is but I'm just not comfortable with that person, something is not as it should be". Yes indeed, non-verbal communication is very powerful -- believe me.

Now some people are very adept at picking up and receiving very accurately the feelings of others toward them, regardless of the actual words spoken. I do believe that the more spiritual one becomes, the more intuitive one will be. This assists a person in being able to feel what is really in another person's mind. I'm extremely adept at reading non-verbal signs which assists me greatly when facilitating seminars so that I can pick up on who is taking in what I'm saying, and who is not.

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ALERT #6 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2015 AT 6 PM EDT.

…..JOAQUIN MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD ….

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ABACOS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, GRAND BAHAMA, AND NEW PROVIDENCE.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA AND RAGGED ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 5 PM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGTITUDE 73.1 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES EAST OF SAN SALVADOR OR ABOUT 175 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GOVERNOR’S HARBOUR ELEUTHERA AND ABOUT 235 MILES EAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.

HURRICANE JOAQUIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MILES PER HOUR.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST ON THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF JOAQUIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAINS TO NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONALLY STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND JOAQUIN COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS ESPECIALLY SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND COULD BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT AND HENCE SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETE PREPARATION FOR THE IMPACT OF JOAQUIN WHICH INCLUDINGS SEVERE FLOODING.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AS LARGE SWELLS AND BATTERING WAVES WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ALERT #5 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2015 AT 3 PM EDT.