Data needed to create cyber-fraud prevention tools

The Bahamas must provide more statistical data on cyber fraud if it is to help local companies "create more tools" needed to prevent further offenses, according to Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Bahamas chapter President Stacy Johnson...

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Merchant fears price control as political tool

Nassau Motor Company Limited (NMC) Director and Operations Manager Rick Lowe yesterday urged the government to stop "demonizing" businesses through potential increases to its existing price control measures amid recent accusations of widespread price gouging. Lowe told Guardian Business he fears price control is being used as a political tool. He was speaking in response to comments by recently-a...

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Bird-based tourism a sustainable development tool for The Bahamas

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PM: Govt committed to cooperatives as tool of development

Prime Minister Perry Christie raised the issues of reducing crime and unemployment, as well as increasing the male presence in society through local investments, as the topical regional messages the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU) should guide its focus on resolving.
The conference opened at Atlantis resort on June 21 under the theme "Re-Engineering Credit Unions for Success and Su...

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US concern over lack of radiation detection tools

US officials are working with the government and the Port Authority to insure radiation detection equipment are operational as the potential for contamination is a "concern"...

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Minister of Education receives donation of school supplies and learning tools from Commonwealth Bank

NASSAU, The Bahamas - Learning tools donated by Commonwealth Bank will ensure that all students throughout The Bahamas receive the same level of education and have the same tools said Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology as he accepted laptops, LCD projectors, promethean ActivBoards and 10,000 backpacks filled with essential school supplies from the Bank on Thursday, Oc...

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Use the proper tools to do your job safely

A kink in the neck that just won't go away after sitting at your desk all day, or perhaps you do a lot of lifting on the job and have constant lower back pains. Most people don't ever think about the kind of work they do, the tools they use and their job environment, but ergonomics considers how people work and helps them understand how they can work better -- whether it means adjusting the height...

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Compliance is a tool for national development

Industry Position: President, Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers

What attracted you to the sector?

When I entered the industry in 2000, it was all new and I was intrigued about the future of the financial services industry and the recent black-listing of The Bahamas. Being an avid reader, I found the compendium of legislature interesting coupled with the new regulations and guidelines. ...

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Golden Girl Debbie:I'm no political tool

"GOLDEN GIRL" Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie believes she is being used as a political tool. And although she was critical of not being officially invited to the opening of the new Thomas A Robinson Stadium, she made it clear that she's not endorsing any political party.

Ferguson-McKenzie, the national 200 metres record holder, made the following statement over the weekend in regards to her affiliation...

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US law gives Bahamians tough asset freeze tools

By ALISON LOWE

Business Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

Bahamian creditors, debtors, liquidators and trustees can use "very powerful tools" available to them under US law when seeking to gather information on, freeze and recover assets in the US, accountants were advised yesterday.

Edmund Rahming, managing director of Krys, Rahming and Associates, specialists in corporate recovery and insolve...

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