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A troubling jobs report
A troubling jobs report
n the United States on February 3, a jobs report revealed that unemployment in that country fell to 8.3 percent in January. U.S. President Barack Obama was reservedly pleased with the data.
In the fall of 2008, the U.S. and the world feared a second Great Depression resulting from the financial crisis, which originated in the U.S. The U.S. unemployment rate went as high as 10 percent in October 20...
Businesses 'treat cars better than computers'
Businesses 'treat cars better than computers'
Most people don't wait until they are stranded by the roadside to consider taking their car in for a tune-up.
Yet when it comes to information technology (IT) - the engine of any modern business - it seems common sense is far less common, according to a leading provider of hardware, software and IT services.
Though much neglected, maintenance is a vitally important aspect of any healthy IT system,...
Businesses treat their cars better than their computers
Most people don?t wait until they are stranded by the roadside to consider taking their car in for a tune-up...
Take time to dance and worship the Lord
Take time to dance and worship the Lord
When you dance and worship the Lord, good things will flow. But if you sit by the roadside always bitter and always complaining, you stop your blessings and you stop the flow of the Holy Spirit, the membership at Calvary Deliverance Church heard recently from Senior Pastor James Newry. During the church's three-day Breakthrough Healing and Deliverance Crusade, Newry told his congregants that the...
Unlicensed stores fueling crime
Unlicensed stores fueling crime
Dear Editor,
I write this letter as a matter of utmost urgency to help pinpoint and explain to the powers that be one of the major causes of neighborhood crime problems facing lower and middle-class communities in The Bahamas for decades.
Illegal, unlicenced 30-days house stores are responsible for fueling neighborhood crimes in all of the major islands in The Bahamas. There are four to nine (dep...
State of Emergency: Bahamas Consul General Randy E Rolle Advises Bahamians
Bahamas Consul General Randy E Rolle Advises Bahamians In Georgia To Remain Home During Snowstorm...
Governance and the small things
Governance and the small things
When we elect governments we all hope for transformative change. We hope that longstanding and deeply entrenched problems will be met with solutions.
While we dream of tax reform that lessens the burden on the people, and education reform that helps lift the standards of achievement of our struggling students, the day-to-day small things of governance are what we encounter most.
We want our garba...
Police await DNA tests in armed robbery probe
Police await DNA tests in armed robbery probe
Investigators are awaiting DNA results from evidence that could point to a suspect in the attempted armed robbery of an armored truck in January.
Superintendent Paul Rolle, head of the Central Detective Unit, told The Nassau Guardian that those test results would determine the direction of the pending investigation. He said, "We've done all we can do with the investigation..."
Going Green: Party with pride not plastic
Going Green: Party with pride not plastic
By Cheri Wood
Summer has arrived again and with it comes all those wonderful holiday celebrations, family get-togethers, beach days and barbecues. This means more fun for all of us, but for the environment it can mean more plastic cups, plates, water bottles, forks, knives, and beer bottles that end up as waste with nowhere to go except in our landfill or strewn on our beaches and roadsides. It i...
Bahamas Striping installs quality road safety markings in Exuma
Bahamas Striping recently gave roads in George Town, Exuma a road safety overhaul with new traffic control markings.
For years, Exumians have been calling for the markings to lessen traffic confusion and to help guide the island's many visitors who are unfamiliar with local road system. Over several days and two trips, the Bahamian striping company laid down stop junctions, a zebra crossing, and ...