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A challenge to the Stronger Bahamas campaign
A challenge to the Stronger Bahamas campaign
Dear Editor,
Thank you for allowing me to express this challenge, not criticism, of the Stronger Bahamas campaign.
The lion in winter
The lion in winter
Dear Editor,
The apparent start of what I perceive will be the meltdown of Baha Mar has kicked off with a bang with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy application filed in the USA.
New ambulances ordered for NHI
New ambulances ordered for NHI
Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez said yesterday the ministry has ordered 25 new ambulances in preparation for the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI).
Over-the-top prom culture
Over-the-top prom culture
We are in prom season in The Bahamas. Young people are leaving secondary school and taking that step into the grown-up world.
PHA investigating use of ambulance in Abaco prom
PHA investigating use of ambulance in Abaco prom
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has launched an internal investigation after one of its registered ambulances was used as a prop in a prom entrance on Marsh Harbour, Abaco over the weekend.
Christie's concern over Baha Mar
Christie's concern over Baha Mar
Dear Editor,
It was reported in the newspapers that Prime Minister Perry Christie has expressed "major concerns" over the delay in the opening of the Baha Mar resort.
Kingsway student gives gifts to less fortunate
Kingsway student gives gifts to less fortunate
Kingsway Academy sixth-grade student Sierra Blair discovered the old adage that it's better to give than to receive is true after all, and the true meaning of the Christmas season.
Like most people, Sierra was looking forward to celebrating her 11th birthday on December 19, and of course the many gifts she would receive. But the conscientious pre-teen who always thinks of others and has donated ti...
Girls give B-Day gifts to Children's Home for Xmas
Girls give B-Day gifts to Children's Home for Xmas
This Christmas, sixth grader Sierra Blair discovered that the old adage, ?it?s better to give than to receive? is true after all...
The Caribbean needs national consciousness awakening
The Caribbean needs national consciousness awakening
I submit that national consciousness and awareness is the quintessential sector of the new economy. I will attempt to demonstrate how that consciousness, which I speak of, positively affects our nation's economy.
It is that consciousness that will encourage us to eat what we grow and grow what we eat, for instance. If we do so, our food import bill will be significantly reduced. The agricultural s...
Symonette says Hilton sale is cause for concern
Symonette says Hilton sale is cause for concern
The sale of the British Colonial Hilton to the Chinese should be a cause for concern, said former Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette.
Symonette said it is worrying that both the Hilton hotel and Baha Mar are in the hands of a single entity.
On Friday, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) signed a contract to purchase the hotel and the vacant property to its west.
Also,...