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March 19, 2014
Mega-resort policy branded a threat to Family Island way of life
Save The Bays director says governments must stop siding with foreign-owned developments at the expense of local communities...
March 19, 2014
Mega-resort policy branded a threat to Family Island way of life
Save The Bays director says governments must stop siding with foreign-owned developments at the expense of local communities
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Mega-resorts are being allowed to threaten the culture, society and identity of small island communities around the Bahamas, a veteran social and environmental campaigner warned.
Fred Smith, QC, director of legal affairs for Save The Bays, said successive ...
March 05, 2014
Sale, sale, sale: Sound economic policy or national folly
Dear Editor,
Step right up. The sale is on. Get all your corporations, beaches, land, electricity, water, boys, girls, cays and rocks that you need to make you happy.
Perhaps the new tourism brochure from The Bahamas should read to this effect as the country sells off every corner, every crack, every soul that it can to pay the government's ever-increasing debt. Does this make good economic sen...
Service providers voice VAT outsourcing fears
December 20, 2013
Service providers voice VAT outsourcing fears
Advertisers, marketers and public relations firms have joined forces to voice their fears that they are uniquely vulnerable to seeing large portions of the work they currently rely upon to sustain themselves outsourced to foreign companies if their services are subject to value-added tax (VAT)...
Reflections from Rome
June 10, 2013
Reflections from Rome
"... the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain."
- Khalil Gibran
I was fortunate to have spent this week in Rome, en route to Switzerland. During this Italian sojourn, I visited numerous prominent historical attractions that many only read about in school books, view in movies or see in tourist brochures. During my entire stay in the Italian capital, I was frequently reminded of Kha...
AdWorks marks major milestone
May 09, 2013
AdWorks marks major milestone
Whenever a successful, well-established company executes a rebranding exercise, there has to be a compelling reason behind the transformation. AdWorks, a local multimedia marketing firm, recently unveiled an edgy new corporate identity, and the story behind it is simple: It's the company's 25th birthday.
The firm's sleek new logo features on-trend shades of grey, using the Century Gothic font. T...
Retail Village Rises Near Baha Mar
April 22, 2013
Retail Village Rises Near Baha Mar
A village-style shopping center is preparing to break ground right on the doorstep of Baha Mar. The Towers Shopping Centre, a $40 million venture, has received strong interest from the corporate community since going to market.
Not so unlike Marina Village on Paradise Island, the high-end development seeks...
The Haiti International Jazz Festival
February 06, 2013
The Haiti International Jazz Festival
The Haiti International Jazz Festival is in its seventh edition, yet it is my first encounter with the festival. The Haitian tourism calendar is fortunate to have such a prestigious event as the coup d'envoie to its yearlong cultural activities. I have been a regular of the New Orleans Jazz Festival almost from the beginning in the 70s, in my school days at Tulane University. I enjoy going back...
Web Shops Cut Winnings
February 01, 2013
Web Shops Cut Winnings
Web shop operators have slashed their winnings in the wake of Monday's failed referendum. The winning of $950 on a $1 online bet has been cut to $800, The Nassau Guardian understands.
And winners will now get $700 as opposed to $900 for a win on a $1 ticket bought in a store.
December 19, 2012
Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos
In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there's no way to opt out.
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