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An open mind on immigration matters
June 28, 2017
An open mind on immigration matters
While the world is witnessing a terrible humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Bahamians mutter on about our immigration woes with our neighbor to the south, Haiti. It is an all too familiar tale where violence, political persecution and economic destitution lead to no other option but to flee and hope for a better life somewhere else. Undeniably, too little positive meaningful consequence is in...
May 02, 2017
Fyre Festival organizers say local vendors will be paid
Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland assured the Ministry of Tourism that local vendors that assisted with staging the event would be paid amid claims that they have yet to be compensated for work performed, according to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism yesterday.
Despite the attention that the festival's failure has brought to the island of Exuma and to a larger extent, The Bahamas, D...
Ministry in bid to get Fyre Festival vendors paid
May 01, 2017
Ministry in bid to get Fyre Festival vendors paid
WHILE the country's image has been "insulated" from any direct repercussions stemming from the failed Fyre Festival in Exuma over the weekend, Ministry of Tourism Director General Joy Jibrilu confirmed yesterday that officials were in the process of determining which local vendors are still owed money for services by event organisers...
Caring for working feet
March 13, 2017
Caring for working feet
Your feet bear the brunt of your daily working life. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the earth in a lifetime and each step can exert up to two times your body weight in ground reactive forces through your lower limbs. Prolonged standing, walking, operating machinery, high heels, carrying heavy objects and slippery surfaces are just some of the dangers the feet are expo...
Johnson hits at decision to deny venue for protest
December 30, 2016
Johnson hits at decision to deny venue for protest
Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday expressed concerns about "We March" organizers' request to occupy Rawson and Parliament squares being denied, insisting that the leaders of the country must dispel the view taking root, that the denial was based on a "political premise", something he called dangerous.
"Freedom of association to my mind, freedom of conscience and expressi...
An open mind on immigration matters
December 07, 2016
An open mind on immigration matters
While the world is witnessing a terrible humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Bahamians mutter on about our immigration woes with our neighbor to the south, Haiti. It is an all too familiar tale where violence, political persecution and economic destitution lead to no other option but to flee and hope for a better life somewhere else. Undeniably, too little positive meaningful consequence is in...
December 01, 2016
Komolafe: Fiscal challenges leave little buffer from external shocks
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Colina Emmanuel Komolafe said fiscal challenges in The Bahamas have placed the country in a position to have "little to no space or buffer" to be insulated from external shocks and natural disasters like Hurricane Matthew.
November 23, 2016
House in a box suggested as solution in wake of hurricanes
A CANADIAN businessman thinks he has a solution for those who suffered severe property damage after hurricanes struck the Bahamas - a "house in a box".
Teachers Stage Sit-Out
November 16, 2016
Teachers Stage Sit-Out
Teachers from Eight Mile Rock High School (EMRHS) and Martin Town Primary (MTPS) School were forced to engage in strike action, claiming they have had enough of their students? educational wellbeing placed on the ?back burner? by the government.
BISX: Impact of Trump's win on Bahamas still vague
November 10, 2016
BISX: Impact of Trump's win on Bahamas still vague
As investors nervously watch U.S. and global financial markets following President-elect Donald Trump's win in the U.S. general election, the implications are vague where it concerns the short-term fate of the Bahamian financial market.
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