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What has The Bahamas done post economic crisis
October 03, 2014
What has The Bahamas done post economic crisis
The financial and economic crisis of 2008 seems something of an afterthought since first impact. But also, now that the U.S.A., at least, is coming slowly back to normal - from the financial markets to the labor markets - people have forgotten to a large degree what actually happened and why it hit so hard, so deep and for so long.
The Bahamas, and I can speak generally for Caribbean countries and...
September 09, 2014
Bahamas may join renewable energy initiative by year end
The Bahamas could join an ambitious renewable energy initiative focused on small island developing states (SIDS) by the end of this year, according to Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett..
Speaking with Guardian Business, Dorsett claimed that the Carbon War Room (CWR), a non-governmental organization (NGO), had presented the government with a memorandum of understanding regardin...
Chamber: 'Time is of the essence' on energy reform
August 20, 2014
Chamber: 'Time is of the essence' on energy reform
"Time is of the essence" when it comes to energy reform, and a government decision that will reduce energy costs must be made "as soon as practically possible" to offset the "long-term negative effects" on disposable income of value-added tax (VAT) and other measures, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has warned the government.
Writing in a letter sent to Prime Mi...
August 01, 2014
An epic battle between a superhuman man vs. a superhuman woman
Hercules (Rated T)
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell
Genre: Action Adventure
Dwight's Rating: 2.5
Lucy (Rated C)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson,
Morgan Freeman
Genre: Action
Dwight's Rating: 1.5
It was an epic battle between a superhuman man versus a superhuman woman at the box office this past weekend. One of the films looks to a fictional future, and the other looks to a mytholog...
Climate change: Latin America is not sitting back
June 03, 2014
Climate change: Latin America is not sitting back
It is no coincidence that the GLOBE International network of legislators has chosen Mexico as the venue for the Second World Summit of Legislators on climate change that will take place in the Mexican congress this weekend (June 6-8).
Five hundred legislators from around the world, especially from emerging economies, will tell the world, 'Yes we can' - it is possible to create a movement that puts...
Dealing with ingrown toenails
May 12, 2014
Dealing with ingrown toenails
Ingrown toenails are found only in shoe-wearing cultures and do not occur with barefoot people. Downward shoe pressure on the nail leads to ingrown toenails.
Ingrown toenails are one of the most common and most painful nail complaints seen by a podiatrist. Ingrown nails are often a splinter or spike of nail digging into the soft tissues on the side of the nail. Usually, the toenails grow straight ...
April 26, 2014
PM encourages greater UWI role in formulation of public policy
While addressing representatives of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday appealed to The Bahamas' regional academic partners to support the government's agricultural development in Andros and other projects of mutual benefit.
"In moving ahead with this project, we have sought the considered expertise of scientists and others engaged in agriculture, anima...
Toyota recalling 6.4 million vehicles worldwide
April 09, 2014
Toyota recalling 6.4 million vehicles worldwide
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 6.39 million vehicles globally for a variety of problems spanning nearly 30 models in Japan, the U.S., Europe and elsewhere...
March 04, 2014
That dark line on your nail could be harmless or it could be cancer
Have you ever looked at your toenail and notice a dark line on the nail? Well, that mark can be harmless or it can be cancer. Get it checked out. Melanonychia (mel'-a -no-nik'-e-) is a tan, brown or black lengthwise streak or line on the nail plate. Melanonychia occurs because of increased production of melanin by melanocytes in the nail matrix (growing cells).
Melanonychia most commonly occurs in...
February 21, 2014
The Caribbean church coming out of the closet on homosexuality
Valued theologian-therapist Dr. Lazarus Castang's response to my article is a treasure (The unbridgeable moral divide between the Caribbean church and homosexuals). It represents a clarity that is both concise and thorough. I see a rare pastoral willingness to jump out of the closet of internal church talk into the burning bush of public discourse.
This attitude elaborates a thoughtful view of sub...
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