15 March 2019
Adopting a view held by his party, former Tourism Minister Obie Wilchombe does not agree with the government’s plans for the Prince George Wharf. It was recently announced that UK-based Global Ports Holding had won the multi-million dollar bid to redevelop and manage the Wharf. However, Mr. Wilchcombe is advising the government to […]
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15 March 2019
The Princess Margaret Hospital yesterday was gifted with 25 beds courtesy of the PMH foundation, whose mission is to actually strengthen the hospital’s ability to provide high quality healthcare. The Hospital is faced with a 200- bed shortage. Public Hospitals Authority Deputy Managing Director Lyrone Burrows said the donation comes on the heels […]
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13 March 2019
As the world becomes more digital, there is a greater concern for protection of personal data when it comes to the use of smart products. Keeping personal information like addresses, National Insurance numbers and bank information from hackers, is becoming a growing concern for consumers in the digital world. For this reason, the Ministry of […]
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13 March 2019
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is gearing up to host its fifth Bahamas Energy Security Forum. The Forum serves as a platform to discuss and exchange ideas, policies and initiatives that are intended to improve the state of energy in the country as well as its impact on the environment. BCCEC […]
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13 March 2019
Opposition Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said the government’s handling of the Grand Lucayan sale and the myriad of issues involved would be laughable if the stakes are not so high. His comments come just one day after the managers of Bahamas Hotel Managerial Association went to court because they were not pleased with the payout […]
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13 March 2019
Very few issues have divided a nation as much as talk of the death penalty even within The Bahamas Christian Council, there are strong held views on both sides of the divide. The controversial death penalty has a proponent but, for Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander, it’s not just about throwing support behind the […]
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13 March 2019
The EU’s dreaded blacklist has been released and as hoped or anticipated by senior government officials, The Bahamas has not been named. Confirming this to reporters yesterday morning Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said this validates the hard work put in to improve the country’s financial sector, but by the same […]
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13 March 2019
Despite arguments advanced by the Attorney General, Carl Bethel, Sven Giegold, a German Member of the European Parliament, with responsibility for money laundering, is not backing down from his position made, almost two weeks ago, that The Bahamas must do more to address money laundering. Mr. Giegold went as far as to demand that The […]
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08 March 2019
Police are on the hunt of the alleged abductor of the capital’s second and third alleged kidnapping in less than a week. In the first incident, authorities indicated that a child was taken from a park on Emmanuel Dive off Soldier Road before 7:00pm on Wednesday. It is said that a female, who was the […]
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08 March 2019
In the book The Growth of the Modern West Indies, the author Gordon K. Lewis wrote: “ From the earliest beginnings after 1620, the Bahamian development departed radically from those of the islands properly West Indian. The productive system, after a false start in tobacco growing, was essentially mercantile. The genesis of the New Providence […]
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