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EDITORIAL: As elections near, a warning over spending wars
AS ELECTIONS near, there are certain things we know to expect in The Bahamas.
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Rollins: Prime Minister’s persuasive capabilities have hindered country
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s persuasive capabilities have ensured him a lengthy political career, but have also hindered the growth and development of the country, according to Ft Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins.
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Former PM angered by Yes march
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham urged all Bahamians to vote “No” in Monday’s gambling referendum, stating that Wednesday’s march to the House of Assembly by the ‘Vote Yes’ campaign has made his previous position of “non-participation” in the process now “untenable.”
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Judge cuts $66k from Sir William’s outstanding loans
The late Sir William Allen’s estate has persuaded the Supreme Court to slash unpaid loans allegedly owed to a prominent Bahamian businessman by some $66,000.
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Bloomberg should stand here
I read the very interesting “Investing in People & Communities” - a Government Progress Report, which was an insert in your paper recently.
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Double killer launches appeal
A MAN convicted of robbing and killing a married couple in Grand Bahama five years ago has launched an appeal against his 60-year conviction.
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NIB director resigns to take ‘more stable’ role
NATIONAL Insurance Board Minister Brensil Rolle admitted yesterday that he did not take Nicola Virgill-Rolle seriously when she revealed in a conversation last Wednesday that she was considering resigning after more than two years as NIB’s director.
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We’re just blips on Putin’s radar
I read that Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) delegation will be heading to Belize to attend the CARICOM Heads of Government Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting, scheduled for March 1-2.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Graphic gains from audience conversion
Graphic design is more than just aesthetics; it is a form of communication between your business and your audience. Businesses use graphics at every stage of the marketing process to inform, engage and eventually persuade prospective customers to make a purchase or take action.
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‘Obie’ Wilchcombe was a sportsman
Before he got his feet wet in politics, Burkett Turnquest said he was able to persuade former Minister of Social Services Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe to become the president of the Commonwealth American Football League in 1990-1991.
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Monument to Cuban hero
GOVERNOR General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes will be in Mathew Town, Inagua, this weekend with other dignitaries for the unveiling of a monument in commemoration of the visit to that island in 1895 of Cuban liberator Jose Marti.
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Leadership
TODAY it is a story about Leadership. A few years ago I went to a lunch in Florida and the speaker was General Schwarzkopf or “Stormin’ Norman” as he was called when he led the US troops in the first Iraq war.
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A fantastic statue
The Bahamas was discovered by Christopher Columbus. In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue, they had three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
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Rahming defends OPM’s travel budget rise
OFFICE of the Prime Minister director of communications Latrae Rahming defended the OPM’s travel budget increase yesterday, saying the prime minister’s travels are “always in the national interest” and aligned with the government’s foreign policy agenda.
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FNM leadership?
The reported comments of Brent Symonette that the Butler-Sands duo are gaining party support and that a Poll indicates that is totally laughable. Mr Symonette surely knows only delegates, MP’s, Freedom Fighters vote. What Joe Public might say is of no influence to the Convention vote.
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Online workshops
Editor, when I saw this - Online workshops on Conflict Resolution, negotiation, dealing with difficult people in-person-workshops and training@adr.ca: this Fall and Winter -– I just had to stop and take note in the hope that the information could be passed on to the relevant government body for action.
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Opposition members abstain as Bail Amendment Act passes in the House
MEMBERS of the opposition abstained from voting as a bill to amend the Bail Act passed the House of Assembly yesterday.
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'Between rock and hard place' over 16% slump
A Bahamian insurer yesterday warned that many motorists may be driving with no coverage after suffering a 16 percent slump in auto premium income for the 2020 first half. Tom Duff, Insurance Company of The Bahamas’ (ICB) general manager, told Tribun
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‘Skin and bones’ Hayward trust watchdog was not exploited
An attorney has denied that he “took advantage” of the elderly, frail protector of the late Sir Jack Hayward’s family trust, even though he was “just skin and bone” when he met him.
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U.S. ELECTION: Trump predicts 'lot of litigation' in fight to keep his job
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is looking at a political map in which he might have to persuade the Supreme Court to set aside votes in two or more states to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president.
