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Rising to local govt challenge
RISE Bahamas, an advocacy group, has launched its Imagine Local Government campaign joined by partners, Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) Bahamas and One Bahamas in Nassau.
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Journalists mark Press Freedom Day
THE Bahamas Press Club 2014 recently held an event to mark World Press Freedom Day.
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Bahamas radio show takes to the air in Florida
THE Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA) has partnered with a Florida-based multimedia broadcast company to create, produce and broadcast a customised digital radio show.The 30-minute radio talk show Bahamas Travel will be produced by Alp
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Powerade sponsors BAARK! Potcakeman Triathlon for 10th year
BAARK! (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights & Kindness) is scheduled to host its eleventh triathlon at Jaws Beach on Sunday, February 25.
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Press Club speaks out against attack on French journalists
THE Bahamas Press Club said yesterday it is “aghast at the brazen attack” against journalists which occurred in Paris on Wednesday.
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Memorial for Haitian migrants ‘by end of month’
Consultant Louby Georges says officials are hopeful that by the end of the month a memorial will be held for the Haitian migrants who died in a human smuggling incident last month when the boat they were on capsized.
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‘Lockdown directive left us in chaos'
Super Value's principal yesterday said inadequate warning of the weekend lockdown caused late Friday "chaos" at food stores with police officers even threatening to shoot unless persons went home.
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Food price control negotiations silent
Negotiations with the Government over expanding price controls on the Bahamian food distribution industry have gone silent for more than two weeks much to the sector’s relief.
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Atlantis staff hold food drive to assist those hit by hurricane
SCORES of Atlantis employees answered the call to come to the aid of those still left affected from Hurricane Matthew recently.
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NEMA assess damage and needs of residents
THE National Emergency Management Agency is assisting with an assessment exercise being conducted by the Department of Social Services in the aftermath of Monday night’s Joe Farrington Road fire.
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Insurers pray ‘major loss event’ avoided
The Bahamian insurance industry was yesterday nervously watching its computer models and television forecasts, amid hopes that “a major loss event” could be avoided if Hurricane Joaquin stays on its projected path.
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New book keeps it simple laying out the steps to salvation
THE message of the gospel, though profound, is simple: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16)”.
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Proper risk assessments vital to 2021 performance
There is little doubt that 2020 drove individuals and businesses of all sizes to financial, human, technical and strategic limits. Corporate leaders were stretched to either "pivot or perish”. In 2020, company strategies were tested, frameworks were challenged and, in many cases, resources strained and depleted. These changes must be considered as supervised financial institutions (SFIs) prepare to complete annual risk assessments as prescribed by their regulators.
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Poultry farmer: ‘It’s like we’re spinning on hamster wheel’
An Abaco poultry farmer yesterday said the agriculture industry would become more appealing to entrepreneurs and investors if the Government eliminates tiresome bureaucracy.
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AML targeting slash to $6.8m shrinkage
AML Foods is targeting an improvement in inventory shrinkage during its current 2022 financial year after failing to achieve the anticipated reduction during the 12 months to end-April 2021.
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EDITORIAL: REMEMBERING THE FALLEN
LAST week’s church services and ceremonies in Nassau to mark Remembrance Day were conducted with customary solemnity, dignity and efficiency. They reflected, as they always do each November, the fine organisational work of those concerned in producing, with appropriate seriousness as well as pomp and pageantry, a national commemoration of those who perished in two world wars and other conflicts.
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Bahamas AIDS Foundation establishes safe, supervised study centre for kids
The Bahamas AIDS Foundation has received permission from the Competent Authority to assist a small number of primary school-aged children to access and benefit from the Ministry of Education’s virtual learning platform in a safe and supervised space.
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"Repentance Is The Only Remedy"
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has been faced with a catastrophic hurricane in Dorian in which many people have lost family and properties. An astronomical and monolithic loss in most cases, and one hurricane that will most definitely be remembered
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NEMA CALLS FOR DONATIONS
THE government’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has partnered with Arawak Port Development Ltd (APD) to assist individuals seeking to donate relief supplies to the areas impacted by Hurricane Joaquin.
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KIWANIS CLUB FEEDS FAMILIES
THE Kiwanis Club of Nassau AM fed 65 families during the Christmas holidays through Feed the Family project.
