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INSIGHT: Where is the transparency that we were promised?
THERE are few things more frustrating in politics than promises that are never delivered.
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Verdict threatens resort’s $100k private club model
A Bahamian resort developer yesterday moved to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that threatens to undermine the $100,000 “entry fee” business model for its private club by giving nearby homeowners free access to multiple amenities.
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US: Bahamas campaign finance open to abuses
The US government has warned that election campaign financing in The Bahamas remains wide open to abuse that exposes this nation’s governance to “corruption and foreign influence”.
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‘Declare crime a public health emergency’
A LOCAL youth activist has called on the government to formally declare crime as a “public health emergency” due to the overwhelming spate of homicides and shootings in the country.
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PAHO: Be vigilant over monkeypox
THE Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has urged countries in the region to remain vigilant in light of monkeypox being declared a global health emergency.
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AG: rehabilitation act to correct ‘grave injustice’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says the amendment to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will correct the “grave injustice” to people criminally convicted under the Emergency Powers Orders.
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‘WE CAN’T DENY RIGHT TO BAIL’: AG insists law must be upheld despite murder of released suspects
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says he does not believe it will be appropriate for the country to pass legislation that outright denies bail to people charged with murder given a recent Privy Council ruling that declared the matter “unconstitutional”.
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EDITORIAL: Union unrest – and more to come
BEFORE the election, one of the big points being pushed by the Progressive Liberal Party was the support of unions. A rosy picture of Philip “Brave” Davis surrounded by smiling union men seemed to seal the deal.
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Records could be expunged for emergency order breaches
AN amendment to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will allow for people convicted of certain criminal offences - including Emergency Order violations - to make “immediate application” to have their records expunged.
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STRIKERS TOLD TO GET BACK TO WORK: Govt says it won’t be bullied - as judge rules action illegal
AFTER hundreds of airport employees refused to report to work yesterday, a court ruling declared the industrial action illegal - with workers ordered to go back to work.
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The old rules
The newest strain of COVID-19 is spreading like a wild fire on the west coast, fiercely and uncontrolled. Researchers are discovering how and why these strains affect us in different ways.
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Negotiations restart after industrial action at airport
THE government has restarted negotiations with the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) following Monday’s industrial action with the hopes of having most of their grievances resolved by the end of August.
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Tourism ministry takes part in aviation convention
THE Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation took part in the week-long 69th Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh convention held in Wisconsin from July 24–31.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Blinded to the reality that these are people too for whom many just don’t care
ON Sunday morning, a twin engine vessel with at least 40 passengers capsized near Blackbeard’s Cay. Twenty-five people were rescued and 17 bodies were recovered.
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Software developer dissuaded from expanding use to arrivals
A Bahamian software developer yesterday said individual Customs officers have discouraged him from submitting a proposal that would save “major time” on entering air arrivals data.
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FNM to address Gibson case ‘when details emerge’
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard says the party will speak more to Long Island MP Adrian Gibson’s pending court case in September when more details are expected to emerge.
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STATESIDE: You have to play close attention to follow how this game is being played
The notion of outside manipulation of American elections is now part of the contemporary political lexicon, thanks to the shenanigans of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s amateurish but successful 2016 presidential campaign.
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‘World wants us to absorb all who leave Haiti’ - PM
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said despite the world suggesting that The Bahamas “should absorb all of those who leave Haiti”, the government will not open the country’s borders to irregular migration.
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EDITORIAL: Red tape and lack of transparency for investment
IT will come as no surprise to anyone that bureaucracy in The Bahamas can be a hindrance to investment.
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INSIGHT: The world expects major countries such as China and the US to work together
The visit by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to China’s Taiwan region on August 2 has triggered outrage across China. For one thing, by allowing such a visit to go ahead, the US has openly broken its own commitment under the three China-US joint communiqués not to develop official relations with Taiwan.
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