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Robotics and renewables join high school curriculum
The Ministry of Education is adding robotics and sustainable energy as topics to its high school curriculum in a bid to further reduce workforce skills gaps in industries The Bahamas wants to develop.
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Billie Jean King Cup: Pratt replaced with Donaldson
AT the last minute as they prepare for the final stages leading up to the start of the Billie Jean King Cup in Panama, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association had to replace Grand Bahamian Simone Pratt with collegian Sierra Donaldson.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: The Atlantis lesson on xenophobia
SOMEONE I highly respect reminded me recently of the reaction Bahamians had when we heard a hotel magnate from South Africa, a man known to throw lavish parties aboard a private jet and enrich himself in a land of apartheid, had purchased much of Paradise Island. Bahamians were enraged, apoplectic.
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IAN FERGUSON: Minimising COVID risk for business travellers
As we closed borders, cancelled events and self-quarantined at home on a mass scale, the travel industry - as well as most other sectors - began its plummet into a tailspin. The collective effort to save lives meant economic catastrophe for an industry that profits from people leaving their homes. The wound inflicted by the pandemic on the travel industry is deep, and it has not stopped bleeding yet.
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Retailers take hits ‘from every angle’
Merchants are enduring “the greatest period of uncertainty” they have ever encountered, the Bahamas Federation of Retailers’ co-chair says, adding: “We’re getting hit from every angle.”
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NIB FUND ‘RUNS OUT IN 6 YEARS’: Laroda says report warns depletion rate has increased
A NEW actuarial review of the National Insurance Board has predicted that the fund could be depleted by 2028 should officials neglect to take urgent action.
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EDITORIAL: Is the PLP ship veering off course?
IS EVERYONE in the Davis administration on board the same ship?
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BLTA responds to parents’ concerns
Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association executives have responded to claims made by a group of parents regarding logistical issues around the junior national team programme.
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Sands alarm at travel protocols
BAHAMAS Hotel and Tourism Association president Robert Sands said the “bigger issue” for the country is changes in entry protocols as opposed to health travel warnings from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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INSIGHT: We’re not being alarmist - the dangers we face are real
SMALL island states are experiencing global warming in ways that most of us can barely imagine.
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Restrictions gave external reserves ‘$200m cushion’
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday revealed that restrictions imposed last year in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic’s outbreak had “provided at least a $200m cushion for the external reserves”.
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Water supplier challenged by 400% raw material increase
A Bahamian bottled water supplier says sourcing raw materials is the “challenge of the day” sparked by freight charges ballooning by over 400 percent.
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IAN FERGUSON: Companies need annual check-up
Companies throughout the world use the start of the year’s third quarter to begin the process of planning for a new calendar year. They engage in talent development for their staff, formulate strategic business plans, create company goals and objectives - all in the hope of enjoying a more productive and profitable new year.
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IAN FERGUSON: Adapting leadership to fit every situation
Situational leadership is best described as an adaptive leadership style. This strategy encourages leaders to take stock of their team members, weigh the many variables in their workplace and choose the leadership style that best fits their goals and circumstances. The old concept of leader as “boss” has completely left the building.
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Another delay in payment for frontline workers
FRONTLINE workers employed in the public sector are in for a disappointment as they will not see the much anticipated COVID-19 honorarium in their pay cheques this month as once again, the government has delayed it.
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Training start-up eyes Caribbean expansion
A COVID-19 start-up is aiming to expand into the Caribbean within a year of next month’s launch, its president said yesterday.
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An Easter message from Rt Rev Laish Boyd
“YOU yourselves are a letter... to be known and read by everyone; and 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 –
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IAN FERGUSON: Why companies benefit from hiring consultants
Consultants can provide expertise and an objective eye in helping to guide a business, with different consultants specialising in various industries and areas. These include strategy and management, operations, human resources, finances, funding opportunities, IT, tourism, hospitality and sales and marketing.
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IAN FERGUSON: A new vision for Grand Bahama
I had the honour and privilege of attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Carnival Cruise Line’s port terminal for the island of Grand Bahama yesterday and what a celebration it was.
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IAN FERGUSON: How to handle office romance
Many people meet their lifelong partners at work, yet dating someone in the office is often frowned upon.
