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Billie Jean King Cup: Team Bahamas opens play today
THE Bahamas, ranked at number one in Group II of the Americas Zone of the Billie Jean King Cup, will begin competition today in Panama City, Panama.
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Five schools found to have COVID cases
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed concern with the number of suspected COVID-19 cases being recorded in public schools across New Providence, claiming that most of the cases are students, some “as young as five-years-old”.
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‘On fire’ materials to hit construction
Contractors yesterday warned their home building clients face “a hit to their pockets” in 2021 from an “on fire” construction materials market where prices have risen ten percent since the New Year alone.
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‘Unhappy campers’ on Atlantis COVID testing
The hotel union’s president yesterday said “there are a lot of unhappy campers on Paradise Island” after Atlantis followed through on plans to make unvaccinated staff pay for weekly COVID tests.
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The wisdom of Simon Potter
Thank you for allowing me to respond to the breathtaking wisdom of Bahamas Petroleum Company CEO Simon Potter, who has once again demonstrated that he knows what is best for Bahamians, far better than we ever could.
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Black Lives Matter ‘hypocrites’
American political writer Kenneth R Timmerman claimed in his hard-hitting exposé of Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder and African American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, Sr, that Booker T Washington forewarned that there will come a time when hucksters will seek to enrich themselves at the expense of the Negro population.
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Probation for making false report
A 20-year-old man, who lied to police officers when he told them that two men had robbed him of his car at gunpoint, was placed on six months probation yesterday.
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Recreation Grounds opened Over-the-Hill
THE historic Southern Recreation Grounds in the Over-the-Hill Community was officially opened during a brief ceremony yesterday.
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Bowe: Don’t expect significant changes from a new gov’t
A LEADING financial expert doesn’t expect a new government to make significant changes before the mid-term budget which is due next February.
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IAN FERGUSON: Beware peril of unfair employee dismissals
When you terminate an employee’s contract without a fair reason, it is an unfair or unlawful dismissal. Sometimes these issues are dealt with at Industrial Tribunals but, quite often, there are many terminations that go unaddressed.
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Leadership conundrum
One of the greatest conflicts facing aspiring or “established” leaders is not so much a lack of support, as much as it is a lust of support and power. Too many leaders “live to be liked personally”, as opposed to living to make life better for other persons. As a result of this flawed viewpoint, many of them work harder trying to build their own “Fan Clubs and Ego-centric Empires”, instead of demonstrating a commitment to build healthy organisations and communities that truly empower and inspire others to be their best, even when things are at their worst.
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Keep the Queen
Our family purchased a property and made investments in The Bahamas after consultation with your Government Investment Authority and Nassau lawyers. We were told that our investments would be safe and secure because Queen Elizabeth was Head of State and there was a British style Parliament and Court system. Based on these reassurances we went ahead with transactions.
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Draconian measures
Our family have been longtime property owners in The Bahamas and have always enjoyed holidays in your country. However this past year my wife and myself and our parents have been unable to make the journey because of all the rules which your Government has implemented.
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FRONT PORCH: COVID-19, lifeboat ethics and conspiracies
THERE is a well-known episode from the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic involving the wealthy Scottish landowner Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff-Gordon (1862-1931).
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Union leader files actions over COVID redundancy
A trade union leader yesterday said he has taken court action against Atlantis on behalf of individual workers over claims involving unfair dismissal, breach of contract and COVID-19 redundancy pay.
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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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Buyer beware
HOT on the heels of a threat to sell his Lyford Cay home troubled Peter Nygard may be moving quickly to offload the property before his creditors can get their hands on the proceeds of the sale.
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BFA presents tablets to Ministry of Education
“WE remain committed to youth development in The Bahamas beyond the football pitch,” explained Anton Sealy, president of The Bahamas Football Association (BFA) as they presented 100 tablets complete with MIFI devices to The Ministry of Education.
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IAN FERGUSON: How to incentivise staff to take COVID vaccine
With the pandemic still ravaging communities and countries, millions across the globe are still hesitant to take the vaccine. Some employers have taken a hard stance by compelling employees to take it. Most business consultants agree that incentivising employees to become inoculated may be more effective than issuing mandates. Here are six ways to encourage your employees to take the vaccine.