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We must keep our flexibility
I have long argued that those advocating fixed election dates and term limits on the office of Prime Minister really do not have a clue of the very basics of what Westminster democracy is and how it operates. Rather, they are simply taking cues from superficially corresponding elements of a fundamentally very different US system.
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Ex-AG: ‘IBCs are not dead’
A former attorney general has called for an “upgrading” of the Companies Act while rejecting arguments that recent reforms meant the “death of international business companies”.
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Central Bank chief: No devalue danger
The Central Bank’s newly-appointed governor yesterday reassured that the Bahamian dollar faced no devaluation dangers, adding that a floating exchange rate may not boost competitiveness.
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Reforms to boost financial services industry flexibility
Reforms to two key corporate products will boost the Bahamian financial services industry’s competitiveness by enabling it to provide more flexible structures to clients, the Attorney General has charged.
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Christmas miss on CLICO payout
CLICO (Bahamas) clients are unlikely to receive a much-needed Christmas gift after a top government official yesterday confirmed their latest payout is unlikely to be made in time.
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Immigration ‘screws up’ arbitration ambitions
THE Bahamas will never become an international arbitration centre until it its Immigration policies become more “flexible”, allowing parties to bring in their own arbitrators and lawyers.
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Reimagining education
Throughout its 47 short years of existence, The College of The Bahamas (COB), now University of The Bahamas, has been marked by tides of change. Similarly, in more recent times, we have had change thrust upon us as a nation; first through Hurricane Dorian’s devastation resulting from climate change, and then the catastrophic health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When do children develop their gender identity?
(THE CONVERSATION) – Gender is generally thought of as a stable trait: we are born male or female and we stay that way as we grow from small children to adults.It turns out that for young children, initial concepts about gender are quite flexible. I
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Obama faces host of election-year constraints
Obama faces host of election-year constraints Missile defence isn't the only area in which President Barack Obama will have "more flexibility" if he's re-elected. Immigration, the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, gay marriage, tax policy and other issues co
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Students urged to learn from summer job roles
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard told young persons participating in the government’s summer job programme that there are some valuable lessons they will learn from job placements. He noted that even though it may not be their ch
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PM confirms Freeport tax roll back
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday confirmed the Government was looking to roll back the new and increased taxes levied on Freeport in the 2013-2014 Budget, emphasising that the administration was “flexible” on the matter.
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NCAA decision will affect eligibility of several Bahamian student athletes
THE NCAA announced a decision that will affect the eligibility of several Bahamian student-athletes and others throughout collegiate sports that saw their seasons end prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ON DA HOOK
THIS year, the weather has really tested fishermen across The Bahamas and those that come from Florida.
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FNM deputy can’t back cable rise
THE FNM’s deputy leader yesterday said he could not support Cable Bahamas’ bid for a 27 per cent increase in the price of its basic pay-TV package, suggesting it delay this for “another year or so”.
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$1.5bn Dorian pledges to ease govts burden
The deputy prime minister is voicing optimism that the outcome of yesterday’s Dorian pledging conference will reduce the government’s financial strain and enable fiscal consolidation to restart “quicker”.
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Key industries to get ‘more flexibility’ on foreign capital access
Certain industries will be given “more flexibility” than others to raise financing from foreign sources should the Central Bank’s latest proposed exchange control relaxations be approved, its Governor said yesterday.
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Rolle outlines measures to ease access to credit
CENTRAL Bank Governor John Rolle yesterday outlined several industries which will be be afforded more flexibility to raise financing from foreign sources should the Central Bank’s latest proposed exchange control relaxations be approved.
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Matthew relief still aiming to ‘promote compliance culture’
While Hurricane Matthew relief efforts will be “more flexible” than those for Joaquin, the Chamber’s chief executive yesterday warned that they would still seek to promote “a culture of compliance”.
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'Entrench new culture' on fiscal responsibility
The government must “entrench a new culture” within the civil service if the Fiscal Responsibility Bill is to succeed, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) warned yesterday.The multilateral lender’s assessment of the proposed legislation, led by
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Alexandra Kaufmann-Fox finds her calling in yoga
REFLECTING on her choice of profession, the popular Confucius quote “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” comes to mind for yoga instructor Alexandra Kaufmann-Fox.
