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Christie Gov’t incurred huge Parks, Beaches overshoot
A Cabinet minister says resolving the controversy at the Public Parks and Beaches Authority is “a high priority” with major spending overruns not confined only to the Minnis administration.
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Is an end to cheques a good move?
Central Bank No more cheques after 2023..... have they thought this through?
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Verification of contractors continuing
THE Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority has so far verified that about 30 percent of contractors had existing contracts with the entity, according to its chairman McKell Bonaby.
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Open schools
The mission statement of The Ministry of Education & Technical & Vocational Training, Bahamas is “To provide ALL persons in the Bahamas an opportunity to receive a quality education in an interdependent changing world.” I cannot think of a more true example than the world we live in today.
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COVID quarantine change: ‘Right direction on all fronts’
The Government’s adjustments to the COVID isolation and quarantine rules have strengthened the “building blocks of travel confidence” for the peak winter tourism season, a top hotelier says.
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Dive operator hopes cancellations don’t exceed 15% mark
A Bimini dive operator is hoping COVID-related cancellations do not exceed the current 15 percent level with “40 percent of more” of annual business generated in the first three calendar months.
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SAFE & SECURE: SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Almost two years later and there is seemingly no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic; the fifth such declared event since 1918. This particular one, though, harnesses the power of the Internet to drive its messaging. The media impact, notwithstanding the global spread, has been immediate and consistent. Perhaps the coverage has done more damage than the actual virus, but that is another story.
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Minnis denies encouraging the govt to investigate Parks and Beaches
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has denied his successor’s claim that he encouraged the Davis administration to investigate the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority because he was concerned about how it was operated.
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‘Not a single merchant’ avoids COVID staff woe
The Bahamas Federation of Retailers’ co-chair yesterday said “there’s not a single merchant I’ve spoken to” who has escaped COVID staffing shortages as she branded Christmas “hit or miss”.
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‘Red flags’ over financial sector growth eliminated
The Bahamas’ removal from Europe’s blacklist “sets the stage” for financial services growth by eliminating the last “red flags” to doing business with this nation, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: The Great Resignation – is The Bahamas vulnerable?
ALL the talk about everything COVID has made us weary.
