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Minister travel
Yes, Ministers have to travel especially the Foreign Minister, his/her title is obvious ‘Foreign Minister’, but every trip needs to be evaluated as to its success and re-appraisement as to future travel to a similar event must be taken. How large was the delegation going to the Coronation and other meets in London recently?
RAPE PROBE SHOWS ‘DOUBLE STANDARD’: Lawyer for alleged victim concerned over length of police investigation of MP
THE lawyer of a woman accusing a sitting MP of rape and abuse suggested the police investigation shows a double standard in how authorities treat complaints against influential people versus those with less influence.
Insurer uproar on Gov'ts 50% investment 'dictate'
Bahamian insurers yesterday blasted the Davis administration for seeking to "dictate" their investment strategy by mandating that a "minimum" 50 percent of their total portfolio be held in government securities.
Corporate income tax is 'wrong way around'
The Opposition's finance spokesman yesterday argued that The Bahamas has corporate income tax "the wrong way around" because the proposed reform options are forecast to suck "more money" from the private sector via taxation.
Who does lie?
I was shocked to read that a “Christian” pastor used a national ecumenical service to try and derail the move to criminalise marital rape.
Keep Freeport out of a 'political cess pool'
Major figures in last year's protest march to the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) have reiterated their opposition to its acquisition by the Government for fear Freeport will be dragged into "a political cess pool".
EDITORIAL: Don’t punish public for impasse with govt
THE long-running dispute between government and gas retailers has finally ended up in action – though not the sort that helps anyone.
FACE TO FACE: 50th Independence is a good opportunity to reset and define Bahamian identity
The 50th Independence anniversary of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a great opportunity to start from scratch and define our national identity and culture, according to a giant in the Bahamian music industry, Fred Ferguson.
Legal reforms set to ban pyramid selling schemes
The Prime Minister yesterday unveiled plans to strengthen protections for Bahamian consumers through legal reforms that will ban "pyramid selling schemes" and allow regulators to issue warning notices over "harmful business practices".
Pinder’s Point
In recent weeks North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish and Central and South Abaco MP John Pinder have both sounded the alarm over the explosive growth of the Haitian population on Abaco in the post-Dorian era.
ALICIA WALLACE: Politicians does lie... Marital rape bill’s lack of progress concerning
“People does lie.” Those are the words of a religious leader in The Bahamas. While he used the word “people,” the rest of his drivel indicated that he was really talking about women. In particular, he was talking about women who are raped by their husbands, suggesting that they are liars who want to get out of a marriage.
Registered agents take on substance reporting burden
The Attorney General yesterday said financial services providers will have to do economic substance reporting for all entities where they act as the registered agent if The Bahamas is to escape Europe's 'blacklist' this year.
INSIGHT: Atlantis throwing its weight around over competitors
THE waters around Atlantis seem far from peaceful these days.
Super Value president: 'Things aren't flowing'
Super Value's president says that, while profit-based taxation "would be favourable" for food retailers, the Government must first prioritise the ease of doing business because "things aren't flowing like they should".
'Anyone who wants diesel able to buy it'
FOCOL Holdings chairman yesterday voiced optimism that "anyone who wants to buy diesel on this island can get it" even though "the majority" of petroleum retailers were said to have stopped sales of this fuel.
Ex-MP says: 'Gov't supporters trying to get hands on GBPA'
A former MP yesterday doubled down on concerns that "supporters of the governing party have been trying to get their hands on the Grand Bahama Port Authority" amid push back to calls for politics to be kept out of Freeport's future.
Corporate tax plan 'dead on arrival' unless wider reform
The Government's corporate income tax consultation will be "dead on arrival" if it does not involve a "holistic" approach to comprehensive Bahamian tax reform, a prominent banker warned yesterday.
Judge: 'Now clear' Baha Mar sabotaged by CCA
Sarkis Izmirlian yesterday secured a major legal victory after a New York judge ruled "it is now clear" that China Construction America (CCA) sabotaged Baha Mar's completion and orchestrated the developer's removal.
DIESEL SALES HALT TO LAST UNTIL MARGIN RESOLUTION: However, sites owned by FOCOL continue to make fuel available
Bahamian petroleum retailers have "no intent to disenfranchise the motoring public", their president asserted yesterday, as he warned that the halt to diesel sales will "go on until such time" as their plight is resolved.
PETER YOUNG: Summits galore for world leaders
The ubiquitous and apparently tireless President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is perhaps today’s busiest leader on the world stage.