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IAN FERGUSON: Coping with Workplace Death
This entire week and month has been filled with death and sickness in our country and abroad. COVID-19 and the variants which must have penetrated the Bahamian bubble, have wreaked havoc in the lives of so many. We must all pay attention to the fact that young people have succumbed to the virus - young people who would be normally contributing to the work environment.
‘Narrow-minded approach’ to work permits warning
A prominent attorney yesterday warned against a “narrow-minded approach” to issuing work permits, arguing that The Bahamas must be “a little more sophisticated” if it is to revive the economy post-COVID-19.
Car importer fined
A CAR importer who tried to sell fraudulent dock receipts he made in the name of a local shipping company was yesterday fined $5,000.
Digital provider targets $100m in payments
A Bahamian digital payments provider yesterday said it expects to increase the collective value of transactions it processes by 67 percent this year to $100m as it unveiled a “world first”.
IAN FERGUSON: Succession planning is vital to lasting success
Whether you are a small family business or a large corporation, a business owner or a human resources manager, effective retirement and succession planning is vital for your company’s continuing success.
Public demand for vaccine ‘flattened’
DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
Actor Michael K Williams found dead in apartment
BAHAMIAN American actor Michael K Williams was found dead in his New York City apartment yesterday. He was 54 years old.
Encouraging the next generation of engineers
FORTY Bahamian students participated in a STEM based programme offered by Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement (BETA) Camp this summer in hopes of learning more about the engineering field.
It’s time to celebrate our teachers
Today the 5th of October 2021, we are celebrating and acknowledging the greatest and most profound job done by teachers.
SCOTIABANK UNVEILS NEW CARD PAYMENTS SYSTEM
SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) has introduced a payment system that allows customers to convert large credit card purchases into smaller monthly installments.
Govt mulling $1m investment floor for permanent residency
The government is eyeing a $1m minimum for investors to qualify for economic permanent residency by making non-real estate investments in The Bahamas, a Cabinet minister revealed last night.
No automatic lending rise via Central Bank ‘shackles’ ease
The Central Bank’s move to lift “the shackles” on lending limits does not necessarily mean borrowers will be able to obtain extra credit, commercial bank chiefs warned yesterday.
Court of Appeal refuses oil company's extension of time application
THE Court of Appeal has refused an extension of time application of an international oil company that was seeking leave to commence a judicial review of former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest.
American Corner renewed at University of The Bahamas
US CHARGÉ d’Affaires Usha Pitts and University of The Bahamas President Dr Rodney Smith have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) renewing the American Corner at UB’s Oakes Field campus.
Food for The Punch
Two stories hit me from your Tuesday edition... if there was still The Punch today I am sure Ivan Johnson will have had a totally different spin on those stories.
The story behind wisdom teeth
EVER wondered why the third molars are called “wisdom teeth”?
‘Absolutely concerned’ on 45% foreign currency debt
Bahamians should “absolutely be concerned” about foreign currency borrowings rising to almost 45 percent of the near-$10bn national debt, a local economist warned yesterday.
Governor: Public finance rebuild ‘ambition’ critical
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said the government’s “fiscal consolidation ambition” is critical to protecting the external reserves and currency peg, as well as enabling the country to meet its debt payments.
Bahamas had to ‘walk and chew gum earlier’
The Bahamas should have “found a way to walk and chew gum” earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic so as to minimise its foreign currency debt hike, an economist argued yesterday.
Commission chief wary over digital ‘sandboxes’
THE Securities Commission’s top executive yesterday said “serious” digital assets providers wanted to operate in a well-regulated jurisdiction and did not need “sandboxes” to facilitate their innovation.
