Banking
The Bank is the legal business where money is kept at all times. If there is no money and bankers in the bank it cannot function. If all the clients take all of their money out of the bank, it cannot survive. Continue to bank. The number places are trying to replace the banks in the Bahamas. Mr Banks from USA was here.
THE KDK REPORT: As the orchids bloom
A POPULAR theory amongst gardeners is that the lunar cycle can affect plant growth. It follows that as the moon’s gravitational pull alters the rise and fall of ocean tides, it also directly influences the amount of moisture in the soil. In doing so, planting seeds in the right moisture conditions will allow the seeds to germinate much faster and accordingly yield bigger, healthier plants.
WORLD VIEW: How serious is the Caribbean about reparations?
ON March 25, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, publicly pointed out that “only six of our 34 active member states have ratified the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance”.
Sands urges caution over lifting COVID restrictions
WITH the emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 strains, Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands says the government must not become overly eager when easing additional restrictions and instead take a more cautious approach.
Wilchcombe: No smear campaign over food scheme
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe denied that the Davis administration has launched a “smear campaign” against the former administration’s national food programme, saying the government just wants to account for the millions of dollars spent.
Tributes to nurse after fatal car crash
FAMILY, friends and colleagues of Nurse Latisha Cash, who was killed in a car crash last week, say her tragic death was an unexpected blow for many.
Senator: Focus on protecting young rather than insensitive comments
SENATOR Michela Barnett Ellis wants the Davis administration to place greater focus on how the country can offer better protection for underage children instead of making “insensitive” comments about victims of sex crimes.
Omar Archer wanted by police
OMAR Archer, former registrar of contractors in the Ministry of Works, is wanted by the Royal Bahamas Police Force for alleged intentional libel.
Decide Freeport’s post-2054 direction ‘within next 5 years’
An ex-Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) counsel says The Bahamas must within “the next five years” determine the direction that Freeport takes once the Hawksbill Creek Agreement expires in 2054.
‘Prosperity on paper’ must reach the street
The Bahamas must ensure “prosperity on paper trickles down” to the street level so that persons feel the impact from rising GDP in their daily lives, a well-known accountant has asserted.
Bahamas in modest financial centre rankings improvement
The Bahamas has improved its ranking in a key financial centre index by four spots after plummeting 26 places in 2021, it has been revealed.
Plans to bring hospital to Eleuthera by end of year
A BAHAMIAN-OWNED health system, already positively affecting the lives of Eleuthera residents, has begun expansion and is eyeing hospital status for the end of 2022.
The economic war
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RUSSIA’S invasion of Ukraine is not going as Vladimir Putin expected. After more than a month of fighting, Moscow’s ‘special operation’ has stalled. Despite almost 200,000 soldiers, supported by large numbers of armoured vehicles and sophisticated weaponry, Russian forces have been held back by poor planning and logistics, a fierce Ukrainian resistance, and an unusually united West, whose weapon supplies and intelligence sharing proved decisive in the unfolding of events on the ground.
Cat Island urges: Do ‘due diligence’ on $60m resort
Cat Island business owners are urging the Government to conduct proper “due diligence” on a $60m resort project after its principal developer accepted US sanctions over his role in a $122m investment fraud.
Fuel cost surge to hit construction site ride
Contractors may no longer give their workers rides between home and the job site in a bid to counteract higher fuel costs, the Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) president has warned.
Sanctioned resort principal’s project hearing put ‘on hold’
Tomorrow’s public hearing on a $60m Cat Island resort project, whose principal last week agreed to accept US sanctions over his role in a purported multi-million investment fraud, has been placed “on hold” by the Government.
Marijuana ambitions damaged if too hasty
A marijuana advocate is warning that ambitions to develop medical marijuana and industrial hemp industries could be endangered if “long overdue” legislation is not implemented effectively.
Lighting it up blue for autism
GOVERNMENT ministers attended REACH’s “Light It Up Blue 2022” World Autism Awareness Day ceremony on Saturday. The drive-up event was held at Queen’s College.
Multiple investors target Athol Island
Multiple Bahamian investors yesterday confirmed they are targeting Athol Island with tour and beach break destination proposals that one said could create up to 100 jobs if approved.
UPDATED: Man shot dead at barbershop
A MAN in his mid-20s was shot and killed at a barber shop yesterday afternoon, police said.
