University president to be announced ‘in short order’
ALLYSON Maynard Gibson, chairwoman of the University of The Bahamas’ board of trustees, said an announcement of the new university president will be made “in short order”.
Uncertainty over govt policy on contract terminations
THE Davis administration’s policy on termination clauses for contract workers is unclear, with former Minnis administration officials saying they met a number of fixed contracts when they took office after the 2017 general election.
Bowleg tells youths ‘your future is in your hands’
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg officially opened the Fresh Start programme in Grand Bahama on Friday, telling the 50 participants that success starts at the bottom.
Many schools ‘are already 100%’ face-to-face learning
MANY schools nationwide are now already instructing students “100 percent face-to-face,” according to Minister of Education, Technical, and Vocational Training Glenys Hanna Martin.
Signing for UN framework
THE Davis administration held a ceremony on Friday for the signing of the United Nations’ Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (MSDCF).
Davis move on gender equality
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said officials are looking at the country’s “domestic” laws to see how they can level the playing field to ensure there is gender equality.
Former PM pays tribute to Sir Godfrey Kelly
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is among those offering condolences to the family of Sir Godfrey Kelly in the wake of his death last week, remembering the former politician as a man of “dignity and good humour”.
FOCOL’s $24m fossil fuels ‘game changer’
FOCOL Holdings temporarily increased its bank overdraft by 247 percent to finance “a game changer in our transformation” to beat reduced fossil fuels usage, its chairman has revealed.
BOB chief: ‘Formula we don’t really want’
Bank of The Bahamas’ managing director says a shrinking loan book, combined with rising deposits and cash, is “a formula you don’t really want” for sustained long-term profitability.
PM denies union’s Cable pre-election pledge fears
A trade union leader yesterday voiced doubts that the Prime Minister will live up “a pre-election commitment” to bring BISX-listed Cable Bahamas to the negotiating table.
Build, build, build, stop!
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ERNEST Hemingway once wrote that bankruptcies happen gradually, and then suddenly. Such words seem appropriate to describe the fate of Evergrande, one of China’s largest real estate developers, which appears set to default on debt interest repayments.
Gov’t targets early Club Med re-open
The Government was yesterday said to be working with Club Med in a bid to ensure its San Salvador resort re-opens earlier than late 2022 and sparks “a 180-degree turn” in the island’s economy.
Ten more victims on COVID toll
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths over the weekend, three of which were previously classified as deaths under investigation.
Young dad killed by a single bullet
NEW Providence police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man in the Cowpen Road area on Saturday.
‘MALICIOUS LIES’: Forbes-Smith hits back saying she’s victim of abuse and fake stories
FORMER Disaster Reconstruction Authority Managing Director Katherine Forbes-Smith said a claim on social media that she sold a generator intended for Hurricane Dorian victims for personal profit is a “bold-faced, malicious lie.”
Foreigner takeover
It’s happening now on Mount Pleasant Village Park. Foreigners have taken it over all day long - without permit!
Investment not photo ops
Photo-op Minister for Foreign Affairs and a CARICOM official designated on the folly of CARICOM to try to obtain reparations from the United Kingdom.
The latest ‘armed robber’ generation
READINESS, response and recovery cannot be left to chance. The delivery of a comprehensive security protection programme demands planning, co-ordinated implementation and consistent oversight.
Oil explorer relegates Bahamas to ‘non-core’
AN OIL explorer has downgraded The Bahamas to a “non-core” jurisdiction and closed its office in this nation after its first exploratory well failed to strike commercial quantities of ‘black gold’.
University to hold youth caucus
ONE Young World, the global forum that connects the world’s most impactful young leaders, will hold its first Bahamas caucus at the University of The Bahamas on Thursday.
