Bahamas’ choices: Austerity or growth
Financial services professionals have cited “missed opportunities” and “glaring deficiencies” in the 2021-2022 budget that has been presented to Parliament for approval.
Budgeting to face future challenges
* In the final of a four-part series, Hubert Edwards warns that The Bahamas has reached a 'debt trap' tipping point that will require a collective effort to address . . .
How employers can show appreciation for fathers
With Father’s Day just around the corner, employers may be wondering how to appreciate and keep men engaged. When your employee shows up to work, you expect them to leave everything at the door, focus on work and make the most of their time on-the-clock. What you probably do not often see or discuss is the sacrifices they make by being a working father. Fatherhood done correctly is becoming increasingly more challenging.
Bahamas’ choices: Austerity or growth
Financial services professionals have cited “missed opportunities” and “glaring deficiencies” in the 2021-2022 budget that has been presented to Parliament for approval.
Haitian jailed for migration
A HAITIAN man who admitted illegally migrating to the country to secure a better way of life was yesterday sentenced to two months in prison.
Pair deny public sex charge
A MAN and woman who denied having sex in a public place were yesterday granted bail ahead of their trial.
COVID-19 Jim Crow
Within days of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ announcement of a forthcoming Vaccination Day for fully vaccinated Bahamians – in which the state will unwittingly carry out discriminatory measures against unvaccinated Bahamians – the United States Congress passed legislation which officially recognises June 19 as a federal holiday. In Congress, 415 lawmakers voted in favour of the holiday, while 14 Republicans voted against the bill. The holiday is named Juneteenth, which was officially signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17.
Jones posts double double in upset win opening day
Jonquel Jones posted a double double to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) to an upset win on the opening day of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Championships.
Golf nationals called off due to bad weather
THE inclement weather forced the Bahamas Golf Federation to call off yesterday’s first day of competition in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) 2021 RF Bank & Trust National Amateur Golf Championships at the Albany Golf Course.
Flamingos Women’s Golf Club to host their first tournament on Saturday
TWO years ago after national and African American Golfer’s Hall of Famer Agatha M Delancy formed the non-profit Flamingos Women’s Golf Club, they will host their first tournament on Saturday at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Nine-Hole Golf Club.
EDITORIAL: Beach battle has already been fought - in court
YESTERDAY’S closure of the entrance to Cabbage Beach brought a sense of déjà vu.
STATESIDE: Showdown in Switzerland but the real challenge is elsewhere
Didn’t it all feel like the run up to a heavyweight boxing match or even the titanic showdown between two powerhouse American football teams?
FRONT PORCH: Mercy is a gift from God which we should not be afraid to give
We boast of ourselves as being a deeply Christian society, a people of faith in a God who sets captives free, whether a people in slavery or a fellow prisoner on the cross being crucified through the penalty of death.
Health minister reveals $640K pot for COVID nurses
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said $640,600 has been allocated for 143 frontline healthcare workers who volunteered to help COVID-19 victims last year.
Bid to reassure those hesitant on vaccines
FOR those Bahamians who are still having vaccine hesitancy, a Pan American Health Organization chief said the public should accept that the vaccines have been assessed as safe and take them.
Man killed in murder not reported by police
A 29-year-old man was murdered off Shirley Street over the weekend but police did not include the homicide in its crime report to the press.
‘Culture of theft’ costs farmers up to 50-60%
Farmers yesterday revealed they are developing legal reforms to crack down on “the culture of theft” that is costing some “up to 50-60 percent of their crop in one night” and devastating the industry.
PI beach access closed for $250m condo-hotel plan
The Ocean Club’s owner last night said it had closed a popular access route to Paradise Island’s Cabbage Beach out of “safety concerns” as it prepares to begin construction on a $250m condominium-hotel project.
Ex-AG: Put real estate residency threshold to $1m
A former attorney general has called for The Bahamas to increase the real estate investment threshold for economic permanent residency to $1m, and asserted: “It should never have been lower than that.
