We must save our coral reefs
Originally from South Africa, I have lived in Nassau, New Providence for five years. I am passionate about the ocean and consider myself to be a mermaid. Shortly after I arrived in Nassau, I started volunteering for BREEF, participating in their beach clean-ups, snorkel events and coral restoration programme.
Abaco 'not up to speed' by time tax breaks end
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday warned the island “won’t be back up to speed for June 30" when the reconstruction tax breaks expire due to the need to “get past COVID-19".
Use of an offensive word on air
I wonder if the constant use of the word “negroes” by Rodney Moncur (host) on his show televised on Island Luck TV, Channel 224 is offensive in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of URCA or other communication legislation.
Mobile commerce provider at 100,000 download mark
A Bahamian mobile commerce provider says its app has hit the 100,000 download mark through local businesses increasingly using the platform to drive digital sales.
Bahamians urged to support investors as $3m plaza opens
A Cabinet minister yesterday urged Bahamians to shop at home and help rebuild the economy post-COVID-19 as he opened a $3m Grand Bahama shopping plaza.
Standards regulator in testing partnership
The Bahamas' standards regulator has signed an agreement with a US-based testing company to help improve product quality certification.
Freeport business sees little of Dorian tax breaks
Freeport businesses yesterday said they have felt little impact from the $100m-plus worth of tax breaks and waivers granted to facilitate Hurricane Dorian reconstruction efforts.
Another bad move for tourism
Biden’s first move to combat COVID-19 and its newest strains became controversial for the Bahamas, as all travelers globally will now have to undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival and the Ministry of Tourism fears that it will discourage travelers and prolong the economic downturn locally.
EDITORIAL: If elections are a game of chess, then pieces are being put in place
WE are well and truly gearing up for election season now – with every day seemingly bringing another piece being moved around the electoral chess board.
WORLD VIEW: MILLIONS LEFT BEHIND AS RICH NATIONS GRAB COVID VACCINES
DEVELOPING countries, including the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), are being left behind in the rollout of vaccinations against COVID-19 now underway in rich countries.
INSIGHT: Let the games begin
THE silly season might be stranger than usual because of COVID-19 restrictions – but things are starting to move on the political front. With his resignation last week from the Free National Movement, House Speaker Halson Moultrie may have catapulted himself into the political wilderness. He has seemingly committed himself to his convictions – even though the Bahamian people may not always be clear on what they are.
INSIGHT: ‘I can’t make any apologies for the way God created me and who I am’
A DAY after he quit the Free National Movement, House Speaker Halson Moultrie said he has no intention of resigning from his Parliament post but suspects the governing party will try to prorogue Parliament to remove him.
INSIGHT: The dynamics of suicide
During the past few months, The Bahamas has had an increase in suicides and suicidal attempts. According to Commissioner Paul Rolle, there were 11 suicides reported in 2020, a slight increase from the eight reported in 2019.
Search goes on for three missing at sea since January
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has not given up hope in finding three people who went missing at sea after leaving for a fishing trip last month.
Harbour Island murder ‘may be drug-related’
A MAN was shot dead in Harbour Island Friday night in an area that local MP Rickey Mackey said might be a drug-related incident.
‘Don’t talk, act’ call on marijuana pledge
The former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader is urging the government to “not just talk but act” on its proposed medical marijuana legislation, adding: “It’s better late than never.”
Property tax complaints system branded ‘flawed’
A leading real realtor has branded the real property tax appeals system as “flawed” because complainants first have to pay the sum they are disputing for the process to launch.
KFC’s 35 lay-offs reveal economic ‘chains’ breaking
The hotel union’s president says KFC’s decision to lay-off 35 workers exposes how “the chains” that bind the Bahamian economy together have either been weakened or broken by COVID-19.
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Accountants brace for surge in insolvencies
Bahamian accountants are bracing for “an uptick” in corporate insolvency work during the 2021 second half with companies already moving to restructure as hopes for a quick economic rebound fade.
