KEITH ROYE II: Don’t get trapped by life in front of a screen
In today’s turbocharged digital economy, “always online” has become more than a convenience for it is now an expectation.
ALICIA WALLACE: Get ready for hurricane season
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season officially started on Sunday. While this is a reminder that hurricanes are a threat to The Bahamas, it is often not until there a hurricane watch is announced that people begin to prepare. This means preparation is done in rush, under significant pressure, and with limited resources. To avoid the added stress of trying to prepare while in panic mode, it is important that those who are able to actually do take steps to ready their households for potential hurricanes.
PETER YOUNG: King fulfills duty as monarch
In April, I wrote in this column about an extraordinary turnaround in Canadian politics, with the Liberals narrowly winning a general election under a new leader, Mark Carney, despite having been well down against the Conservatives in the polls. The election was dominated by President Trump’s warnings about Canadian independence and analysts believe that what made a major difference was Carney’s focus on standing up to him to protect the nation’s overall interests.
PM: 'We've lived up to worker promises'
The Prime Minister yesterday asserted that his administration has “lived up to the promise we made to workers” in the August 2021 pact signed with the two umbrella trade union bodies.
'Phenomenal' Apple Pay first as bank's profit up 6%
Commonwealth Bank yesterday disclosed it has become the first bank in the Caribbean to offer Apple Pay to clients after beating first quarter profits from a record-setting 2024 by 6.3 percent.
'Cloak and dagger' Budget backfires over VAT reclaim
The Government was yesterday urged to abandon the "cloak and dagger approach" sparking undue business alarm over reforms such as the VAT deduction restriction for "major" construction projects.
'Bit of danger' for banks on conveyancing reform
Banks and other mortgage lenders will face "a bit of a dangerous scenario" if reforms rendering all real estate transactions as "void" until recorded are passed by Parliament.
PM: Freedom of Information Act not currently a priority
The Prime Minister yesterday confirmed fully funding the Freedom of Information Act's implementation and other anti-corruption mechanisms is not a priority for his administration which is focused on relieving the cost of living crisis.
Prosecutor defended in FNM senator son’s gun case
THE Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal a magistrate’s ruling that acquitted the son of a Free National Movement (FNM) senator on firearm charges, with Director Cordell Frazier defending the lead prosecutor against the magistrate’s criticism that he was “deceitful and dishonest.”
PM: FOIA implementation will not significantly increase govt transparency
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis appeared to downplay the significance of the Freedom of Information Act yesterday, describing it as “esoteric” and suggesting that fully implementing the law would not significantly increase government transparency.
Davis dismisses criticism of PLP’s Labour Day campaign launch plan
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has shrugged off criticism over the Progressive Liberal Party’s decision to launch its re-election campaign on Labour Day, declaring the PLP and the labour movement have been “joined at the hip” since the party’s founding.
Officer’s father: ‘I’m going to seek justice for my son’
ROBERT Wright Sr says he never doubted his son was murdered. For three years, he has fought to prove it. On Monday, a jury finally agreed, ruling that the death of Police Constable Robert Wright Jr was no suicide but a homicide.
‘PLP backbenchers don’t get fair play’
A SITTING Progressive Liberal Party MP is openly accusing his party of sidelining backbenchers, warning that Cabinet ministers are using public resources for political gain while neglecting equitable representation across constituencies.
Davis stands firm behind pre-election MoU with TUC calling it a ‘wise decision’
DESPITE growing friction with the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is standing firm on the government’s decision to sign a pre-election Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the organisation, calling it a “wise decision”.
Family still haunted by man’s disappearance five years ago
IT has been five years since Trevaughn Edwards, then 25, vanished without a trace after relocating to Eleuthera for a construction job, a disappearance that continues to haunt his family.
‘Right on target’ deficit gives surplus optimism
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the fact the Government is “right on target” to meet the current fiscal year’s $69.8m goal gives it confidence it can generate the forecast Budget surplus for 2025-2026.
Harbour’s $12m upgrades to help ‘keep prices down’
The Government’s $12.16m investment in restoring Nassau Harbour’s two breakwaters will help stabilise goods prices by minimising weather-related shipping disruption, it was asserted yesterday.
Opposition: Gov’t ‘stripping away fundamental democratic safeguard’
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday accused the Government of “stripping away one of the most fundamental protections in any democratic society” with its proposed Business Licence reforms.
SBDC chair behind ‘newest gem’ East Bay Street marina
The Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) chairman is the principal behind a proposed East Bay Street condo hotel and marina project billed as “the newest gem in waterfront living”.
