WTO ‘no cure’ for structural woes
Full World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership is not a “silver bullet” to cure all the Bahamian economy’s structural problems, trade experts warned yesterday.
FACE TO FACE: Sam’s never stood still and always goes the distance for others
I recently met an unsung hero on First St, The Grove – a gem right among the people with a lifetime of giving and serving to share. Those of the generation before me may know his name. But all too often, wonderful people like Sam Williams get lost in the stories of today, when young people could benefit from learning of people like him and find their own way to make a similar or even greater impact.
Minister looking forward to the day when a woman runs Bahamas police force
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday he is “all about gender equality” adding he looks forward to the day a woman could one day “take the helm” of the Royal Bahamas Police Force. However, Mr Dames could not speak to whether a woman is currently in the running for the position of RBPF deputy commissioner.
Dames: We are in a much better place than we were two years ago
DESPITE recent high profile crimes, National Security Minister Marvin Dames was yesterday resolute in his view that the country is “in a much better place” when compared with two years ago.
PLP’s Mitchell fires back at corruption jibes
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell said yesterday Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should “hang his head in shame” as he pushed back against allegations from Dr Minnis that the opposition party is corrupt.
FNM cancels another national convention
THE Free National Movement will forgo a national convention again this year despite its constitutional mandate to hold one every two years.
$500m WTO ‘shortfall’ pressure for US$ peg
The Bahamas’ one:one US dollar peg may face growing pressure from an annual $100m external reserves “shortfall” sparked by widening WTO-induced trade deficits, a study will warn today.
‘Two years in and no major errors’
AS the Minnis administration celebrates two years in office, a senior Cabinet minister insisted yesterday the term so far has been one free of fundamental errors.
Sands sets nurses as top priority
MINISTER of Health Dr Duane Sands has pledged improved conditions for nurses will be a top priority item for the Ministry of Health’s upcoming budget, as the country fights to keep its nurses at home.
$10k fines for killer motorists
A MAN was fined $10,000 yesterday for hitting and killing a motorcyclist with his truck last month. Ricardo Butler received the fine from Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans after pleading guilty to killing Tito Ferguson on April 1.
TAKING CONTROL: McAlpine shouts ‘coup’ as party dissolves council
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine’s outspoken stance in the capital has proved damaging back home as the executive council of his constituency association is up for re-election.
Union chief: ‘Compromise failure’ hurts labour talks
A veteran trade union leader yesterday said the failure “to understand what compromise means in The Bahamas” had produced bitter industrial disputes that undermined the national interest.
Sly way to avoid adding to debt
So PM and Minister Bannister are talking about this new fangled investment instrument they want to promote.
Pieces of metal feared to be in chicken strips
Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority has advised the public of a voluntary recall of chicken strips produced by Tyson Foods Inc that may be contaminated with pieces of metal.
AG hoping FOIA will be introduced next year
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel says it’s unlikely the Freedom of Information Act will be fully enacted this year. In fact he told radio hosts of the Morning Blend talk show yesterday the government was hoping for a timeline of early May 2020.
First cohort completes leadership programme
A ceremony was held yesterday at the University of the Bahamas in honour of the first cohort of police officers and correctional officers for the completion of the first phase of the Georgia International Law Enforcement Leadership Programme.
Team Bahamas off to IAAF World Relays
Team Bahamas is off to the fourth IAAF World Relays as it takes up its new residence in Yokohama, Japan. And while only two teams will be carrying the Bahamian flag, head coach Rupert Gardiner said they will be very competitive.
Pair deny drugs offences after ecstasy pills worth $110,000 are found in raid
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after denying being caught during a raid last week with over $100,000 worth of ecstasy pills, over 5,000 anti-anxiety pills and other illegal drugs they intended to supply to others.
Residents fighting govt’s eradication policy
THE applicants leading the judicial review challenge of the government’s decision to eliminate shanty towns do not have a building permit and are in violation of the Building Regulations Act, according to the affidavit of Building Controls Officer in the Ministry of Public Works Craig Delancy.
