This is my land
I wish simply to underscore and reiterate the brilliant submission lately by my two great and honoured friends, Dianne Phillips and Ortland H. Bodie re. ownership by young Bahamians.
Bahamians are third class citizens
Thank you very much for printing my letter in your valuable paper dated November 21, 2023 concerning BTC charging $5.00 for $0.01 outstanding. It did invoke a response from BTC's hierarchy.
BTC outage ‘due to trenching by another utility provider’
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company said customers in the Eastern Road and Johnson Road corridors had experienced a landline, mobile, and internet outage due to trenching, which led to BTC’s fibre being cut by another utility provider.
Media Technology student excited about the future
It was at the tender age of nine when Romez Major became curious about media. He wondered, “How do they get the little people inside of my TV?”
Maritime cadets meet shipping executives
Students enrolled in the Bahamas Maritime Cadets at the CR Walker High School campus were visited by executives from European shipping companies while they were on a business trip to Nassau.
National Training Agency cohort
The National Training Agency launched its first cohort for 2024 in New Providence.
Youth Leadership Certification Programme
The first cohort of the Youth Leadership Certification Programme for 2024 was launched in Grand Bahama last weekend.
Gaming Board building on West Bay St demolished
Tourism Minister Chester Cooper said the government felt the Gaming Board building on West Bay Street should no longer sit there in a derelict manner as demolition began yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Questions over violence interrupters
THE Minister of National Security must think we are fools.
US Chargé d’Affaires says she is ‘not the least bit concerned’ over safety of Americans visiting Bahamas
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts said she is “not the least concerned” about the safety of Americans in The Bahamas despite the widespread attention given to a recent travel advisory.
The Bahamas’ pre-clearance agreement with the US renewed
NINETY-three per cent of Bahamians processed through the preclearance section of the Lynden Pindling International Airport last year travelled on a police certificate, according to the US Embassy of Nassau, which said 240,000 Bahamians were processed.
IMF: Those with means pay more for health and water
THE Government can slash “unproductive spending” by $116.5m and, in so doing, boost key public services if Bahamians with means pay more for water and access to public healthcare.
Opening Bahamian bank accounts ‘totally insane’
A PROMINENT accountant yesterday blasted “it’s crazy, absolutely insane” that Bahamian businesses face an average wait of more than two months to open a bank account compared to “20 minutes” in the US.
Minister set to intervene on hotel industrial deal
THE minister of labour will today meet with hotel union executives to discuss the latest counter-proposal from resort employees in a bid to break the stalemate over industrial agreement talks.
Energy, labour ‘bottlenecks’ must go for GDP break-out
THE BAHAMAS must overcome labour and energy “bottlenecks” to break out of the lower 1.5-1.8 percent economic growth rates it is forecast to enjoy from 2025 onwards, the IMF is warning.
Fantastic Four: Swimmers to make splash at 21st FINA World Aquatics Championships next week
Pan American Games bronze medallist Lamar Taylor will headline the Bahamas Aquatics’ four-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the 21st edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships next week in Doha, Qatar.
Woman who jumped from PI bridge indentified as Chrishna Stuart-Stubbs
THE woman who jumped off the bridge to her death on Sunday was Chrishna Stuart-Stubbs, a mother of two.
Private cruise islands set for VAT reform hit
The Government is planning tax reforms that will hit the cruise lines’ Bahamian private islands and end their nine-year VAT-free status, it was confirmed yesterday.
