Marital rape top issue raised by nations at UN commission
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said criminalising marital rape was the number one human rights issue countries raised with The Bahamas when the United Nations Human Rights Commission reviewed its record last month.
Arrests after tourists abducted and robbed in Exuma
Police have made arrests after two American tourists were abducted in Exuma yesterday when three masked men broke into their vacation home, blindfolded them and forced them to withdraw money from a nearby bank.
PM blasts 'blinkered' officials' tax attitude
The Prime Minister yesterday slammed "blinkered" public officials for adopting inflexible approaches to the collection of outstanding taxes that "close the business" and hinder economic growth and productivity.
‘Work permits needed for significant others too’
FORMER Immigration Minister Brent Symonette said foreign “significant others” of Bahamians should have similar access to work permits as do foreign spouses of citizens.
Atlantis disheartened by Labour Dept inquiry
ATLANTIS executives are surprised and disheartened by the Department of Labour’s investigation into the resort and view the probe as a departure from the historic relationship the resort has enjoyed with the Bahamas government, according to Atlantis senior vice-president of government affairs and special projects Vaughn Roberts.
Adrian Gibson jury finalised as trial set to get under way
NINE jurors were selected yesterday to evaluate evidence from more than 40 witnesses in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial.
CORPORATE TAX PLAN REVEALED: Govt favours proposal of 10-12 percent rate for most businesses
The Government is leaning towards reforms that will see most Bahamas-based businesses pay a "modest" corporate income tax of either 10 or 12 percent with the only exception being small firms earning less than $500,000 annually.
Anya James first woman to be elected president of BFA
Anya James is the first woman in history to be elected as president of the Bahamas Football Association (BFA).
Teen’s charge changed to murder after one of shooting victims dies
AN 18-year-old’s attempted murder charge was upgraded to murder yesterday after one of his alleged victims died.
Coronation and kissing the ring
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DPM: Tourism must 'lead way' on technology industry set-up
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said “tech tourism” must lead the creation of a Bahamian technology industry as the Government moves to give the Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) more authority.
DPM urges Atlantis: 'Put money where mouth is'
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday invited Atlantis to “put their money where their mouths are" and team with the Tourism Development Corporation to help drive downtown Nassau's revival.
IAN FERGUSON: Bahamian business must speed up technology use
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$400k building donated to help hospital staff
THE Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation is delighted to announce the donation of a modular administration building to the hospital by NB Global Solutions.
STATESIDE: Immigration crisis may indeed require a wall to stem the tide
ONE of the most notable moments in Donald Trump’s CNN town hall session last week involved his proposed border wall along the US southern border with Mexico. When Trump raised the wall in a lengthy critique of the Biden administration’s management of a surge of immigrants pressing for entry into the US, Trump claimed his administration had built hundreds of miles of the wall.
FRONT PORCH: A progressive and healthy press is vital to a country’s democracy
THE prestigious Pulitzer Prize, named after the renowned American newspaper publisher and magnate Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), is a prize “given annually to recognise and reward excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music and drama”.
EDITORIAL: A bigger pie for all to share?
THE new cruise port is due to open soon – and with it comes questions about what the impact of it will be.
Anne Marie Davis hopes Gender-Based Violence bill will be passed before Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting
ANN Marie Davis, the wife of Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, said she hopes the Gender-Based Violence bill will be passed before the country hosts the 13th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting in August.
Helping to lead the way in aviation
A “first of its kind transformational aviation, climate, meteorological and severe weather network” is set to propel The Bahamas to become a “world leader” in the aviation sector.
