YOUR SAY: An accountant’s tip for negotiators to solve the hotel gratuities issue
I have worked as a director of administration and financial controller in the hotel industry so I have an idea as to how the system of gratuities can be improved in the Bahamas.
POLITICOLE: Imagination and innovation can open doors to a bright future
IN a recent video press release, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell announced The Bahamas’ participation in EXPO 2020 Dubai, an international exposition, a grand-scale exhibition of ideas, inventions and innovations from countries and organisations spanning the globe.
A COMIC'S VIEW – Listen to us Mr Christie: Enough with the secrecy
Now that we have had a chance to digest a second helping of Prime Minister Christie’s explanation on why the Baha Mar deal has been sealed, I have to say I don’t like it one bit.
YOUR SAY: Questions on proposed government health monopoly
What is the difference between a government monopoly and a private monopoly?
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Wherever you look with Baha Mar, conflict of interest abounds
Astoundingly, it seems that certain members of the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) appear to be mired in an apparent and actual instances of conflicts of interest.
TOUGH CALL: Our glorious renewable energy future is just hot air
If you visit the Stronger Bahamas Facebook page, a recent post proclaims our intention to cut greenhouse emissions by 30 per cent within 15 years and insists that the government is “delivering” on its promises.
POLITICOLE: Baha Mar secrecy is a test of faith too far
After the dramatic press conference, at which Prime Minister Perry Christie sat flanked by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) gang of 16, the Bahamian public was later advised that, in spite of their need to know the details of the Baha Mar deal, given the far-reaching, negative impact it has had since its first delayed opening, the documents would be sealed to public inquiry and scrutiny for commercial reasons.
YOUR SAY: Abandoned homes near treatment plant
IN THE basin that surrounds the Chesapeake Waste Water Treatment Plant sit ten residences and two incomplete structures, all mostly duplexes.
YOUR SAY: ‘Baha Mar deal a distraction from bad news’
LAST Monday evening, when we heard that the Prime Minister was holding a press conference to announce that the government had struck a deal to restart construction of the Baha Mar resort, I like many of you became hopeful that we would finally hear the details of a deal that would see Bahamians get back to work immediately.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Christie’s Baha Mar deal leaves a sour taste in the mouth
To the average Bahamian who follows major events in the country, this was a confusing week.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: How Perry Christie has sold out the country over Baha Mar
Prime Minister Perry Christie’s “non-announcement” announcement on Baha Mar, where he asserted that construction at the stalled $3.5 billion resort will resume in September, was nothing short of insulting, vacuous and a political red herring meant to distract a disconcerted populace from yet another downgrade by the credit rating agency Moody’s.
POLITICOLE: Bahamian traits - Smith’s lust for power and Shaunae’s desire for glory
I sincerely hope the press conference given by Dion Smith, Deputy House Speaker, was about more than publicly lending Perry Christie support. It seems an awfully trifling reason to engage the media, unless you have a hidden message or agenda … or maybe not so hidden … to deliver far and wide.
Renewed American focus can bring regional tourism dividends
On June 13 the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the US-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016. The act requires the Executive Branch to submit a multi-year strategy for US engagement with the Caribbean region, including plans for promoting greater economic development. Significant bipartisan interest exists in a similar bill in the Senate.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Misguided rapper should still beat the police rap
This week, as a controversial song by a Bahamian artist named ‘Mice’ rose to the level of national attention, I found myself thinking on the Voltairean principle: ‘I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.’
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Give us a sporting chance for more golden moments
The entire Bahamas paused on Monday night to cheer on our nation’s golden superwoman Shaunae Miller as she ran and captured the gold medal in the 400 metres final at the Games of the 31st Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
