What is URCA's role with BTC?
THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) came into existence on September 1, 2009. URCA replaced the Public Utilities Commission and the Television Regulatory Authority. URCA is supposed to act as an independent body and its main purpose is to regulate the telecommunications industry.
Security experts unite for Olympics
FIGHTER jets thunder above the English countryside. Missiles stand ready. And Big Brother is watching like never before.
Obama prepping thousands of lawyers
President Barack Obama’s campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year’s election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate.
Court hampers Romney's plea to Hispanics
MITT ROMNEY wants to improve his troubled standing among Hispanic voters while saying as little as possible about immigration. Events keep working against him.
Is this meeting just one big charade?
WE AGREE with Senator Zhivargo Laing that the new PLP government should get a move on rather than wasting House members' time bashing the Ingraham government.
At US hotels, Chinese tourists treated to comforts of home
MAJOR hotel brands are bending over backward to cater to the needs of the world's most sought-after traveller: the Chinese tourist.
Uruguay plan to let governent sell marijuana
URUGUAY'S national government said Wednesday it hopes to fight a growing crime problem by selling marijuana to citizens registered to buy it, and will send a bill to Congress that would make it the first country in the world to do so.
Clarification needed on Gibson's statement
SHANE Gibson's threat to demand every company applying for a foreigner to justify its needs before his department will issue a Labour Certificate has certainly stirred up a hornet's nest of resentment among the business community -- a section of the community that Prime Minister Christie is going to need if he wants to keep Bahamians employed.
G20 leaders call for Europe to fix finance woes
European leaders at the G-20 summit struggled to reassure the world Monday that they were on the path to solving their continent's relentless economic crisis, defending the pace of their response even as ma
Has Shane Gibson overstepped his authority?
WE WONDER how kindly Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell has taken to Labour Minister Shane Gibson dipping his oar into his immigration portfolio.
Bahamians first, 'but not at any cost'
IN THIS column yesterday, we published a warning from the World Bank that fears about the eurozone had reduced investors' tolerance for risk. The bank urged poorer economies -- and this includes the Bahamas - to protect themselves by reducing their debts.
Poorer countries urged to reduce their debt
The World Bank on Tuesday warned that fears about the eurozone had reduced investors' tolerance for risk, and it urged poorer economies to protect themselves by reducing their debts. In the report, a scheduled
Government's blustering not building confidence
IN THIS column yesterday, we discussed how election promises are being modified, diluted and even given a new interpretation.
The meaning of doubling the education budget
NOW THAT the election is over and reality has set in, we see some of the goldposts being moved back, election promises being explained, modified and even diluted. Some even going so far as to say: "We might have said this, but really we meant that."
Spain’s ailing banks threaten country’s finances
Spain is under rising pressure to find a lifeline for its deeply troubled banks.
