VIEW FROM AFAR: When some issues must transcend party politics
It was very refreshing to see the unanimous vote in Parliament on moving forward towards gender equality.
INSIGHT: Cable Bahamas rights offer disappointment
ALTHOUGH denied, it can only be a disappointment to an excellent company like Cable Bahamas that its rights offering was not fully subscribed.
World View: Trading untruths in the US presidential primaries
Trade has become an issue in the political party primaries of the US Presidential elections that holds lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
INSIGHT: Time to do what is right for women
A foreign man married to a Bahamian woman wanting to have a family gives his view of the gender equality issues facing the country
Bahamian youth awards gain royal seal of approval
The Earl and Countess of Wessex departed the Bahamas this weekend after a whirlwind trip which saw the royal couple meet scores of young participants in the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA).
INSIGHT: Human development key to alleviating poverty
IN a time of economic woes and of war and decline it is imperative that the world - and particularly The Bahamas - takes a closer look at sustainable development and where it intends to progress for future generations.
Is the future of cars in the Bahamas electric?
OWNERS of a Nassau car dealership who have invested in electric vehicles have received a boost with a prediction by Bloomberg News that the 2020s will be the decade of the electric car and nearly half the new vehicles in the world would have a plug by 2040.
INSIGHT: Over-the-Hill tax talks
I UNDERSTAND that some listeners to the programme may have been offended by the acerbic tones in which I dismissed Dr Minnis’ stated programme on tax initiatives over the Hill as a “joke“ and “nonsense.”
WORLD VIEW: Would the real tax havens please stand
“IT IS tantamount to an economic blockade”. That’s how Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, described the current withdrawal from Caribbean indigenous and offshore banks of correspondent relationships by US banks. His sentiments were echoed by Deane Barrow and Freundel Stuart, the Prime Ministers of Belize and Barbados respectively.
INSIGHT: Good hair, bad principles
THE Principal’s office isn’t simply for guidance and discipline anymore. In one Nassau school, for one female student, the principal became the beautician and the beast, stirring up much ire after she suggested that the young’s girl’s hair, in its natural state seemed “unkempt”.
INSIGHT: The FNM and its petty games
The Free National Movement (FNM) needs to make up its mind if it wants to be a serious contender for the next general election and stop engaging in petty political games.
INSIGHT: Playing for high stakes
Ownership disputes threaten to undermine gaming licensing process
WHEN the government announced the regularisation and licensing process for the gaming industry in 2014, the Bahamian people were promised a detailed vetting process that required full transparency and accountability on the part of gaming operators.
INSIGHT: A little less talk - more action
2015 was the worst year on record for violent crime in The Bahamas.
INSIGHT: Haiti takes a step towards democratic elections
President Michel Martelly made his farewell speech to Haiti as he departed office yesterday with no successor yet chosen because a runoff election was scrapped last month amid violent protests and deep suspicions about vote rigging.
We should all play a part in protecting oceans
JOSEPH Ierna Jr believes protecting oceanic resources should be a high priority for everyone, everywhere.
