Financial complexity sees another small bank close
I have recently learned of another small bank that, without being charged with any offence, chose to shut down facing the expense of complying with the growing complexity of Bahamian laws and rules compelled by foreign authorities like the EU and OECD. The last straw was having to hire a “compliance” officer who had no role in handling actual banking functions.
Let's check patrol logs
POLICE walk-about - are they not showing the lack of and bad side of policing?
No smoke without Fyre
It is not the first time that serious allegations have been made concerning the promotional event…before we all forget there was the Caribbean Music Fest - $’000’s paid and a no show everything stupid, Rawson Square and nothing.
Get in the right lane
Between May, 2017 and now there has been a considerable increase of taxi licence plates issued, but the question I wish to raise did they pass some form of a Drivers Test?
A question of faith
Chaplain to the Prison?
Hubert Ingraham was a man ahead of his time
After Andrew Jackson won the US Presidential Election in 1828, Senator William L Marcy of New York coined the famous phrase: “to the victor belong the spoils.”
Suspicious donations
ZNS News ran a story recently which was a blatant spin on the truth of the story implying RBC donated $10,000.00 when it was not RBC donating anything, but the RBC employees.
Rule it out of court
Opening of the courts - is it necessary to have the full ceremony in Nassau to be repeated in Freeport? Once the courts are opened in Nassau the Ccourts in Freeport are. Likewise? What is the cost for travel, etc, of all of demand officials?
For the love of Joe
No one was robbed in East Street, not a single gunshot was fired in Pinewood, no one died in Fox Hill and in Bain and Grants town all the children did was play. Parents are thanking God for the way their sons are turning their lives around. Police are being seen as allies and are welcomed into the neighbourhoods. 2019 is shaping into the year we are praying it would be.
It's far too easy for those sloops
Haitian migrant sloops yet again on the headlines but what we should be looking at and investigating is the coincidence of the timing of one-two-three-four Haitian migrant sloops being able to enter the territorial waters of The Bahamas and sail virtually 50% of the length and not a soul Royal Bahamas Defence Force or Police or Immigration saw them?
My concerns for the year just starting
Concerns as we start a New Year?
New controller, really big stick
I hear there’s a new sheriff in town and rumour has it, he’s got a really big stick.
We must keep our flexibility
I have long argued that those advocating fixed election dates and term limits on the office of Prime Minister really do not have a clue of the very basics of what Westminster democracy is and how it operates. Rather, they are simply taking cues from superficially corresponding elements of a fundamentally very different US system.
Don't underestimate those US presidents
Richard Coulson in his Business Bites opinion piece said that only two US presidents were chronic womanisers: Bill Clinton and Jack Kennedy.
Unions should have some perspective over Minnis bailout
The Free National Movement (FNM) administration of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has taken plenty criticism for going out on a limb and purchasing the Grand Lucayan Resort for an estimated $65 million from Cheung Long (Ck) Property Holdings, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa.
