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A tribute to Sir Albert Miller - the last of Freeport’s developers
IF ANYONE appreciated Benjamin Franklin’s belief that “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest‚” it was Albert Joel Miller who worked his way up from the small Grant-in-Aid school in McKann’s, Long Island, to become president and then co-chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority. In 2002, Her Majesty the Queen made him a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG). His friends were drawn from all walks of life and crossed all political boundaries.
Business ‘screams’ confirmed: 40% of workers can’t compete
A Cabinet Minister was yesterday said to have conceded what the private sector has “been screaming about” for decades, having admitted 40 per cent of the Bahamian workforce lacks the education to compete in a “merciless” global economy.
FACE TO FACE: We must protect the hard-won rights generations fought for
I came across a video on the Labour Day Holiday of a march in which Sir Randol Fawkes participated. It was good to see him especially as this was on the holiday now celebrated in his honour.
Web shop staff call for boycott
WEB shop employees yesterday suggested a boycott of businesses or economic interests of Cabinet ministers as operators pledge to take their fight against an impending tax increase on their sector all the way to the Privy Council.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: A pledge of service to my hometown
Dear Long Islanders, To use the words of founding father Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, today “my soul is dancing!”
‘Horror’ at failure to assess exam
THE father of an autistic young woman registered for the Bahamas Junior Certificate Craft examination in Abaco said he and members of his family are “upset and dissatisfied” after Ministry of Education adjudicators reportedly refused to make a 40-mile journey from Marsh Harbour to Cooper’s Town to see his daughter’s exam submission.
Three more scholars have Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation to thank
THREE more Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation Scholars - Amanda Fowler, Edwin Greenslade and Jewel Sturrup - have successfully completed their high school education at St John’s College, each graduating with special credit and honourable mention.
Summer art students channel Amos Ferguson
More than 100 students attended the month-long RBC Summer Arts Workshop last month, at Government High School.
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister LEADERS of the Bahamas Customs and Immigration Allied Workers Union are scheduled to meet with Labour Minister Dion Foulkes this morning to clarify what their lawyer, Obie Ferguson, is now dismissing as a "mi
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister LEADERS of the Bahamas Customs and Immigration Allied Workers Union are scheduled to meet with Labour Minister Dion Foulkes this morning to clarify what their lawyer, Obie Ferguson, is now dismissing as a "mi
Christie highlights role of environment in education
PRIME Minister Perry Christie met an unemployed 34-year-old woman with eight children two weeks ago, he told teachers yesterday, pondering whether the country’s education system is equipped to help children who grow up with significant disadvantages.
Plan for fewer students on campus during exams
PUBLIC school officials are planning to manage school sites so they have fewer students on campus during national exams to mitigate against COVID-19 exposure, Director of Education Marcellus Taylor said.
Angry parent insists protesting teachers should be replaced
A DISGRUNTLED parent has called for the removal of all the teachers at CH Reeves Junior High School participating in ongoing protests.
Officials looking into problems with two Family Island schools
THE Ministry of Education said officials are addressing the issues plaguing two Family Island schools. This comes after students at Harbour Island All-Age School protested over the lack of teachers and Progressive Liberal Party Senator Michael Darvi
EDITORIAL: How can immigration defy a court order?
TWO young boys have not been heard from since the earthquake in Haiti last week – and they should not have been there at all.
Marjorie Davis follows in father’s footsteps to receive honour from Vatican
Seventy years ago, Sir Cyrus Ulysses Davis became the first Bahamian to be given an honour by the Vatican when he was appointed as a Knight of St Gregory the Great in 1949.
Gov’t jobs exchange: 50% lack basic skills
“At least” 50 per cent of Bahamians seeking to register with the Government’s jobs exchange lack basic language and maths skills, a top official yesterday conceding this made it “difficult” to significantly dent the high 15.7 per cent unemployment rate.
EDITORIAL: Time to pull the plug on BPL deal
ON SUNDAY, as hundreds shouted and cheered the sailing at the Best of the Best Regatta at Montagu Park and as others revelled in the elite world of Albany with golf greats like Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson and Tiger Woods vying for a $3.5 million purse, the Bahamas must have seemed from the outside to be idyllic.
‘Worryingly low’ graduation’s blow to high-value economy
The Bahamas’ ability to develop high-value industries and diversify its economy are impaired by “worryingly low” graduation rates at its sole university with just 7 percent of students studying science and technology-related courses.
ALICIA WALLACE: Why it isn’t easy to live in The Bahamas
THIS is not an easy place to live. It may be paradise for the people who pass through, enjoying beach days, hotel amenities, and the hospitality of people who are not paid anywhere near enough for what they do, but for Bahamians, it is far from pleasant.