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A happy Independence?

Bahamians everywhere are getting ready to celebrate 42 years of independence. At this juncture in our nation’s history we really need to reflect on where we have come from and where we are headed as a nation. What concerns me is that after the festivities are over, this nation and her peoples will return to the routines that have us in the quagmire we are presently in.

Bethel: Criticising govt is not an unpatriotic act

FREE National Movement Senator Carl Bethel yesterday denied suggestions that his criticism of the Baha Mar winding up process was unpatriotic, calling Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson’s characterisation of him “disingenuous and false”.

No answer from Williams on sweetened job cut packages

BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company CEO Leon Williams yesterday could not confirm whether the company was considering “sweetening” the voluntary separation packages being offered to at least 150 workers.

Gov't urged to develop New Providence Land Use Plan

Outspoken attorney Fred Smith has urged the Government to fulfill its legal obligation to introduce a Land Use Plan (LUP) for New Providence, and called on it to stop behaving “like a dictatorship”.

Baha Mar lays off 190 hotel workers

SOME 190 Bahamian workers are without a job just weeks before Christmas after they were terminated from the Crystal Palace hotel by Baha Mar yesterday.

Academy praised for leading the way

TABERNACLE Baptist Christian Academy has been praised for its outstanding performance in sports and academics in Grand Bahama, where it is one of the leading private educational institutions.

Wilchcombe to speak to Resorts World over staff fears

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said he will speak with officials at Resorts World Bimini after casino staff at the resort recently complained they were in “constant fear” of losing their jobs.

Reach Bahamas outlines 2015 goals as it celebrates 15th anniversary

DOZENS of guests filled the State Room at Government House last Thursday as William Hilton sang the national anthem a cappella to begin an “Evening Under the Stars” to commemorate REACH Bahamas’ 15th anniversary.

$3m campaign to promote tourism in Grand Bahama

A NEW $3m Grand Bahama advertising campaign by the Ministry of Tourism will run with the start of expanded cruise services from South Florida to the island, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced in Freeport this week.

Smith calls on Mitchell to remember his activist days

HUMAN rights activist Fred Smith is calling on Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell to remember his “Human Rights days” and do his job in a lawful, organised and systematic way.

Two new ministerial appointments by government

PRIME Minister Perry Christie has shuffled his Cabinet with the government last night announcing two new ministerial appointments, including the selection of Sea Breeze MP Hope Strachan as the new minister of financial services.

Minnis says rise in unemployment is sign of a government of broken promises

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised the Christie administration over the latest national unemployment statistics, which show a 1.4 per cent increase despite slight growth in the labour force in the second half of last year.

Bahamian rapper challenges hip hop standard

THE latest project by Bahamian rapper Jay Complex seeks to challenge conventional hip hop standards and change the way he is viewed as a local performer.

Hard work and discipline crucial to the alleviation of poverty

THE Bahamas is experiencing the impact of a global recession that has stagnated the growth of the country’s economy. While this state of affairs may lead many to fear, become angry or simply feel as if they are in a debilitated state, it is important for the Bahamas to make sensible decisions and good use of its time while it seeks to find ways to sustain, promote and implement sound economic policies toward sustainable development.

‘Zero error margin’ over fiscal reforms

The Bahamas has “zero margin for error” in bringing order to the Government’s finances, the Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman warning that this needed to be balanced with initiatives such as healthcare reform.

DNA protestors demand ‘unseal the deal’

MORE than 50 Democratic National Alliance supporters, led by party leader Branville McCartney, protested in Rawson Square yesterday as they demanded that Prime Minister Perry Christie “unseal the deal” with the Chinese over the stalled Baha Mar resort.

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