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Rio+20 is not just the environment

Rio+20 is not just the environment By the UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team THIS week, more than 120 heads of state and governments meet in Rio de Janeiro to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development. The original Rio confere

One provider stalls 20% of beneficial owner requests

More than 20 per cent of beneficial ownership requests were not met by The Bahamas after a now-liquidated financial provider denied regulators access to the information.

Carnival stunned by GB interest

CARNIVAL’S first Grand Port industry meeting in Grand Bahama attracted a large turnout of persons interested in the myriad of opportunities that would be available at the proposed $100 million cruise port that is expected to rejuvenate tourism on the island.

Bahamas tops region's risks with over 40% food import dependency

The Bahamas is among the Western Hemisphere countries most vulnerable to global food price rises because it imports more than 40 per cent of its rice and wheat, with a leading food retailer warning Bahamians to brace for cost increases of at least “a couple of percentage points”.

Stinkin Wayz steals home crowd at global competition

THE JUDGES decided otherwise, but as far as members of Stinkin Wayz rock band are concerned “we won it”.

FRONT PORCH: Chapters and narrative of COVID-19 still being written

The Italian humanist, scholar and poet Francesco Petrarca, whose anglicised surname is Petrarch, wrote these words at the height of the Plague, which was also known as the Black Death, the Great Mortality and the Pestilence.

How we can avoid the worldwide dental epidemic

THERE IS a global epidemic of dental diseases, and adult dental diseases account for the lion’s share of it.

DPM: We can survive ‘curveball’ from FTX

THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday voiced confidence that the Bahamian financial services will survive the latest “curveball” thrown at it by the FTX crypto exchange’s sudden implosion.

BISX offers platform for $35.5m in trades

The collective value of BISX-listed equities fell by 4.82 percent during the nine months to end-September 2018, producing a similar decline to that witnessed on major global stock markets.The Bahamas International Securities Exchange’s (BISX) All-Sha

Crowdfunded real estate business still waiting one year later for Securities Commission approvals

AKERAGE Ltd, a crowdfunding business promising to revolutionize how people invest in real estate, is still awaiting relevant approvals from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas a year after announcing provisional approval from the regulator.

WORLD VIEW: The world waiting to breathe normally again

CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) countries should by now have worked out a strategy for securing the early attention of US President-elect, Joe Biden, and the team working on his transition into the White House and to the helm of government.

Chamber: Data breach reports ‘quite a number’

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has received “quite a number” of data breach reports from local companies, its chief executive said yesterday, with most not wanting to make such information public.

EDITORIAL: Climate and Haiti issues in spotlight

THE CARICOM meeting is upon us – and with weighty issues to discuss. There are many matters on the table – including healthcare, crime, food and energy security, and even a video message from the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, underscoring the global picture beyond our regional concerns.

EDITORIAL: The Trump enigma - has he found the way to handle dictators?

Less than a week ago, a coalition of the US, Britain and France was poised to launch airstrikes on Syria in response to the deployment of chemical weapons. Their joint assessment was that it was highly likely the Assad regime, with the connivance of Russia, had used these weapons against its own people and that this was part of a pattern of behaviour. Days later, targeted and effective bombing attacks took place on chemical weapons sites and facilities in order to alleviate humanitarian suffering by degrading the regime’s capability to manufacture and deploy such weapons and to deter it from doing so in the future. But there was no question of seeking to secure regime change or of involvement in Syria’s civil war.

New banking entrant eyes 'legacy' boost

THE co-founders of a newly launched private bank believe it is “well-positioned” to emerge as a leader among boutique institutions in the next few years, telling Tribune Business they hope to distinguish themselves in investment performance and execution.

Digital kiosks to boost Nassau security and visitor experience

Digital kiosks will be installed in downtown Nassau to boost security and help tourists better navigate Bay Street and the surrounding area, a government senator disclosed yesterday.

Bahamian Karen Rigby honoured by US for fight against human trafficking

A BAHAMIAN official has been honoured by the US State Department for efforts in the global fight against human trafficking.

Bahamas ‘fortunate’ over Registry leak

The Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) chief executive yesterday said the Bahamas had been “fortunate” in that the 1.3 million files ‘leaked’ from its Companies Registry were already public documents.

Education is the real solution

I would like to add to the discussion about crime. Crime cost The Bahamas millions annually in security cost, health, law enforcement and other related impediments. So far, the approach to combating crime in The Bahamas and the Caribbean has been combative instead of preventative.

FOCOL ‘ready for change’

At a recent annual general meeting for ordinary shareholders, executives from FOCOL Holdings Limited said the company is poised to meet changes in the energy sector while evolving to meet global advancements in climate change.

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