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Haiti a failed state since start
EVER since, if not before, it successfully declared its independence in 1804 following her defeat of a contingent of the Napoleonic army, Haiti has been and remains to this very day, the classical case of a ‘failed state’.
FRONT PORCH: Our beautiful beaches are scarred by plastic pollution - what will we do about it?
A FRIEND, who some-times retreats to Elbow Cay, the capital of which is Hope Town, woke up early one morning to walk the wide and long beach near a peninsula on the cay. It was another brilliant day of exceptional beauty in The Bahamas.
No BPL ‘rush job’ trap on billion-dollar needs
THE Government must not allow Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) “dire” billion-dollar needs to trap it into an energy reform “rush job”, a former Chamber of Commerce head urged yesterday.
PM: ‘Fundamentals’ of BPL deal now agreed
THE Prime Minister last night said “the fundamentals of the deal” to outsource Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) management are agreed amid pledges the deal will take the utility to a “gold standard”.
‘THERE WILL BE NO BPL LAYOFFS’ – Coleby-Davis: No plan to bust unions or harm employees
ENERGY and Transport Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis said the Davis administration’s ambitious plan to reform BPL would not bust unions or harm employees.
Pledge must be more than words
JUST a little while ago, I came across a lil video clip which took a deeper look at the Pledge of Allegiance in the USA. It was a rather unorthodox look at those patriotic words, and it spurred on thoughts of look-ing at our national ideals in an out-of-the-box way. It makes a world of a difference when words have meaning.
Low-cost, reliable energy ‘must be 150% the focus’
PRIVATE sector executives yesterday urged the Government to drive for “cost competitive, stable” electricity and not be held hostage by Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) trade unions over energy reform.
‘Impeccable’ Heroic timing: $7.1m plant ‘well worth it’
A GRAND Bahama concrete plant’s $7.1m investment is “well worth it” despite exceeding budget given the “impeccable” timing of yesterday’s ready-mix production launch.
Village Road roadworks: ‘Cold’ but fight not over
VILLAGE Road businesses yesterday said that while their battle for roadworks relief and compensation from the Government has gone “cold” they have not gone away or given up the struggle.
GIBSON’S COUSIN TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM: Charges dropped against relative of MP in ongoing trial
THE list of witnesses planning to testify against Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and four others grew yesterday after prosecutors dropped charges against the MP’s cousin, Rashae Gibson.
BVF elections set for noon on Saturday
WHILE Bishop Joseph “Joe Mo” Smith has decided not to seek another term in office because of his church obligations, either the second female or the first referee will be elected to take over as president of the Bahamas Volleyball Federation.
Miller seeking support for pro boxer Rashield
WHEN Rashield Williams returns home on Thursday as the new National Boxing Association welterweight champion, Wellington Miller said he hopes the Bahamian professional boxer can go back to his training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with some help from the Bahamas Government.
Amateur boxers win in St Maarten
TWO Sir Jack Hayward Senior High School amateur boxers from Grand Bahama were successful in their international debut in a one-day amateur boxing tournament that was held in St Maarten on March 1.
PETER YOUNG: Unabated extremist attitudes a growing concern in the UK
TO follow up last week’s column about anti-semitism, I revert today to the issue of extremism. In the last few days, there have been two important developments in Britain in relation to this that need to be aired in order to appreciate the seriousness of what is going on there.
Sweeting says draft amendments aim to strengthen local government
WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry had drafted amendments to the Local Government Act to strengthen the effect of local government on Family Island communities.
Lindsay Shriver trial delayed until July
THE trial of an American woman accused of plotting to kill her husband was postponed yesterday to July.
Aviation dedicated to address FAA concern
THE Government’s aviation director yesterday said the industry is “totally committed” to addressing deficiencies that may arise from an inspection by US regulators as they await the final findings.
Biden has been bad for Bahamas
A COLLEAGUE of mine told me that his aunt, who has been residing in New York since the early 1980s, complained bitterly to him about the soaring costs of food in her area.
INSIGHT: The geographic and economic roots of our crime problem
ALL people are created equal in the sight of our maker; equal in dignity and value. This is an unquestioned value espoused by most of western society and often enshrined in the constitution.
Bank signs agreement to back equality project
THE Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) signed an agreement aimed at advancing the Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund’s Building Back Equal project.