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EDITORIAL: What's really going on over officer leave?

Not so long ago, this column raised concerns about the career prospects of law enforcement officers forced to take long-term leave. It appears matters could be so much worse than a career delayed being an opportunity denied.

Full speed ahead for EduKarting programme

REGISTRATION opens this week for the 5th annual EduKarting Summer Camp, two one-week sessions beginning August 8 that allow young Bahamians to experience the speed and adrenaline-pumping excitement associated with the traditional sport that mixes thr

Visa perk of travel to the US

IN THE Bahamas, we enjoy luxuries countries could only dream of.

Sterling lauds Forbes for rating Bahamas #1

STERLING Global Financial, a broad-based real estate and international financial services provider with US$9 billion in assets under administration and management, has today applauded Forbes magazine for ranking The Bahamas as the world’s number one choice for real estate investment.

Apprenticeship initiative to transform labour climate

A CABINET minister yesterday said the National Apprenticeship Programme will transform the way Bahamians participate in the workforce by providing paid training and development in high demand sectors.

$10m entertainment project planning 375-job 'Encore'

A BAHAMIAN development firm is looking to construct a $10 million ‘upscale’ entertainment complex in western New Providence, one of its principals telling Tribune Business it would finance the venture through a 60/40 split between a private placement and VIP membership pre-sales.

Dismay at Spotless Cleaners’ closure

EMPLOYEES at Spotless Cleaners, the dry cleaning chain, were yesterday left without a job work as the company announced the permanent closure of all 10 Nassau locations.

Shot dead outside his own home

DISTRAUGHT family members in Grand Bahama yesterday hit out at the rise in “senseless crime” after a Cash For Gold employee became the island’s first homicide of the year.

Vote yes campaigners claim poll victory

VOTE yes campaigners yesterday turned out in droves at the advanced polling stations ahead of the January 28 gambling referendum.

Response to the Yes campaign

Many wonder what will it take for Bahamians to see through this “smoke screen” exercise of deception by those advocating the “yes” vote in Monday’s Referendum?

Moss 'happy to be out of NIB'

FORMER chairman of the National Insurance Board Gregory Moss is reportedly “relieved” to have been fired from his job, sources close to the Marco City MP claimed Friday.

PM urges bank over Out Island expansion

The Prime Minister has urged Bank of the Bahamas International (BOB) to consider further expansion into the Family Islands in the near future. He made this request while speaking at the bank’s 25th anniversary reception at the Balmoral Club on Friday evening.

Baha Mar 'accounted for five per cent of Bahamas annual domestic product'

A NEW economic impact report prepared by Oxford Economics, one of the world’s largest providers of economic forecasts and analyses, revealed that Baha Mar has accounted for five per cent of the annual gross domestic product of the Bahamas for the past two years.

Projects denied over investment policy 'conflict'

Investment projects are being denied approval because they conflict with the Government’s National Investment Policy, a private sector group has said, with investors also frustrated by “communication breakdowns” between different agencies.

Roberts: We're on the right track

NEW employment figures show that the Christie administration is on the right track, PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said.

Work permit denials ahead

FRED Mitchell, Minister of Immigration, yesterday announced that officials plan to clamp down on the number of work permits issued annually.

'Permit move risks destroying economy'

FORMER Immigration minister Branville McCartney was shocked at the government’s clamp down on work permits, which he said threatened to destroy the country’s hopes of an economic recovery.

Gourmet dinner for Majority Rule Day

THE parish of St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church celebrated the inaugural Majority Rule Day in style, hosting a gourmet dinner at the clubhouse of Old Bahama Bay.

Mitchell backs immigration officers in row

IMMIGRATION Minister Fred Mitchell defended Immigration officers yesterday who were accused of “roughing up” a top banker during a road block on Tuesday.

Guarding against personal burnout

Karoshi is the Japanese term for working yourself to death. These people work so hard that at 7pm some managers have to get on loudspeakers urging workers to go home. Not really a huge problem here. At least not among the general population. But burnout is a serious problem for persons who are success-minded, particularly since they are often doing the job of about three or four other persons with the pay of one. So this article is focused on the burnout plan for those who are part of the marketing revolution.

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