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1,600 back on public payroll

DESPITE the Minnis administration’s criticism of the previous government’s hiring practices, there are plans to allocate $8m for new hires in the upcoming fiscal year in addition to the 1,600 people re-engaged since 2017.

IDB: Bahamas economy has ‘turned corner’

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday gave the Government a further boost with its analysis that “the Bahamian economy has turned the corner”, while warning “major challenges” remain.

DeMarco outlines his vision for men's basketball

THE newly named Bahamas senior men’s basketball national team head coach, Chris DeMarco, outlined his vision for the programme and the growth of local basketball. Currently a player development coach and assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors

PM optimistic about economy in Grand Bahama

FREEPORT – Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed that his government has been meeting with investors who are interested in making investments in the tourism and industrial sectors on Grand Bahama.

$1bn Rose Islandproject 'not active'for Ritz-Carlton

The Ritz-Carlton hotel chain has told Tribune Business it is “no longer involved” with the long-stalled $1 billion Rose Island resort development, describing the project as not “active”.

Christie not up to the job

I WAS raised in the Christian faith and though I still believe in a power greater than myself - or the rulers of any country - I cannot be called religious.

Will hard work make you rich?

NATHANIAL comes from a family whose income is only enough to meet utility bills and purchase a week's worth of groceries. He said his family is just one emergency away from being shot far behind the poverty line.

Cassius Stuart in FNM deputy leader bid

A FORMER FNM candidate has thrown his hat into the ring to be the party’s deputy leader saying he can make the FNM ‘sexy.’

Pinder: I only left union ‘to get pension’

FORMER Labour Director John Pinder said he only left union leadership for a government job to collect a pension and now wants to return as the Bahamas Public Services Union president.

New choir members rise to the occasion

MEMBERS of the National Youth Choir of the Bahamas filed onto the stage and dazzled the crowd with classical, negro spirituals, and broadway performances

Christie calls Ingraham 'worst ever PM'

PLP leader Perry Christie claimed Hubert Ingraham is “the worst prime minister” the country has ever had.

ENJOYMENT REMAINS PASSPORT TO SUCCESS

By Simon Cooper Res Socius Choose to do what you enjoy. This is a strange notion, although I often get round to discussing it with clients. In fact, it might surprise you to know how many square-pegs in round-holes there are out there in Nassau. I'm talk

A.I.-driven solutions 'can improve our health care, reduce poverty, combat climate change, mitigate crime'

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) will be a tool the Bahamas Government plans to use in the future, according to Parliamentary Secretary of Economic Affairs Wayde Watson, who teased an app that is in development currently that utilises AI.

Six Senses expecting final approvals by April with construction beginning as early as late summer

SIX Senses Grand Bahama could obtain its final approval from the Department of Environmental Protection and Planning (DEPP) by the end of April, according to the company. Matt Rienzo, chief of marketing and staff at Weller Development Partners, said renderings of the residences in the $10m to $20m price range were released last week.

Defence Force Commodore congratulates graudates of NTA Leadership Programme

THE Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force congratulated members of his team who completed the National Training Agency’s Leadership Programme on Friday.

GBPA seeks to reassure on ‘unfortunate public noise’

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) last night moved to reassure its licensees and potential investors over “the very unfortunate public noise” created by its $357m dispute with the Government.

Commissioner: No issue with ankle monitoring

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said there is no “issue” in The Bahamas with electronic monitoring systems.

IAN FERGUSON: Training investment vital to all businesses

Would it not be great if every employee hired possessed all the professional skills needed to work in a company? No longer would we need to place so much emphasis on training new workers on the basics of teamwork, productivity, communication and customer service.

The journey to sexual purity

A CHRISTIAN trying to live a life of sexual purity may find it challenging to do so in today’s world, as sexual images and innuendos are to be found all around us – in television, music, ads and social media.

Minister quizzed over quality of caretaking at centre for girls

SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell faced an unlikely question about the quality of caretakers at the Willie Mae Pratt School for Girls during a press conference yesterday about the series of events planned this month to celebrate men, women an

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