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Security and product quality vital for Digital Marketplace

A Bahaman information technology (IT) provider yesterday backed the proposal to create a National Digital Marketplace, but warned that transaction security and product quality are key issues to address.

Star power and sports tourism

THE Ministry of Tourism has been able to galvanise all of its departments and partners to work in synergy to host NBA champions Miami Heat for their pre-season training camp at Atlantis.

Passengers may face extra screening time on US flights

ENHANCED security screening measures announced by the United States for international flights heading to that country may increase screening time for passengers, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

INSIGHT: The real reasons behind ‘passports for sale’

On January 1, “60 minutes”, an investigative programme aired by the US television company, CBS Corporation, ran a segment on “Citizenship by Investment Programmes” (CIP) that are operated by several countries around the world.

‘Quality shoppers’ biggest challenge for Bay St retail

Major Bay Street merchants yesterday said had few complaints over the duty-free shopping scheme implemented last August, although one retailer said attracting high-quality visitors willing to spend in the downtown area remains a “serious challenge”.

Food for thought

HANDS For Hunger, a Bahamian organisation dedicated to eliminate hunger in the country, will hold Food for Thought on Thursday to coincide with this year’s World Hunger Day.

Activist hits out at cay’s hurricane preparedness

A local environmental advocate has questioned the soundness of Blackbeard Cay’s hurricane disaster and recovery plan, charging that a “global tragedy” could occur if the nine dolphins kept at the Balmoral Island facility are washed “out to sea” because of a hurricane.

Nottage: Crime rates affecting perception of countries in region

IN marking the opening of a regional drug enforcement conference, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage lamented the impact that murder and crime rates are having on global perceptions of countries in the region.

CGI to Host Hurricane Preparedness Exposition

FOR nearly a decade, insurance giant Colonial Group International, a Bermuda-based insurance conglomerate with global operations, has taken the terms disaster preparedness and customer service to a higher level with its temporary, portable, post-disa

WORLD VIEW: Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend

JOHN Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current US Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors at a meeting in Washington, on May 10, that “there is no way” of keeping the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced.

Closer links to US in drug fight

Closer links to US in drug fight THE Bahamas has recommended improved co-operation between the Caribbean and the United States in the fight against the trafficking of guns and narcotics throughout the region. C A Smith, Bahamas Ambassador to the United S

DEREK SMITH: ‘Peace of mind’ on data security

Individuals, companies and governments alike are increasingly concerned about data security and privacy as the digital landscape continues to expand.

IAN FERGUSON: Business must do its part on Xmas security

As we near the start of the holiday season, there is usually an expectation that the criminal element will increase their activity. While we cannot predict the extent to which crime will increase, we do know that economic pressures, increasing social ills and opportunities through increased tourist activity creates the potential for a perfect storm.

Celebrating nurses after battling the pandemic

GRAND Bahama nurses were praised for their resilience and contributions to global health in the last three years during the official opening of Nurses Month in Freeport on Monday.

Bahamas slips in half OECD 'peer review' criteria

The Bahamas slipped slightly in its latest OECD “peer review”, although it maintained its “largely compliant” ranking amid beneficial ownership and tax information exchange concerns.The just-released full Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and De

Summer success season is getting underway

College-bound students face a great deal of uncertainty about their future because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Who would have thought that in 2020, students would take their graduation photos wearing masks, that graduation ceremonies would be online instead of in-person, and that many of them would be unsure if or when they would be able to go off to college?

Opposition: ‘Shore up’ investors’ confidence

The Bahamas is “not doing anything to shore up” the confidence of investors who are “rightly concerned” about the country’s economic and fiscal prospects, the Opposition’s finance spokesman asserted yesterday.

Nottage warns of rising youth addiction to marijuana in the Bahamas

MORE youths are trying marijuana and becoming addicted to the substance, according to statistics compiled by the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (NADS).

WORLD VIEW: Diplomats hamstrung as COVID drives them to the computer screen

THE COVID-19 pandemic is severely limiting the work of diplomacy. It could have a lasting adverse affect on international relations if finding a vaccine continues to elude global researchers for much longer.

Interpol training to help tackle organised crime

BAHAMIAN and Interpol officials opened a two-week training programme yesterday that is expected to enhance the investigational skills of law enforcement personnel in the interdiction of criminal organisations involved in counterfeiting, money laundering, human smuggling and the trafficking of illicit goods, weapons and drugs,

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