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Bahamas education system
IT is no secret that our education system isn’t thriving, to say the least. By definition, to educate means to give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone). Our education system is trying to educate our students, but the efforts have been mostly ineffective thus far. We can point the finger in many different directions as to why it is failing, but in short, the children simply aren’t interested.
Road Traffic Department supports one of their own during World Kidney Month
Genice Rolle is one of 195 million women worldwide affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). The 55-year-old mother receives dialysis every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4am before heading to her job. She struts confidently into what she refers to as her “second home”— the Road Traffic Department (RTD) at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium — wearing her pink 2018 World Kidney Month shirt, pink accessories and a smile to match.
Support for Adrian Gibson
Now, I read with interest on what is and has taken place at Water and Sewerage Corporation. An entity owned by the Bahamian taxpayers. Any government has a right to have an audit done, whether or not the Executives of that government-owned entity is appraised of it or not.
Davis dismisses Bannister claims over 2017 election
PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that Minister of Works Desmond Bannister should “put up or shut up” as he called the minister’s claims of the Christie administration trying to buy the 2017 election as “disingenuous and dishonest”.Mr Ba
'Time to get tough on work permits'
DEPARTMENT of Labour Director John Pinder wants employers’ work permits revoked if they fail to appoint and properly train apprentices as part of their succession planning.
Economic zone to expand
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday that New Providence’s economic empowerment zone will be expanded to now include Englerston and Montel Heights, expanding access for some to tax concessions. “This zone will now extend south past Wu
RBC unveils three-month 'good client' loan deferral
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) yesterday unveiled a three-month deferral of loan repayments for clients in The Bahamas and wider Caribbean who were in good standing as at March 2, 2020. The Canadian banking giant, detailing its response to the coronavir
EDITORIAL: Will the nation pass this test?
The strongest action yet taken to curtail the spread of COVID-19 was announced yesterday by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis – the lockdown of Bimini for the rest of the month.
Parents welcome VAT holiday for school supplies
THE government’s announcement of a VAT holiday for school supplies ahead of the new term was welcomed by parents yesterday, however one department store owner does not expect the tax break to bring an increase in sales.
EDITORIAL: With the national lockdown underway, the real economic risks are being made clear
THE Bahamas Federation of Retailers has warned that this could be “the nail in the coffin” that shuts the doors of a number of companies. With that would go jobs, with more than 22,000 working in the sector.
The Bahamas matches US in gender equality report
THE Bahamas has been ranked 62 out of 187 nations in a recent World Bank report analysing countries where women are fully equal to men under the law.
We will have local workers, says Ferreira
ENVIRONMENT Minister Romauld Ferreira says he is “confident” Bahamian labourers and managers will eventually be brought in to assist in the running of the New Providence Sanitary Landfill.
THE PRESS BOX: Cowboy nation, it’s time to give Garrett ‘The Clapper’ the axe
AFTER another nauseating performance by my Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday, the cries for head coach Jason Garrett, alias “The Clapper”, to be axed grows even louder throughout Cowboys nation.
PM seeking ‘clean slate’ for offenders: Minnis wants minor criminals released to fresh start in life
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis wants a “complete overhaul of the rehabilitation process” for prisoners, declaring yesterday too many people have been deprived of their freedom and future.
Bakery to expand via $75k RBC loan
A Bahamian bakery has obtained a $75,000 loan from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) through the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC).Gregory Collie started the Cookie Caterer from his home in 2012. It specialises in homemade, freshly-baked cookies that
Sands: Junior doctors may be moved, but not fired
AMID concerns about the unemployment status of some 20 junior doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday explained that those unconfirmed physicians will not be fired, but transferred to other posts in the public
Waiting is over for 25 nurses
TWENTY-FIVE nurses received their job appointment letters from the Ministry of Health after waiting for more than a year. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Wednesday, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said it represented the end of an unfo
EDITORIAL: Economy bruised by pandemic, but recovering
THROUGHOUT the pandemic, we have been aware of the economic effects hitting our country, without perhaps always being able to put a precise number to them.
Governance reformer: Secure procurement process, integrity
SECURING procurement integrity must be two-fold with a specific process for resolution as well as any legislation having strong technical systems in place, says a governance reformer.