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IAN FERGUSON: The business questions politicians must answer

The years 2016 and 2017 are major political ones for the US and the Bahamas, with many persons already in campaign mode. Our democracy requires individuals, and their and constituencies, to decide who will govern, but the business community watches on nervously given what is at stake.

‘Fireman’ happy with his performance so far this year

CHRIS “Fireman” Brown says he is happy with his performance so far this year after he got a second and fourth place finish in his two races in Europe last week to get his hectic 2016 campaign started.

‘How many workers at The Pointe are Bahamian?’

ST ANNE’S MP Hubert Chipman yesterday questioned whether the Christie administration was aware of the number of work permits it issued to foreigner labourers currently employed at The Pointe, as he blasted the government for failing to believe in Bahamians as they have continuously declared.

Shooting brings 2015 count to 63

MURDERS are up five per cent compared to the same time last year, an analysis into the country’s homicide figures for the first five months of 2015 has revealed.

Minnis tells PM to be a man and bring equality referendum

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday castigated Prime Minister Perry Christie, saying he needed to “be a man” and do his job in passing the four bills in the House of Assembly which are needed to advance the referendum to amend the country’s Constitution.

Minnis blasts govt for shorter Budget debate

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis accused Prime Minister Perry Christie and senior members of his Cabinet of putting party politics over the good of the nation when they cut the budget debate short in what he saw as an apparent attempt to silence Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins.

Paradise Lost: DNA Independence message

BRANVILLE McCartney, the leader of the Democratic National Alliance, says "today’s Bahamas is a far cry from the strong independent nation that our forefathers envisioned" in his party's Independence message released on Friday.

Challenge to auditor’s report ‘unprecedented’

AUDITOR General Terrance Bastian said the government’s decision to challenge his department’s report into Urban Renewal 2.0 and its Small Homes Repair initiative with an independent review was surprising and unprecedented.

CCA breaks ground on $250m Bay Street development

CHINA Construction America yesterday broke ground on its $250m Bay Street luxury development with no end in sight to its dispute with mega-resort Baha Mar over the completion of the $3.5bn Cable Beach project.

Loretta: Govt lashing out while Baha Mar has caused ‘tailspin’

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday criticised the government, saying at a time when the unopened Baha Mar resort has caused a “tailspin”, the Christie administration has turned to lashing out at those who are critical of its “ineptness” and inability to resolve the matter.

Ingrid Sears bids Heart Ball Committee farewell

SAYING goodbye is never easy, yet it was a necessary move for Ingrid Sears, who for almost a decade has been known for her tireless and passionate commitment to the Heart Ball Committee as its public relations officer.

Zeleka Knowles does her part to end hunger in the Bahamas

AS THE executive director of Hands For Hunger (H4H), Zeleka Knowles’ day starts off with her sitting behind a desk in a comfortable chair.

REAL ESTATE: The value and benefits of property appraisals

Looking for the best appraiser for a residence or commercial property? Antoine Adderley spells out what qualities clients should look for.

Former senior cop calls for tasers after police shootings

FORMER Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson yesterday called on the government to invest in Tasers to minimise the use of deadly force by police officers.

Culture before politics

Like I said from the outset of this debate on this Carnival, or Junkanoo Carnival idea, was that I will not support it as long as it is a Trinidadian soca-styled event.

Education reform first step in ‘skills gap’ fight

CURRICULUM reform in the school system should be the first step in tackling this nation’s ‘skills gap’, a veteran educator arguing that the education system must shift to a model that requires all students to meet a certain standard before they can obtain a high school diploma.

China's Export-Import Bank has a responsibility to the Bahamian people

IN A recent edition of Global Gaming Asset Management’s circular, Pete Wu, a former Macau gaming executive, later senior vice president, international marketing and alliances for Baha Mar Ltd, commented on the importance of the Export-Import Bank of China being the financier of the $2.5 billion project.

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