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EDITORIAL: Our public servants deserve better

WHEN Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander took up his post, one of the first things he addressed was the vacation leave he was forced to take under the Minnis administration.

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A boot camp for beauticians

JASMINE Taylor has made a career out of bringing beauty into people’s lives, both as a professional make-up artist, facial aesthetician and as the owner of the Snatched Beauty Studio.

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ART OF GRAPHIX – Nothing stays the same: Change now inevitable

In this Information Age, and its impact on the ever-evolving global economy, change is now the norm for business. But, despite its presence everywhere, change does not come easy. Companies sometimes fail to make critical reforms due to an ingrained resistance to change.

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A Jewel in the kitchen

As a little girl, Jewel White said her mom always kept a little pink step stool in the kitchen for her to stand on and watch her cook.

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Pintard: Speaker owes NEMA director an apology

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Michael Pintard says House Speaker Patricia Deveaux owes National Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell an apology.

A Brave New World

It is exactly seven months since the fateful election of the PLP and its parliamentary team, led by the Honourable Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, QC, MP. How do you, the Bahamian voter, rate their performances without fear of bias, rancor or downright fawning? I am a partisan of the ruling party, but I do believe that all of my views expressed herein are truthful and based on the ground facts and figures.

EDITORIAL: Focus on crime, Commissioner, not on yourself

THERE is a certain jarring difference between the topics that the Commissioner of Police, Clayton Fernander, is choosing to address and the issues on the street.

The day that Freeport and GB died

At the outset I would like to commend the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for extending an olive branch to Mr William Del Zotto and his family. Their importance to Grand Bahama cannot be overstated. I am relieved that the principals at the GBPA appreciate the urgency in saving the jobs of 130 Grand Bahamians at a time when employment opportunities are scarce on the island. Gold Rock Concrete could play a pivotal role in the resurgence of the so-called Magic City.

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Sands criticises Mitchell for his ‘early morning emotional rants’

FREE National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands has called on his counterpart in the Progressive Liberal Party to use his platform to update the public on the government’s accomplishments instead of going on “early morning emotional rants”.

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PLP denies responsibility for problems at children's ward

THE Progressive Liberal Party is insisting it bears no responsibility for the current condition of the Children’s Ward at Princess Margaret Hospital, as it began repairs but was voted out of office.

Is the Bahamas becoming increasingly unequal?

IN a recent “Insight” column, Ms Alison Lowe took on the question of inequality in The Bahamas.

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HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS TO START WITH

THERE’S a story doing the rounds that bears repeating. The location is a small town somewhere.

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WTO: Bahamas has 'considerable work'

THE Bahamas has "considerable work" to do in making its business/trading regime compliant with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, with this nation's negotiating team having undergone a recent grilling in Geneva on various aspects of its existing rules.

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Taxi union wants limit on parking

THE Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is backing the reintroduction of a towing system to downtown Nassau, according to its President Leon Griffin.

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Realtor calls for Baha Mar 'stimulus zone'

AN economic stimulus zone can be created around the $2.6 billion Baha Mar project to help jumpstart business along the West Bay Street corridor, a Bahamian realtor yesterday saying it could become “the new Bahamian Reviera”.


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Bahamas to send of just eight-member women's national volleyball team to 2014 world championships

STILL peeved over the lack of recognition and financial benefits from the men’s national volleyball team triumph at the Senior Central Volleyball Championship in July, the Bahamas Volleyball Federation is forced to send off just an eight-member women’s national team to the 2014 World Championships first round qualifying tournament this weekend.

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FNM crime laws 'will do more harm than good'

THE series of amendments made to criminal laws under the previous Ingraham administration will yield more harm than good, attorney Wayne Munroe suggested yesterday.

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Mixed feelings after the vote

MARSH HARBOUR, Abaco – North Abaconians are having mixed feelings on the outcome of Monday’s historic by-election which saw the Progressive Liberal Party recapture the seat held by the Free National Movement for 35 years.

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Baha Mar's $200m wage bill boost

Baha Mar is set to generate $200 million in local wages during the $2.6 billion Cable Beach expansion’s first year in operation, with its staffing levels rising by about 125 per cent over current levels.

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DESIGNER 101: High fashion

ALL she needs is a creative concept, a pile of newspapers, Elmer’s Craft Glue, paint and a little time. With those elements, Bahamian accessory designer Yvette Rolle can create a work of art to be worn for any occasion.