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Unemployment could hit 40%, says Foulkes

THE country’s unemployment rate could be as high as 40 percent, Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday but stressed officials won’t know the exact figure until the Department of Statistics does its jobs survey.

‘LET’S NOT FIXATE ON THE NUMBERS’: Dames – Nothing ‘amiss’ on Dorian deaths but he can’t explain police total

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said he cannot say why the number of people he identified on Sunday as missing after Hurricane Dorian differed from the figure Assistant Commissioner of Police Solomon Cash gave at a recent press conference.

Dames - If I thought it wrong, I’d speak out

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday defended his character amid controversy surrounding the government’s handling of missing Hurricane Dorian victims, insisting that whenever he sees wrong “whether inside or outside Cabinet”, he will “express” himself.

Andros MP unhappy he was not consulted on project

NORTH Andros and the Berry Islands MP Carlton Bowleg said it is “high disrespect” for investors to pursue a massive development affecting his constituents without consulting him first.He was referring to a proposed multi-million development in Morgan

Nassau ‘running low’ on cement supplies

New Providence is “running very low” on cement supplies due to a combination of shipping delays and surging post-COVID construction activity, merchants disclosed yesterday.

BPL rejects claims and calls walkout illegal

IN response to unionised staff walking off the job yesterday to protest “unfair treatment”, Bahamas Power and Light issued a statement calling the walk out illegal and the claims unfounded.

A positive approach to pain

We all experience pain at some time in our lives, whether it’s a scraped knee as a child or a torn ligament as an adult or any of the myriad accidents or illnesses that might happen to us in life.

EDITORIAL: BPL is failing its customers

IT’S summer – and the power is going out.

We need new leadership

It is relatively clear that politicians think that in order to become prime minister, one only has to remain leader of the Opposition long enough for a real or contrived scandal to hit the governing party.

EDITORIAL: Why do we allow this abuse to continue?

IT happens every day.

Former PMs question early election

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said a consistent election date is necessary to ensure people are properly advised and prepared for a general election.

A vote for the people

In light of the recent crash election announced by the Rt Hon Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, there has been an uproar regarding the circumstances in which the announcement has been made. Amidst a number of dire crises, from a healthcare collapse to strikes from a number of agencies, there has been a sudden dissolution of Parliament.

EDITORIAL: Ensure all our children are protected

AFTER the outrage, the action.

National Student of the Year nominee is a little girl with big dreams

EVEN at the age of 10, Delronae Mitchell understands the magnitude of the first Black and South Asian-American female Vice President of the United States of America being sworn into office.

Labour director has recommended severance packages

LABOUR director John Pinder said he has recommended to some major employers that they offer severance packages to furloughed workers who may need the assistance.

Campbell praise

If Oscars were given for a job well done, without hesitation I would nominate Jomo Campbell.

EDITORIAL: What happens after the sentence is served?

WHAT do we do to turn the lives around of offenders once the gates of Fox Hill Prison close behind them?

BAIC's 160 staff warned to brace for workforce cut

Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) 160 employees have been warned to brace for job losses as the “heavily overstaffed” agency awaits the results of a manpower audit.Bishop Gregory Collie, its chairman, said Strivewise Performanc

LIFE LINES: Write your own story, Cinderella!

Writing your story doesn’t have to be taken literally, although if you feel you have a story to tell by all means write it.

Ban oil drilling in Bahamas

Government enacted lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have forced Bahamians to stay home, crushed the economy, and destroyed Bahamian businesses. Meanwhile, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) – which is not Bahamian – has been allowed to forge ahead with its plans to drill for oil in The Bahamas.

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