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WORLD VIEW: Caribbean problems while facing a US void in policy
THE Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC has produced a publication entitled, “The Relevance of US-Caribbean Relations – Three Views”. The title is misleading.
Minister: $126m NHI funding ‘doesn’t exist’
National Health Insurance’s (NHI) purported $126 million financing “does not exist”, with the new Government yesterday said to have inherited “the challenge to identify a source of funds” for the scheme.
'Stand up for right, not for wrong'
"THE blood of this good man shed in Memphis still cries out across the years, cries out to each and every one of us wherever we may be all across the world to stand up for freedom, to stand up for human dignity, to stand up for equality, to stand up for social justice, to stand up for right and not for wrong…”
Auditors refute Moss's $5m NIB savings claim
The assertion by ex-National Insurance Board (NIB) chairman, Gregory Moss, that $5 million would be saved through hiring the administration vendor he wanted is not supported by any evidence, auditors have found.
Body building and fitness championship set for July
AS a part of the Bahamas’ 40th anniversary of Independence celebrations, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation is slated to hold the 40th version of its National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.
Cargill hits out at 'biased' NIB audit
The National Insurance Board’s (NIB) suspended director yesterday blasted the Grant Thornton forensic audit’s findings as “biased and incomplete”, rebutting its “exorbitant” conclusion on the rental of his brother’s apartment.
US Embassy's duty is to their citizens, not the Bahamas
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe seemed peeved that the United States does not appreciate the efforts of the Bahamas to get crime under control. It’s as though Big Brother has let him — and the Bahamas — down.
Are you growing roots before branches?
There is a huge difference between knowing your roots and being rooted in what you know, especially, about who you are.
US 'spying' threatens nation's business model
A top QC yesterday warned that the US ‘spying’ allegations “hurt us at every level”, and warned that they threatened to undermine the Bahamas’s very business model - that of an international business and financial centre.
PM Christie should take note of US warning
PRIME Minister Christie is disappointed with the US government’s 2014 Investment Climate Statement on the Bahamas, finding that it reflected the opinion of the opposition rather than giving a fair and objective assessment of his government.
The best of the FNM cabinet
IN this increasingly hyper-partisan and thorny political environment—in the face of a general election—I decided to rate the FNM’s best and worst ministers from 2007 to 2012, measuring the ministerial performances of each and rating them on a scale from one to five. Last week’s YMV column listed the one-star, bottom-tier ministers who I felt had mismanaged the sky-high expectations of the Bahamian people.
TALKING SENSE: Political hyperbole on the medical frontier
WHEN politicians train to be politicians, one of the first lessons they learn is about the use of hyperbole, the art of using obvious and intentional exaggeration to make a point.
YOUR SAY: Change needed in the Bahamian judiciary
Finally, a politician has opened his eyes and spied the 800-pound gorilla that has now taken up most of the room and is sucking out the oxygen. Too bad that the keen-eyed observation had to come from a member of a government that is also complicit in the breakdown of law, order and public safety in The Bahamas.
The bridge and illusions
Another Christmas has come and gone. On that date this year we recorded yet another alleged homicide and, according to the police, another suspected suicide.
Special dental tips for diabetics
Diabetes is a noncontagious, systemic disease characterised by sustained high blood sugar due to problems with insulin production or action.
‘Where there is no vision the people perish’
LAST week, the Gaming Board announced that any objections to the applications submitted to it by the nine web shop companies for gaming licences must be in before 5pm on April 10 — that was Friday, just two days ago.
Arawak port eyes 40% profit growth
The Arawak Port Development Company (APD) is projecting a 40.2 per cent net income increase for its 2015 financial year, while raising security and tax evasion concerns over Potter’s Cay and Family Island ports.
Death, masculinity and bullying
By Dr Ian Bethell-Bennett
Widow tells of hearing husband's 'death cry'
THE widow of murdered businessman Leslie Maycock told the Supreme Court she will never forget the pain – which she described as a “death cry” – in her husband’s voice when he called to tell her he had just been shot outside the family business in Hawksbill, Grand Bahama, five years ago.
Lynden Pindling said ‘tell the truth’ - that includes Baha Mar
“GET up and get going or you will be gone!” was the swift kick in the pants that the late Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling gave his MPs on the last night of the PLP’s 35th national convention.