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FRONT PORCH: A national lottery can help Bahamians in countless ways
IN our 50th year of independence, the national debt remains a source of deep concern, with state resources stretched across our archipelago. The country remains at risk of downgrade from various rating agencies. The debt will worsen with the next major hurricane, pandemic and/or financial crisis.
Call for probe into judge ‘harassment’
FORMER Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday called on Prime Minister Perry Christie, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson, and Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade to immediately address allegations of harassment and intimidation of a Supreme Court judge.
Majority Rule
IN a letter to the editor “the Graduate” answered my article about Majority Rule in The Bahamas. I seldom answer such letters because the writer has not got the moral courage to use a proper name. So in this article I will refer to “the Graduate” as “He/she/it” which will cover all the possibilities of identifying the person or beast.
INSIGHT: PLP betrays its legacy by turning against workers
By the end of this week, Allyson Maynard-Gibson, the Attorney-General of the Bahamas, should have either resigned from her post or be fired by Prime Minister Perry Christie. It is that simple.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: No place for political partisan ploys when the people rise up
Black Friday was a wonderful day for democracy in the Bahamas.
National Hall of Fame induction set for Friday
THE National Hall of Fame will be increased by 14 when the 2012 Class is enshrined on Friday night.
Atlantis 'savours' $1.9bn refinance
Atlantis was yesterday said to be “savouring” its completed $1.9 billion debt refinancing, its owner having invested some $500 million in the property since taking control two years ago.
Cable demands criminal probe on Rubis gas leak
Cable Bahamas has urged the Government to launch a criminal investigation into the gas leak that has caused up to $15 million in alleged damages to its business, demanding that it “hold Rubis accountable”.
An investor calls it nationalisation
IT SEEMS that Prime Minister Christie’s plans to move full steam ahead to regain the remaining two per cent of Bahamas Telecommunications Company and return it to government control, will start in August.
Realtor to ‘catapult forward ten-fold’ in global brand tie-up
A Bahamian realtor yesterday said it expects to be “catapulted ten-fold from where we are today” after becoming the latest industry player to forge an alliance with a global franchise.
At last, the Christie government is talking tough
A YEAR and a half ago — a month after the PLP were elected to govern the Bahamas — we wrote the following in this column.
Private islands are 'hot like fire'
A Bahamian realtor yesterday said “the private island market has gone hot like fire” as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding: “It’s social distancing at its finest.”Gavin Christie, CA Christie’s managing partner and broker, told a Business Unusu
Christie administration was 'weakest since independence'
THE Christie administration was the weakest, most incompetent and unproductive government since independence, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said.
Wholesaler researches lobster exports by air
The Bahamas must maximse the economic returns from its key industries, the Prime Minister emphasised, revealing that one food processor is working on growing lobsters.
Fraud expert says VAT is viable in the Bahamas
KENDRICK Christie, president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Bahamas Chapter, asserted that “Value Added Tax is viable in the Bahamas”.
Minnis can go it alone
It is amazing and a spectacle of no small order to see and witness two of our former, and I stress the adjective, former, Prime Ministers seeking to publicly “upstage” the Most Honourable Prime Minister relative to their bogus attempts to inject themselves into matters of public policy in the aftermath of Dorian.
Ombudsman urged to resolve bank disputes
The Government is being urged to appoint an independent Ombudsman to help resolve disputes between Bahamians and the commercial banking industry.
MARK HUMES: Seeking to create a Bahamian democracy
OUR country has a number of major issues that need tackling immediately. The ones that immediately come to mind are crime, education, lack of job opportunities, the failing economy, the lack of accountability, and lack of transparency in national affairs. We spend a considerable amount of time, energy, and money creating legislation and programmes to address these issues yet they remain.
GOING IT ALONE: Chipman abandons FNM dismayed by party politics
MEMBER of Parliament for Centreville Reece Chipman had been contemplating severing ties with the governing Free National Movement to represent the constituency as an independent since January.