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Bimini: 'Incontrovertible proof' dredging illegal

Opponents of Resorts World Bimini’s controversial cruise ship terminal believe they now have proof the developers were “dredging illegally” for more than a week, following Friday’s Privy Council hearing.

FNM fearing ‘inherent risks’ in new BEC model

The Opposition says it is withholding support for the Government’s proposed energy sector reforms due to “inherent risks” in the model for the ‘new BEC’.

Gendered norms without updated expectations and skills

MANY Bahamians argue that men must be men; they must earn more than their wives or partners, they must be educated and they must be good providers.

Jet flies relief supplies into the ‘hell zone’

RESIDENTS in San Salvador yesterday compared living through Hurricane Joaquin to being trapped in a “hell zone”, the storm so violent and devastating that it seemed like something “you would only see in a movie”.

INSIGHT: Whispering campaign is becoming too loud to ignore

Cassius Stuart was only saying what many members of the Free National Movement are saying in private about the party’s leader. Stanley Cartwright suggests it’s time for Dr Minnis to do the honourable thing and stand aside.

According to Bradley Roberts, we are ‘foolish, reckless and irresponsible’

BRADLEY Roberts, PLP chairman, is incensed that there should be any suggestion that “government interfered with the Baha Mar negotiations, a private contractual matter, and is therefore to blame for the recent lay-offs”.

Chamber proposes Joaquin ‘stimulus’

The Government has been urged to expand Hurricane Joaquin-related tax breaks to storm-devastated businesses, with the private sector also calling for an amended relief model that would act as an “economic stimulus” throughout the Bahamas.

Christmas message from Prime Minister Perry Christie

As we celebrate Christmas this year, let us be mindful of one of the great truths impressed upon humankind by Jesus Christ whose birth we are commemorating: Love Thy Neighbour As Thyself.

The stage is set for the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

THE teams are ready, the logistics are in place and the stage is set for the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

The name ‘father’ or the role of father?

FATHER’S Day has come and gone again and such discourse about celebrating our strong fathers did surround it. We still seem to be locked in a culture of patriarchy and misogyny without thinking about real paternity. We know that we like to be called ‘Daddy’ and we celebrate men that sire children around the place as if they were sharing rice. Culturally though, we do not celebrate them being involved in their children’s lives.

Bran ‘talking poppycock’ on Baha Mar land

A former Hotel Corporation chairman has accused Branville McCartney of “talking poppycock” over his fears that the Bahamian people might lose 1,000 acres due to the Baha Mar debacle.

THE FINISH LINE: Why don’t we take the time out to show appreciation to our athletes anymore?

WHY is it that very little emphasis is placed on our national teams when they return home, whether they win medals or not?

AML earnings warning: VAT’s ‘put us back’

AML Foods yesterday warned that earnings for its current financial will be hit by Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) impact on consumer spending, with a 2 per cent sales decline year-to-date having “put us back a few steps”.

Quarter-miler Steven Gardiner was a MISAP member

WHEN Steven Gardiner stepped onto the track to join the ‘Golden Knights’ in the 4 x 400 metres at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, the casual viewer questioned his credentials to join the elite lineup, but his success is indicative of the growth of the most successful and remote track and field programmes in the Bahamas.

Todd steps down after 35 years at SAC

AFTER 35 years at the helm of the Physical Education Department at St Augustine’s College, John Todd has stepped down and has turned the reigns of the Big Red Machine Athletic Department to Jason Edwards, one of his protégés.

Baha Mar makes intervention plea to $2.4bn lender

Baha Mar last night urged its Chinese financier to use its “strong ties” with the project’s main contractor to get the $3.5 billion development back on track, arguing that it has “a vested interest” in ensuring its success.

Partial National Health without tax to be introduced

PRIME MINISTER Christie looked down the dark tunnel and found what we all told him he would find — darkness. The light that he had hoped would be there was not there, neither was there an economy, or a people who could afford to be taxed to supply his much-heralded National Health Insurance scheme.

Ex-GBPA attorney slams ‘amateurish’ Freeport promotion

A former Port Authority attorney has slammed the “aimless” and “most amateurish manner” in which Freeport has been promoted, blaming this as a key factor in the city’s failure to attract major investments over the past decade.

Business ‘hardship’ fears over GOV’ts workforce reforms

The private sector is likely to warn that the Government’s proposed minimum wage and redundancy pay reforms will “create hardship” among businesses already reeling from significant tax-induced cost increases.

'They've really taken doubles to a whole new level'

AFTER an impressive career in which he and Daniel Nestor were considered one of the greatest doubles teams ever, Mark Knowles is now spending a lot of time as a colour commentator on television and watching the progress of the greatest team to play the game - American identical twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.

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