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Fight against inflation
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IT WAS another seesaw week in the global financial markets. The hope that Beijing will relax COVID measures that have been very strict so far is fuelling expectations of higher demand.
Political ‘punch lines’ no ‘quagmire’ escape
The Bahamas needs to see “tangible results” from Baha Mar and other major developments in the pipeline, the Chamber’s chairman again bemoaning the absence of detailed policy statements on how to rescue the country from the “quagmire” it is in.
Bahamas deficit
MANY Bahamians need a job, the PLP Government has been unsuccessful in providing sufficient jobs for a diversified Bahamian workforce in the Bahamas. Everybody is not a hotel worker in our Bahamas, Baha Mar cannot employ all of the Young Bahamians who are out of High School and College.
Checkers to create 40 jobs with fifth location
A well-known Bahamian restaurant chain yesterday said it is investing $3-$4m to create up to 40 jobs at its “futuristic” fifth location, saying: “We have to keep up with the trends.”
Men’s national soccer team loses to Puerto Rico, 7-0
Team Bahamas was blanked for the third consecutive match in the opening round of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers for the CONCACAF region.
‘Jazz’ Chisholm makes early case for starting job
IF the Miami Marlins’ Spring Training play will determine position battles, Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm made an early case for the starting job at second base.
Walker's Cay sold to Texan businessman
WALKER’S Cay has been sold to Texas businessman and philanthropist Carl Allen who plans to redevelop the northernmost island in The Bahamas to its former glory as a sport-fishing destination. Mr Allen - a long-time visitor to The Bahamas - finalised
Minister: 50% jobless rate hit to work permits
A Cabinet minister yesterday warned some existing work permits are unlikely to be renewed as The Bahamas grapples with a 50 percent unemployment rate post-COVID-19. Elsworth Johnson, minister of financial services, trade and industry and immigration
Minister expects Bahamian to hold UB president post ‘in short order’
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin distanced the Davis administration yesterday from the decision of the board of University of The Bahamas to appoint a non-Bahamian president of the institution, saying she expects that “in short order” a Bahamian will ascend to the top post.
EDITORIAL: A new government with familiar faces
THE promise from the PLP in their campaign slogan was clear: A New Day.
Unemployment rate rise contradicts govt ‘gains’
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday said the increased unemployment rate contradicted the government’s recently-touted economic gains.
Minister lashes out at contractor
LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday lashed out at the former government for allowing only one company to acquire millions of dollars in NIB job contracts.
Briefly
PM should be commended for bringing forward referendum EDITOR, The Tribune. We have had three prime ministers in the history of the Bahamas since independence. Sir Lynden Pindling was unable to bring the gambling issue before the people. Hubert Ingraham was not able to bring the gambling issue before the people. Only Perry Christie has had the courage to do so. He should be commended for this. I agree that this process seems a little rushed. But you know what, nothing is ever perfect. The people know what the issue is. They have two questions to vote on and they have had enough time to think about it. Do you support legalising web shops and a National Lottery? It is as simple as that. I support both. The government needs the tax dollars and Bahamians need jobs. Many of the people who say vote no have a job. They don’t care would happens to the thousands who work in the industry if the web shops are closed. Christie has taken a beating for bringing forward this referendum. The fact that he has been willing to do so in the face of all this hostility from the church, the opposition and haters everywhere shows that he is a man of courage. If the people vote yes, I know Perry Gladstone Christie will have the courage to pass the bill legalising gambling in the House of Assembly. I believe if the people vote no, that same Perry Gladstone Christie will have the courage to shut down the numbers houses. To my prime minister I say, stay strong. When you dare to address issues that no one else would touch you pay the price. But remember prime minister, history will remember you as the man who had the courage to put the question to the people. It wasn’t Ingraham and it wasn’t Sir Lynden. My Valley Boy was the one to let the people decide what they want to do. MARTHA S GREENE
Striping firm overhauls Exuma's road markings
Bahamas Striping has overhauled George Town’s roads with new traffic control markings. Over several days and two trips, the Bahamian striping company laid down stop junctions, a zebra crossing, and centre and edge lines enhanced with high visibility retro-reflective road studs or ‘cats eyes’.
Ministers laud benefits of Bahamas' sports tourism
Sports tourism was a topic of note during the 2013/14 Budget Debate for the ministers who share the platform.
'Don't leave Bahamian involvement to chance'
BAHAMIAN involvement and participation in investment projects “cannot be left to chance”, the chief executive of a $1 billion US-based company yesterday arguing: “We need to be creating businesses and not just projects.”
The right blend of young and old
With great advancements in medicine, and increased awareness of healthy living, many of us are experiencing longer and fuller lives.
Did I hit a nerve?
The Merrian-Webster dictionary defines a clown as “a performer (as in a circus) who entertains by playing tricks and wears comical clothes and makeup”.
Economic security high on Gov't list as GG sets out legislative agenda
The Government pledged to focus on economic security yesterday as one of the three key pillars of national development outlined during the speech from the throne, read by Governor General Cynthia “Mother” Pratt.
WASM invests $40m on campus in Grand Bahama
WESTERN Atlantic School of Medicine (WASM) has invested $40m to date on its campus in Grand Bahama, surpassing the original heads of agreement investment of $13.5m for the first phase.