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Nine-fold increase in job placement rate now targeted
A nine-fold improvement in job seeker placement rates is being targeted by a $50 million initiative that aims to overhaul skills training and employment preparation in the Bahamas.
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DARING FEAT: 70-year-old Gavin to attempt sail-a-thon from Exuma to Nassau
HE has sailed around the world in so many regattas, but Gavin McKinney has decided to try something that he has never done before and that is to sail from Exuma to Nassau in a 14-foot Laser boat.
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Extra homes at low price
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The government is actively pursuing development of an additional 100 low-income housing lots at a Freeport subdivision, Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell announced. He
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Roads compensation to only relieve '20-40% of pain'
The proposed New Providence Road Improvement Project compensation will relieve only “20-40 per cent” of the pain suffered by impacted businesses, a consultant expressing hope it might at least help some “get back in the game”.
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Hypertension.....The " Silent Killer""You cannot manage high blood pressure if you do not know you have it"
By ALESHA CADET
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Hotels eye 5-7% peak winter rate increases
A leading Bahamian hotelier yesterday said resorts were looking at a 5-7 per cent year-over-year room rate increase for the peak 2013 Winter season, adding that it was “premature to ring the Doomsday Bell” over the so-called US ‘fiscal cliff’.
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Severe warning issued to nation
SEVERE flood warnings were issued yesterday for the entire Bahamas as a major weather system threatens the archipelago with excessive prolonged rains and thunderstorms this week.
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'Cruise visitors are competitors, not customers'
A well-known architect has questioned why the Bahamas could not find an extra $1 million to upgrade Nassau’s “most visited” attraction when the harbour was dredged, warning: “Cruise ships are our competitors, not our customers”.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Put some ZIP into e-mails
Ever heard of ZIP files? Of course you have. If you have download programs and files off the Internet, you have probably encountered ZIP files. A ZIP file is a convenient way of compressing program files into a single, smaller file.
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Exploring Bahamian heritage through fashion
A YOUNG CALIFORNIA fashion and design student is exploring her Bahamian roots, weaving together the threads of two different worlds.
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Breakthrough reveals sharks return to birthing grounds
RESEARCH conducted in Bimini over almost two decades shows that female lemon sharks born there returned 15 years later to give birth to their own young – confirming this behaviour for the first time in sharks.
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Six-month 'past due' loans double to 60%
The proportion of non-performing loans more than six months’ past due has almost doubled from pre-recession levels to 60 per cent, reflecting both borrower struggles and bank repossession difficulties.
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An entrepreneur's vision
SHE is a self-made, successful businesswoman, and now Raquel Beneby-Hart is aiming to help others achieve their entrepreneurial dreams with a new book she has published.
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Doctor sounds alarm over toxic products
Toxic personal care products are a major cause of inflammation, leading to the onset of degenerative diseases, said anaesthesiologist Dr Sy Pierre, a guest speaker at a recently held public lecture at Doctors Hospital.
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Miller: Former BEC chairman Phenton Neymour is ‘clueless’
BEC chairman Leslie Miller has lashed out at former chairman Phenton Neymour in the on-going argument over operations at the country’s electricity corporation, dubbing him “clueless” and an “imbecile.”
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Chamber launches mentoring to improve 70% SME fail rate
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is hoping its pilot mentorship and training programme will improve entrepreneurs’ chances of success, given that 70 per cent of Bahamian small business ventures end in failure.
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The sun does not discriminate... The importance of applying sunscreen
IT has been a long held belief that the darker your skin, the less protection it needs against the sun’s harmful rays. However, medical experts warn that no-one is immune to the sun’s devastating impact.
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BORCO to undergo further expansion
The Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) is set to undergo further multi-million dollar upgrades beginning this quarter, as its owner seeks to improve its “crude oil handling” capabilities.
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Sandyport targeting commercial expansion
Sandyport aims to “shortly” announce a further expansion of its commercial office and retail offering, as it mulls development options for the remaining 12 acres “at our very heart”.
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Grand Bahama to host top Little Leaguers in Caribbean
JUST weeks after the Bahamas Baseball Federation hosted the 12th edition of its National Tournament, Grand Bahama will once again become the country’s focal point of the sport, this time hosting the top Little League teams in the region. The nation’s second city will host the 2014 Caribbean Little League Region Tournament at the Emera Caribbean Baseball Park July 18-27.
