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Montagu foreshore earns praise for government
IT'S not often that professional critics like Tough Call feel the need to offer kudos to those in office. After all, they can draw on the multiple resources of the state (including a $2.5 million-a-year "information service") to stroke themselves. And hop
Montagu foreshore earns praise for government
IT'S not often that professional critics like Tough Call feel the need to offer kudos to those in office. After all, they can draw on the multiple resources of the state (including a $2.5 million-a-year "information service") to stroke themselves. And hop
Greek austerity meeting postponed again
Greek austerity meeting postponed again Greece's prime minister negotiated late into the night Tuesday with the country's international creditors, finalizing a proposal for new austerity measures to avoid a disastrous bankruptcy. Prime Minister Lucas Pap
Strike that stirred the nation
LAST Friday marked the 54th anniversary of the 1958 general strike, one of the seminal events of the modern Bahamas. On January 13 of that year, hundreds of public and private sector workers walked off their jobs, shutting down New Providence for almost t
America wrestling with changing notions of race
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million - at least 1 in 14 - went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," "Haitian," "Mexican" and "mu
Women's struggles in the Bahamas
Women's struggles in the Bahamas By JANET BOSTWICK IN the general elections in the Colony of The Bahama Islands in 1949, Mr Rufus Ingraham, the Member of Parliament for Inagua for two years, lost his bid to be re-elected. His wife, Mrs Mary Ingraham, t
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister LEADERS of the Bahamas Customs and Immigration Allied Workers Union are scheduled to meet with Labour Minister Dion Foulkes this morning to clarify what their lawyer, Obie Ferguson, is now dismissing as a "mi
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister
Union leaders meet today with Labour Minister LEADERS of the Bahamas Customs and Immigration Allied Workers Union are scheduled to meet with Labour Minister Dion Foulkes this morning to clarify what their lawyer, Obie Ferguson, is now dismissing as a "mi
Bishop: Demons loose in country
Bishop: Demons loose in country By LAMECH JOHNSON and SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporters sbrown@tribunemedia.net THREE demons are holding the Bahamas hostage and can only be exorcised with prayer, Bishop Neil Ellis, of Mount Tabor Full Gospel Bapti
Where are businesses in Caribbean business?
Where are businesses in Caribbean business? By Sir Ronald Sanders THE countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), with the exception of Guyana and Suriname, are each experiencing severe decline in their economies. The small Leeward
No rejoicing for Caribbean travellers
By Sir Ronald Sanders Air transportation in the Caribbean has always been difficult. The news that a privately-owned, low-cost carrier, REDjet, has been forced to suspend its operations has made Caribbean air transportation even more problematic. Over th
Greece caves in on civil service firings
Greece caves in on civil service firings Greece's coalition government caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure maj
Greece caves in on civil service firings
Greece caves in on civil service firings Greece's coalition government caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure maj
Greece caves in on civil service firings
Greece caves in on civil service firings Greece's coalition government caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure maj
No rejoicing for Caribbean travellers
By Sir Ronald Sanders Air transportation in the Caribbean has always been difficult. The news that a privately-owned, low-cost carrier, REDjet, has been forced to suspend its operations has made Caribbean air transportation even more problematic. Over th
Politics on the Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, the Cayman Islands - At a dinner party on Seven Mile Beach here, I asked a long-time resident (who serves on two public boards) for a briefing on the island's political parties. Curiously, he could not even recall their names. So the next day
Politics on the Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, the Cayman Islands - At a dinner party on Seven Mile Beach here, I asked a long-time resident (who serves on two public boards) for a briefing on the island's political parties. Curiously, he could not even recall their names. So the next day
Politics on the Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, the Cayman Islands - At a dinner party on Seven Mile Beach here, I asked a long-time resident (who serves on two public boards) for a briefing on the island's political parties. Curiously, he could not even recall their names. So the next day
Politics on the Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, the Cayman Islands - At a dinner party on Seven Mile Beach here, I asked a long-time resident (who serves on two public boards) for a briefing on the island's political parties. Curiously, he could not even recall their names. So the next day
Politics on the Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, the Cayman Islands - At a dinner party on Seven Mile Beach here, I asked a long-time resident (who serves on two public boards) for a briefing on the island's political parties. Curiously, he could not even recall their names. So the next day
