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The gender equality referendum failed
As violence in our society explodes – three more have been murdered in less then 48 hours – it seems that we are content to allow people to be murdered based on their social standing.
Zika virus alert in Miami
MIAMI (AP) - Government health officials warned pregnant women yesterday to avoid a Zika-stricken section of Miami and arrange to be tested for the virus if they have visited the Wynwood neighbourhood since mid-June after the number of people feared infected through mosquito bites in the United States climbed to 14.
BTC wants 50% cut to Cable’s roaming
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is demanding a 50 per cent cut to the time its new Cable Bahamas-managed mobile rival is allowed to use its network, arguing that 36 months is “too lenient”.
School stay away as thousands drop out
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says thousands of students have still not returned to campuses since schools were reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Holding up a Torch for Life: regulating weapons
CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) countries joined dozens of other nations in fighting for a robust and comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during negotiations at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 2 to 27 July, but their efforts were frustrated by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign team.
Contractors take 'leadership role in the Caribbean'
THE Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) is taking "a leadership position in the Caribbean" to develop a region-wide industry certification programme, its past president fearing they will otherwise be "left out in the cold" by requirements such as 100 per cent performance bonds.
RCI DEFENDS PI PROJECT: Cruise line addresses environmental concerns over $100m beach club
ROYAL Caribbean International leaders rebutted environmental concerns surrounding the proposed $100m Paradise Island project yesterday, insisting it would be their most environmentally friendly project of its kind.
DIANE PHILLIPS: How did the future get here so fast?
There is a phobia for just about everything. Fear of heights, fear of open spaces, fear of looking ridiculous, no just made that up. But the fear I find most relevant to all of us in The Bahamas is something I just learned the name of. It’s called Chronophobia and it is a fear of the future.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Helping the helpless but a story which fills us with shame
If you live on the eastern side of the island you see them every day – men and women in light blue shirts and khaki pants holding tin cans in the shape of a church. They wait patiently for donations, a few hundred dollars a day coming from regulars who know the work these extraordinary men and women do. They are the members of Ambassador Chorale and the money they raise helps to house, feed, clothe and teach those who have fallen through the cracks or whose drug-sodden parents are incapable of caring for them.
IDB: Just 54% of COVID loan firms still doing business
The effectiveness of the government’s COVID-19 small business support has been called into question by a report that found just 54 percent of loan recipients have remained operational.
WORLD VIEW: Small states diplomacy pays dividends on ‘de-risking’
IT was an odd law into which to place it, but new and welcome directives on “de-risking” - which has plagued Caribbean countries - has become law in the United States.
More awareness needed to battle prostate cancer in the Bahamas
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The Bahamas as a nation is trying to deal with a natural disaster of epic proportions.Sadly, prostate cancer continues to be a national health disaster, with hundreds of Bahamian men being diagnosed ever
Arawak Cay fearful on 'repeat COVID dance'
Arawak Cay vendors yesterday said they want reassurances that the latest COVID-19 easing will not be "another repeat dance" where their operations are swiftly shut down again once cases increase.
DeAndre Ayton and the Bruins in ‘Sand Between Your Toes Showcase’
THE Bahamian public will have an early season opportunity to witness the top local basketball talent and a rarity of seeing one of its own Blue Chip prospects playing at home.
CLICO medical policies an 'albatross around the neck'
Calls for CLICO (Bahamas) policyholders to still pay their premiums have become “an albatross around the neck” of 700 mostly-elderly clients whose medical policies will be cancelled by Friday.Bishop Simeon Hall, the retired pastor who was himself a v
Dames: There's no quick fix on killings
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames rebuffed critics of the government’s actions on crime, telling reporters the Free National Movement came to office with crime at alarming levels and the problem could not be solved in three months.
INSIGHT: Trump's eagerness to open up could be the last thing we need
AS the saying goes: When America sneezes, The Bahamas catches a cold. Imagine what becomes of us if that proverbial sneeze is caused by a disease that has already infected more than one million Americans. Despite being armed with this knowledge and t
Davis: We’re headed away from the fiscal cliff
DESPITE nearly $1bn in liabilities and unfunded obligations left behind by the previous Minnis administration, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is headed in the right direction away from a “fiscal cliff”.
Bad weather cancels as many cruise calls as COVID’s Omicron
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said it has lost more vessel calls to bad weather than the COVID Omicron variant with berth bookings “very solid” for the remainder of 2022.
INSIGHT: Are we ready to become a republic?
Barbados was the centre of attention last week – as the nation officially became a republic.
