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Appeal is filed against overtime pay for police
THE Office of the Attorney General has filed an appeal to overturn a ruling ordering that overtime pay be given to police officers who worked 12-hour shifts within the last two years.
BIA: Public health insurer 'expensive and unnecessary'
THE Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) has urged the government not to waste taxpayer funds to create an “expensive and unnecessary” public insurer, warning that it would be “unwise” for it to create such an entity in light of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) warnings about the problems related to state-owned enterprises.
Roberts: PLP the only party with a plan to tackle crime
DESPITE this year’s murder count outpacing last year’s figure, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday the PLP is still the only party with a plan to tackle this nation’s crime problem.
Increase MP salaries & allowances
It has come to my attention, and it also disturbs me greatly that the government of The Bahamas has deemed it fit to compensate Members of Parliament only a meagre $28,000 annually.
Squandered opportunity for Rollins
We have all heard the old adage, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. This describes the current situation of Andre Rollins. A young politician who portrayed an eagerness to make a difference for the betterment of our country, but is clearly on a path to self-destruction.
Humour was his game, but powerful he became
Humour is the capacity to express or perceive what’s funny, and is both a source of entertainment and a means to cope with what is difficult and awkward. Stressful situations often make for good environments that nurture humour, provoking laughter. Whether the joke is lighthearted or absurdly provocative, humour plays an important role in forming social bonds, releasing tension and attracting others.
Banks, Government 'exploring common ground' on mortgages
BAHAMIAN commercial banks and the Government are still at the exploratory stage of trying to find "common ground" over the latter's mortgage relief plan, Tribune Business can disclose, with nothing finalised yet.
PLP failed to deliver in its frame
PLP failed to deliver in its frame EDITOR, The Tribune. I have heard many refer to election time as "silly season". But I only thought it was because the level of propaganda would escalate to extreme proportions. I have seen easily verifiable facts mis
Munroe deserves no votes
I was sick to my stomach when I learned that outspoken and extremely controversial attorney and Queen’s Council, Wayne Munroe, had been both chosen and ratified to represent the constituency of Free Town, formerly Montagu, for the Progressive Liberal Party in the upcoming General Election.
Be known as a doer
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is not a talker. Many of the problems he has gotten into in the past seven months as Prime Minister are because he is not gifted in that way.
Killing fields of Nassau
Crime does not belong to any political party as it affects all Bahamians without regard to race; politics or creed. The recent uptick in homicides, especially involving young children is troubling and a matter of grave public concern.
Bank contraction threatens 'way of life' for Bahamas
The opposition’s shadow finance minister yesterday warned the “way of life for many Bahamians is under threat” to the continual loss of institutions and jobs in the financial services industry.Chester Cooper, the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) dep
EDITORIAL: Building for a future after COVID
IT is difficult to assess the past year in comparison to other years – and that holds true in the court system too.
Pastors and politics
Perhaps it’s because people have such bad memories that we can listen to a Pastor pontificate about a Prime Minister who wants to be God, or wants to be “a” god and not remember that it is actually a class of Pastors who have had a hand in creating the political monsters we have had to deal with since 1967.
Let the powers that be start at home
Despite our sometimes selfish ways, the average Bahamian has a big heart and is always ready to be our ‘brother’s keepers” so to speak.
Say VAT? It's voodoo ecomomics
I am becoming increasingly disillusioned with the path this country is on. Our leaders seem to have no clue about how to run a country or more simply, how to prioritise their responsibilities. They are failing at managing the economy, crime, health and immigration, just to name a few.
Bahamians in Florida brace for impact of storm
BAHAMIANS in Florida braced for Hurricane Irma yesterday, a hurricane described by forecasters as the most dangerous storm to hit the state since the category five Hurricane Andrew did so in 1992.
It is our money they are wasting
There has been a lot of brouhaha lately about the Bahamas Defence Force’s decision to let its Commodore take his vacation leave rather than allowing him to stay on the job and continue to accumulate extra pay for postponed vacations.
Davis blasts Bethel over Smith trial expenses
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said Attorney General Carl Bethel’s refusal to disclose expenses from the Frank Smith bribery trial is inexcusable. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing Mr Smith’s acquittal on bribery
Davis got it wrong on curfew
Conventional wisdom dictates that in times of health pandemics we should ignore the posturing of politicians and instead lean on the advice of medical professionals.
