Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 25, 2008	Bahamians look to practice to make things perfect
NASSAU, Bahamas: It seems the Bahamas national workforce has a thirst for self betterment with half saying they want further training from their employers in order to develop their skills according to the latest research released by Sandals Royal Bahamian. The survey, which asked local...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 17, 2008	Is The Bahamian Government creating a welfare state of The Bahamas?
Letter: Bahamas Government creating a welfare state? Dear Sir: Over the past few weeks, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has obviously been feeling helpless with the many requests that he confronts for help from people grappling with the unkind effects of what is becoming a world wide...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 18, 2008	Bahamas Minster of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing attributed the collapse of American International Group (AIG) to globalization
Laing Blames AIG On Globalization: By TAMARA McKENZIE - Nassau, Bahamas: After American International Group (AIG) – one of the world’s most prominent insurance companies – had to be bailed out of massive debt on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of America, Minster of State for...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 16, 2008	Bahamian Government Will Ask Tough Questions Of Developers Partnered With Failed Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Others In Bahamas Foreign Investment Projects
Investment banks face govt questions: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas: The collapse of Lehman Brothers, the forced sale of Merrill Lynch and an entire investment industry under the microscope means the Bahamian government will now ask developers partnered...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 13, 2008	HIV/AIDS Challenges In The Bahamas
AIDS Officials Challenged: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: Despite continued pleas, the challenges faced by officials of the National AIDS Programme have remained the same over the years. According to Director of the National AIDS Programme Nurse Rosamae Bain, some of those...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008	The Invasive Lionfish's On Bahamian Menu
Lionfish On The Menu? BY VANESSA C. ROLLE - Nassau, Bahamas: The venomous lionfish, an invasive predator with a taste for immature grouper and lobster, is starting to show up on Bahamian menus, and marine biologist Dr. Stefan Harzen does not think that’s a bad idea. Dr. Harzen said...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 1, 2008	Many Of The Bahamas' Public School Teachers: "...either cannot teach or only want a job"
Sands: Many Teachers Only Want a Job - By Journal Staff Writer: Nassau, Bahamas - As thousands of public school teachers return to the classroom today, an education official admitted on Sunday that many of them, though qualified, either cannot teach or only want a job. "Oftentimes we...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 29, 2008	Bahamian Education For Bahamians In The Bahamas
A ‘Bahamian’ Education In The Bahamas: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: In addition to certain requisite universal knowledge, students in Bahamian schools must also be made familiar with that which is uniquely Bahamian, according to a senior education official. Elma...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 23, 2008	Bahamian Education Minister: ‘Bahamianize’ the curriculum in primary and high schools throughout the Bahamas
‘Bahamianization’ Of Education: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: Education is not only an academic phenomenon but also a cultural one, according to the minister of education. Carl Bethel recently expressed the need to ‘Bahamianize’ the curriculum in primary and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 18, 2008	The Bahamas Is “Adrift” Says Bahamian Anglican Archbishop - Drexel Gomez
The Nation Is “Adrift” Says Archbishop Gomez: By TAMARA McKENZIE- Nassau, Bahamas: Archbishop Drexel Gomez: A prominent religious leader known not to mince words declared on Sunday that the Bahamas is presently "drifting" and he is not entirely optimistic about its future. "I...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008	More Penalties for Employers of Illegal Immigrants in The Bahamas
PM: Stiffer penalties for employers of illegal immigrants - By ERICA WELLS, Guardian News Editor: Nassau, Bahamas - Employers hiring illegal immigrants could soon face more public penalties as the government works to reign in the number of illegal immigrants that flock to Bahamian...... [view]