Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 25, 2008	A war between the spirit and self
You can't be a child of God and a child of the world: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Christians fall from grace daily, but it's what you do after "backsliding" that counts, according to many Christian leaders. "To live a Christian life is a...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	Proudfoot Consulting: Caribbean Banks Growing, But Face A New Set Of Challenges
Firm: Caribbean Banks Growing, But Face New Challenges - Bahama Journal - Nassau, Bahamas: Although banks in the Caribbean are thriving, financial firms are facing a new set of challenges, according to Proudfoot Consulting, a global management consulting firm based in the United States. ...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 7, 2008	The true story and the challenge of the Cuban journalists
Reflections of Fidel: SEVEN days ago I wrote about one of the great men in history: Salvador Allende, a man the world remembered with deep emotion and respect on his first centennial. However, no one quivered or even recalled the date of October 24, 1891, when the Dominican despot Rafael...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 24, 2008	The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Extended Two Years... It Will Ultimately Be Replaced With A Reciprocal One In Keeping With World Trade Organization (WTO) Standards, Forcing Caribbean Nations To Lower Or Remove Duties On U.S. Goods
PM—CBI extension won: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas: WASHINGTON, DC — Bahamian exporters can now breathe a sigh of relief with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announcing a two-year extension to the Caribbean Basin Initiative, likely just enough time...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 14, 2008	The Bahamas Christian Council Has Done, or Is Doing Very Little In The Way of Providing Moral and Spiritual Initiatives for The Uplifting of the People of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Is the BCC failing? By SHAVAUGHN MOSS, Lifestyles Editor - Nassau, Bahamas: The recent abrupt change in leadership, and the silence of the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) on major social issues facing the nation is cause for grave concern to its effectiveness, according to Reverend J....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) With The European Union: "... holds no benefits for The Bahamas"
Union boss weighs in on EPA proposal: By KEVA LIGHTBOURNE, NG Senior Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Less than a week after scores of Bahamians participated in a peaceful demonstration in the city's center in protest of the government's proposed signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 29, 2008	HIV/AIDS In The Workplace
Highlight On AIDS In The Workplace: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: As the International Labour Organization [ILO] commends the Caribbean region for new programmes to root out workplace discrimination against HIV/AIDS infected persons, in The Bahamas trade union activists say they...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 15, 2008	Bahamas: Politics, Divisions, and Pastors
Politics not closed to pastors: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Is it right for Bishop Neil Ellis to have acted as the spiritual advisor for the Progressive Liberal Party, while Bishop Simeon Hall carried the same role for the Free National Movement? Do...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 14, 2008	USAID replaces corrupt Franco with ex-CANF capo
BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD—Granma International staff writer— • IN order to "solve" the systematic fraud uncovered in its accounts by a General Accountability Office (GAO) investigation a few months back, the USAID has replaced the corrupt official Adolfo Franco with none other than José...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 4, 2008	"For every step forward in press freedom last year, there were two steps back", said Freedom House Executive Director Jennifer Windsor
Bahamas Ranks 37th In World Press Freedom - Report Says Press Freedom Declines: Bahama Journal - A non governmental organization based in the United States has ranked The Bahamas 37th in a worldwide assessment of press freedom, referring to instances where undue pressure might have been...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 26, 2008	Agent Kolar, Bush’s new hope for destabilizing Cuba
BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD —Granma International staff writer— • CAUGHT up in a series of scandals that erased what little credibility it had on the Cuba issue, the Bush administration, which until now trusted that its Cuban-American mercenaries would succeed in destabilizing the country, has...... [view]