BAIC/COB hosts seminar

The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation,(BAIC) and the College of the Bahamas have joined hands to host a 10 week business empowerment seminar beginning February 1 to April 5.The purpose of the seminar is to sensitize Bahamians of the business...

Grand Bahamian for the Senate

Former president of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce Dr. Doswell C Coakley was presented with Instruments of Appointment as the country’s newest Senator during ceremonies at Government House on Monday (January 29, 2007). Dr. Coakley, who will fill the...

Bahamian nurse setting the pace

The Bahamas is setting the trend in nursing in the Caribbean. Gone is the traditional mindset that they are handmaidens to the medical team. “They form a collaborative team,” said Nurses Association of the Bahamas president Ampusam Symonette. “Nurses...

Expert says domestic violence is ‘criminal’

Health Social Services coordinator, Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson, says intimate partner violence, or domestic violence, has been recognized globally as “a problem of epidemic proportions” and that if left unchecked, can become an incubator for societal...

Financial services regulations strengthened

The Government has moved to empower the Compliance Commission to conduct on-site examinations of financial institutions to ensure they are in conformity with the law. In cases where the Commission is unable to conduct such examinations, an auditor will be appointed,...