By Joey Gaskins Jr It’s time to pull out all the stops for a public education campaign to get Bahamians vaccinated Now that The Bahamas has sufficient supplies to vaccinate a large percentage of the population, vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine sentiment are going to be the most significant obstacles to realizing the full potential of […]

By Royann Dean Even if you aren’t a storyteller, there’s no denying how captivating and fascinating storytelling is. We cannot always remember details of stories but very often we remember the meaning and the message. We use our imaginations to visualize the story at the same time we use logic to follow the details. This […]

By Derek Smith Jr Managing political risk was the subject of a column I wrote over a year ago. However, since then, COVID-19 has transitioned from a disruptor to a consistent and daily reality for the world. The political risk landscape has changed, as have all other risk categories, and businesses face a fragmented and […]

By Derek Smith Jr Without a doubt, it costs to be compliant in what appears to be a never-ending cycle of regulatory reengineering. Over $200 billion in compliance costs are expected to be paid by financial services companies around the world by end of 2021, according to LexisNexis research. The aforementioned statistic may surprise some, […]

By Royann Dean Digital solutions have proven to be a saving grace for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. From celebrating life’s moments via Zoom and shifting to online classrooms to working from home every day, the pandemic has changed purchasing behavior and how we interact with our communities. Like we learned in school, success lies […]

By Derek Smith Jr Since The Wolfsberg Group’s original issuance of its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Principles for Private Banking in October 2000, its subsequent statements over the past decades and more recently its statement of effectiveness in December 2019, many jurisdictions have taken steps to enact more effective anti-money laundering/combatting terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regimes. Over […]

By Allyson Maynard-Gibson, QC “Majority rule and political independence were achieved without shedding even a drop of blood. I can imagine no circumstance that would allow any of that marvelously daring experience to recur, hence younger generations cannot fully relate to the sometimes wistful, sometimes delightful feelings of achievement, the gratitude, the noble thoughts, the […]

By Barrise N Griffin Natural hazards are acts of nature out of our control. So, it is understandable that when disasters occur, citizens look to their public officials and government to take charge. Arguably, disaster management can be seen as a public good because it is in the interest of the country and its citizens, […]

By Derek Smith Jr The fraud industry is booming. A few months before COVID-19 appeared, the Financial Cost of Fraud Report 2019 published: “Fraud is costing businesses and individuals across the world US$5.127 trillion each year.” Moreover, the results of a survey completed by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners noted that due to the […]

By Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs of India V Muraleedharan I, Vellamvelli Muraleedharan, the minister of state in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, bring to The Bahamas the best wishes from the government and the people of India on your Independence Day. Coming from a similar colonial background, India understands and […]

By Allyson Maynard-Gibson, QC I wrote this article on Father’s Day 2021 and publish it in independence week. In think that the musings apply to nation-building. What does it take to build strong families, communities and nations? I believe that one of the essential components is males who understand the role of men in those […]

By Dr Patrice Juliet Pinder, EdD, MSc, BSc, AA Very recently, I was asked to speak to a group of dynamic Bahamian STEM educators at the end of the 2020-2021 school year meeting for the Bahamas’ Association of Science Educators (BASE), and I was asked to offer strategies to get Bahamian students, especially girls, into […]

By Leyvon A Miller III, JP Alas, the ghost of Tellis Bethel continues to haunt the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. It is easy to imagine that any commander defence force former, still firmly in command of his facilities and with access to any of the daily newspapers, must spend his mornings at home with a […]