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Bahamas: Minister Rejects National Lottery Suggestion To Fund Education In
2008-06-09 18:44:00 Education Minister Rejects Nat?l Lottery Suggestion : By Viraj Perpall - Nassau, Bahamas: Minister of Education Carl Bethel has denied that the government plans to establish a national lottery over the next 10 years to fund education in The Bahamas. The statement that the government will establish a national lottery is contained in the latest draft of a new plan for education, which the Bahama Journal has obtained. Mr. Bethel confirmed that the Ministry of Education is completing a 10-year education plan but indicated that he is not aware of any plans to fund education through the means of "legalized gambling." "As minister of education I have no knowledge of this," Mr. Bethel said. "When I got to Education I met discussions in the Department of Education about the development of a 10-year plan that had been going on for at least 10 years. I set up a strategic group within the ministry and they are now in the process of engaging internal focus groups with stakeholders, with ... More About: Education , National , Fund
The empire?s hypocritical politics
2008-06-07 20:38:00 Reflections of Fidel: IT would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I did McCain?s and Bush?s. I feel no resentment towards him, for he is not responsible for the crimes perpetrated against Cuba and humanity. Were I to defend him, I would do his adversaries an enormous favor. I have therefore no reservations about criticizing him and about expressing my points of view on his words frankly. What were Obama?s statements? "Throughout my entire life, there has been injustice and repression in Cuba. Never, in my lifetime, have the people of Cuba known freedom. Never, in the lives of two generations of Cubans, have the people of Cuba known democracy. (?) This is the terrible and tragic status quo that we have known for half a century ? of elections that are anything but free or fair (?) I won't stand for this injustice, y... More About: Politics , Empire , The Empire
The Bedroom Business Of Christians
2008-06-06 18:52:00 What Christians do in their bedroom is their business: By Nadine Thomas-Brown, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Jamaican Dancehall artist Charmaine "Macka Diamond" Munroe says that what people do in their bedrooms is their own business. This comes a couple of months after she spoke to church members at City of Praise Church, Ajax St., at the invitation of Pastor Arthur Duncombe to speak at a seminar entitled "Angels By Day, Monsters By Night". Pastor Duncombe had to defend his actions on Joy FM's "Joy In the Morning" show with Kevin Harris, when he said he was helping wives to keep their husbands from being enticed away. Harris had taken exception to a secular artist being brought into what they viewed as sacred grounds. However, Duncombe's congregation, more specifically the women who had attended the conference, quickly jumped to the pastor's defense. "We have a lot of Christian marriages which are falling apart and sex is a very important part of marria... More About: Business , Bedroom
Bahamian Pastors: Legalizing gambling in The Bahamas would only cause more
2008-06-05 05:26:00 Pastors Scoff At Plan For Nat?l Lottery: By Viraj Perpall - Nassau, Bahamas : A group of pastors on Tuesday scoffed at a bid by education officials to fund education?s future needs through a national lottery. The most recent draft of a new plan for education ? which was obtained by the Bahama Journal ? says the government will over the next 10 years fund education through a national lottery. It?s an idea many religious leaders have long rejected. "Wherever a national lottery is introduced crime goes up and there are social problems you have to address," said Lyall Bethel, senior pastor at Grace Community Church. He said it is the church that would have to come to the rescue of the people detrimentally affected by a national lottery. "It irritates me when people say that we are just concerned about the tithe being lost, but nothing can be further from the truth," Pastor Bethel said. "We know that it?s us who are going to fix those families that will be destroyed. Money that... More About: Gambling , Pastors , The Bahamas
Bahamas To Establish A National Lottery To Fund Education
2008-06-03 20:06:00 Bid For Nat?l Lottery : By Candia Dames - Nassau, Bahamas : Education officials have completed the latest draft of a new strategic plan for education, saying the government will over the next 10 years establish a national lottery to fund education in The Bahamas. "The bulk of monies in education?s budget is allotted to personal emoluments," the plan says. "This trend will continue as it reflects the need to reward our human resources with the salaries they deserve for the import duties performed. However, for the education system to improve on a consistent basis, efforts must be made to seek legitimate and creative sources of funding which will be needed for the construction of educational facilities, the further development of instructional programmes and the purchase of tuition supplies." Education officials also say the government will address funding issues in education by working closely with CARICOM countries to address common education challenges, thereby reducing costs. ... More About: National , Fund
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) With The European Union: "... hold
2008-06-02 23:01:00 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 (EPA) with the European Union , a leading trade unionist yesterday called for more consultation on the move. Bahamas Public Services Union president, John Pinder, said the labor organization had gone on record to the government that the country was not ready for such a move, "as it holds no benefits for The Bahamas". "We have to now get some more consultation with them on the EPA before anything happens," said Pinder, who was a guest on Island FM's radio talk show "Parliament Street". The EPA is designed to open up trade between Caribbean and European countries. The Bahamas has not signed any part of the EPA agreement to date. Among the concerns are provisions under the services portion... More About: Union , Hold
The Christian Fight
2008-06-01 22:41:00 You must be perfect: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: You should not get angry. You should always be patient and always unassertive. You should not dance nor attend parties or drink. You should not do any of these things because you're a Christian ! Stop ? let's back up a minute. These are not any of God's Commandments, but rather some of the rules that the world has placed upon the Christian population, because they profess belief in God, and is something many believers struggle to overcome as they too are human ? just like non-Christians. "I like to call this the Christian fight [because] Christians have always been held to unrealistic values," says Danielle Curry, 42, a believer who attends Faith Temple International Ministries, Madeira Street, Palmdale. "The world has its idea of what a Christian should be and so does God, but the difference is that God understands that we are human and that we are not prefect, while society doesn... More About: Fight
The Need To Have Bahamians Informed About The Economic Partnership Agreemen
2008-06-01 00:25:00 Laing rejects EPA criticism: By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: The minister of state in the Ministry of Finance has shot down claims that the economic partnership agreement (EPA) will shrink the local job market if The Bahamas becomes a signatory. The EPA is designed to open up trade between Caribbean and European countries. The Bahamas has not signed any part of the EPA agreement to date. In a recent interview with The Guardian, State Minister for Finance Zhivargo Laing denied claims that the EPA would allow foreign workers to easily enter the Bahamian job market. "I absolutely refute it," said Laing. " I mean there are a large number of areas which we reserve in this economy now for Bahamian participation and those are areas for the most part will be reserved for Bahamian participation. It is absolutely untrue that any straw vendor, retailer, or wholesaler has to be concerned about an economic partnership agreement allowing any foreign partici... More About: Economic
USAID Reveals Its Plans For Subversion In Cuba
2008-05-30 16:03:00 Mercenary NGOs meet in Washington • José "Pepe" Cárdenas and officials in charge of attacking Cuba have brazenly revealed in Washington how they are to squander the $45 million assigned to subversion in Cuba via "experienced" institutions, preferably European and Latin American ones BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD—Granma International staff writer— • IN its new plans for destabilizing Cuba, the USAID is to promote the clandestine dispatch of electronic materials to the island via European and Latin American intermediaries, which will undertake the dirty work that it cannot legally do: to send agents into the country under cover of so-called humanitarian licenses in order to make on-the-ground evaluations, and to guarantee their collaborators that their activities will never be divulged, over and above the Freedom of Information Act. Forced by the General Accountability Office to fabricate a certain image of decency in the distribution of taxpayers’ money that it has squandered... More About: Plans , Subversion
HIV/AIDS In The Workplace
2008-05-29 13:55:00 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 continue to try to educate employers and employees about how to deal with the situation. However, a few of them admitted that there are no comprehensive, detailed policies, although it was something that they are working towards. Recently, the ILO said new programmes designed to step up action against HIV/AIDS in the workplace are becoming increasingly common in the Caribbean. It referred to five Caribbean states in particular: Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago for working with the ILO?s SHARE (Strategic HIV/AIDS Responses in Enterprises) project to put into place policies and programmes to address discrimination and behaviour change in and through the workplace. Accordin... More About: Aids
British Government Warns British Nationals About Bahamian Water Sports
2008-05-28 05:06:00 British Gov?t Warns About Bahamian Water Sports : By QUINCY PARKER - Nassau, Bahamas: A top government official is issuing assurances in the face of a warning by an arm of the British government about the Bahamian water sports industry ? that warning goes so far as to advise British nationals new to water sports not to rent water sports equipment. A top government official is issuing assurances in the face of a warning by an arm of the British government about the Bahamian water sports industry ? that warning goes so far as to advise British nationals new to water sports not to rent water sports equipment. The Ministry of Tourism estimated that around 499,000 British nationals visited The Bahamas in 2006. While the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said that most visits to The Bahamas are trouble-free, the body has warned British nationals travelling to The Bahamas about the water sports industry, which it says is "poorly regulated." The FCO is the arm of the Bri... More About: Government , British , Nationals
Martí?s Immortal Ideas
2008-05-26 03:55:00 Reflections of Fidel: JUST a few days ago, a friend of mine sent me the text of a report from Gallup, the well-known U.S. opinion pollster. I started to leaf through the material with the natural lack of confidence given the lying and hypocritical information usually used against our nation. It was a survey on education in which Cuba was included, although it is usually ignored. It analyzed the situation in four regions of the world: Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. A number of Caribbean nations were included in some aspects. First question: Are children in your country treated with dignity and respect? Positive answer: Asia 73%, Europe 67%, Africa 60% and Latin America 41%. If the Caribbean countries are included, Gallup states that in Haiti, only 13% of those surveyed responded affirmatively to that question. Second question: Do children in your country have the opportunity to learn and grow every day? In Asia 75% answered yes; in Europe, 74%; in Africa, 60%; in Latin... More About: Ideas , Immortal
You only get to Negro nationalism after you pass intelligence and universal
2008-05-25 06:17:00 The 'secret Garveyism': By THEA RUTHERFORD, Guardian National Correspondent - Nassau, Bahamas: UCLA professor and prominent Caribbean scholar, Robert Hill, introduced an audience on Thursday to a Marcus Garvey that perhaps many of us have never known. For decades after his death in 1940, the world has been most familiar with the military Garvey, the "Africa for the Africans" Garvey. And people of African descent have celebrated the Garvey who established the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914, a vehicle for pride amongst blacks living in a time when crushing racial prejudice seeped into the psyche and tortured self esteem. Yet during his lecture given at the College of the Bahamas' Michael H. Eldon building, and jointly hosted by BACUS and the college's School of Social Sciences, Hill presented images of a multifaceted Garvey, one far too big to be stuffed into one chest of history. In Hill's presentation "Marcus Garvey's Mission," the historical and... More About: Intelligence , Pass , Nationalism
Bahamas Trade Unions Stand Divided
2008-05-24 01:25:00 Unions Still Divided as Labour Day Approaches: By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR - Nassau, Bahamas : While nixing the idea that the country?s two umbrella unions would finally unite to stage one major Labour Day march, leaders affiliated with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) unveiled plans on Thursday for their annual Labour Day parade, which is expected to be held under the theme, "The struggle for unity continues. Then, now, forever." As Labour Day approaches, the country?s largest trade union, the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union, continues to be embroiled in bitter infighting, and differences between the TUC and the National Congress of Trade Unions will apparently prevent them from joining forces on June 6 as originally planned. According to TUC President Obie Ferguson, the lack of recognition for some trade unions in the country, the need for vacation and notice pay in the event a company goes bankrupt or relocates, and the enforcement of court judgments in worker... More About: Unions , Stand
Bahamian Religions
2008-05-22 06:44:00 Owning your religion: By Nadine Thomas-Brown, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: If Bahamian religion could be seen as a fabric it would probably be Androsia cotton with little if any room for Gabardine or Kente Cloth. Usually when one thinks of religion in The Bahamas, Christianity with its variant denominations is the only one that comes to mind. However several faiths call The Bahamas home. Among them, Buddhists, Muslims and Rastafarians. Though many people do not wear their religion on their sleeves, some faiths have no choice due to their doctrines, but to sport some tangible proof as evidenced by a Muslim's clothing and a Rastafarian's dreadlocks. Unfortunately these characteristics of their religion label them and at times make them outcasts in their own country. James Rolle, 35, (name changed) is one in what may be a growing number of practicing Buddhists. However it is difficult to ascertain the exact numbers that practice the religion here in the coun... More About: Religions
Two hungry wolves and a Little Red Riding Hood
2008-05-21 06:00:00 Reflections of Fidel: ONE basic idea has been occupying my mind since my old days as a utopian socialist. It came from nowhere, with the simple notions of good and evil inculcated in everybody by the society in which they are born, full of instincts and lacking in values that parents, particularly mothers, begin to sow in any society or epoch. As I did not have a political mentor, hazard and chance were inseparable components of my life. I acquired an ideology on my own account from the moment when I had a real opportunity to observe and meditate upon the years I lived as a child, an adolescent and a young student. For me education became the instrument par excellence for change in the period in which it has befallen me to live and on which the very survival of our fragile species might depend. After many years of experience, what I think today on the delicate issue is totally coherent with this idea. I do not need to apologize ? as certain people prefer to do ? for stating the ... More About: Wolves , Hood , Riding , Hungry
Journeys Through The Valley Of Shadows And Death With Cancer
2008-05-19 23:36:00 When cancer strikes: By Chakara Bennett, Guardian Summer Intern - Nassau, Bahamas: For Maxine Callender life is all about taking one hour ? one minute ? one second ? one breath at a time. She herself is not battling an incurable disease, but she has seen an insidious one striking her family four times, claiming three lives. Her journey through the valley of the shadow of death began in 1976 when her husband Walter, was not feeling well. It was the year of the Montreal, Quebec, Olympics and it was supposed to be exciting, for the distance runner, but she was filled with worry and dread as he became sicker and sicker. He was diagnosed with liver cancer and after a valiant struggle, he passed in Oct. 1977. Callender was filled with conflicting emotions. She was relieved that he was allowed to escape his suffering but at the same time devastated as she was left alone to care for their two daughters ? Toni, 6, and Tiffany, 3. After her initial loss she strove on to do as well a... More About: Cancer , Death , Shadows , Journeys , Valley
The Situation of The Bahamian Youth in The Bahamas
2008-05-17 03:10:00 A State of Crisis: Growing Problems Facing Youth : By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas : The country is in a state of crisis due to the situation of its youth, Chairman of the Juvenile Panel Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans asserted Wednesday night. "The future is at risk and so we must look at solutions," said Magistrate Evans, who was a panelist at a Jones Communications sponsored town meeting on "The Situation of Youth in The Bahamas " at the Wyndham Resort. "We are all aware of the crisis the family is in and any reasonable thinking citizen knows that the social ills that affect our country today stem from the breakdown in the family structure." There have been growing concerns in many circles about the involvement of young people in violence and the number of young people falling victim to crimes. Four out of 27 murder victims for 2008 have been high school students and police say most of the crimes committed this year have been by young males. Magistrate Evans said th...
Bahamas: Politics, Divisions, and Pastors
2008-05-16 04:31:00 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 you think it was right for Revs. C B Moss, Philip McPhee or Frederick McAlpine to seek political office. Or do you agree with the notion that there needs to be a line drawn between the state and the church or do you think that the church's role in government is okay? Erica Sawyer, 23, a student with political ambitions says sometimes it seems the church and its "guards" control the country more than the people and politicians. "I am a Christian church-going young lady, and I understand that the church is the guiding focus of our morals and standards, but I still believe it is wrong for the church and its leaders to be mixed up in politics and [religious leaders] to even run for Parliament,"... More About: Politics , Pastors
USAID replaces corrupt Franco with ex-CANF capo
2008-05-15 05:32:00 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 Cárdenas, a former director of the Cuban-American National Foundation (CANF), the organization that was most aided by the squandering of federal funds in fraudulent operations. Franco, a high-ranking Bush official "caught" by the federal auditing services presenting millions to Cuban-American mafia capos, suddenly announced in January 2007 that he was resigning from his post at USAID – the supposed U.S. Agency for supposed International Development – to join the campaign team of presidential aspirant John McCain. For those who do not know it, McCain is president of the executive of the International Republican Institute (IRI), an intervention mechanism suddenly subsidized to the tune of mil...
Bahamas: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Declined 18 percent In 2007
2008-05-13 23:31:00 UN report-Bahamian FDI fell 18%: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas : As Latin America and countries in the Caribbean experienced record growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, The Bahamas, for the first time in decades, found itself unable to grow its own international investment. It fell nearly 20 percent from the previous year, says a new United Nations report. This nation — usually spoiled as far as FDI is concerned — saw it drop 18 percent in 2007 when compared to 2006, according to the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The decline translates into an investment falloff of $126 million. The Bahamas was not the only country in the region to see a decline, however, with Trinidad and Tobago's FDI dropping by six percent and Belize's investments down by eight percent. Still, those pronounced falls, even when combined, are lower than that for this country. Its precipitous decline may be clear evidenc... More About: Investment , Direct , Foreign , Foreign Direct Investment
Yankee response in the hemisphere: the Fourth Fleet of intervention
2008-05-11 05:07:00 IT was created in 1943 to fight Nazi submarines and protect shipping during World War II. It was deactivated as unnecessary in 1950. The Southern Command was meeting the needs of United States hegemony in our region. However, it has been reborn in recent days, after 48 years, and its interventionist purposes do not need to be demonstrated. The military officials themselves, in their statements, are making that known naturally, spontaneously and even discreetly. The problems of food prices, energy, unequal trade, an economic recession in the market most important for their products, inflation, climate change and investments required for their consumerist dreams, are weighing down and consuming the time and energy of the leaders and the led. The real case is that the decision to reestablish the Fourth Fleet was announced in the first week of April, almost a month after Ecuador?s territory was attacked with bombs and U.S. technology and, by the latter?s pressure, killing and injuring... More About: Response
No one has given more exemplary humanitarian contribution to society and th
2008-05-09 05:01:00 A tribute to mothers: By Pansy Hamilton Brown, For The Guardian - Nassau, Bahamas: Mothers should dare to be different and be the queen of their households. Be the mothers who in the face of difficulties and adversities embrace the joy of motherhood and fearlessly accept the challenges of nurturing your children and serving your husbands with dignity. Endeavor to give birth to new parenting skills and be a model for displaying a loving heart, irrespective of the situations as you teach the world how to love. Caring mothers are invaluable, and their sterling qualities exceed the language of the most excellent orator. They are the nucleus of their families, harmonized with the devotion of fathers. The sunshine and cheerfulness that most mothers bring to their families produce children that are nurtured and fit to contribute positively to society. The perfume of their commitment is sweetened with dedication, sacrifice, unending loyalty and harmony in their homes. Within them l... More About: Society , Humanitarian , Contribution
Our spirit of sacrifice and the empire?s extortion
2008-05-08 05:11:00 Reflections of Fidel: THE first report I saw came from the Italian news agency ANSA on April 22. "La Paz, April 22.? A commission of deputies are to investigate the case of Bolivian scholarship student who died in Cuba, and whose body was repatriated without several vital organs, including the brain. "Guillermo Mendoza, president of the Chamber?s Social Policy Commission, announced that he would ask the Foreign Ministry for all facts on the case, according to the Catholic news agency Fides. "The family of Beatriz Porco Calle, who was studying in Cuba on a scholarship, claimed that Cuban Embassy officials delivered her body without her eyes, tongue, teeth or other vital organs, including her brain, without any explanation whatsoever. "Deputy Mendoza said he would carry out ?a thorough review? of Cuban legislation on organ transplants and of the agreements signed by Bolivian scholarship students when they travel to Cuba." The Spanish news agency EFE has a similar article... More About: Empire , Sacrifice , Spirit , Extortion , The Empire
The United States Of America Wants 25 More Bahamians Extradited To Face Dru
2008-05-06 23:57:00 US Wants 25 More Extradited - By Kendea Jones: Nassau, Bahamas - The United States is currently seeking the extradition of 25 more people from The Bahamas, according to Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Nassau Dr. Brent Hardt, who was the special guest on the Sunday programme "Jones and Company" on JCN TV and Radio Love 97. Dr. Hardt said the embassy is appreciative of the relationship it shares with The Bahamas? judicial system. "We have seen the good works of all the people who work in the [judicial] system here and who work in the attorney general?s office who prosecute the area - and the police department as well, and we are just grateful for the great work and the open partnership," he said. "I have worked in many countries around the world and I have yet to see the same level or degree of trust that we enjoy here in The Bahamas. "I think that is to the benefit of both of our countries because obviously we both want to have societies rooted in the rule of ... More About: America , Face , United States of America
Child And Adult Pornography Appear To Be Growing In The Bahamas
2008-05-05 23:57:00 Police Sound Alarm Over Growing Pornography : BY VANESSA C. ROLLE - Nassau, Bahamas : Some 15,000 Bahamians have paid membership in adult Internet sex groups, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Paul Rolle, who added that child pornography in the country has also become an issue for police. In a conference call with the media from throughout the country on Friday, ASP Rolle reported that child and adult pornography appear to be growing in The Bahamas. ASP Rolle, who is heads the Cyber Crimes Unit of the Central Detective Unit, said that in 2006, there were 11,400 Bahamians registered on pornographic or sex group websites such as sexsearch.com and adultfriendfinder.com. "It is growing by leaps and bounds so you can expect to have the problem of Internet porn in The Bahamas," he said. "What we have seen now with the opening of the cellular world is that persons are now using their cell phones to generate and transmit these pornographic materials?most of them from the... More About: Adult , Child
"For every step forward in press freedom last year, there were two steps ba
2008-05-04 12:42:00 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 exerted on the Bahamian media in the past. Freedom House has published its detailed report on press freedom, which came out ahead of World Press Day that is being observed today. The group classified The Bahamas as having a "free" press, giving this country two points for its legal environment, nine for the political environment and six for the economic environment. The group acknowledged that the Constitution of The Bahamas guarantees freedom of speech and of the press. The report added that although there is no freedom of information legislation, the government generally supports the public's right to access to information. "However, during 2006 there were indications that some members of... More About: Step , Year , Forward
Bahamas: Saving less to save more in the Bahamian society
2008-05-03 05:25:00 Saving less does not mean stop saving: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas : Rising costs are not only affecting the bank balance of the average Bahamian, but are also chipping away at her retirement fund. Amidst increasing gas, food and electricity prices, caution investment specialists, many Bahamians forget about paying another bill ? monthly contributions to their nest eggs. Now's really the time to step up those payments, argues Khalil Braithwaite with Colina Financial Advisors Ltd. "In good times save, in bad times, save even more (because) a possible recession is going to have some indirect effects," he told Guardian Business Thursday. "Generally 10 percent is enough, but realistically people should be looking at saving around 15 percent." There in lies the rub. Many Bahamians, acutely aware of their dwindling disposable income, are unable to put more money into a retirement fund at a time when they are required to spend more for basic b... More About: Society , Save , Saving
Why does God let good people suffer?
2008-05-01 18:04:00 Why do good people suffer? By Sebastian Campbell, For The Guardian: Nassau, Bahamas - Life can be painful! No one is exempt from pain! The question of good people suffering is a frustrating one to confront. We believe in a good and loving God — why does he allow suffering? Shouldn't the world be a loving paradise? All around us we see suffering. School grounds have become battle grounds. Homicide has escalated to unacceptable levels. Our children are guilty of serious crimes, even murder. The drug trade goes unabated. Alcoholism knows no bounds. The divorce rate has blown the lid of acceptability. Sexual favors for advancement is common place. Then there is sickness and the difficult diagnosis of the incurable or debilitating diseases. The question screams from our souls: Why? Why does God permit such things to happen? Why does God let good people suffer? On the cross Jesus struggled with this human reality. Jesus cried, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Hu... More About: People , Good
Yourself Is Simply The Greatest Thing That You Can Be!
More articles from this author:2008-04-30 16:35:00 The greatest thing you can be: By D. Paul Reilly, For The Guardian - Nassau, Bahamas: I guess, you're already speculating about what I think the greatest thing you can be is. Some will perhaps think it's that the greatest thing a person can be is a medical doctor, because they assist people in getting rid of their illnesses, thus returning to a state of total health. Perhaps the more religious people, may feel that being a minister of religion is the greatest thing you can be, thus assisting people from all walks of life to know and understand the importance of focusing on God, and our connection to our spiritual father. The politically minded will perhaps think that the greatest thing you can be is to be a member of parliament, or better still, to ultimately become prime minister or president of one's country. A whole lot of people, I'm quite sure, will most definitely feel that the greatest thing you can be is a teacher, a person who assists the young people of the wor... More About: Simply , Thing , Greatest 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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