Conflict On BTC Board

By Kendea Smith

Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts (Journal file photo)

It's only been two weeks since Cable &Wireless Communications (CWC) took over the management of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and already the company has already been accused of conflict of interest.

The British telecom giant sealed the deal with the government to purchase 51 per cent of BTC for $210 million plus stamp taxes pegged at $7 million on April 6.

On that day, CWC announced that Geoff Houston would be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BTC.

CWC has yet to announce its full slate of board of directors, who will be the majority of the board at BTC.

However, according to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts, there has already been a selection that could cause major implications.

He said it all began

Butler's Food World Opens in Grand Bahama Island

Butler's Food World Photo Credit: Bahamas 2000 Media / Mark Da Cunha

Butler’s Food World opened its doors on Saturday, December 20th to the delight, excitement and anticipation of the residents and guests of Grand Bahama! The largest, upscale, high quality supermarket of its kind in The Bahamas, Butler’s Food World now offers Grand Bahamians, winter residents and year-round visitors, the selection, quality and availability of products that were only available in the US, Canada and Europe.       

The new 20,000 sq ft. Supermarket is located in the Home Center Building, in the heart of Freeport. The store, fashioned after a

Bahamians Rush to Register

By Sasha L. Lightbourne

The number of people registering to vote has risen dramatically according to officials from the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner. (Photo/Torrell Glinton)

To date, officials from the Parliamentary Registration Department have registered just over 40,000 people.

Parliamentary Commissioner Errol Bethel told the Bahama Journal that the number of people coming into register has increased significantly in the last two weeks.

"Registration has been good since the prime minister’s announcement," he said.

"In New Providence alone we registered over 5,000 people so registration during that week was exceptionally good here and in all the islands including

Christmas Should be More Commercial

1920's Coca-Cola advertisement

Christmas in America is an exuberant display of human ingenuity, capitalist productivity, and the enjoyment of life. Yet all of these are castigated as "materialistic"; the real meaning of the holiday, we are told, is assorted Nativity tales and altruist injunctions (e.g., love thy neighbor) that no one takes seriously.

In fact, Christmas as we celebrate it today is a 19th-century American invention. The freedom and prosperity of post-Civil War America created the happiest nation in history. The result was the desire to celebrate, to revel in the goods and pleasures of life on earth. Christmas (which was not a federal holiday until 1870) became the leading American outlet for this feeling.

Historically, people have always celebrated the winter solstice as the time when the days begin to lengthen, indicating the earth's return to life. Ancient Romans feasted and reveled during the festival of Saturnalia. Early Christians condemned these Roman celebrations -- they

Gov’t Accused Of Bribery

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is accusing the government is conspiring to bribe civil servants.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is accusing the government is conspiring to bribe civil servants.

In a press statement released last night, PLP officials said information has come into them that the government intends to seek favour with public servants in the form of a lump sum payment of $2,500 each and the addition of $75 to their base salary in short order.

"The prime minister must come clean," the PLP said.

"While we support all legitimate payment increases to public servants, we have to point out to them the cynical nature of what is

Gov’t Accused Of Bribery

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is accusing the government is conspiring to bribe civil servants.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is accusing the government is conspiring to bribe civil servants.

In a press statement released last night, PLP officials said information has come into them that the government intends to seek favour with public servants in the form of a lump sum payment of $2,500 each and the addition of $75 to their base salary in short order.

"The prime minister must come clean," the PLP said.

"While we support all legitimate payment increases to public servants, we have to point out to them the cynical nature of what is

Christmas Should be More Commercial

1920's Coca-Cola advertisement

Christmas in America is an exuberant display of human ingenuity, capitalist productivity, and the enjoyment of life. Yet all of these are castigated as "materialistic"; the real meaning of the holiday, we are told, is assorted Nativity tales and altruist injunctions (e.g., love thy neighbor) that no one takes seriously.

In fact, Christmas as we celebrate it today is a 19th-century American invention. The freedom and prosperity of post-Civil War America created the happiest nation in history. The result was the desire to celebrate, to revel in the goods and pleasures of life on earth. Christmas (which was not a federal holiday until 1870) became the leading American outlet for this feeling.

Historically, people have always celebrated the winter solstice as the time when the days begin to lengthen, indicating the earth's return to life. Ancient Romans feasted and reveled during the festival of Saturnalia. Early Christians condemned these Roman celebrations -- they