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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Bahamas?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThe_Bahamas&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
"articles": {
"results": [
{
"uri": "9405254639",
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"date": "2026-07-24",
"time": "02:54:56",
"dateTime": "2026-07-24T02:54:56Z",
"dateTimePub": "2026-07-23T22:47:20Z",
"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.bahamaspress.com/missing-man-was-found-dead-in-bushes-on-bethel-ave-today/",
"title": "Missing man was found dead in bushes on Bethel Ave today...",
"body": "NASSAU| Police believes missing 27-year-old Antonio Cartwright committed suicide after he was discovered in a bushy area on Bethel Avenue in the Stapledon Gardens on Thursday.\n\nCartwright was last seen in the area of CBS Southwest Plaza (his employer) on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM after the close of business. He was reported missing by relatives who became concerned over his disappearance.\n\nThe 27-year-old was set to celebrate his 28th birthday on August 1st. WHY WOULD HE WANT TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE? How did he get in that area? Where is his phone? WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON HERE?\n\nPolice are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.",
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"title": "Bahamas Press "
},
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{
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},
{
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"eng": "Southwest Plaza"
}
},
{
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},
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}
}
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"url": "https://www.bahamaspress.com/trump-set-to-impose-sweeping-tariffs-on-60-trade-partners/",
"title": "Trump set to impose sweeping tariffs on 60 trade partners",
"body": "The tariff closely resembles a proposal issued in June! BAHAMAS THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA ALSO IN THE WHITE HOUSE CHOKE ON THE WORLD!\n\nUSA| President Donald Trump's administration is set to impose sweeping tariffs on 60 trading partners, including the European Union, according to a notice from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer's office released on Thursday.\n\nGreer said Thursday that the 10% to 12.5% tariffs were aimed at combatting \"forced labor\" violations.\n\nThe levies, which take effect on Friday, will ramp up an effort to reconstruct far-reaching duties struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. The tariff will begin on the same day that a 10% global tariff announced immediately after the high court's ruling is set to expire.\n\nThe 17 trading partners that will now have a 10% tariff include: Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and Trinidad and Tobago.\n\nThe Trump administration says these countries have made commitments to adopt, and effectively enforce, forced labor import prohibitions.\n\nProducts from the European Union or Taiwan will also have a 10% tariff.\n\nAll other trading partners, from 41 countries, have failed to adopt a forced labor import prohibition and will have a 12.5% tariff rate.",
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{
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"image": "https://www.bahamaspress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/donald-trump.jpg",
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"url": "https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/u-s-imposes-12-5-tariff-on-bahamian-exports/article_3f666b9b-b9d6-4bbe-88f0-e7be13a75452.html",
"title": "U.S. imposes 12.5% tariff on Bahamian exports",
"body": "The United States has introduced a 12.5 percent tariff on exports from The Bahamas, citing the country's failure to enforce a ban on goods produced with forced labor.\n\nThis decision is part of a broader move by the United States Trade Representative (USTR), led by Ambassador Jamieson Greer, to impose new tariffs on 60 countries for failing to \"impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor\"..\n\nThe directive comes from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has emphasized the need to tackle forced labor in global supply chains.\n\n\"President Trump recognizes that decades of moral suasion have not eradicated forced labor from global supply chains,\" Ambassador Greer said.\n\n\"The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it's well past time for our trading partners to do the same.\"\n\nIn response, The Bahamas' Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) acknowledged the new tariff and is assessing its effects on Bahamian exporters.\n\n\"We are engaging our United States counterparts to seek clarification and to ensure that recent legislative measures taken by The Bahamas are fully considered,\" the OPM stated.\n\n\"The Bahamas values its longstanding economic relationship with the United States, and we will continue working constructively toward a fair resolution that protects Bahamian businesses and maintains the strong trade relationship between our countries.\"",
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"body": "As the pace of modern life continues to accelerate, taking time to rest and recharge has become more important than ever. While international travel is often seen as the ideal getaway, Bahamians have an extraordinary opportunity right here at home. The Family Islands offer breathtaking natural beauty, rich cultural heritag and warm island hospitality that provides the perfect setting for a meaningful vacation. Encouraging businesses and employees to vacation within these islands is not only beneficial for personal well-being but also strengthens the nation's economy and preserves its unique cultural identity.\n\nFrom the crystal-clear waters of Eleuthera and the pristine beaches of Long Island to the tranquil settlements of Cat Island, Andros and Mayaguana, each island offers its own distinctive experiences. Visitors can explore historical landmarks, enjoy authentic Bahamian cuisine, participate in local festivals or simply unwind in peaceful surroundings far removed from the pressures of everyday life.\n\nThe economic benefits of vacationing in the Family Islands are substantial. Every dollar spent on accommodations, restaurants, transportation, tours, fishing charters, craft markets and local businesses helps support entrepreneurs and creates employment opportunities within these communities. Increased domestic tourism encourages investment, strengthens small businesses and contributes to sustainable economic growth across The Bahamas. Rather than allowing tourism dollars to leave the country, Bahamians can keep those resources circulating within the national economy, benefiting families and communities alike.\n\nEqually important are the socio-cultural rewards. Travelling throughout The Bahamas allows citizens to gain a deeper appreciation for the country's diverse traditions, dialects, music, cuisine and history. Employees who immerse themselves in the customs of different islands return with renewed pride in their national identity, and a greater understanding of the communities that make The Bahamas unique. Such experiences foster unity, strengthen cultural preservation and inspire younger generations to value their heritage.\n\nEmployers also stand to benefit. Encouraging staff to take well-deserved vacations within The Bahamas can improve morale, reduce stress and enhance productivity upon their return. Corporate retreats and incentive travel to the Family Islands provide opportunities for team building while directly supporting local economies.\n\nChoosing to vacation in the Family Islands is more than a leisure decision - it is an investment in The Bahamas. It supports local businesses, preserves cherished traditions, creates jobs and strengthens national unity. The next unforgettable vacation does not require a passport or an overseas flight. Paradise is already home, waiting to be explored, appreciated and shared by every Bahamian.",
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"body": "THE 2026-2027 Budget came into force on July 1 under the theme 'A Budget that builds on progress'. A country that only a few years ago faced genuine fiscal strain now speaks of Budget surpluses, declining debt, and an ambition to return to investment grade status that has moved from aspiration toward plausibility. The renewed mandate from the May 12 general election gives the Government political capital, and the runway on which it can consolidate these gains. This is a moment for Bahamian optimism.\n\nNow that the foundation is stronger, we can afford - indeed, we are obligated - to maintain a more ambitious national conversation. The question before us is no longer whether The Bahamas can achieve fiscal stability. That question has largely been answered. The question of the next chapter is different, and in some ways more exciting: How do we convert stability into dynamism and sustained growth? How do we ensure that the growth which carried us through the recovery becomes robust enough to carry us into prosperity?\n\nWhat follows is offered in that spirit - not as criticism, but as a contribution to the thinking about what comes next.\n\nWhat the Ratings Story is telling us\n\nThe past 18 months have delivered a remarkable sequence of events. Standard & Poor's (S&P) upgraded The Bahamas' sovereign credit rating to 'BB-' in September 2025. Fitch assigned, and then affirmed, a 'BB-' rating with a stable outlook. And in April this year, Moody's upgraded The Bahamas to 'Ba3', completing a rare three-agency alignment. Moody's cited the sustained strengthening of fiscal performance, revenue that has become \"more durable, extending beyond the cyclical support from tourism\", and a meaningful reduction in liquidity risk. These are significant endorsements, and they deserve to be acknowledged as such.\n\nBut those who read rating agency reports closely, and I would encourage every serious observer of our economy to do so, will detect that the agencies have told us two stories at once. The first is the story of fiscal achievement, and it is glowing. The second is a more restrained story about economic growth, and it deserves careful attention.\n\nConsider what the agencies have said. Moody's, in the report that delivered the upgrade, projected that economic growth will moderate to around 2.1 percent in 2026 following the stronger expansion of 2025, reflecting an economy returning closer to its long-run potential. It flagged the economy's continued reliance on tourism and exposure to external shocks, with climate vulnerability a persistent structural concern. S&P, for its part, conditioned the prospect of further upgrades on The Bahamas continuing \"to demonstrate solid growth and sustained near-balanced fiscal outcomes\". The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed The Bahamas' potential growth rate, the pace the economy can sustain once the recovery effects wane, at around 1.5 percent.\n\nExamined together, these assessments carry an important message. The upgrades we have earned were built substantially on the fiscal side of the ledger. The path from 'BB-' to investment grade involves three notches, each progressively harder to climb, and will depend increasingly on the economic growth side. The agencies are not warning us. They are, in their own careful language, showing us where the next set of questions will be asked.\n\nUnderstanding the reversion to potential\n\nIt is worth pausing to explain, in plain terms, what economists mean when they speak of growth \"reverting to potential\", because this concept is central to our medium-term outlook and is not often discussed broadly.\n\nThe economic growth experienced by The Bahamas in recent years, 4.2 percent in 2024 and, per the Bahamas National Statistical Institute's (BNSI) stronger-than-expected estimate, 3.8 percent in 2025, reflected a particular set of circumstances - the impressive rebound of tourism from the pandemic, an upsurge of foreign direct investment, construction activity and the natural momentum of an economy recovering lost ground. These factors are legitimate, but they are also, by their nature, transitional. An economy can grow quickly while it is catching up. Once it has caught up, however, its growth generally settles toward the rate determined by its underlying capacity: Its workforce and their skills, its infrastructure, its energy costs, its institutions and its productivity.\n\nThis is the reversion now underway, as acknowledged across every serious forecast, including the Government's own. The IMF projects growth of roughly 2.1 percent this year, moderating thereafter towards the assessed 1.5 percent potential rate. Notably, the 2026-2027 Budget adopts an even more conservative assumption, projecting real growth of 1.8 percent for the coming fiscal year and the year that follows. There is nothing worrying in this pattern; it is the normal performance of a post-recovery economy, and both the rating agencies and the Ministry of Finance have priced it into their projection frameworks. But the pattern does carry an implication we should seek to fully understand: The growth rates of the recovery period were, by their nature, short-lived and cannot be treated as foundational. Nothing of the future turns on them, only on the potential rate. Critically, absent deliberate action, a potential growth rate in the range of 1.5 to 2 percent represents a modest ceiling for The Bahamas given its stated ambitions.\n\nThe Bahamas' performance against expectations\n\nAn objective discussion requires an important counterpoint. Over the past four years, The Bahamas has consistently outperformed IMF growth projections. In 2022, actual growth of 10.9 percent exceeded the projected 8 percent. In 2024, against an anticipated 1.9 percent, the economy grew by 3.4 percent. And in 2025, the BNSI's estimate of 3.8 percent again surpassed the IMF's 2.8 percent projection. Consecutive years of out-performance cannot be ignored. It is a pattern, and it entitles the country to a measure of confidence that external assessments of our capacity have tended toward the conservative.\n\nTwo observations, however, help us hold this performance and the reversion argument together. First, much of the out-performance occurred in the recovery years, when forecasters appear to have systematically under-estimated the speed and power of the tourism rebound. That transitional period is now fading. Second, a portion of the recent upside reflects the BNSI's improvements in statistical methodology, resulting in the capture of economic activity that was always present but previously unmeasured. Better measurement is certainly a positive, but it represents a one-time recognition rather than evidence of a recurring gain in capacity.\n\nThe most constructive reading, in my view, is this. The out-performance record tells us that the Bahamian economy may well have greater underlying momentum than the IMF's 1.5 percent assessment implies, perhaps significantly more. The reversion analysis, however, tells us we should not plan on it. Consequently, the Government deserves credit for its own application of conservatism. By building the budget on a 1.8 percent growth assumption while the IMF projects 2.1 percent, the Ministry of Finance has ensured that if the economy outperforms yet again, the outcome flows directly into stronger fiscal outturns rather than disappointed targets. The task of national policy is to make the upside scenario the structural one, converting a pattern of above-expectation performances into a durable, higher potential rate.\n\nHere is why this matters. The 2026-2027 Budget targets a fiscal surplus of $223m, or 1.2 percent of GDP, with a primary surplus of 5.2 percent and debt falling below 60 percent of GDP by fiscal year-end. Moody's projects primary surpluses averaging approximately 4 percent of GDP through fiscal 2028, describing them as among the strongest outcomes for similarly-rated sovereigns. Debt is targeted to reach 50 percent of GDP by fiscal year 2030-2031. All of these projections quietly rest on assumptions about growth and revenue buoyancy. A sustained 3 percent economy is likely to deliver them with some margin; a 1.5 percent economy delivers them only with additional effort. This is consistent with the IMF's observation that achieving the debt target will likely require supplementary measures. This is not a flaw in the strategy. It is simply the mathematics of the environment the strategy must now operate in, and it is best to engage that arithmetic early from a position of strength, rather than later and from a position of pressure.\n\nWhere growth is found\n\nIf the reversion to potential is the challenge, then raising the potential rate itself is the natural response. This is where the national conversation must now concentrate. Potential growth is not a number handed down by the IMF but, rather, the sum of choices we make. The encouraging news is that many of the levers are already identified and well known, and arguably several are already in motion. What may be in question, if anything, is the quality and thoroughness of the implementation. What the moment calls for, therefore, is sustained intensity, careful strategic sequencing, comprehensive implementation built on proper, accurate, and reliable problem definition, and consistently disciplined follow-through. Here I examine four levers I consider to have substantial influence on future growth.\n\nThe first lever: Energy\n\nThe construction of the reform programme, broadly speaking, appears to be what is needed: Modernised generation, a transition towards cleaner and cheaper fuels, renewable integration and the overhaul of an aging transmission and distribution network. These are the correct pillars, and the ambition behind them should be sustained. But candour, offered constructively, is part of any credible national conversation, and the experience of recent months must inform any assessment. Even adjusting for acts of God, the unusually hot early summer has subjected the electricity network to an unforgiving stress test, and the resulting load shedding and rolling outages across New Providence and several Family Islands, with disruptions reaching businesses, homes and critical facilities, suggest that the reform's promise remains ahead of its delivery. For households and businesses whose competitiveness depends on it, the cost of electricity has not yet fallen and, for geopolitical reasons, is not expected to fall in the short-term.\n\nConsequently, there are structural questions that are now more pronounced. The departure of a corporate partner (Island Grid and Eric Pike) opens legitimate questions about the governance and continuity of the transmission and distribution reform programme, the status of the underlying contractual arrangements, and where responsibilities and obligations now rest. Equally, Bahamas Power & Light's (BPL) financial condition and viability remain to be demonstrated rather than assumed. These matters are not raised to assign fault; the state of our energy infrastructure is the accumulation of decades of decisions and indecisions, and no recent administration inherits it fresh. The issues are raised because clarity on these questions is itself an economic asset, and critical to the fiscal disposition of the country. Investors notoriously price uncertainty as a premium on expected returns and, having regard for our stated ambition, we must remain ever-mindful that many of them are active consumers of the output of rating agencies.\n\nIndeed, this is where the energy question connects directly to the national ambition. The rating agencies, in upgrading The Bahamas, explicitly credited energy sector reform with reducing the contingent liabilities of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). That credit is, in a real sense, an advance against delivery, an assumption of success already embedded in our improved ratings. Validating it requires outcomes: Reliable summer electricity supply, a transparent accounting of the grid arrangements, a clear and demonstrable path to financial viability and, above all, a measurable reduction in the cost of power. Success in this sector must be counted in cents per kilowatt hour and uninterrupted service, rather than in stated milestones. The reality is that there is no single undertaking that can do more to lift the growth potential of The Bahamas. The corollary is that there are not many, either, that could do more damage to the growth, fiscal health and ratings trajectory of the country if left unresolved.\n\nThe second lever: Human Capital\n\nThe latest Labour Force Survey brought good news: Unemployment at its lowest sustained level in years, rising workforce participation and thousands of Bahamians absorbed into work. Yet there is a countervailing observation which must be received as valuable intelligence rather than complaint: Employers across multiple sectors report persistent difficulty finding the skills their expansion requires. The response must be deliberate, intentiona and strategic, some of which is in evidence, including deeper alignment between the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institiute (BTVI), the University of The Bahamas and industry; expanded apprenticeship pathways with employer co-investment; targeted certification in the trades, maritime services and technology; and a calibrated approach to work permits that fill genuinely scarce skills today while Bahamian capacity is built for tomorrow. Every dollar invested in closing the skills gap is, in a very real sense, a dollar well invested in defending fiscal projections and influencing growth.\n\nThe third lever: The Ease of Doing Business\n\nCapital is mobile, and the investor's experience of our administrative machinery - from approvals and permits to exchange control processing, land registration and dispute resolution - is a component of our existing and potential growth rate. The digitisation agenda underway should be pursued with the understanding that every reduction in an approval timeline is a form of economic stimulus that costs The Bahamas nothing, yet is invaluable to its fiscal ambitions and to the growth needed to achieve them.\n\nThe fourth lever: Capital Markets\n\nA growing economy needs domestic capital participating in its own growth. Deepening our capital markets, mobilising pension and institutional savings toward productive domestic investment, and expanding the instruments through which everyday Bahamians can own a share of national development would strengthen both the growth rate and its distribution, ensuring expansion is not only measured in GDP but felt at the micro level by households.\n\nThe ratings uncertainty\n\nAll of this takes us back to the investment grade ambition, because it deserves a sincere framing which is neither pessimistic nor complacent. The path from BB-/Ba3 to investment grade is achievable, but it is not automatic, and the uncertainties are worth sober consideration. The rating agencies have been clear that further upgrades depend on the continuation of two things simultaneously: Strong fiscal outcomes and solid growth. Subject to views that can be taken on the accounting, the fiscal side now has a well-demonstrated record. The growth side, on the other hand, is the variable most exposed to forces beyond our shores - the strength of the American consumer, global energy prices, geopolitical developments and the ever-present climate risk.\n\nA hurricane season, a US slowdown or a plateau in stayover tourism would test the growth assumptions embedded in the current trajectory and, with them, the timeline for further upgrades. To these external uncertainties we must add the assumptions the rating agencies have already made about the positive impact of energy reforms. Where recent upgrades have extended credit in advance, the delivery must follow or the assumptions will, in time, have to be revisited.\n\nThis is not an argument for anxiety. It is an argument for insurance, and the best insurance against external growth shocks is domestically generated growth capacity. A Bahamas that lifts its growth potential from 1.5 percent toward 2.5 percent or 3 percent through energy reform, skills development, administrative efficiency and diversification is a Bahamas whose investment grade case becomes progressively harder for any agency to resist.\n\nThat is the deepest logic of treating the investment grade ambition as an organising discipline for the entire reform agenda. Everything done should be examined through the prism of whether, and how, it positively moves the needle on the country's growth potential. The impetus for reform must be grounded in the economic pay-off of success versus the cost premium that will be imposed if things go otherwise. Such thinking would, for example, naturally direct action towards deep and fundamental SOE reform, an area from which some of the greatest fiscal space can be unearthed.\n\nA conversation worth having\n\nThe last several years have answered the question of whether The Bahamas could restore fiscal credibility. The answer, confirmed by three rating agencies, is yes. The years ahead will answer different questions: Whether the response is sustainable, and whether we can build, deliberately and together, an economy whose capacity matches its credibility.\n\nSustainability, in this context, has a precise meaning. It asks whether the surpluses are built from durable revenue and genuine efficiency, rather than from deferral and restraint that merely postpone costs. It asks whether the growth is reaching households, firms and payrolls, rather than resting in the aggregates. And it asks whether the investments postponed today, in infrastructure, in people and in institutional capacity will retard growth for tomorrow. These are questions of quality, not merely of quantity, and they form the standard against which the next five years should be assessed. We will return to these questions in due course.\n\nFundamentally, these are not questions for government alone. They belong to employers investing in training, to educators aligning programmes with industry, to financial institutions channelling capital towards Bahamian enterprise, to influential voices and advisors, to those privileged to be consulted on policy, to those who have consigned themselves to silence, and to all of us who participate in the national conversation. The Budget that took effect on July 1, 2026 builds on progress. Progress properly harnessed becomes transformation. Transformation is exactly what The Bahamas needs to approach its full possibilities and expand its growth potential.\n\nThe foundation has been laid. The next chapter is now ready for all of us to help write.",
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"body": "What does it mean when an employee goes silent? Silence is feedback, and a non-reply is surely a response. These warning signs are not loud. They show up quietly and are very subtle, which should call for managers to be in tune to hear what it actually means. Likewise, with employees who never challenge leadership, does it equate to loyalty, a display of conditioning, or is it the first visible sign of a deeper organisational trauma? Employee loyalty is only meaningful if it includes truth, and a culture where staff can disagree or raise concerns.\n\nSometimes it is not the engaged employees who managers should be concerned about, Instead, it is those who stop challenging ideas or providing uncomfortable truths. Realistically, over time, employees do not need to be told to stay quiet. The system teaches them and, once the lesson is internalised, it becomes culture.\n\nAs it relates to an employee's departure, they rarely quit out of nowhere, as some steps are quietly calculated with less engagement. These are the employees who lead informal brainstorms and offered candid feedback during team debriefs. However, after too often being shut down, ignored or sidelined, they discontinue speaking up. Not because they do not care, but sometimes caring out loud may have started to feel unrewarding. And so they silently adapt.\n\nThat shift does not happen overnight. It happens subtly, and usually after months or years of trying to make things better in a culture that ultimately punished them for it. Being quiet is not the same as being calm. Employees will still smile in meetings, but feel a growing sense of dissonance with the company's values. They may do what is asked of them, but nothing more. It is the acceptance that settles in when an employee realises their voice has no real place. Meanwhile, their intent is not to stir drama but to meet deadlines and remain reliable.\n\nBy the same token, leaders often interpret this as staff burnt-out, but here is the psychology of employee silence, or an cquiescent silence: \"Why bother?\" This perception comes at a cost, not just to the employee but to the company. By the time an employee complains or resigns, they may have already mentally checked out.\n\nMeanwhile, some managers will not realise there is a leak until the damage has already been done and, over time, what is left is not a team; it is a compliance unit.\n\nYou cannot measure psychological safety by volume, and you cannot assume its loyalty just because no one is pushing back. In fact, if no one is pushing back, the healthiest response is not self-congratulation. It is concern.\n\nThe damage of silent loyalty is slow, but devastating. It erodes critical thinking. It turns your most emotionally intelligent people into disengaged professionals by just trying to survive. In due course, it is healthy for managers to diminish measuring a team's health by the absence of problems and recognise that silence is not proof of alignment.\n\nUltimately, silence is never proof of stability or safety, as sometimes it is the first stage of an employee sticking a foot out the door seeking greener pastures. It is also a warning that loyal employees who stop speaking may have also stopped caring. Until we meet again, live life for memories rather than regrets. Enjoy life and stay on top of your game.\n\nNB: Columnist welcomes feedback at deeprojects1@gmail.com\n\nAbout columnist: Deidre M. Bastian is a brand marketing analyst/graphic designer, international award-winning author and certified life coach.",
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"body": "A former Bahamas National Trust (BNT) chief yesterday argued regulators were wrong to \"dismiss\" the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study on a Green Turtle Cay project that has sparked an online protest petition attracting over 900 signatures within hours of launch.\n\nEric Carey, who now heads his own environmental consultancy, told Tribune Business that the circumstances surrounding the proposed Gillam Bay site selected by the developer, Reginald Curry, should have prompted the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) to mandate that an EIA evaluation be conducted and made public.\n\nThe environmental advocate, who confirmed that he was waiting on a copy of the development plans after being \"asked\" by Green Turtle Cay residents to review them, said the location's status as \"newly-accreted land\" from the accumulation of coastal sand, plus its reputation as a haven for birds and other wildlife and use for recreation by locals, were all factors that weighed in favour of an EIA being submitted.\n\nMr Carey told this newspaper it was \"kind of strange\" and \"somewhat deficient\" that DEPP had decided otherwise, with the environmental regulator's officials telling Green Turtle Cay residents at last week's Town Hall meeting that the agency determined the project did not meet the legal threshold for triggering an EIA because it involves construction on pilings as opposed to excavation, mining and marine works.\n\nWhile conceding that the law gives DEPP discretion to decide whether an EIA is required for any development, the ex-BNT executive director said: \"The determination made by DEPP that no EIA is required for this project at Gillam Bay, I find it kind of strange for virgin land, an area discovered to be used by lots of shore birds and wildlife over the years....\n\n\"I find the determination by DEPP that an EIA is not required, I find that somewhat deficient. The impact on the environment should require a formal EIA and things that determine whether the impact is acceptable. I don't think DEPP should sit in Nassau, send someone up for a quick view and say they don't need an EIA.\n\n\"I think this, because of the circumstances, should dictate an EIA is required - newly-accreted land, an area used by wildlife, an area used by local people for recreation,\" Mr Carey reiterated. \"They are sufficient factors that should trigger an EIA process. I am not in agreement with that; the requirement for the EIA to be dismissed and done away with. I don't support that in this case.\"\n\nGillam Bay is shaping up to become the latest development and environment-related controversy in The Bahamas, with Green Turtle Cay residents - including local government and council executives - asserting they had been blindsided by the project's progress and the approvals granted by Nassau-based regulators.\n\nMr Curry has received a certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) from DEPP to proceed with his proposal to construct construct nine 1,900-square foot villas, a single-storey clubhouse with a restaurant and bar, an administrative office and a back-of-house facility at Gillam Bay.\n\nBut many on Green Turtle Cay, alleging they only became fully aware of the project at Thursday's Town Hall meeting, voiced frustration over the perceived lack of transparency and Nassau seemingly dictating, and imposing its vision, of development on Family Island communities without locals and those affected having any say.\n\nSimilar under-currents existed almost 20 years ago, when opposition arose over the Baker's Bay project citing largely environmental concerns, and little has been done to address these issues which continue to surface over foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the Family Islands.\n\nAn online petition launched on change.org, urging the Davis administration to maintain \"the current construction pause\" until all permits and compliance requirements are met, and a \"legal review\" conducted, had within hours gained 943 signatures by the time Tribune Business went to press.\n\nThe petition, in calling for \"an independent review of the environmental assessment and approval process\" and for \"meaningful time and weight\" to be given to Green Turtle residents' concerns, said: \"This petition is led by a collective of Bahamian citizens who believe Gillam Bay is a national treasure worthy of protection.\n\n\"It reflects the voices of Bahamians who care deeply about preserving our country's natural heritage, and who want decisions affecting our islands for generations to come to be made with transparency, accountability and respect for the law.... Once an irreplaceable coastal ecosystem is destroyed, it cannot simply be rebuilt. The decisions made today will shape Green Turtle Cay for generations to come.\n\n\"We are asking that any development proceed only if and after every legal requirement has been met, environmental impacts have been independently and transparently evaluated, and the people who will live with these decisions have been meaningfully heard. Responsible development and environmental stewardship ca - and should - go hand in hand.\"\n\nMr Carey told Tribune Business: \"Clearly this is a project that the local government, local council and local community seems very much opposed to. It appears most of the people believe this area should remain as green space, something for the community to enjoy, rather than be used as commercial space. In that regard, I align myself with local communities who feel strongly about what happens in their area.\n\n\"They feel dictated to by central government. It appears they are going against the wishes of the local community. I think we are way past that now. There are one or two projects where the local community may be overruled, but this one, based on what local people are saying, appears to have been rammed down their throats.\"\n\nMr Carey argued that local government councils in the Family Islands, as well as residents in those locations, \"need to become more powerful\" and assertive of their rights - even if it ultimately requires legal action to be initiated against approvals for projects that are not desired.\n\nThe ex-BNT chief, who works as an advisor for Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club, cited the outcome of a recent Exuma town hall meeting on the $200m Rosewood Exuma development where local residents had voiced strong opposition to dredging. 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It's also good for government so that contentious issues don't become 'he said, she said', and it becomes collaborative, working in partnership to solve problems.\"\n\nThe ORG chief, adding that \"trust plays a critical role in good governance\", said development projects offer \"a critical opportunity to further trust so persons understand what the process is, what their role and the rules are, and they are not at the mercy of the decision by an entity that is acting with all the best intent but not at the level where the community.\n\n\"If you don't know information or if something is being proposed, this starts every project off on the wrong foot,\" Mr Aubry said.\n\nThe Gillam Bay petition on change.org states: \"A proposed large-scale development threatens to permanently alter this sensitive environment, and with it, one of the beauty spots that draws tourists here in the first place. Many local Bahamian citizens, longtime visitors and second home owners have expressed that this development would fundamentally change the character of Green Turtle Cay and could influence whether they return in the future.\n\n\"Plans for this development were first signalled in 2022, when a road bringing water and electricity was extended to the developer's existing business on No Name Cay. Since then, the scope has grown considerably. The broader Green Turtle Cay community first learned the full scope of the proposal during a town meeting held on July 16, 2026...\n\n\"This is to be developed on approximately three acres of Crown Land, which the developer has been granted permission to build on 40 percent [of]. Community members have raised questions regarding the process through which development rights for the site were granted, and have requested greater transparency surrounding those decisions,\" the petition added.\n\n\"The sequence of events raises important questions about compliance with the established approval process and should concern anyone who values transparency, accountability and the rule of law, regardless of their position on the development itself. And if procedural deficiencies are identified after irreversible work has commenced, the consequences may be significant for the community, the developer, the environment and public confidence in the regulatory process....\n\n\"We recognise the importance of investment and economic opportunity in The Bahamas. But development should never come at the expense of transparency, local consideration and our environment. Sustainable development requires that environmental protection, community interests and economic growth exist together - not that one be sacrificed for another.\n\n\"Many local Bahamian citizens, residents and stakeholders alike have serious, justifiable concerns about whether every statutory requirement, environmental review and public consultation has been properly completed before this project proceeds. These questions deserve clear, transparent answers, and decisions of this significance should be made only after all legal processes have been fully satisfied.\"",
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