Luther Miller, Vice President of the Barbados Turf Club, shares details on how Barbados’ National Lottery is structured. His organization is one of the only four Barbados sports agencies that benefit from proceeds of the lottery. Miller tells us LIVE via telephone from Barbados that the national lottery has greatly benefited sports in Barbados, so much so, that the Barbados government no longer includes funding for sports in its annual budget.

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Have we become a nation of talkers and complainers, with no action? Life Coach and Author Michelle Miller is worried that we have. We discuss the problems, and what can we done to reverse this disturbing trend.

Plus we talk about the weekend’s shocking and daring attempted robbery of an armoured-vehicle at a local web shop.
And we have the premiere of our new “Quote of the Week” segment, now every Monday morning.

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Both leaders of the umbrella trade unions – Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson, President of the National Congress of Trade Unions, and Obie Ferguson, President, Bahamas Trade Union Congress – join us to discuss the labour environment in the country today. We discuss everything from the City Market former employees, to the Elizabeth Thompson dispute with BTC, to job training, and more.

And we talk with Guardian Radio’s Chrissy Love (Christina Thompson) about the station’s new “Clean Community Initiative”.

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January 10th is commonly referred to as “Majority Rule Day” in The Bahamas. We discuss how we should be commemorating this day with Rev. C.B. Moss with the Bain & Grants Town Advancement Association. And Dr. Berthamae Walker with The College of The Bahamas tells us about the special exhibition running this month at the Harry C. Moore Library.

Also, we get details about Queen’s College’s 3rd Annual Leadership Conference on January 11. Guests: Angela Culmer, QC, Deputy Head of Primary School, and Alexia Tsavoussis, Primary Curriculum Coordinator.

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Why are so many dine-in restaurants struggling and closing down in Nassau? We discuss the challenges facing the sector with Michael Turnquest, former owner of Wing Zone, which also recently closed its doors.

And we have more on the upcoming gambling referendum – the calls to revise question one, and the lack of education on the issues.

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