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Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:23:15 -0400

Morning Blend 3 September, 2014

September 3, 2014: Financial Secretary John Rolle responds to the latest Moody’s downgrade of the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating.
Rolle also discusses with Host Dwight Strachan and guest co-host Tony McCartney the latest on Value-Added Tax, and the concerns of those in the auto sales, insurance and grocery sales sectors. He also addresses concerns about companies under the $100K threshold.

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Tue, 02 Sep 2014 06:01:53 -0400

Morning Blend 2 September, 2014

September 2, 2014:Bahamian fishermen say the harvest for this year’s crawfish season is off to its worst start in years, if not ever! They say the main reason for this is poaching, primarily from illegal fishermen from the Dominican Republic, whom they claim disregard the various closed seasons, and instead illegally fish year round. The Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s Adrian LaRoda and Keith Carroll outline the dire situation for Bahamian fishermen throughout the country, and warn that the problems may escalate to violence.

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:51:43 -0400

Morning Blend 29 August, 2014

Dr. Jill Farrell, Associate Dean of Barry University’s School of Education, discusses the connection between children’s academic performance in school and their diet and nutritional habits. We discuss how teaching young kids “nutritional literacy” and about making healthier food choices is critical in getting their parents to make key lifestyle changes to prevent obesity and diabetes and other debilitating chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:00:00 -0400

Morning Blend 1 September, 2014

September 1, 2014: With most students throughout the country returning to the classroom this week, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson joins us to discuss teachers’ concerns and education issues. She also shares the BUT’s position on the Department of Education’s proposed High School Diploma. This year’s 10th Graders are to be the first to receive these when they graduate in 2017. But Wilson says teachers have had very little information on exactly how this new system will work.