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Sounding the spiritual battle cry
BELIEVERS from all throughout the Bahama Islands came together last Friday at the Gathering of Prophets Conference to pray for the nation.Change Bahamas Ministries, founded by Prophet Leo Adderley, hosted the conference under the theme “Waging War Fo
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Sing praises! It’s harvest time again
The air is ripe at this time of year for an act of praise to our great and gracious God for his many blessings showered upon His people, especially within the calendar year. Unfortunately, Bahamians are hopelessly confused with the American thanksgiving and their history of the Pilgrim Fathers. The Bahamas has no thanksgiving festival to be celebrated and mandated by law as do the Americans. It’s wrong to say, “Thanksgiving time”, rather it’s “American Thanksgiving”. We have no Pilgrim Fathers; we are the celebrants of neither ham nor turkey. Let the Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving.
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Anglicans should not canonise Bishop Tutu
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu died on Boxing Day in Cape Town at the ripe age of 90. The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, Tutu, along with Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk, was instrumental in dismantling the Apartheid system implemented by the White South African National Party, after its ascent to high office in 1948.
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Chamber fully backs apprentice initiative
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chief executive yesterday said the private sector was in full support of the proposed national apprenticeship programme, as a skilled and employable workforce was key to national development.
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US Embassy visits GBPA for report
US Embassy officials have visited Grand Bahama to help prepare their forthcoming ‘Investment Climate Guide for the Bahamas’.
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Insurance affordability fears rise on 15-20% premium increases
BAHAMAS First’s top executive believes “the time is really ripe” to examine how insurance can be made more affordable with property premiums set to increase 15-20 per cent in 2018. Patrick Ward, the underwriter’s president and chief executive, told T
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St Andrew’s Kirk helps children go back to school
TWO HUNDRED students will head back to school next week sporting black McDonald’s designer-worthy backpacks filled with supplies they received when they were treated to wishes and dishes thanks to community partners.
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Tours and land-to-table ventures hailed as opportunities
The newly-formed Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) has identified land rental tours and farm-to-table businesses among the entrepreneurial opportunities available to Abaconians.
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Baha Mar dismisses fear of Atlantis ‘cannibalisation’
Baha Mar has emphatically rejected concerns that it will “cannibalise” Atlantis’s room rates and labour market when it opens in 2015, a senior executive telling Tribune Business the project would increase the Bahamas’ GDP by “at least 10 per cent” that year.
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Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High
Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High By NOELLE NICOLLS Tribune Features Editor THE power of the feminine was on display last week as young girls at Doris Johnson Senior High School shared "seeds of empowerment" with their peers at the firs
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Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High
Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High By NOELLE NICOLLS Tribune Features Editor THE power of the feminine was on display last week as young girls at Doris Johnson Senior High School shared "seeds of empowerment" with their peers at the firs
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Realtor backs Stamp tax rate reduction
Realtor backs Stamp tax rate reduction Bahamian realtor Mario Carey has applauded the Government's plans to roll back the one-time Stamp Duty on residential property transactions from 12 per cent to 10 per cent. Mr Carey cited the 12 per centStamp tax a
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‘Fill the gaps’ on digital payments
A senior commercial bank official yesterday said “there is a huge opportunity” for start-ups and entrepreneurs to “fill the gaps” created by the switch to electronic payments.
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Bahamas 'uniquely positioned' on ICT
The Bahamas is “uniquely positioned” to enhance its status as a centre for information and communications technology (ITC), sector regulators said yesterday, adding that their goal was to enhance its economic role.Stephen Bereaux, the Utilities Regul
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LAND PURCHASERS URGED: DON'T USE VENDOR'S ATTORNEY
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Arawak Homes executives yesterday warned Bahamians not to use the same attorney as the seller when purchasing real estate, given the potential for 'conflicts of interest' to arise. Speaking after the developer won
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Jaguar is top prize in annual draw
BUSINESSMAN Frank Outten will give away $12,600 in cash and prizes and one lucky winner will walk away with the grand prize - a Jaguar car valued at $18,000 - at the Grand Lucayan Resort on Sunday.
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Eric Carey to step down as BNT executive director
THE Bahamas National Trust announced yesterday that Eric Carey will step down as executive director on December 31.
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THE KDK REPORT: Our winter’s parade
SPREAD across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the chain of islands that encompass The West Indies are ripe with cultural observances. Locally here in The Bahamas, Junkanoo is by far our most celebrated and globally acknowledged ethnic tradition. For those unfamiliar, Junkanoo is a street parade held historically during the winter, on both Boxing and New Year’s Day.
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$300m boost for Freeport ‘by end of year’
GRAND Bahama will get a “shot in the arm” before the end of the year when Hutchison Whampoa invests nearly $300m in the expansion of the Freeport Container Port, Prime Minister Perry Christie said.
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Meditation - Moving on
As we consider the celebration of Father’s Day, we may have wonderful memories of a loving father. My own was very good to me: providing, caring, while attending all of my activities. He lived to the ripe old age of 94, and it was a blessing to have
