Obit
Harold Charles Pinto
Funeral Service for Harold Charles Pinto, age 84 of Yellow Elder Gardens will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Glad Tiding Tabernacle, Kemp Road off Shirley Street. Officiating will be Pastor Beatrice Knowles, assisted by Minister Valarie Stubbs. …
Obit
Rev. Gladstone Wellington Thompson
Rev. Gladstone Wellington Thompson, 84 a resident of #20 Kendall Avenue, South Beach Estates & formerly of Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, December 22, 2019. He is survived by his 7 daughters: Janet Careyt, …
Story
A National Health Insurance plan for The Bahamas
Health care is essential, a fundamental right, good - and extremely expensive. With the latest National Health Insurance scheme set for implementation at the start of next year, Dr Robin Roberts sets out what is at stake and urges Bahamians - the people who matter most - to engage in the debate and make their views known.
Story
Is Urban Renewal 2.0 overrated?
A few months back I commended the new Christie administration in The Nassau Guardian for implementing its award winning urban renewal 2.0 and its Project Safe Bahamas.
Story
Govt urged to delay 12% VAT realty hike
The government was yesterday urged to postpone implementation of the 12 percent VAT rate on high-end real estate deals for two months so as not to derail transactions “already in the pipeline”.
Story
Bahamas earns historic berth to quarter-finals of inaugural CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship
IN the inaugural Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Girls Under-15 Championship, the Bahamas has earned an historic berth to the quarterfinals.
Story
Robot boost for Shipyard speed
ROBOTIC blasting is now being used at the Grand Bahama Shipyard to speed up work. Training began a few weeks ago, teaching Bahamians to drive the highly technical environmental robot used for hull stripping.
Story
Bay Street 'assured' on new Junkanoo bleacher protocol
DOWNTOWN Nassau stakeholders have been “assured a new protocol” will be put in place for Junkanoo bleacher placement starting next year, Tribune Business was told yesterday.Ed Fields, the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) managing director, also su
Story
Baha Mar eyes ‘maximum’ occupancies for New Year
Baha Mar yesterday said it was targeting “maximum New Year’s capacity” for its three new resort properties after they enjoyed “a much better Christmas” this year following their completion.
Story
ECASC president leads federations at joint meeting in Colombia
BURKET Dorsett, the president of the English Speaking Softball Confederation, led the ECASC federations in a collaborative effort with the federations of Latin America, the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean Canada, the United States and all members of WBSC Americas softball for a joint meeting in Cartagena, Colombia.
Story
Deandre Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns top Clippers to take 2-0 lead in West finals
PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton jammed an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Phoenix Suns a thrilling 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers last night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
Story
Eugene Stuart takes pro volleyball career to top league in Romania
EUGENE Stuart is on the move to a new country and a new club in the second season of his pro volleyball career.
Story
Giants defend title
The Commonwealth Bank Giants repeated as New Providence Basketball Association Division I champions and will once again represent the capital and reclaim the Bahamas Basketball Federation National Championship.
Story
'Game changer' for tourism's jumpstart
The Bahamas is close to sealing deals that will be "a game changer to jump start the tourism economy" post-COVID and provide an annual multi-million dollar boost, it was revealed yesterday.
Story
Bahamas ‘50% likely’ to suffer credit rating cut
The Bahamas faces “at least” a 50 per cent chance of a sovereign credit rating downgrade within the next 90 days, after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) last night placed this nation on ‘negative creditwatch’ due to Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 filing.
Story
Act changes to eliminate Industrial Tribunal 'conflict'
Planned legal amendments will eliminate a ‘potential conflict’ that requires the Industrial Tribunal to act “as judge, jury and executioner” over industrial agreements, a union leader yesterday telling Tribune Business that “90 per cent” of these deals were not registered.
Story
Insurer says 15% of Matthew roof loss ‘preventable’
An insurer believes 15 per cent of Hurricane Matthew-related roof damage was preventable, blaming “shoddy workmanship” and enforcement failures for exacerbating losses.
Story
FIBA: Team Bahamas tops Belize, moves on to next round
TEAM Bahamas will advance to the next round in their bid for FIBA AmeriCup and World Cup qualifications.
Story
Bran: ‘Natural justice denied’ over VAT fines
Bahamian businesses are being denied “natural justice” by the absence of a properly-defined appeals process for resolving Value-Added Tax (VAT) disputes, the Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader has blasted.
Story
80% tourist share a Quality 'bonus'
Super Value’s president yesterday said his first Quality Supermarket had received “a little bonus” through tourists generating 80 per cent of sales, telling Tribune Business he expected the Cable Beach site to be “profitable from day one”.
