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Customs delays Nassau port roll-out to October 1
The implementation of Customs’ electronic single window (ESW) for 80 percent of goods entering this country has been delayed by one month to October 1, it was announced yesterday.The Ministry of Finance said the roll-out of the fully electronic proce
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Oil explorer in total certainty on $25m well
The Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) top executive has acknowledged it is now better placed than ever before to deliver a first exploratory well in this nation’s waters by mid-2020.Simon Potter told Tribune Business that shareholder approvals at BPC
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Jonquel Jones and Sun advance to WNBA Finals
Jonquel Jones made local basketball history once again and became the first Bahamian player to advance to the WNBA Finals. Jones and the Connecticut Sun closed out the Los Angeles Sparks with a 78-56 win last night in Long Beach, California. With t
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GB Power: Over 90% of non-flooded are restored
Grand Bahama Power Company says it has restored power to more than 90 percent of customers with dry homes in non-flooded areas following Hurricane Dorian’s passage. Giving an update on restoration efforts, the island’s monopoly utility provider said
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Senior citizens home calls for help for hurricane victims
AN owner of a senior citizens home is requesting financial assistance to help house victims displaced by Hurricane Dorian.Reverend Dr Kendal Capron, head of The Good Samaritan Senior Citizen’s Home, said the facility is in dire need of funds to purch
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Meet the real people who left home to come and help The Bahamas
DAVID Radford-Wilson is 53, tall and muscular. With looks that would be equally at home in a jersey on the soccer field or a power suit in the board room, he’s an executive coach with clients including a director in a major London bank, a legal counsel in an American law firm and a high-ranking officer in the British government foreign office. By phone or face-to-face, he coaches them in crisis leadership and training.
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'Dinosaur practices' slammed by small business advocate
A small business advocate yesterday branded the continued reliance on guaranteed bank loans to finance the sector as “dinosaur practices”, as he urged entrepreneurs: “Think globally.”Mark A Turnquest, principal of Mark A Turnquest Consulting, told Tr
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Former PMs disappoint
I was watching the American news on September 11, 2019 and saw a face I’d not seen in a long time. It was Donald Rumsfeld. He was last Secretary of Defence under President George W Bush.
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Daniel Alexander Parker
Daniel Alexander Parker age 83 years of Fox Town, Abaco died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, September 13th, 2019. He is survived by his wife: Lillian Parker; sons: Delgarna, Burnell, D’Angelo, Rand and Ricardo Parker; daughters: Sherlene Smith, …
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Joanne Maura
A Celebration of Life for the late Joanne Maura, age 90 of Vista Marina, Nassau, The Bahamas, will be held at the Chapel of Love, Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited, Palmdale Avenue and Bradley Street, Nassau, on Saturday 21st September 2019 …
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Myrtis Gwendolyn Nottage Bain
Funeral Service for the late Ms. Myrtis Gwendolyn Nottage Bain Age 83 years Of Golden Gates #2 And formally of Crooked Island Will be held at St Johns Native Baptist Church- Meeting Street On Saturday September 21st at 2pm. Officiating …
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Frank Vernon Miller
Funeral Service for the late Frank Vernon Miller, aged 85 years, of Montgomery Avenue, will be held Friday September 20th 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Rev’d. Canon Basil Tynes assisted …
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Jean Claude Joseph
Funeral Service for the late Jean Claude Joseph, aged 75 years, of Malcolm Road East and Formerly of Cap- Haitian, will be held Friday September 20th 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Tabor Church, Willow Tree Avenue and Mt. Tabor …
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Winifred Kemp
Funeral Service for the late Winifred Kemp, aged 90 years, of Pink Cassia Avenue and formerly of Eleuthera, will be held Friday September 20th 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Rev’d. …
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Constance Marie Carroll
Constance Marie Carroll age 85 years of Highbury Park, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, September14, 2019. She is survived by her husband: Kendal Carroll; children: Kendalee Carroll, Kenny(Kendal) Carroll and Kencene Mingo; grandchildren: Kendal Carroll III, Kenywan …
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Benjamin Martin Adderley
Funeral Service for Benjamin Martin Adderley age 48 of Seabreeze Estates who died on September 8, 2019 will be held on Friday September 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church, Prince Charles Drive. Officiating will be …
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Joseph Elander Bain Sr
Funeral Service for Joseph Elander Bain Sr. age 88 affectionately called “Lil Joe” a resident of Lower Bogue Eleuthera Bahamas, who died at his residence August 25th, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday September 21st, 2019 at Church of God …
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Bahamian spirit shines through despite horror
“YES, something positive came out of Hurricane Dorian.”
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STATESIDE: Why Joe Biden dominates the primary race
A year can be an awfully long time in politics, as American voters are about to find out.
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Parents frustrated over student registration
PARENTS and guardians of the thousands of children left displaced after Hurricane Dorian unleashed its fury on Abaco and Grand Bahama more than two weeks ago say they are frustrated with the process set up to enroll the students in new schools. The M