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9,208 work permits issued in 2015 - 36 per cent to Haitian nationals
OVER 9,000 work permits were issued by the government in 2015, more than 30 per cent of which were issued to Haitian nationals, according to the latest immigration statistics.
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Kidney disease in the Bahamas
Tuesday July 17th, 2012 marked the first Anniversary of The Dialysis Centre Bahamas on Collins Ave, Nassau, Bahamas.
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Roscoe W Hepburn
Roscoe W. Hepburn age 85 years of Wilson Tract, Englerston died at his residence on Sunday, September 28th, 2014. He is survived by his sons: Harcourt, Glenn & Julian Hepburn; daughters: Melanie Hepburn & Crystal Strachan and other relatives and …
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Cecil Franklyn Jones
Cecil Franklyn Jones, 85 yrs., a resident of Market Street died on 21st August, 2016. He is survived by his daughter: Leoni Barbara Jones; 2 sisters: Beryl Brown and Priness Astwood; 2 brothers: Samuel and Audley Jones; numerous grand & …
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Salome Moss
Mrs. Salome Moss Age: 85 years Of #3 Blue Hill Road South died at Residence on Sunday, June16th, 2019. She is survived by her Daughter: Recebba Moss, Two Sisters: Ruth Gibson and Naomi Whyms and Two Grandsons: Michael and Anton …
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PM: 20% hotel vacancy cut to hit jobless goal
The prime minister yesterday argued his six percent unemployment rate goal can be achieved by increasing average occupancy rates at existing Bahamian hotels by 20 percentage points. Dr Hubert Minnis, telling the House of Assembly that his ambitious
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Tourism targets local sourcing boost to reduce dollar 'leakage'
The Bahamian tourism industry yesterday said it was vital to source more product locally if this nation is to slash the ‘leakage’ of 85 cents from every visitor dollar earnedThe Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) said this objective is why
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Bobby Brown helps make GB's first Jingle Ball a success
GRAND BAHAMA party-goers were treated to a post-Christmas gift last Saturday as ‘80s R&B superstar Bobby Brown headlined the first ever Jingle Ball concert.
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Baseball legend Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister laid to rest
EDISON ‘Ed’ Armbrister was not just remembered on Saturday for his controversial bunt in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, but for being one of the few Bahamians to win two world titles in any sport.
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Transform Your Life: Vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian and plant-based
Based on findings that the over-consumption of red meat causes a host of preventable diseases and ailments, many people are looking for a more animal-free diet for a healthier body.
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JEFFERSON WILLIAM PINDER
JEFFERSON WILLIAM “BILL” PINDER, 85 Of Winton Estates, Nassau, died peacefully at his home on Sunday evening January 29th, 2017 after a long illness. Bill is survived by his two sons, William Craig Pinder and Richard Perry Pinder and numerous …
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Sports notes
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is scheduled to open the main draw of the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Junkanoo Bowl Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center 9am today. THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is scheduled to open the main draw of the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Junkanoo Bowl Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center 9am today.
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‘Bubba’ posts double doubles
Van ‘Bubba’ Hutchinson Jr, still reeling off his historic 56-point game performance, had a pair of double-double stings to lead the Niagara College Knights to a pair of victories over the weekend.
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COVID-19 DEATH TOLL RISES BY ONE TO 183
THE country’s COVID- 19 death toll rose by one to 183 on Sunday after the death of an 80- year-old man was reclassified.
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80 Haitian migrants intercepted near Exuma Chain
A VESSEL containing 80 Haitian migrants was intercepted near the Exuma Chain on Monday evening.The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) reported the sailing sloop was apprehended after acting on information they had received earlier that day.RBDF Patro
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Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister dies at 72
ED Armbrister, the only Bahamian to rise to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball and claim its ultimate prize, died Wednesday at age 72.
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Super Value chief blasts 80% share claim as 'garbage'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Super Value owner Rupert Roberts yesterday blasted claims that his impending acquisition of City Markets' remaining store locations would give him an 80 per cent market share as "garbage" and "total rubbish", tell
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John Hunt
Patriarch John Hunt, age 85 of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera died at his residence on 20th January, 2018. He is survived by 1 Son: John Hunt Jr. 2 Daughters: Sylvania Hunt & Diana Forbes, 2 Sisters: Mary & Francis Nottage, numerous …
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Basil Ruel Lewis
Basil Ruel “Ole Tack” Lewis age 85 years of #20 Hampden Road, Stapeldon Gardens died at his residence on Thursday, February 9th, 2017. He is survived by his Son: Garth Basil; Daughters: Donna, Michelle and Beverly Lewis and Sandra Bethel …
