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Chanticleers open Baha Mar Hoops ‘Nassau Championship’ with victory
AHMARD Harvey had an opportunity to play an official game on Bahamian soil for the first time since his high school days but remains out of the rotation for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at this point in the season.
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Arimina Laura Adderley Cates
Funeral service for Arimina Laura Adderley Cates, 90 yrs., a resident of Amherstia Avenue, Garden Hills & formerly of Roses, Long Island, will be held at Carmichael Bible Church, Carmichael Road, on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor …
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Melia in 7% pt Easter increase
Nassau-based resorts yesterday reported a “very good Easter”, with one property telling Tribune Business it had seen a 7 percentage point increase in occupancies compared to last year’s holiday weekend.
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Pitcher Tahnaj Thomas invited to MLB spring training
TAHNAJ Thomas achieved another career milestone in the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation and is one of the club’s non-roster invitees to major league Spring Training in Bradenton, Florida.
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99.
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'We're working to provide temporary housing in Abaco'
CHAIRMAN of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority John-Michael Clarke said yesterday the authority will be working with the Department of Social Services to determine a solution to provide “temporary” housing in Abaco for displaced shelter victims li
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Lean Paulina Brice
DEATH NOTICE FOR Lean Paulina Brice age 90 of Quintine; Alley Andros Ave formerly of Mt. Thompson; Exuma died on October 26th, 2012. She is survived by her Sons: Bishop Rudolph Bowe, Godfrey, Eric Bishop Dr. Gregory & Kevin Collie; …
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Jerome Hakeen Jones
Mr. Jerome Hakeen Jones aka “JJ” age 25 years old of #90 Oleander Street, Freeport, Grand Bahama died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday, February 21, 2020. He is survived by Father: Charles Jones Sr.; Mother: …
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Kristian Robinson and Jazz Chisholm among MLB's Top 100 Prospects
A PAIR of Bahamian minor leaguers were listed among the Top 100 Prospects when MLB Pipeline unveiled its first rankings for the upcoming 2020 season. Kristian Robinson of the Arizona Diamondbacks was listed at No. 43 while Jazz Chisholm of the Miami
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FINCO chief: 95% of local transactions done digitally
RBC FINCO’s top executive says Bahamians are beginning to embrace a digital future with 95 percent now conducting their financial transactions electronically.
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Port Lucaya owner eyes further $2m investment
Port Lucaya Marketplace’s new owner plans to invest “at least $2 million” over the next five years to transform the facility into an upscale shopping and entertainment centre, with seven prospective new tenants in the process of signing leases.
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Baha Mar teases Melia plan as volumes up 20%
Baha Mar’s president yesterday hailed an “extraordinary first quarter” and “record March”, with 2023 business volumes up 20 percent year-over-year, as he revealed plans to redevelop the still-closed Melia resort will be unveiled imminently.
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Body found after blaze hits building
POLICE in Grand Bahama found human remains in a wooden structure that was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.Shortly after 1am, police from the Fire Department were called to a building fire in Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock on I-95 corner where they met
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Mortgage relief criticisms 'legitimate enough', says leading plan architect
A leading architect of the Government’s mortgage relief plan has described criticisms that it will not have the advertised effect as “legitimate enough”, while arguing that it would “be a good start” even if just 20-25 per cent of delinquent borrowers were assisted.
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Corporate redress regime upheld with $33m verdict
The Supreme Court has prevented the Bahamas being perceived as “a parochial, quirky jurisdiction” for international business through its recent ruling on a $33 million insolvency dispute, a former attorney general said yesterday.
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Excise Tax snafu stymies start-up's 60 hires plan
A Bahamian-owned tobacco manufacturing start-up said yesterday it would pursue legal action as a “last resort” if it is unable to obtain an Excise Tax exemption on domestic sales, adding that its business model had been thrown “totally out of whack”.
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Foreign buyer VAT rise gains ‘90-day transition’
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed the Government is allowing a 90-day “transition period” so that foreign purchases of real estate valued at under $1m - and already subject to sales agreements - can close at existing VAT rates.
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CHAMBER CHIEF 'VERY CONCERNED' AT $300M BAD BUSINESS LOANS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman yesterday described as "very concerning" the almost-$300 million worth of 'bad loans' to the private sector, with January's $10.6 mill
