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‘We’ll go to highest court’ to block Wendy’s from PI
Major developers and resorts last night told Tribune Business they are willing to take their campaign to block Wendy’s Paradise Island restaurant “to the highest level of the judicial system”.
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Sam Bankman-Fried to testify Bahamas looked after FTX clients ‘best interests’
Sam Bankman-Fried is set to tell a New York judge that Bahamian regulators, and not US bankruptcy attorneys, “were acting in the best interests of customers” immediately after FTX imploded.
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Elite Girls Basketball League back in action on Saturday
IN an effort to provide more opportunities for the high school players to improve their level of play before they head into international competition, Ryan Turnquest and a group of coaches have formed the Elite Girls Basketball League.
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UB Mingoes turn in the largest win ever in international play
LAUDERHILL, Florida — The University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team scored early and often against Fort Lauderdale University in The Mingoes’ largest win in international play.
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Investment Policy revamp planned
The Government is aiming to revamp the National Investment Policy (NIP) and is holding consultations with industry in a bid to eliminate approval process red-tape, a senior official said yesterday.
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Illegality of abortion is dangerous
Some 85 years ago, a doctor in England examined a 14-year-old girl and determined that she was sufficiently developed physically to carry her pregnancy to term.
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STATESIDE: While GOP indecisive on Speaker, would a coalition option even be considered?
EVERY morning for the past three weeks has brought with it news reports of a different potential solution to a paralysing problem that has rendered inoperative the American legislature.
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House of Assembly chaplain warns to not ‘sell dreams for votes’ during by-election
THE House of Assembly chaplain warned parliamentarians yesterday not to “sell dreams just for votes” as the by-election in West Grand Bahama and Bimini nears.
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EDITORIAL: What will you do to ensure no child is left behind?
THERE is a sad story on the front page of The Tribune tonight – one that goes beyond the to and fro of politics.
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Small home repairs programme has helped 50 of 200 people so far
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said the Small Homes Repairs Programme has to date repaired about 50 of a targeted 200 homes.
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Realtors cite shortage but listings rise ‘up to 1,492%’
Major realtors yesterday contradicted data showing new home listings rose “up to 1,492 percent” in the 2023 third quarter by arguing that inventory shortages mean The Bahamas remains “a seller’s market”.
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Objection to Bahamas KC testifying for Sam Bankman-Fried
US prosecutors yesterday raised objections to a Bahamian KC testifying in defence of embattled FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, over his meetings with local regulators as the crypto exchange imploded.
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Chamber seeks ILO liveable wage advice
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) was yesterday said to have sought the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) help to define what a livable wage is.
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Wendy’s blasts Atlantis as it wins PI approvals
Wendy’s yesterday blasted Atlantis for masterminding a “meritless, aggressive and self-serving campaign” that failed to prevent the fast-food brand gaining planning approval for its Paradise Island restaurant.
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School monitors find boy, aged 12, living in car alone
SCHOOL attendance monitors tasked with getting drop-outs back in school recently found a 12-year-old boy living alone in a car.
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LESLIE MILLER GETS CONTRACT FOR ROAD TRAFFIC – Ex-MP: I wish we could get big boys’ rates
LESLIE Miller said the government will move the Road Traffic Department into his Summerwinds Plaza for a rate that is “much better than anywhere else”, adding there is “nothing amiss” and “no favours” involved.
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Minister optimistic about future of flag football in The Bahamas
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is optimistic about the potential opportunities that exist for Bahamians in flag football after the sport was added to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Aviation authority is ‘audit ready’ - but some deficiencies expected
DESPITE “some deficiencies”, Director of Aviation and Deputy Director General of Tourism Dr Kenneth Romer said he is confident the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is “audit ready”.
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Aviation week ‘a chance for 4,000 staff to collaborate’
THE launch of Aviation Week yesterday will give members of the Bahamian aviation industry the chance to collaborate and share knowledge, said Director of Aviation and Deputy Director General of Tourism Dr Kenneth Romer yesterday.
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Pintard: Govt broke promises – and repeatedly breaking law
Opposition leader Michael Pintard accused the Davis administration of not keeping many of the “promises” made to the Bahamian people – and of engaging in practices that “broke the law”.
