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‘Watered down’ Planning law against public interest
The Government’s proposed “watering down” of planning laws is not in the Bahamian people’s interests, an environmental attorney warned yesterday, as it threatens to undermine sustainable development.
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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Betty Cole ‘was the first person to see the talent in me’
YESTERDAY I dropped my sons off to the Dolphins Swim Club Summer Camp and, boy, did the memories come flooding back.
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Ex-GBPA attorney slams ‘amateurish’ Freeport promotion
A former Port Authority attorney has slammed the “aimless” and “most amateurish manner” in which Freeport has been promoted, blaming this as a key factor in the city’s failure to attract major investments over the past decade.
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Bahamians charged over alleged $500m laundering
US authorities are seeking to extradite two Bahamians from Belize, after charging them with helping to facilitate an alleged $500 million securities fraud and money laundering scheme.
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Corporations facing $1.6bn pension hole
The Government-owned corporations will have a collective $1.6 billion deficit in their employee pension plans by 2032 unless urgent reforms are enacted, a report obtained by Tribune Business reveals.
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Super yacht ambitions to boost cruise port margins
Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive is optimistic that its “super yacht destination” ambitions and full opening will significantly improve operating income margins that are currently among its parent’s lowest.
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High dairy intake linked to increased prostate cancer risk
There is a saying that milk does the body good, and another that states moderation in all things is the best policy. Prostate cancer has the highest incidence of any cancer in the Bahamas.
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Paedophile has 'harsh' sentence cut
A CONVICTED paedophile left the appellate court yesterday with a reduced sentence after winning his appeal to lower the "harsh" life sentence given to
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Road Traffic's 'illegal' actions show need to respect Freeport
A LEADING QC has urged the newly-elected Christie administration to "behave more civilly, and less brutally and aggressively", towards Freeport than its FNM predecessor, adding that the latest Supreme Court ruling upholding Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees' rights emphasised the need to treat the city with "respect".
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Cable: 'We've satisfied all of our obligations'
Cable Bahamas has met all the obligations mandated by the Bahamian governnment, a senior executive telling Tribune Business the BISX-listed communications provider injected $50 million back into the economy annually.
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INSIGHT: Sound policy decisions over soundbites to tackle crime
A RECENT spate of shocking crimes – including sex attacks against elderly women – has prompted some familiar talk. We must be tougher on crime, tougher on criminals. Perhaps so – but in our reaction, we appear to be falling into an old trap of seeking to carry out action, any action, without regard to whether or not it really works.
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D’Aguilar: Fake vaccination cards are a concern
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar says officials will have to determine what sort of mechanism will be needed to ensure visitors are not using false vaccination cards when applying for travel health visas.
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Bahamian players learn assignments in minor league baseball
MORE Bahamian pro baseball players learned their assignments for the upcoming 2021 season as Minor League Baseball returns this week.
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‘Get creative’ over govt debt aversion
The government was yesterday urged to “become more creative” in the Bahamian debt markets as traditional purchasers of its bonds increasingly reject long-term paper due to the mounting fiscal crisis.
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EDITORIAL: Stop saying sorry - now seize the day
THE Bahamian public is still feeding off the recent election like a remora sucking nutrients from the underside skin of the shark’s belly.
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Energy reform still untapped resource
Reforms geared towards improving The Bahamas’ energy security are critical to building greater economic resilience and diversification. In the previous Island Insight column, I pointed out that tourism and other services-based industries are not idea
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Minister: Investors only ‘prefer’ short term Gov’t bonds
A Cabinet minister yesterday conceded that Bahamian investors are only interested in short-term government debt after a one-year issue was oversubscribed by 14 percent.
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Coach ‘Drips’ Poitier to adopt new role at Florida State College
ON April 1, coach Edric C ‘Drips’ Poitier is expected to take on a new role at Florida State College at Jacksonville where he coaches their Blue Waves women’s volleyball and reconstructs their beach volleyball programme after a three-year coaching sting at Savannah State University.
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40TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Champions to be crowned tonight
Four teams remain in the 40th Hugh Campbell Classic basketball tourney but only one team can hoist the trophy tonight at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.
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Buena Vista distillery targets December start
A micro rum distillery is aiming to start production from the former Buena Vista property by the first week in December, its principals yesterday saying they were confident of attracting more than their base 150,000 visitor estimate during the first year.
