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Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski

Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski

Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski

'LONG ISLAND HAS LONG BEEN NEGLECTED'

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DNA candidate for Long Island Mario Cartwright claims the constituency has long been neglected and now the list of problems "goes on and on". According to Mr Cartwright, a Long Island native, issues like unemployment

PLP aims to tackle crime, economy and education

PLP aims to tackle crime, economy and education By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas' new Cabinet Ministers will all have "critical leadership roles to play" in dealing with rising crime, the declining economy and restructuring of the count

CHRISTIE HITS BACK AT CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD

CHRISTIE HITS BACK AT CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net IN RESPONSE to Education Minister Desmond Bannister alleging FNM voter fraud, PLP leader Perry Christie said the claim reflects the minister's fear of losing the election.

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Gibson denies housing allegations

Gibson denies housing allegations By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THERE is "zero evidence" of missing money or that homeowners were overcharged by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation, according to former housing minister Shane Gibson. The PLP Golden

PLP puts blame on zhivargo

PLP puts blame on zhivargo By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie told Fort Charlotte constituents that finance minister Zhivargo Laing shares the blame for high unemployment levels and a bad economy. Speaking at the opening of

darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off

darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING claims the government recovered nearly 6,000 acres of land by revising the I-Group's Mayaguana development project, PLP senator Michael Darville insi

darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off

darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING claims the government recovered nearly 6,000 acres of land by revising the I-Group's Mayaguana development project, PLP senator Michael Darville insi

EQUIPMENT HINDERING CANCER FIGHT

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net WITH breast cancer at record levels in the Bahamas, and recent studies indicating that Bahamians have the highest prevalence of a mutated gene responsible for causing the disease, health professionals are concerned t

Mystery remains over Betty K blaze

Mystery remains over Betty K blaze By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A YEAR after a fire ripped through the offices of the Betty K shipping company on Bay Street, fire officials have yet to determine what started the blaze. The Valentine's Day fire

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie said he will cut Grand Bahama airport and hotel taxes in half in an effort to boost the island's tourism industry should his party win the up-coming general el

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie said he will cut Grand Bahama airport and hotel taxes in half in an effort to boost the island's tourism industry should his party win the up-coming general el

BAHAMASAIR PERFORMANCE QUESTIONED

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net TWO unions questioned the "fiscal performance" of Bahamasair during a protest on Friday morning. The Public Managers Union (PMU) and the Airport, Airline, and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU) told press they were "concer