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Works minister: 'Public has right' to expect more'
A Cabinet minister has called upon his ministry’s staff to be more “proactive” in 2020, adding: “The public has a right to expect more from us.”Desmond Bannister, minister of works, in his annual New Year’s charge to staff, urged them to take the ini
China exports drive record crawfish prices
BAHAMIAN fishermen are reaping “the highest price ever” for crawfish at the outset of the 2019/2020 season, with Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) vice-president Keith Carroll telling Tribune Business that increased access to foreign markets
Judge: Oil opponents make 'arguable case'
A Supreme Court judge yesterday gave the go-ahead for a legal challenge aiming to halt oil drilling in Bahamian waters after finding activists had made out an "arguable case".
Cut-price land deal for young buyers
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government will offer lots of land valued at $150,000 for about $50,000 to young professionals in the western area of New Providence.
BREA chief backs PM's cut-price land strategy
The Bahamas Real Estate Association's (BREA) president yesterday backed the Prime Minister's drive to offer cut-price land to first-time buyers in western New Providence.
Calls on Minnis to cancel oil exploration licences
ACTIVISTS and business owners have written to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urging him to “immediately cancel” all existing oil exploration licences, reject all proposed renewals and impose a permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration within the country’s borders.
Shortstop Fox traded to Royals
Lucius Fox has been traded for the second time in his young baseball career.
Economic empowerment zones to be expanded
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tabled an amendment in the House of Assembly yesterday to expand New Providence’s economic empowerment zone, which will allow Englerston and Montel Heights to now qualify for concessions. He noted the zone is now “lim
Minister slams TV guest’s terror claim as rubbish
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell has hit out at a “rubbish” statement made on a US television news show by a reported expert in security and terrorism who portrayed the Bahamas as having terrorist links.
Tech Talk
• Slack Technologies, a fast-growing startup trying to wean businesses off email by hooking employees on its more informal messaging service, is now hoping to snare the world’s biggest companies as customers.
Women in the spotlight during World Diabetes Day
The Diabetic Research Institute hosted a successful World Diabetes Day 2017 at its Montrose Avenue office on November 14. Diabetics came out and brought family and friends to be tested and screened for diabetes. Nurses also checked blood pressure, we
Call to annul pre-election police promotions
FAMILIES for Justice (FFJ), a local civic group in Grand Bahama, is calling for the cancellation of the recent promotions to all senior police officers given the high crime rate in the Bahamas.
Aliv confirms readiness for 2018 storm season
Aliv yesterday moved to reassure Bahamians that its nationwide infrastructure was fully prepared to withstand a 2018 hurricane season projected to feature 13 named storms.Damian Blackburn, the mobile operator’s top executive, said: “We have ensured t
Distorted views on corruption
It was disappointing that your article in Tribune Business on the 26th April (‘Not a Single Bribe Demand is Probed’) while quoting heavily from a group claiming to be Transparency International’s local affiliate, contained not one single reference to The Bahamas’ ranking in that group’s all important Corruption Perception Index.
Freedom Farm U-12 all set for Cal Ripken Baseball World Series
FREEDOM Farm Baseball League will continue its summer of international competition in the Under-12 division.The team is set to compete in the Cal Ripken Baseball World Series (Major/70) August 3-11 at BallParks of Americas Field in Branson, Missouri.
Govt recruits lawyers to fight shanty town action
THE government has hired a team of high-powered lawyers to fight the legal action meant to stop the Minnis administration’s eradication of shanty towns, Attorney General Carl Bethel said.The legal team is led by Harvey Tynes, QC, to assume carriage o
New club, new country as Kentwan heads to Denmark
Bahamian pro basketball player Kentwan Smith is on the move again as he signed with a new club in a new country to continue his career.
PI developer gains nearly $50m sales
A Canadian-based developer is seeking other opportunities in The Bahamas after generating close to $50m in sales from its ten-storey Paradise Island development. Replay Destinations, which acquired One Ocean from the bank in 2016 after its original
Gyms, fitness centres hail 'smooth' reopening
Gyms and fitness centres yesterday hailed a “smooth” reopening after being closed for more than three months as a result of the COVID-19 emergency measures. Sofia Whitehead, owner of Club One Fitness, told Tribune Business: “We had a really great mo
Marine pilot firm expands to Bimini
A Bahamian marine pilot company has expanded its services to Bimini after obtaining the necessary approvals from the Ministry of Transport and the Port Department. “Marine pilots services are of the utmost importance as it pertains to maritime safet
