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Another flawed tender process
LIGHTHOUSE Pointe - Eleuthera … incredible someone in government understands - you can’t make an application for a proposal if you don’t have any rights to the land - thank you Ace Newbold …. hope you explain to PM Minnis and Minister D’Aguilar!
Major not concerned over commission upheaval
BAHAMAS Junkanoo Carnival Commission Chairman Paul Major yesterday said he was “not concerned” that the controversial resignation and subsequent reinstatement of two key commission members would have a negative effect on the commission’s work to promote Carnival.
Skippers celebrate victory
THE 54th annual Long Island Regatta came to a close on Saturday in Salt Pond, Long Island, with the New Legend, New Susan Chase and Sassi Sue all emerging as the divisional winners.
‘Scumbags’ hit Robin Hood re-opening with $30k theft
Efforts to re-open the former Robin Hood store off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway have hit a ‘major setback’, Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief executive, Leslie Miller, telling Tribune Business yesterday that the store had suffered $30,000 in damages after thieves stole six air conditioning units last week.
Family and friends searching for missing Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs
Concerned family and friends are desperately searching for Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, 80, who went missing after leaving his residence early this week.
‘Down-payments cut’ as bank removes indemnity
The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) has released new “relaxed” lending rules for residential mortgages.
Poachers fined $20,000 a man
THE captain and crew of two Dominican vessels caught poaching in Bahamian waters late last week were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Lewis: Farm Road residents are posing us a challenge
THE Farm Road shanty town in Abaco remains occupied, hindering clean-up efforts in that area, according to Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction Iram Lewis. He made the statement when updating reporters outside C
'Tourism industry won't recover until June 2021'
JAMAICA’s former tourism minister projects the tourism industry won’t recover from the COVID-19 crisis until June 2021 and will see 80 percent recovery only by winter of next year.
Costs, costs and more costs to bear
Well the Camelot celebrations are all over…$’000’s spent on hats…wonder how much Tax arrears the 1000 chosen owed the Treasury had enough to embellish themselves but.....
Taxi union chief’s fear for hundreds of drivers
Hundreds of taxicab drivers could potentially be left jobless at month’s end, the Bahamas Taxicab Union’s (BTCU) president fears, with the 80 percent holding leased plates most at risk.
Zip-line 'buccaneer' in approvals push
The Bahamian investor behind a proposed Arawak Cay ‘zip line’ attraction yesterday encouraged the Minnis administration to provide the necessary approvals for it to proceed and expand the tourism offering.
Victory for Valley Boys
THE Valley Boys recovered from a humbling fifth place finish on Boxing Day to win their fourth consecutive New Year’s Day Junkanoo parade, according to unofficial results announced last night.
Exchange control delays $35m GB Power offering
Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) planned $35 million capital raising has been delayed again, this time by the need to obtain exchange control approval from the Central Bank of the Bahamas, Tribune Business understands.
Contractors chief to bring members 'up to scratch'
THE Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) yesterday said it was pushing for internationally-recognised certification for small/medium-sized firms, which make up 80-90 per cent of the industry.
Community Outreach Centre in need of assistance
ON NOVEMBER 25, 2012, St David’s Methodist Church in Grand Bahama honoured the longest serving local preacher within the Methodist Church in the Bahamas and in the Caribbean, Evangelist Lloyd Fuller Quant. Evangelist Quant has been serving the church for more than 80 years as a local preacher, ever since 1934.
'Screeching economic halt' if diesel stop lasts 10-14 days
Bahamians could "see a totally different economy" if the decision by most petroleum dealers to halt diesel sales lasts for up to two weeks, a well-known contractor warned yesterday.
URCA sides with Aliv on BTC billing dispute
Aliv has hailed industry regulators for taking its side in a billing dispute with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) that could have threatened customer connectivity.Damian Blackburn, pictured, the mobile provider’s top executive, told Trib
Oil explorer: Just 20% of opponents from the Bahamas
The oil exploration battle further heated up last night after Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) sought to discredit an activist petition by asserting just 20 percent of signatories were local.
Child abuse up by 22% in the Bahamas last year
REPORTED child abuse cases grew by an estimated 22 per cent in the Bahamas last year when compared to 2013, according to statistics released by Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin yesterday.