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Cable slams URCA on ‘languishing’ 27% TV price increase
Cable Bahamas’ chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to “languish with no end in sight”.
Max D’s Henry Thompson signs pro contract with Reds
IT’S not very often that you hear stories of a player coming from one sport to another and going on to become a professional player.
RoyalStar eyes Matthew payout ‘over’ $90m total
A Bahamian insurer yesterday said it will be paying out “in excess of $90 million” in Hurricane Matthew-related claims on behalf of itself and network partners, with 65 per cent already settled.
Melia in 7% pt Easter increase
Nassau-based resorts yesterday reported a “very good Easter”, with one property telling Tribune Business it had seen a 7 percentage point increase in occupancies compared to last year’s holiday weekend.
Teachers respond to govt
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says a response has been sent to the government on its counter proposal regarding a salary increase for educators.
PM slams predecessor on $99m BTC deficit
Prime Minister Perry Christie has again slammed the former Ingraham administration for failing to provide the $39 million needed to cover the Bahamas Telecommunication Company’s (BTC) original pension fund deficit, arguing that this had caused the shortfall to balloon to $99 million.
Tour operators enjoy 70% post-COVID visitor revival
Tour and excursion operators yesterday said business volumes have returned to 70 percent of pre-COVID levels amid a strong tourism rebound.
Call for Caribbean to adopt HIV self-testing
ON the occasion of World AIDS Day, Caribbean AIDS response stakeholders are calling for countries in the region to adopt HIV self-testing.
Food retailer's sales up 21-22%
A leading Grand Bahama-based food retailer yesterday said its sales were up 21-22 per cent for 2012 to-date, but warned that "no one can do any business here" given the island's re
Business offerings are brought Aliv
The Bahamas’ second mobile operator, Aliv, yesterday launched its business to business (B2B) offering, a senior executive describing it as a “core piece of the puzzle” in the company’s development.
Giants take 1-0 leads in NPBA best-of-7 series
THE New Providence Basketball Association got its best-of-seven championship series started on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Giants winning the double header.
Women's Week events to conclude with march on Saturday
UNDER the theme ‘Press for Progress’, a week-long series of events marking Women’s Week and International Women’s Day will culminate in a march on Saturday. March organisers Equality Bahamas said this year’s events focused on bodily autonomy and cre
Tourism’s ‘perfect storm’ closing on pre-COVID
Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to be enjoying “the perfect storm” via a record booking pace that will see it exceed pre-COVID business levels by 2023 at latest, with one hotelier saying: “I think we’re back.”
Undefeated Spartans gets 99-68 victory over Eagles
LOURAWLS “Tum Tum” Nairn had a lot to be thankful for - another win as the starting point guard for one of the top teams in all of college basketball and a career night.
Operators rout RBDF Waves
THE Bommer G Operators routed the Defence Force Waves 73-40 as the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association continued its regular season at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday night.
Pinder erupts for 34 points in victory
TYLER Pinder continues to boost his profile on the prep basketball recruitment circuit at his new programme in Oklahoma.
Port to be Bahamas’ ‘Sydney Opera House’
The winning Nassau cruise port bidder yesterday said it aims to increase passenger spending by more than 100 percent and transform the entire city into a “worldwide brand”.
Davis’ hands clean on water projects
CAT Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip “Brave” Davis did not authorise controversial payments to Nassau Island Development (NID), the contractor for the multi-million dollar Gladstone Road Waste Water Treatment Plant (GRWWTP) that is unfinished despite a 91 percent cost overrun, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Harbour Island sees $5m dock 'backlash'
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that Harbour Island’s infrastructure needs will be neglected no longer even after a local “backlash” forced the government to suspend a $5m dock upgrade. Desmond Bannister, minister of works, acknowledged to Trib
Disney feared for brand over project criticism
Disney Cruise Line’s president yesterday admitted it had been “bothered” by inaccurate criticism of its Lighthouse Point plans, which created fears of brand and “reputation” damage. Jeff Vahle, in an interview with Tribune Business, said the “only ac
