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Recall of antihypertensive drug Valsartan
PUBLIC health patients who filled prescriptions for antihypertensive drug Valsartan have been asked to return their medication for a replacement following an international recall.
We owe Dr Sands a huge debt of thanks
Regardless of the COVID-19 related quagmire that led to his resignation, the former Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands deserves our appreciation for his historic, frank and passionate plea to make the nation’s wellness a serious and singularly important goal.
Man admits forging U.S. currency
A 25-year-old man was fined $6,000 for forging Bahamian and American dollar bills to purchase items from two businesses last week.
My thanks to an inspiring Knight
Bastian pays tribute to Mr Denis Knight.
Tourism statisics
TOURISM - past experience with Ministry of Tourism giving accurate statistics is certainly questionable.
Postal service issues new stamps for Christmas
THE Bahamas Postal Service will release a set of stamps entitled Christmas 2013 – The Nativity today.
Goodman’s Bay hostilities erupt on 14-storey project
Hostilities erupted between Goodman’s Bay neighbours over allegations voiced at a public hearing regarding the motives for opposing the Wynn Group’s 14-storey penthouse project.
‘I’ve nothing to fear from DRA auditors’
TYCOON Waste Management Company’s Ed Curling was on the defensive yesterday as he issued a full-throated rejection of claims that the work he did to clean up portions of Grand Bahama was overpriced and not up to standard.
GB mortgage lending in 90%-plus slump
Mortgage lending on Grand Bahama has declined by more than 90 per cent, in both volume and value, compared to the pre-recession ‘boom’ years, data obtained yesterday by Tribune Business shows.
GB Power’s storm insurance fund delayed one year
The implementation of Grand Bahama Power Company’s hurricane ‘self-insurance’ fund has been pushed back one year until January 2017 under its newly-approved tariff structure.
Insurers want same VAT treatment for all
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman has called for all property and casualty products to receive the same VAT treatment, adding that exempt status is “not the way to go”.Emmanuel Komolafe admitted to Tribune Business that he was “caugh
Renowned basketball coach Steve ‘Bulla’ Pinder dies at 85
RENOWNED basketball coach Steve ‘Bulla’ Pinder, known as one of the role models in the Bain and Grants Town community, passed away on Tuesday morning.
NCAA: Buddy named preseason third team All-American
NCAA division I basketball is still weeks away from tip off, but the American national media has already placed Bahamian guard Buddy Hield among its projections as one of the top players in the country.
D’Aguilar: Health visa has worked for nation
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has defended the government’s use of the travel health visa saying it has “worked well” for the country.
Disney: ‘We’ve struck right tone’ on Eleuthera project
Disney Cruise Line’s president yesterday asserted the cruise line had “really struck the right tone” in balancing economic development with conservation at a Lighthouse Point project it hopes to start this year.
Last surviving colonial governor dies, aged 101
THE last surviving British colonial governor of the Bahamas has died in England at the age of 101.
Offshore sector 'reverses' decline via 12.6% growth
The Bahamas’ international banking industry had “reversed” the recession-induced balance sheet contraction by 2011, growing assets by 12.6 per cent that year.
Miller calls for copper export ban
MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller yesterday added his voice to calls for the Government to ban copper exports, adding that such thefts had cost him $150,000-$200,000.
Insurers say many claims over floods
INSURANCE companies reportedly have “a lot of claims coming in” following severe flooding across New Providence, according to industry insiders.
BTC to offer iPhone plans
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will on October 8 offer customers Apple iPhones complete with an annual plan that includes voice, data and text.