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‘No more blight’ on Rum Cay’s revival

A Supreme Court judge says it is “difficult to digest” that the Prime Minister’s Office would assert a 15-acre Rum Cay land parcel was Crown Land when this totally contradicted evidence from the Government’s own surveyors.

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Judge: ‘Difficult to digest’ Gov’ts Rum Cay claims

A Supreme Court judge says it is “difficult to digest” that the Prime Minister’s Office would assert a 15-acre Rum Cay land parcel was Crown Land when this totally contradicted evidence from the Government’s own surveyors.

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Prince Charles business owners seek compensation from government

BUSINESS owners in Prince Charles Drive have got together to get the government’s assistance in providing some form of compensation for their losses as a result of the New Providence Road Improvement Project.

80 SMES in Grand Bahama to benefit from grants programme

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock @ tribunemedia.net SOME 80 small businesses in Grand Bahama that were affected by Hurricane Dorian will benefit from a grants programme to assist with reopening their businesses. A Small Busine

High office, retail demand for $250m PI development

The developer behind Hurricane Hole’s $250m revival has fully leased all the office space in phase one of its project together with 80 percent of the retail units, it has revealed. Sterling Global Financial said the Paradise Island-based development

Doctors chief: Non-COVID patient care ‘under threat’

Doctor’s Hospital’s top executive yesterday warned that care for non-COVID patients is “under threat” as pandemic sufferers drive bed occupancy levels at its main hospital to near 80 percent.

$80m Baha Mar funds may have been ‘killed’

The $80 million financing facility created by Sarkis Izmirlian to cover Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 operating expenses may have effectively been ‘killed at birth’ by the outcome of yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing, Tribune Business can reveal.

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Ayton scores 24 in loss to Clippers

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George scored 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-107 last night after nearly blowing a 31-point lead in a matchup of two of the Western Conference’s top early season teams.

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Former College principal Dr Donald Knowles dies

DR Donald Knowles, 80, first principal of the College of the Bahamas, died of a massive heart attack at the Princess Margaret Hospital at 4pm Thursday.

Goodman’s Bay

Should Government allow private enterprise to coolly take over public open space and no one lift a hand or even understand what is happening? I am concerned what is openly happening on Goodman’s Bay parking lot to the eastern side.

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Real estate firm joins top network

A Bahamian real estate firm has been named to 'Who's Who' in luxury real estate, the award-winning network that has property brokerages in 80 countries. Mario Carey, of Mario Carey Realty, said: "It is a great honour fo

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Ingraham bids farewell as FNM leader

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham bid farewell as the Free National Movement’s longest serving leader at the party’s convention this weekend.

Exalting the divine from 1939

Celebration will truly be in the air when Holy Spirit Anglican Church, one of the main spiritual pillars in the Chippingham community, rings in their 75th anniversary. Although the church, once known as the “Little Lipstick Church”, officially celebrates this milestone on January 12, 2014, it is organising six months of activities leading up to the grand celebration.

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Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners

On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.

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Almost 1m referrals to Nassau/PI hotels

A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said Nassau/Paradise Island has recovered to 97 percent of pre-COVID business volumes by March 2023 with airlift capacity up by double digits for the year-to-date.

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Waltiea Rolle: ‘This government has done absolutely nothing for me’

WHILE the country celebrated the achievements of many of its sporting legends, one historic icon took to social media to express her displeasure at a lack of recognition by the Bahamian government.

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Caribs fall to Bucs 91-82 in overtime

HIALEAH, Florida — Game two of the Florida National University’s Basketball Classic at the Bucky Dent Gymnasium was a complete turn around for the College of the Bahamas men’s basketball team.

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Retailer 'can't afford to take risks blindly' after 80% sales fall

A Bahamian retailer has warned he and others "cannot afford to take blind risks any more" due to the Government's handling of COVID-19, with curb-side restrictions slashing his sales by 80 percent.

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Home owner tax breaks to aid 80% of new starts

AN ex-Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday hailed the Prime Minister’s home ownership tax breaks package for potentially boosting 80 percent of new construction starts, and said: “Better late than never.”

Mr Prime Minister, is this not victimisation?

URBAN RENEWAL, the PLP’s solution to most of the country’s ills, has many Bahamians confused as to what it really is.