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Reformer says 'it's not a one pill cure'

The Bahamas will take “at least a decade” to escape its fiscal crisis, a governance reformer warning: “It’s not a one pill cure”.

Bahamas 'drowning in unnecessary spending'

The Deputy Prime Minister has slammed the Opposition’s leader for raising fears of a “double-dip recession”, arguing that the Bahamas had endured negative growth for the past five years due to the former administration’s “ill-advised policies”.K P Tu

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INSIGHT: A bad investment - don’t you believe it

The Cable Bahamas (CAB) share price quoted on BISX has suffered a stunning fall of almost 40% in the last 18 months, from $6.50 to $4.00. EPS (earnings per share) dropped from $0.28 in 2014 to a loss of ($0.38) in 2017, and last year quarterly dividends on the ordinary shares were indefinitely suspended.

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It's another double double for All-Star Bahamian Jonquel Jones

By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Jonquel Jones continues her post All-Star break momentum and tallied her 13th double double of the season in another win for her Connecticut Sun.Jones finished with 14 points, 13 rebo

Guyana win rounds out Centrobasket challenge

By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Team Bahamas ended Centrobasket the way it began, with a lopsided win over Guyana, but ultimately a disappointing seventh place finish.The Bahamas scored the 91-63 win to conclude the

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Man being electronically monitored shot dead off Claridge Road

A man who was being electronically monitored was shot dead off Claridge Road on Saturday morning.

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Freeport taxi drivers 'livelihoods at stake'

Freeport taxi drivers claim their livelihoods are at stake, especially now that Grand Bahama's major hotel property has closed its doors.

'Drastic change' needed to hit 10% Govt cuts

A former finance minister yesterday praised the Prime Minister’s bid to slash the Government’s recurrent Budget by 10 per cent, but warned that structural impediments made it a hard target to hit.James Smith, also an ex-Central Bank governor, told Tr

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Bahamas beaten by Mexico, 83-75

Team Bahamas suffered an 83-75 loss to Mexico in their second game of the FIBA Centrobasket Men’s U17 Championships in the Dominican Republic.Trailing by two with just over two minutes left to play, the Bahamas squandered several opportunities down t

Govt assistance for Port Lucaya Marketplace

KWASI Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, has indicated that the government will step in and help Port Lucaya Marketplace while continuing urgent dialogue into the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort. He did not give many details, but promise

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Christie's call for judge recusal rejected

THE Court of Appeal has ruled there were no prospects of success for former Prime Minister Perry Christie’s application for leave to begin appellate proceedings into a judge’s decision not to recuse herself from judicial review cases involving constr

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Minnister of Pain: PM swings axe to turn round economy

MAKING good on his promise to slash government expenses in an effort to balance the country’s books, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis last night announced a variety of conservative fiscal measures, including a ten per cent cut in spending in all government ministries and no new public sector hiring.

Training begins for drug treatment professionals in Grand Bahama

TWENTY individuals from the public and private sectors on Monday began training to become certified drug treatment professionals in Grand Bahama.

Must We Handcuff All Defendants?

Since when did the pursuit of justice start with the public humiliation of an accused person? For too long we have sat on the sidelines and watched as defendants in criminal cases are brought before magistrates and judges handcuffed, shackled at the feet and escorted by the burliest officers on the Police Force.

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Reduction in violent incidents in schools

THERE has been a “downtick” in the number of reported incidences of school violence, Education Director Lionel Sands said yesterday, who attributed the decline to heightened school security measures and local police support.

Atlantis targeting $130m investment by end-2018

Atlantis’s top executive yesterday revealed that the Paradise Island destination resort is likely to invest a further $130 million to upgrade its amenities by 2018 year-end.Howard Karawan, its president and managing director, said “north of $80 milli

Employer redundancy cap fears 'overblown'

Employer concerns over an increase in redundancy pay were yesterday branded as “overblown”, a senior trade union leader suggesting the current ‘cap’ should be doubled.Obie Ferguson, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) president, told Tribune Business tha

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Sir Durward Knowles oldest living Olympic gold medallist in world

OUR very own national hero and philanthropist Sir Durward Knowles, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world.Sir Durward, who sailed to a first-place finish in the

Redundancy pay cap revisit 'not great idea'

The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday said it was “not a great idea” for the Government to be talking about increasing the redundancy pay cap “so soon” after its predecessor abandoned similar plans.Edison Sumner told Tribune Business th

Kentwan Smith signs with top level basketball team in Slovakia

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.Smith agreed to terms with BK Levicki Patrioti of the Slovak Extraliga (SBL) - the top level of basketball in Slova