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80% tourist share a Quality 'bonus'

Super Value’s president yesterday said his first Quality Supermarket had received “a little bonus” through tourists generating 80 per cent of sales, telling Tribune Business he expected the Cable Beach site to be “profitable from day one”.

Top pitchers and batting champions take the spotlight

SIGMA Wildcats’ infielder Jeanette Hilton and Sting Truckers’ outfielder Lamar Watkins are the New Providence Softball Association’s 2014 ladies and men’s batting champions respectively.

FNM: It’s time for Nottage to be replaced

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday called for Prime Minister Perry Christie to replace National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage over his uninspired and lethargic response to mounting crime.

Officials visit Estonia for e-government training

Senior officials travelled to Estonia for a training exercise designed to further the introduction of e-government, and paperless, more efficient services, in Grand Bahama.Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama, and Elise Delancy, permane

Boutique resort targeting Bahamian business

INVESTORS behind Abaco’s Hope Town Lodge are hoping to make the boutique resort “a go-to” island destination for Bahamians, the group’s chairman telling Tribune Business, “I would like see us running at 80 or 90 per cent all year around”.

‘Options running out’ rapidly on Baha Mar

A senior Chamber executive yesterday warned that “the options are running out” for a speedy resolution to the $3.5 billion Baha Mar dispute, with the project facing “great jeopardy” if the warring factions are unable to agree terms.

Insolvency reform 'very significant' to financial services

INSOLVENCY law reforms will bring "very significant" benefits to the Bahamas' financial services industry, but a leading accountant called on the sector to "more aggressively" promote these and other positive changes to global markets.

Rebel seven accused of personal agenda

FORMER Free National Movement Senator Carl Bethel yesterday took aim at the strategy of the party’s seven rebel MPs, claiming that the absence of a coherent message from the group showed that their actions were guided by personal agenda.

THANKS A LOT: Dionisio’s frustration as Atlantis staff spring snap holiday walkout

AFTER disgruntled hotel workers picketed outside of the Atlantis resort over unresolved issues with their industrial agreement, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar expressed his disappointment in the Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union.

Chipman: Appointments show no clear agenda

SHADOW Minister of Foreign Affairs Hubert Chipman yesterday raised concerns about the government’s recently announced diplomatic appointments.

Wells and Rose finish in tie with Jamaica for trophy

A FIFTH overall finish for Team Bahamas was highlighted by an historic performance from the senior members of the team which ended a drought that lasted more than two decades.

Sports notes

THE Mail Boat Cybots were the first team to advance out of the New Providence Basketball Association’s first round playoffs.

Third annual King Eric Gibson Regatta set for Montagu Bay this weekend

The legacy of one of the most iconic names in Bahamian sailing continues as the regatta named in his honour continues to grow in stature each year.

FNM Deputy leader calls for ‘defined roadmap’ for governance of Grand Bahama

FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday called for the establishment of a “defined roadmap” for the governance of Grand Bahama.

Flamingo Air says employee reprimanded after plane door opens mid-flight

FLAMINGO Air said an employee had been reprimanded after the passenger door of its plane flew open mid-air during a flight.

Young named Blue Jays’ Major League Spring Training non-roster invitee

FOLLOWING his Canberra Cavalry’s third place finish in the Australian Baseball League, Chavez Young was named one of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 28 non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training.

Coleby leads Happinets into championship series in Japan

RANKED one of the top teams in the Japanese B2 League all season long, Kadeem Coleby leads his Akita Northern Happinets into the championship series.

Bridgewater helps his team win Coupe de Provence title

DOMINICK Bridgewater helped his Sapela Basket 13 club to the Coupe de Provence title in France’s NM2 League.

Giving up gas: China’s Shenzhen switches to electric taxis

One of China’s major cities has reached an environmental milestone: an almost entirely electric-powered taxi fleet.

New Providence or New Orleans?

I saw Twitter images of severe flooding throughout parts of New Providence over the weekend. I believe it was a meteorologist who told either The Nassau Guardian or The Tribune that the severe flooding caused by torrential rains was a hurricane drill for New Providence residents. As a resident of Grand Bahama who lived through Hurricanes Francis, Jeanne, Matthew and Dorian, I want Nassau residents to understand that the recent flooding in their communities is nothing compared to the flooding the aforementioned cyclones brought to our island.

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