"U%20%ED%99%88%ED%83%80%EC%9D%B4%E2%97%91%EB%AA%A8%EB%93%A0%ED%86%A1%20gttg5%E2%97%91%E0%AD%80%EC%9D%B4%EC%B2%9C%EC%97%AD%EC%98%A4%ED%9B%84%EC%B6%9C%EC%9E%A5%E5%8F%90%EC%9D%B4%EC%B2%9C%EC%97%AD%EC%99%B8%EA%B5%AD%EB%85%80%EC%B6%9C%EC%9E%A5%E6%A5%B2%EC%9D%B4%EC%B2%9C%EC%97%AD%EC%99%B8%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%B8%EC%97%AC%EC%84%B1%EC%B6%9C%EC%9E%A5%E3%9A%92%EC%9D%B4%EC%B2%9C%EC%97%AD%EC%99%B8%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%B8%EC%B6%9C%EC%9E%A5%F0%9F%91%A9%F0%9F%8F%BF%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%BCappendix/" | Search

Hotel union’s strike vote ‘green light’

Hotel union executives last night said a Supreme Court justice had effectively cleared the way for it to take a strike vote tomorrow over its gratuity dispute with the Melia Nassau Beach Resort.

Govt halts Nassau Flight Services sale

The government’s decision not to proceed with the Nassau Flight Services (NFS) privatisation is no reflection on the two final bidders’ quality, a top aviation official revealed yesterday. Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, confirmed to Tribune

Bahamas targets Latin American airlift doubling

THE Bahamas should be able to double airlift from Latin America in two years, the Ministry of Tourism’s director general said yesterday, adding that visitors from the region should grow to nearly 6 per cent of total arrivals in three years.

Pros get 10-6 road win over Freeport Bulldogs

INTER-island play began over the weekend at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex in week six of the Commonwealth American Football League.

Bahamasair sees revenues fall 84%

Bahamasair’s revenues for the ten months to end-April 2021 plunged by 84 percent year-over-year, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday, with taxpayers set to underwrite its survival via a $60m-plus subsidy.

Bahamas aiming to double Texas visitor share to 10%

The Bahamas is seeking to double Texas’ share of its tourism customer base to 10 percent, the deputy prime minister has revealed, while revealing that the Houston Rockets basketball team will likely hold their training camp in Nassau.

Gov’t pushing MSC, Hutchison on MoU

The Government is pushing for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Hutchison Whampoa to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week, which some observers believe deals with the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) acquisition.

Bahamians rise to the challenge as one people

IT IS said that in every cloud there is a silver lining. The only silver that we can find in the cloud that has hovered over these islands since Thursday is the spirit of the Bahamian people.

Environmentalists 'not only oil drilling voices'

A Cabinet minister yesterday said environmentalists are “not the only voice in the room” when it comes to determining whether The Bahamas should permit oil exploration in its waters.Romauld Ferreira, minister of the environment and housing, said the

Teams of the year in the spotlight

IN the disciplines of swimming and water polo, the Bahamas continued its dominance in the region at the 34th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships.

Why bring race into it?

“If you are black and you are poor, you die. Surely a tax is better than death.” What kind of idiotic statement is that in a country of 85 per cent black, ruled by the majority?

$300m cruise port won’t be ‘a tourism Wal-Mart’

Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive says he is “absolutely” confident that its $300m transformation will increase visitor spending yields and lure more hotel guests downtown, adding: “We’re not creating a tourism Wal-Mart.”

UPDATE: Govt won't allow BPL to impose late fee

THURSDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: The Davis administration said it will not allow BPL to impose a late fee on the Bahamian people. It was only one of five considerations in a discussion to lower the company’s outstanding arrears, according to Acting Press Secretary Keishla Adderley at the OPM press briefing this morning. BPL also released a statement (left) saying it did not have plans to impose a late fee on its customers at this time.

$500m impact and counting

Arawak Homes’ development of Pinewood Gardens unleashed a $500 million economic impact spread over 30 years, its chairman said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that over 80 per cent of the lot sites it acquired have been built upon.

Tourism’s ‘perfect storm’ missing out on 15-20%

The hotel industry’s top executive yesterday said that despite “the perfect storm” driving the sector’s recovery he remains concerned about the 15-20 percent of visitor source markets that have yet to re-open.

BGDBA Playoffs: Panthers lead 2-1 in series, Cybots remain undefeated

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) Panthers and Bain and Grants Town Cybots are heating up in round two of the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) playoffs.

Giants eliminate Rockets, Athletico Bahamas tie series with Stingers 1-1

WHILE the league leading Commonwealth Bank Giants swept their way into the second round of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-three playoffs, the defending champions PJ Stingers will have to play a deciding game to determine their fate.

The Tribune

All results / Stories

Sort By

Date

Authors