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Rollins ‘would run against Loretta’
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner could face an independent challenge by Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins if voters on the island urge him to do so, the controversial politician said yesterday.
Lightbourn differences with Minnis ‘resolved’
ALTHOUGH he did not get a renomination for his seat, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn - one of the “gang of six” - said his “differences” with Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis have been resolved, telling persons yesterday to “go elsewhere” if they did not support the party’s leadership.
Outgoing High Commissioner looking forward to being involved in sports back home
By BRENT STUBBSSenior Sports Reporterbstubbs@tribunemedia.netLONDON: After spending the past four “wonderful” years of as the Bahamas High Commissioner to London, Ed Bethel said his only regret is that he will miss the 16th International Amateur Athl
The drug lord years in the Bahamas
A FLOUNDERING economy in the 1970s left the country desperate and encouraged some within the leadership of the governing PLP to to make the conscious decision to partner with drug lords, Majority Rule MP Ed Moxey told The Tribune.
Atlantis to add 192 jobs 'within a week'
Atlantis is adding 192 new jobs “within a week” through the opening of Olives Restaurant and expanded high-end casino lounge, its top executive yesterday disclosing the resort was eyeing July-August occupancies in the mid-high 80 per cent range.
Jones scores 34, grabs 19 rebounds in her team’s latest victory
JONQUEL Jones continues to put up phenomenal numbers during the offseason in China and is pegged as one of the early candidates for MVP.
Owners ‘very aggressively’ marketing ex-Ginn project
The former $4.9 billion Ginn sur Mer project is being “very aggressively marketed” to targeted potential purchasers, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with a $75-$80 million outlay likely to acquire the entire property.
Vendors exceed expectations at Royal Caribbean workshop
Royal Caribbean yesterday said the first Royal Beach Club workshop for potential Bahamian food and beverage, retail and artisan partners exceeded expectations by attracting around 70-80 attendees.
Fishers Alliance makes conch protect proposals
A BAN on conch exports could stem the Bahamas’ conch population decline, the Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) president yesterday disputing the reported 80 per cent fall. Adrian LaRoda told Tribune Business that such a ban was one of several prop
More web shops a ‘thing of the past’
A Bahamian web shop operator yesterday said the industry should reduce its need for physical gaming house locations by conducting its business electronically, adding that 80 per cent of its business came from online.
$4.5m hall to accommodate 80 students in Grand Bahama
THE opening of the $4.5m Hawksbill Hall at the University of The Bahamas’ northern campus marks the transition of the Grand Bahama institution from a commuter campus to a residential one, providing accommodations for over 80 student residents. Dep
KPMG says Gov’t spending ‘far greater than needed’
The Government’s $1.823 billion recurrent spending Budget is “far greater than it should be” when set against the services it is delivering to the Bahamian people, a top accounting firm is arguing.
10 murders on Grand Bahama as crime falls by 10%
CRIME is down 10 percent in Grand Bahama, Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson reported yesterday. Of the 95 murders police recorded in 2019, Commissioner Ferguson said 10 occurred in Grand Bahama; two each in Abaco and Bimini, and one in Eleuthera.
$10m spent on 'miraculous transformation' of garbage site
TIMOTHY Hodge met a putrid scent and 95 acres of open garbage when he arrived at the city dump a year ago, the byproduct of years of mismanagement.Yesterday he led Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on a tour of the revamped site, now called the New Pro
Minister: $200m spend rise not what it seems
A Cabinet Minister yesterday said the $200 million rise in the Government’s recurrent spending was not what it seemed, and largely represented the transfer of expenditure between accounts.
PM: Murder rate ‘unacceptable’
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said his administration is concerned about the nation’s escalating murder rate, but is hopeful that their crime fighting initiatives will start “bearing fruit” soon.
‘Blame game won’t stop the violence’
WITH the country’s murder rate having already surpassed last year’s count, a leading bishop is urging Bahamians to take a more “non-political, bi-partisan” approach to the crime problem in the country.
Atlantis ‘very concerned’ on labour reforms impact
Atlantis last night said it was “extremely concerned” over the Government’s proposed labour law reforms, saying they represented “an intrusion” into companies being able to run their businesses.
Buddy to come off the bench in season opener
BUDDY Hield will begin his rookie campaign with the plan of providing his patented scoring punch off the bench for his New Orleans Pelicans.
$80m energy project eyes 25% cost slash
An $80 million renewable energy project believes it could slash electricity costs for consumers on 15 Family Islands by at least 25 per cent, having met or exceeded the Government's own pricing targets.
