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80 test positive for TB exposure
MORE than 340 people living in two shelters for Hurricane Dorian victims have been screened for tuberculosis - 80 of them with positive skin tests, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday.
Govt says: We’ve accepted 80-90% of non-profit needs
The Government believes it has “accommodated 80-90 percent” of non-profit concerns over plans to regulate the sector, although it remains on a collision course with the church.
Grand Lucayan sale offers tourism rebirth
The potential rebirth of Grand Bahama’s hotel product moved a step closer yesterday as the 409-acre Grand Lucayan resort was placed on the auction block, an adviser saying: “It’s the right time and place to come to market.”
Bahamas ‘losing credibility’ for big name concerts: PART 2!
SECURE financial backing and fulfilling all contractual obligations are key to bringing well known international artists to perform in the Bahamas.
INSIGHT: Economic resurgence or a pandemic plunge hinges on our ability to secure vaccines
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has been one of the most notable public proponents of Bahamians getting vaccinated. That is understandable, as the appraisal of his performance depends greatly on how well his ministry is at getting heads in beds.
Fenton in second straight Super Bowl
IT’S very rare that a professional athlete gets to play for two consecutive titles in any sport in the same state that he was born in.
Chisholm, Robinson, Thomas among top 30 prospects in major leagues
MAJOR League Baseball continued to reveal its Top 30 Prospects for each franchise and more Bahamian players were listed for their respective National League clubs. Kristian Robinson heads the list as the No.1 prospect of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ja
Buddy Hield projected as late 1st round pick for 2015 Mock Draft
MANY pundits expected Buddy Hield to have a breakout season as a sophomore last year, and after meeting those expectations, the bar has been raised once again for the Bahamian lead guard headed into his junior year.
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”.
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?
Turnquest queries Budget’s ‘trickery’
The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday questioned whether there was “some trickery” in the Budget numbers for the current and future fiscal years, noting that recurrent spending actually exceeded projections for 2014-2015.
Deandre Ayton: ‘That’s what 45 minutes feels like, I’ve never played 45’
DEANDRE Ayton returned from a non- COVID-related illness with a season high scoring effort to help the league-leading Phoenix Suns avoid consecutive losses for the second time this season.
Smith defends committee over lack of contact with Baha Mar employees
FORMER State Finance Minister James Smith, chairman of the committee overseeing Baha Mar payouts, yesterday defended the work of the committee amid criticism that former resort employees have yet to be contacted regarding money they are owed.
‘We also have to make sure that we get home in a reasonable time for Christmas’
BETWEEN the two teams, it took about three airplanes to get their entire contingent to the Bahamas this week for the second version of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.
Government ‘can still do more’ on guns
AFTER acknowledging that the bulk of this country’s homicides are committed with a firearm, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage indicated on Wednesday that the government can still do more to prevent gun trafficking to The Bahamas.
What are YOU aiming for?
EVERY archer recognises the need to identify the target long before sending forth his arrow. No aeroplane leaves the runway without having a flight plan that includes its destination.
Scheidt leads after day one
IT WAS a perfect first day for the second Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau with sun and wind in abundance. The racing had it all, including a sudden downpour, lots of jostling around the marks, collisions, penalties and, most importantly, neck-and-neck finishes with surprise winners.
'CATASTROPHE' WARNING OVER INDUSTRIAL UNREST
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Widespread labour-related disruption "could be catastrophic" for an already-weak Bahamian economy, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman yesterday warning that this was "po
PAHO Director Emeritus Dr Carissa F. Etienne dies
The Pan American Health Organization announced on Friday that Director Emeritus Dr Carissa F. Etienne has died.
Bahamas ranked 54th of 159 countries for economic freedom
THE Bahamas ranks 54th out of 159 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report, released today by The Nassau Institute in conjunction with Canada’s Fraser Institute.
