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BPL’s $535m bond in Singapore listing
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) mammoth bond refinancing aims to raise $535m and will be listed in Singapore when placed with international and local investors, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.
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Union leader to continue battle on bankruptcy
A trade union leader yesterday said “all options are on the table” after the Court of Appeal rejected his bid and those by three fellow ex-pension fund trustees to overturn bankruptcy orders made against them.Bernard Evans, pictured, the National Con
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Good riddance to that planet-killing piece of throwaway plastic
With eyes on COVID-19, the economic fall-out and an attempt to re-open the borders, it would have been easy to overlook a major milestone this week – crunch time. July 1, 2020, time to kiss those single-use plastics goodbye.
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‘Kino’ Burrows retires from national basketball team play
Jaraun “Kino” Burrows has suited up in the black, aquamarine and gold on the court as a member of The Bahamas’ men’s national basketball team for the last time.
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Etienne gets All-American honours
Bahamian Jyles Etienne, who decided to give up a promising career as a basketball player to compete in track and field, is fast becoming one of the premier high jumpers to watch at the collegiate level.
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‘This is the best thing for me’
Although she has not gotten the ultimate desire expected in the three years she has been training there, Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan feels she’s in the right place training with some of the world’s best in Kingston, Jamaica.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: It’s not COVID that’s the killer, it’s poverty
It’s no wonder we can’t wrap our heads around the COVID crisis. First of all, it came out of nowhere.
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Brother denies matching stories with officer accused of rape
THE brother of the chief immigration officer who was accused of raping a Jamaican woman has denied conversing with the officer before the hearing to ensure their statements supported one another. Norman Bastian was accused of taking Claudia Edwards
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Court to supervise Cavalier's wind-up
Cavalier Construction’s liquidation was yesterday placed under Supreme Court supervision after the 64 year-old contractor’s insolvency was confirmed. Once one of The Bahamas’ largest and best-known contractors, its winding-up under judicial oversigh
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THE PRESS BOX: 'Shaking off the rust from corona'
FINALLY, things are getting back to some form of normalcy, but that’s no excuse to go buck wild, throwing caution to the wind. Continue to practice and adhere to all social distancing protocols, remember our borders are open once again. Hopefully,
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DPM confident over beating $1.3bn deficit
The deputy prime minister yesterday voiced optimism that the government will beat its $1.327bn fiscal target for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year as he reassured that The Bahamas’ debt burden is not yet “unbearable”.
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Miller-Uibo in 150m clash
Shaunae Miller-Uibo and American Allyson Felix will add another chapter to their rivalry today when they face off in a new initiative for World Athletics - the ‘Weltklasse Zurich Inspiration Games.
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Sprinter Resias is seeking financial support
WITHOUT any success in securing any financial support from the Bahamas Government, sprinter Cliff Resias is forced to come home from the United States of America to redirect his career as he prepares for the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Roberts: 'We are just training, trying to get better'
JUSTIN Roberts, reeling in the catches from his new found fishing hobby, was excited to hear the International Tennis Federation’s announcement last week that the ITF World Tennis Tour will resume on August 3 for ladies’ events and August 17 for the
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Biodiesel firm is 'coiled spring ready to explode'
A Bahamian biofuel producer yesterday described itself as “a coiled spring ready to explode” with ramped-up sales after four painstaking years of perfecting its product. Scott Metcalf, Bahamas Sustainable Fuels’ general manager, told Tribune Busines
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New baseball stadium ‘will be very live with events’
The proposed plan for the development of the new Andre Rodgers National Baseball Complex will feature a stadium that includes opportunities for local baseball to take advantage of the stadium’s amenities.
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Doctors Hospital cuts 43 staff over 'blunt fiscal reality'
Doctors Hospital has revealed the termination of 43 workers after aggressive cost-cutting measures proved insufficient to offset “diminished patient activity”.The BISX-listed healthcare provider, in a statement issued at the weekend, warned that it w
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Time to get the 'boot' off financial services' neck
Until The Bahamas adjusts its business model or approach to delivering financial services it will be vulnerable to the vagaries of international (supra-national) agencies and developed countries seeking to destroy it as an international financial cen
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INSIGHT: It’s only a matter of time before we pay the price for our shameful silence
Tragically, police and Immigration abuse, oppression and brutality in The Bahamas remain systemic, ubiquitous, unreformed, unrelenting, unaccountable and unapologetic. PLP and FNM governments alike do nothing about it!
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STATESIDE: Both sides should be mindful of the lesson from Delaware - just ask Mike Castle
Mike Castle will celebrate his 81st birthday today. Who is he and why does his example offer a significant message for members of the political party that opposed him for almost 50 years?
