Solar provider eyes up to $100m raise
A solar power provider is targeting next month to raise between $75m to $100m from Bahamian investors to finance its projects on Abaco and Eleuthera.
Island Luck co-founder unveils 1,000 job Cable Beach resort
An Island Luck co-founder yesterday moved one step closer to realising his Cable Beach resort ambitions by signing a Heads of Agreement for a $300m project billed as creating up to 1,000 permanent jobs.
Fox’s resort project leasing ex-dolphin encounters site
Island Luck’s co-founder is leasing the site of the former failed Blackbeard’s Cay dolphin encounter for part of the $300m Cable Beach resort development he unveiled yesterday.
Publicity biggest lift-off from SpaceX’s landing
A senior Family Island hotelier yesterday said TV coverage and associated publicity will likely be “the biggest” lift-off from The Bahamas hosting the landing of a SpaceX rocket booster on February 17.
Solar provider recoiled over 50% Bahamian ownership
A US firm, which abruptly abandoned a $1m legal claim against the Government, said the mandate to relinquish 50 percent ownership to Bahamians made it “impossible for foreign investors” to bid on a solar tender.
US govt expects migrant surge to come by way of The Bahamas
A US SENATOR said the US government knows an influx of migrants from The Bahamas is going to become a “reality”.
Officer hailed a hero over act to save injured jogger
A POLICE sergeant is being hailed as a hero after he risked his own safety to shield an injured jogger from traffic and ensure he got life-saving medical care following an accident on Milo Butler Highway last week.
Rocket landing igniting controversy
Environmentalist Joe Darville has reiterated his reservations regarding the upcoming landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster in Bahamian waters, scheduled for February 17 off the coast of The Exumas.
‘Flawed and unlawful’ claim sees administrator dismissed
Administrator Juleta Smith-Ingraham has reportedly been relieved of her duties effective immediately in South Andros following allegations of non-compliance with provisions of the Local Government Act, which led to the disenfranchisement of two elected Council representatives.
$300m Luxury hotel promises 1,000 jobs
A $300M AGREEMENT was signed yesterday for a hotel and entertainment project which could bring up to 1,000 jobs in construction and 1,000 more in operation.
A historic performance incoming
LAST year, a new event was added to the Bahamas social calendar – and The Tribune was delighted to lend its support.
COI video revises FNM history
IN A YouTube video spanning over two hours long, Coalition of Independents Leader Lincoln Bain did a presentation on the alleged corruption within the Free National Movement.
Childish leaders not beneficial to Bahamians
Serious attention must be given to the living standards under which the majority of Bahamians live in the fifty-eighth years of “Majority Rule”.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Surprising truths about US non-profits
After spending 13 years in the for-profit sector as both a CPA and private banker, I transitioned my full energies to the non-profit sector in early 2001.
NPPPSSA champions emerge
JP Thompson, formerly Centreville Primary, and Sandilands Primary emerged as the boys and girls champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s Sherman Smith Basketball Tournament.
GSSSA: Royals, Raptors make jr basketball finals
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s sudden death playoffs tipped off yesterday at AF Adderley Gym.
Sugars - they’re not all equal
SEE what I did there? Equal? A spoonful in your tea or the key ingredient in our beloved Bahamian desserts - coconut tart, coconut jimmy, guava duff - sugar is everywhere.
Dorian-hit islands in ‘remarkable rebound’
The deputy prime minister says the two Hurricane Dorian-ravaged islands have seen a “remarkable rebound” in air arrivals following the COVID-19 pandemic.
IAN FERGUSON: Being sensitive to terminally-ill staff
Although there have been remarkable advances in research and medicine, there are many illnesses that still lack a cure.
