Bimini transport and construction company ordered to pay $600k in salaries owed
A LOCAL transport and construction company must pay more than $600k to nine former employees after terminating them without pay.
Son’s disappearance at sea ‘deja vu’ for mother
NAZ’R Robins’ disappearance at sea has conjured the worst kind of deja vu in his mother.
Mangrove restoration reaches nearly 50,000 planted since Hurricane Dorian
NEARLY 50,000 red mangroves have been planted to date between Grand Bahama and Abaco since Hurricane Dorian.
LOC Chairman stands by $9m expenditure
LYNDEN Maycock, the CEO of the Local Organising Committee of the 2023 CARIFTA Games, insists he provided accurate figures when he discussed the price tag for the CARIFTA games at an Office of the Prime Minister press conference last week.
DRA: Abaco debris site will soon be ‘demobilised’ amid environmental concerns
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said the DRA would “demobilise” the Abaco Spring City and Treasure Cay debris management sites.
Fix my street
TRIBUNE readers and our photographers have been out on the streets photographing some of the potholes on our roads - some of which have been causing a hazard to motorists for weeks without repair.
Eric Wiberg: The story of the aircraft lost in The Bahamas – Part II: Wives and bases
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023.
Gas retailers: ‘Never been so desperate’ due to OPEC slash
Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday said “it’s never been so desperate” with a surprise production cut by the major oil producing countries making their need for a margin increase even more urgent.
Sir Franklyn: Quieting Titles ‘licence to thief’
Arawak Homes chairman yesterday urged The Bahamas to embrace a system of registered land as he warned that the Quieting Titles Act has become “a licence to thief”.
Cable: URCA’s 23% budget rise ‘assault on our finances’
Cable Bahamas has blasted the 23 percent hike in the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) 2023 budget as “an assault on the finances” of itself and other communications operators who will pay for it.
Growth to ‘moderate’ as COVID revival near end
The Central Bank yesterday reaffirmed that The Bahamas’ economic growth rate will “moderate as the recovery from COVID-19 becomes more complete” with February’s air visitor arrivals just 2.5 percent off pre-pandemic pace.
Miami trip nightmare for mom and son
A TRIP to Miami became a nightmare for Christina Colebrooke after she was assaulted and, after being treated and leaving hospital, was subsequently severely injured in a hit-and-run accident a few days later.
More ‘operations’ planned for tax dodger crackdown
The authorities are planning “several operations” throughout The Bahamas targeting other suspected tax delinquents, the Ministry of Finance’s top official revealed last night, while their Harbour Island sweep is still not finished.
Random bag searches may be added to primary schools
RANDOM bag searches may be introduced in primary schools throughout New Providence to bolster security, Acting Director of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell said yesterday.
Shanty town demolition ‘unlawful’ says KC Smith
THE possible demolition of shanty town homes by the government is “unlawful”, a Supreme Court Chief Justice was told yesterday by the legal team representing residents.
‘WON’T RUSH’ ON GENDER VIOLENCE: Wilchcombe stressed church consultation - but BCC chief says no one has asked him
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Davis administration would not rush the Gender Violence Bill to Parliament, stressing the importance of the Church in discussions about such legislation.
Access accelerator targets 200 MSMES for assistance
THE SMALL Business Development Centre (SBDC) is this year aiming to help 200 micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) enterprises access an average $100,000 in funding each through its Guaranteed Loan Programme.
‘No industry more efficient’ at storm rebound than insurance
A BAHAMIAN insurance executive yesterday said that obtaining full property coverage is critical to the ability of homeowners, businesses and the wider economy to build resilience against natural disasters.
Eleuthera leads Family Islands over air arrivals
ELEUTHERA ranks second only to New Providence by leading all Family Islands for airborne visitor arrivals in 2022, it was revealed yesterday.
Chamber president: We must lead investment discussions
ELEUTHERA’S Chamber of Commerce president yesterday urged the Bahamian private sector to lead the discussion on the investments necessary to build a thriving national economy.
