$357,000 of repairs approved for 37 Sweeting Cay Homes
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has approved some 37 homeowners on Sweeting’s Cay for nearly $360,000 of repair assistance under the Small Homes Repair Programme.
Man in John Bull fraud case bailed
A MAN who last month denied defrauding several businesses of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise was yesterday granted bail before his trial.
Man told to pay to repair ex’s door
A 24-year-old man who admitted breaking his former girlfriend’s door during a row was yesterday ordered to compensate her for her damaged property.
Taxing the rich? What a joke!
Don’t believe for a minute the government’s transparent gimmick about now beginning to make the wealthy pay their fair share of the country’s tax burden.
Spanish Wells - the fix is in
Quiet, picturesque Spanish Wells is about to be overwhelmed by hordes of cruise ship passengers. Hundreds of them at a time.
Virus investigation
I watch quite a bit of US TV – especially CNN, which I think of all the US stations gives the best, objective news coverage. I recall the first news of what is now known as COVID-19 being announced as having escaped from a marketplace in Wuhan, to a nearby medical clinic in China.
Travel visa purchases ‘much higher’ for May
A Cabinet minister yesterday argued local COVID case numbers are the only obstacle to tourism’s revival as May’s health travel visa purchases were “substantially higher” than the prior month.
Economic reliance on New Providence rises
The Bahamas is becoming ever-more reliant on New Providence to generate three-quarters of its annual economic growth with the Family Islands’ combined contribution having reduced to 11 percent of GDP.
Judokas Rahming, Munnings set for World Championships
Long-time training partners Cynthia Rahming and Andrew Munnings are hoping to make an impression on the International Judo Federation in their bid to secure a spot at the 2020 Olympic Games.
PETER YOUNG: An honest confession or spiteful act of revenge?
Last week’s extended seven-hour appearance before a committee of MPs at Westminster by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser turned out to be an exceptionally bruising affair.
FACE TO FACE: ‘The Soil Guru’ on a mission and people are buying in to his message
THE cannabis industry is beginning to take shape in The Bahamas with the imminent Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2021 set to be tabled in Parliament.
Speaker’s conduct ‘unprecedented’ in Parliament, says historian
A TOP Bahamian historian says the conduct of House Speaker Halson Moultrie is “unprecedented” in the history of the Bahamian Parliament.
Three sworn in as Supreme Court justices
THREE newly appointed justices for the Supreme Court took their oaths yesterday.
‘Several’ airlifts of COVID patients from Andros
SEVERAL people have been airlifted from Andros to New Providence with COVID-19 in the last week, The Tribune understands.
‘Govt ignoring our nursing licence problems’
SOME unlicensed nursing school graduates feel they are being ignored by the government and are left in limbo unable to practise.
‘Too much for the taxpayer to bear’
Bahamasair’s $52m-and-counting subsidy “is too much for taxpayers to bear”, its chairman admitted yesterday, while adding that it has “got to make” the next fiscal year’s $30m allocation work.
Attorney fails to overturn $640k loan ‘negligence’
A Bahamian attorney has failed to overturn a “negligence” verdict over a $640,000 loan issued by an insurer whose owners include the PLP’s deputy leader.
Man shot dead in Abaco
Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead in a car in Abaco on Tuesday morning.
