Baha Mar seeks to keep documents confidential
Baha Mar’s current owner is becoming increasingly embroiled in a legal battle with Sarkis Izmirlian related to the latter’s $2.25bn fraud and breach of contract claim against the project’s main contractor.
Judges throw out murder conviction
A MAN who was convicted of shooting and killing another man in 2013 had his 30-year sentence overturned in the Court of Appeal yesterday.
‘WE HAD NOTHING TO HIDE FROM UN’: Johnson responds to factfinding visit on immigration issues
FINANCIAL Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson told The Tribune yesterday he welcomed the United Nations’ recent inspectorial visit to The Bahamas as “we have nothing to hide”.
The corned beef and grits Budget
It is clear that the trio in charge of the Ministry of Finance has been forced to come up with a corned beef and grits 2021-2022 budget. If this is the best that they are able to come up with, God help us. It is conceded that taxes have been held at bay but that there is no real wiggle room for critical infrastructure and people development.
Fashion and the Inflation Dilemma
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EVER wondered why fashions come and go? How come skinny jeans, for example, will be trendy one season only to be frowned upon by the fashion police just a few months later?
Job readiness graduates praised by youth minister
MINISTER of Youth, Sports, and Culture Iram Lewis commended over 70 young participants who completed the seven-week job readiness programme in Grand Bahama.
Woman accused of throwing acid on ex-boyfriend’s lover
TWO police officers testified yesterday in the trial of a 23-year-old woman who is accused of throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend’s new lover.
Couple acquitted after nephew was shot when gun went off accidentally
A MAGISTRATE yesterday acquitted a couple who were charged with child cruelty after their nephew was shot with a gun that accidentally went off when he and their son were playing with it.
Animal control
I am writing in hopes that you and your paper can bring my family and me some relief from a bad situation that exists in my area of “Kool Acres”.
Donald Thomas trying to get his groove back
Coming off a hamstring injury in 2019 and limited competition in 2020 because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Bahamian high jumper Donald Thomas said he’s just trying to get back into the groove of competing again.
Hanna named to MVC all-tournament team
ELLISON Hanna II and the Indiana State Sycamores fell just short in their run toward the Missouri Valley Conference title, but the senior outfielder was named one of top performers of the tournament.
Men’s national basketball team on path toward FIBA World Cup 2023
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s men’s national team is set to begin its path toward the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
Seventh edition of Tour de Grand Bahama was a blast
THE seventh edition of the Tour de Grand Bahama was held over the weekend in Grand Bahama.
‘Ride For Reine’ Trail-a-thon a success
TWENTY young riders mounted up and hit the trails with enthusiasm this past Sunday as a part of the “Ride For Reine” Trail-a-thon to raise funds on behalf of Reine Pagliaro.
EDITORIAL: The devil’s in the detail for the economy
IT can be easy to get lost in the big numbers when it comes to the economy, but the simple fact is this – we have more money going out than we have coming in.
WORLD VIEW: Get illegal immigrants vaccinated
NOT vaccinating illegal migrants against the coronavirus would be a fatal mistake in every country. Unvaccinated people pose a real threat to subduing COVID-19 and will delay the opening-up and recovery of economies.
INSIGHT: Election fever is ablaze as the government panders to the “Hate-The-Haitian Lynch Mob”
THE bulldozers have been rolling in Abaco. When the dust settles and night descends, several families were left out in the rain with nothing but the clothes on their backs and a few garbage bags containing what meagre possessions they managed to rescue from the ruin of their homes.
INSIGHT: Minnis isn’t so much the problem as is an outdated playbook
THE major takeaway following last week’s Budget communication by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is that we are continuing to traffic in hope and prayer. Long-term relief seems to be dependent on a tourism rebound hinged to vaccinations of tens of thousands of Bahamians.
Minnis: We have not yet completed marijuana legislation
DESPITE recent talks of marijuana legislation being tabled in the House of Assembly in upcoming weeks, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the bill, which will specifically look at the regulation of medicinal cannabis in the country, has yet to be finalised.
