Environmentalists granted leave for oil drilling judicial review
A JUDGE has granted environmentalists leave to conduct a judicial review concerning Bahamas Petroleum Company's exploratory drilling on Tuesday morning.
Desperate turning to ‘sex survival’
A SPOKESPERSON for the LGBT+ community says due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in this grouping have fallen on hard times sparking a proliferation in sex work.
Stimulus setback: Capital works 'on hold' over $200m cutbacks
Capital projects designed to stimulate the COVID-ravaged Bahamian economy have been placed "on hold" due to the Government's $200m spending cutbacks, the deputy prime minister said yesterday.
Five-month loan wait dampening realtor's outlook
A Bahamian realtor yesterday voiced concern that renewed market "optimism" could founder over tightened bank lending policies that are taking up to five months to issue mortgage approvals.
‘Atlantis failed to follow the rules’
THE union representing hotel workers has claimed Atlantis management did not follow provisions set out in an industrial agreement regarding how employees are to be furloughed.
‘RESULTS AREN’T ALL THAT MATTER’: Officials insist exams were success despite criticism over grades
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday staunchly defended the results of the 2020 national examinations, insisting the tests were a “success and remarkable accomplishment” despite the challenges of COVID-19.
Man dies after shooting in Montell Heights
ANOTHER man is dead after a shooting in Montell Heights last night, making him the sixth person killed in five days.
Central Bank governor granted second term
The Government has renewed John Rolle's appointment as Central Bank of The Bahamas governor for a second five-year term that began on New Year's Day.
New Year's occupancies at 90-100% in Out Islands
Boating traffic drove New Year's occupancies at Family Island resorts as high as 90-100 percent, hotel managers said yesterday, but New Providence properties did not fare as well.
Central Bank governor granted second term
The Government has renewed John Rolle's appointment as Central Bank of The Bahamas governor for a second five-year term that began on New Year's Day.
Retailers describe Xmas as 'terrible'
Several retailers yesterday described Christmas sales as “terrible” following a COVID-19 plagued nine months when they earned little to no revenue to cover their fixed costs.
Chamber chair: 'Challenges' remain on substance reports
The Chamber of Commerce's chairman yesterday welcomed the one-month "substance reporting" deadline extension provided to corporate Bahamas but argued that technical challenges remain.
Jailed for four years over unlicenced gun
A 23-year-old man, found with an unlicenced gun and over 50 rounds of illegal ammunition, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday.
Probation for punching girlfriend in mouth
A MAN who punched his girlfriend after he thought he saw her flirting with a lesbian in a local bar was yesterday placed on probation for a year.
In court over $5 of hemp
AN ABACO man who was found with a marijuana joint during the Christmas holidays has been placed on probation for three months.
Improve the Civil Service
The more things change, the more, unfortunately, they remain the same!
Tourism Ministry deserves the blame
Recently, your Tourism Minister declared that he is “not happy with the tourism arrival numbers” and that “we are a glimmer of our former self”. Yet he and his Tourism staff refuse to accept any blame for the dire situation now facing the most important economic business of The Bahamas.
Higgs and club keep playoff hopes alive
Harbour Island native Lashann Higgs and her Club Baloncesto Bembibre kept their hopes alive for a playoff spot in the Spanish Women’s Professional Basketball League with a 66-63 victory over the Casedemont Zaragoza.
Coleby and Happinets extend winning streak to five games
KADEEM Coleby and the Akita Northern Happinets extended their winning streak to five games and have won 10 of their 12 games in the month of December to re-enter the playoff picture.
Jasrado Chisholm The Tribune’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm’s series of career milestones in 2020 was highlighted by becoming just the seventh Bahamian to play Major League Baseball. The historic feat earned him The Tribune’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
