WORLD VIEW: We’re in a new reality and those who control the purse strings need to realise that - and help
GOVERNMENTS in Central America are calling for “climate justice” after the devastation of their countries by Eta and Iota as both tropical storms and hurricanes.
INSIGHT: If a leader has a true vision the people will follow
IN times of crisis, the mettle of true leaders is put to the test. Winston Churchill, known for his refusal to surrender to Germany in World War II, Nelson Mandela’s leadership and negotiations that led to the end of Apartheid, George W Bush navigating the US through the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and his successor, Barack Obama, steering the country during the 2008 recession – all names synonymous with incredibly trying times throughout history. And now, with COVID-19 affecting the whole world, leaders have had to dig deep.
Grand Lucayan deal merits under review
Consultants have been hired to review the Grand Lucayan deal’s merits amid growing doubts that it now delivers the promised benefits to the Bahamian people, Tribune Business can reveal.
Liquidator concern on $8m taken from collapsed broker
A Bahamian broker/dealer’s liquidator has voiced concern that its majority shareholder and then-senior management removed over $8m in the two-and-a-half years prior to its insolvency.
Abaco to meet Gov’t on ‘number one issue’
ABACO’s private sector is scheduled to meet with the Government today to resolve the “number one question” that is the fate of the island’s post-Dorian Special Economic Recovery Zone.
‘Abandoned’ Sky staff claim $740,000 owed
Some 40 former Sky Bahamas employees will appear before the Industrial Tribunal today claiming that the former airline has “totally abandoned” them and the collective $740,000 it owes.
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By the current year’s standards, 2017 was pretty average.
INSIGHT: From persecution to prison to poverty – a political refugee’s five-year ordeal in The Bahamas
Fleeing his native Gambia in fear of extra-judicial execution, Ousman Bojang accepted a friend’s invitation to take refuge in The Bahamas. Expecting safety and protection in accordance with our international obligations, he was met instead with arbitrary detention, false imprisonment, inhumane treatment and shocking conditions. Then he was released, only to be forced into poverty by a cruel and spiteful government.
‘When will we be told about probe into seabed damage?’
ENVIRONMENTAL activists are still awaiting results of an investigation by a government-appointed task force into alleged seabed damage by cruise ships.
American escapes unhurt from Mayaguana plane crash
AN American man escaped injury after his plane crashed in Mayaguana on Saturday.
27 customers cited for breach
A GROUP of people were cited over the weekend for breaching Emergency Orders.
PM: Cabinet 'deliberating' on how to handle Turnquest fraud allegations
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said on Monday that Cabinet is "deliberating" over how it will handle fraud allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest.
STRACHAN BROTHERS RECORD MILESTONES
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation named its Baha Mar senior men’s national team scheduled to compete in the next round of FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.
UN body teams to aid local MSMEs
THE Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) has teamed with a United Nations (UN) body for an initiative designed to aid Dorian-ravaged micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Bahamas targets summit for conference planners
THE Bahamas was the only international destination represented and presenting at the recent National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) conference under the theme Focused and Empowered.
Bay Street nervous on cruise return wait
A DOWNTOWN Nassau restaurant owner is hoping cruise tourism can make a full rebound earlier than 2021 given that 60 percent of his business is generated by that industry.
‘SWEET BELLS’ ON KLAY INJURY: ‘IT’S A PART OF LIFE’
MYCHAL ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson, the first Bahamian and international player to be selected as the No.1 pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s draft in 1978, remembered when he suffered a broken leg in a pickup game at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Retailers ‘scared’ on emergency extension
RETAILERS say the Government’s extension of its COVID-19 emergency powers Order through to December 28 threatens to create more uncertainty for the key Christmas shopping season.
Public officials need to ‘un-think’ how they work
THE Government’s digital transformation initiative requires public officials to “un-think” their traditional approach to serving the Bahamian people, a Cabinet minister has said.
Anthaya joins the track and field connection at Kentucky
Top junior versatile sprinter/ hurdler/jumper Anthaya Charlton will be the latest track and field athlete to join the Bahamian track and field connection at the University of Kentucky.
