EDITORIAL: Chinese workers have had enough
The shoe is on the other foot now for The Bahamas.
ALICIA WALLACE: Dorian must be more than a memory - rather a call to action
It has been one year since Hurricane Dorian devastated Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Dames: Full MARCO alert system ready 'very shortly'
FULL implementation of the country’s Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system can be expected “very shortly,” according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames.Speaking ahead of a Cabinet meeting yesterday, the minister to
More than 200 cases of COVID-19 in Police and Defence Force
THERE have been more than 200 COVID-19 cases collectively in the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defence Force, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.He said of the 102 confirmed cases in the police force, six of those a
Thompson: Dorian our most devastating natural disaster
Dorian is shaping up to be the costliest hurricane ever as government spending continues to climb well into the millions a year after the disaster. Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson describes the storm as “undoubtedly the mos
Niece tells of missing family lost in Dorian
DORIAN survivor Emily Bethel says she misses the voices of her aunt and uncle and their sweet personalities the most now that they are gone. Juanita Lowe and Lee Roy Lowe were killed after the Category Five Storm swept their home away. Mrs Bethel s
MP's brother solves developer's tax woe
An MP's brother succeeded where all others failed by resolving a Harbour Island developer's $400,000 tax dispute with the Bahamian government, Tribune Business can reveal. Court documents obtained by this newspaper disclose that Michael Johnson, bro
'This system is set up to stop business'
A businessman yesterday blasted the bureaucratic obstacles further frustrating his family's near three-decade wait to launch an Andros farming venture, saying: "The system is set up to stop business." Ethric Bowe, who played a key role in seeking co
Economy reopens 'in the nick of time'
A Bahamian auto dealer yesterday said his parts section sold "25 percent of what we normally do in an entire month" on the economy's first reopening day, which arrived "just in the nick of time". Ben Albury, Bahamas Bus and Truck's general manager,
Gov't to speed up reforming its SOE loss-makers
The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged to accelerate state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms after they proved the one area of recurrent spending overruns in the revised 2019-2020 Budget. K Peter Turnquest told Tribune Business the Government must
Workforce flexibility key to COVID reality
By YOURI KEMP Tribune Business Reporter ykemp@tribunemedia.net Workforce flexibility will be key as Bahamian companies struggle to adapt to the new COVID-19 environment, human resources chiefs said yesterday. Paul Haven, Doctor’s Hospital's hum
As nation remembers Dorian dead, PM concedes: We have much more left to do
ONE year after Hurricane Dorian bulldozed its way through Abaco and Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis acknowledged the frustration survivors have felt in trying to repair their lives and apologised that many things have taken too long to complete.
Union has doubts on schools reopening
PRESIDENT of Bahamas Union of Teachers Belinda Wilson has expressed doubt that the Ministry of Education is ready for the 2020 school year.
Chinese: It’s too risky here
A NUMBER of The Pointe’s Chinese workers demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in Nassau yesterday due to worries about the COVID-19 situation in The Bahamas and a desire to return home since the project is nearly complete.
Shortages delaying more tests
A GLOBAL shortage of COVID-19 testing reagents has limited health officials’ capacity to conduct wider testing in the country, Health Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.
$2,000 fine for hosting beach party
A Freeport man accused of hosting a beach party at a small cay was charged with violation of the Emergency Orders in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Tuesday.Floyd ‘BJ’ Feaster, 28, of Lawrence Close, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Fe
Kemp Road gives breakfasts to those in need
FREE breakfast was distributed at Kemp Road Ministries to those in need yesterday by the Gracious Givers organisation. Volunteers were in the church’s parking lot providing food to people that came looking for a hot meal. One of the team leaders, J
Man fined for helping steal car parts
A MAN who admitted to helping his friends steal a car hood and battery from another man was fined $1,500 and ordered to compensate the owner of the vehicle. Brandon McKenzie, 26, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after he was accused of ste
Two years in jail for gun and ammunition possession
A 21-year-old man who claimed he pocketed a pistol he found in bushes was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegal firearm and ammunition possession. Jarvis Joseph was accused of being in possession of an unlicen
Man fined $1,500 for death threat posted on WhatsApp
A 34-year-old bus driver who posted a WhatsApp status threatening to kill another man whenever he saw him was fined $1,500 yesterday. Martin Miller was arrested after he was accused of unlawfully threatening Darcio Rolle with death through writing o
