How hotels, banks can fight human trafficking
As the world’s greatest economy approaches June 19, a date that marks news of the abolition of slavery reaching Texas, financial crime professionals across the US and the world are grappling with a different but uncomfortably similar problem. It is m
Restaurant proprietor 'blessed to be open'
A Sandy Port restaurant’s proprietor says he is “blessed to be open” after enduring a three-month COVID-19 lockdown even though the prohibition on indoor dining will cost him 40 percent of normal revenues. Jacques Carlino, owner/operator of the Blue
Airlines plot different Bahamas return time
Major US airlines are taking different positions on when to resume services to The Bahamas, with some opting to wait one month as rivals relaunch with the border opening on July 1.Delta Airlines, telling Tribune Business it will be back from day one,
Pelican Bay staff in COVID-19 training
Some 40 staff members at a Grand Bahama hotel have participated in the government-mandated tourism business compliance training sessions. “We are elated and excited to welcome both our Bahamian and international guests back to our happy hotel, and w
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 13th June
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Three shot dead by police after officer ‘ambushed’
POLICE shot and killed three men on Cowpen Road on Saturday, after an officer was “ambushed” by a gunman.
Potter’s Cay, Arawak Cay reopen for business
After a near three month closure, vendors and stall owners at Potter’s Cay Dock and Arawak Cay were allowed to reopen for business on Friday.
Call for donations for suspected arson attack victims
A relative is calling for donations to help the victims of a suspected arson attack.
Haitian man and woman accused of assault, putting a child in harm's way
A HAITIAN man and woman were charged with assaulting another woman and putting her child in harm’s way in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Ash evidence preserved in alcohol sale case
THE Comptroller of Customs and the Office of Attorney General have agreed to preserve the goods that were seized from Jonathan Ash after he was charged for violating the emergency orders earlier this year.
Man accused of stealing cash and phone
A 24-year-old man was charged with armed robbery in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Man accused of cutlass attack
A 30-year-old man was charged with causing harm in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
75 repatriated to Haiti
SEVENTY-FIVE people were repatriated to Haiti on Friday, the first repatriation of illegal immigrants since March when countries began implementing border closures to prevent spread of COVID-19.
Feeding programme grows to help families on Grand Bahama
AS many as 7,000 families on Grand Bahama struggling with unemployment during COVID-19 have benefited from a local feeding programme that receives a weekly donation from a private charity.
$4m in school reconstruction contracts awarded in Grand Bahama
MORE than $4 million in school reconstruction contracts have been awarded to get public schools in Grand Bahama ready for reopening in September, Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd announced this week in Grand Bahama.
EDITORIAL: Sands had his chance to speak out - but chose silence
When Dr Duane Sands rose in the House yesterday, he had strong words to say about the government’s handling of Hurricane Dorian.
DIANE PHILLIPS: How easy it is to forget how lucky we really are
We are so spoiled. So utterly, utterly spoiled and fortunate and lucky beyond our wildest dreams. We live in The Bahamas.
