Construction 'being killed' by large-scale expat hiring
The Bahamian construction industry is being “killed and decimated” by the large-scale importation of foreign workers for jobs that are not being made known to locals, it was argued yesterday.Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA)
Insurance VAT can cover public assets, govt told
The government was yesterday urged by a top insurer to use the VAT monies it is earning on insurance premiums to purchase coverage for its buildings and public infrastructure assets.Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, told Tribun
‘Vulnerable on several fronts’ to coronavirus
A Bahamian risk management specialist yesterday warned that this nation is “vulnerable on a few fronts” to the coronavirus outbreak, adding: “This is a storm of its own before hurricane season.”
Insurance to give govt full $65m on Grand Lucayan
A Cabinet minister yesterday said Dorian-related insurance claims will ensure the government receives the full $65m Grand Lucayan purchase price, adding: “Now is time to invest in Grand Bahama.” Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama, ex
Ex-minister and son deny $1.2m fraud
A FORMER Cabinet minister and her son were charged in the Magistrate’s court yesterday with defrauding the Ministry of Tourism of $1.2m.
Pindling daughter loses out in Andros challenge
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party incumbents have been guaranteed nominations in the 2022 general election, a move that blocks a daughter of Sir Lynden Pindling from challenging South Andros MP Picewell Forbes for the party’s nomination in his constituency.
Cruise line confirms PI project to cost $50m
Royal Caribbean will invest around $50m to develop its Royal Beach Club project on Paradise Island, its chief executive has revealed, having set a late 2022 target date for its opening.
$1m bill for gym and Family Island repairs
THE government has allocated $1.2m for Hurricane Dorian related restoration efforts that fall under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, including clean up of the Kendal G L Isaacs National Gymnasium.
Beware of fake progress
LESS than a generation ago, a (male) candidate for the US presidency who proudly referenced his husband at every opportunity would have been seen as a radical departure from the mainstream, to say the very least.
Shame on govt
My name is Bianca Smith and I am an eighteen-year-old Bahamian student, studying in an international school abroad and I am the daughter of Mr Toby Smith, the future lighthouse keeper for Paradise Island Lighthouse and Beach Club.
Man stabbed in Pinder's Point row
A Grand Bahama man is in hospital in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times following an altercation in the Pinder’s Point area on Monday. Assistant Superintendent of Police Terecita Pinder reported that police were called to an incide
Let me get this right
A Bahamian investor receives a lease agreement from government for Crown land on Paradise Island.
Suspect accused of rapes during home invasions
A MAN was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with armed robbery and allegedly raping two women earlier this year. Anthony McKenzie, 26, was appeared before Senior Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, charged with three counts of armed robbery,
Convenience store cashier robbed
POLICE on New Providence are looking for the suspects who robbed a convenience store cashier in one of two armed robberies reported on Monday. Shortly before 2pm, an armed male entered a convenience store on West and Meadow Streets and robbed a fema
LPIA arrivals
This is a letter to the Minister of Tourism about arriving passengers going through immigration at the airport. Arriving off British Airways on Friday afternoon my wife and I were met in the pre-immigration area by a vast crowd waiting to go through immigration which filled the whole area to overflowing. There was hardly enough room to stand.
More players register for Ed Armbrister Baseball League
WITH an increase in the registration of players, the Ed Armbrister Baseball Camp will revert back to a full-fledged league. According to Michael Butler, one of the organisers, they made the decision to host a league as opposed to a baseball camp bec
QC Comets to defend track and field title
The Queen’s College Comets, with a well-balanced team across the board, is all set to defend their title as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ 31st Track and Field Championships gets underway today.The three-day meet, featuring
Burrows Sr invited to take part in CBUAO Florida Camp
MARTIN Burrows Sr, who has reached the highest international level for a Bahamian as an International Softball Federation (ISF) umpire and coach, will now get a chance to officiate as an umpire at the collegiate level.Burrows Sr, who turns 55 this ye
Under 6 Feet Basketball League sanctioned
MICHAEL Clark, owner and originator of the Under 6 Feet Basketball league, has sanctioned the U6F 242 Basketball League. The U6FL here in the Bahamas is now in the formation phase and is looking forward to starting the league before the summer. It
Team Delta victorious in RBDF's 2nd Annual Commodore's Bowl Flag Football Tourney
TEAM Delta dominated and held on to beat Team Bravo during the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s 2nd Annual Commodore’s Bowl Flag Football Tournament at the T.A. Robinson Stadium last Friday. Coached by Petty Officer Crevin Anderson, Team Delta went int
