Bahamas takes 'Sabbatical' with Airbnb for visitor boost
The Bahamas’ latest partnership with Airbnb is designed to further boost post-Dorian tourism and encourage locals to develop sustainable cultural and environmental offerings, officials said yesterday.Joy Jibrilu, the Ministry of Tourism’s director-ge
Insurance switching to risk-based taxation
Reforms switching the Bahamian insurance industry to risk-based taxation are with the Attorney General’s Office and expected to be in Parliament “shortly”, it was revealed yesterday. Vibert Williams, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) deputy
Life insurance claims exceed $300m mark
Life insurance claim payouts are expected to top the $300m mark for 2019, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) deputy chairman said yesterday. Sandy Morley, speaking at the opening of Insurance Month, said: “I would just take a minute to highli
Women entrepreneurs hit by 30% income gap
The US government has teamed with its Bahamian counterpart to launch its Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) initiative locally in a bid to narrow another element of the gender gap. Stephanie Bowers, the US Embassy’s charge d’affaires, said The Bah
Furniture store aids plastics end drive
A Bahamian furniture store is backing the government’s single-use plastics ban by offering complementary reusable bags to consumers as long as supplies last. Oasis Furniture sad its bag campaign is part of a broader sustainability effort that it pra
Shooting is year’s first murder for Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama recorded its first murder for 2020 when a young man was shot dead on Tuesday evening in the “Ghetto” area of Freeport.
EDITORIAL: We have allowed this failure for far too long
THE tragedy that saw Byron Ferguson’s plane crash into Bahamian waters – leaving him missing presumed dead – had already exposed some of the failings of our search and rescue capacity. Today the extent to which our nation is ill prepared when it comes to airline safety is laid bare.
Laroda confident over GB Airport and Lucayan sale
GRAND Bahama Chamber of Commerce president Greg Laroda is confident major announcements could be made soon concerning the sale of the island’s airport and the beleaguered Grand Lucayan resort. Mr Laroda believes the airport is vital in terms of the
Turnquest: We are getting there
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest said yesterday the government has received positive feedback from utility companies in Grand Bahama concerning the restoration process on the storm impacted island.Ever since Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the
Fourth body recovered after boat capsize
THE body of another man was found off Double Breasted Cay yesterday as Royal Bahamas Defence Force officials continue investigating the discovery of 31 Haitian migrants in the Ragged Island chain. The discovery comes after three men were found washe
Rolle hoping to bring groups back together after Valley Boys resignation
A DAY after the Valley Boys shocked the nation with its resignation from the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence (JCNP), Youth, Sports & Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle said her ministry will work to bring all groups together for a discussion to resolve ongoing issues.
DPM urges more than 25% water bill cut for GB
The Grand Bahama Utility Company yesterday defended its 25 percent water bill discount against calls from the deputy prime minister for the reduction to be greater.The water supplier, in a statement issued to Tribune Business, said Freeport businesse
Search and rescue failings exposed before pilot crash
Deficiencies in The Bahamas’ aviation search and rescue system were exposed by international regulators seven months before the crash involving still-missing pilot, Byron Ferguson.The International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) last assessment
Nassau airport targets 1,448-acre expansion
The Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) operator has obtained 1,448 acres from the government for future runway expansion after recording its first-ever annual profit at $7.755m.The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), in its 2019 ann
Cabinet shaken by quake tremors
TREMORS from a powerful regional earthquake disrupted a Cabinet meeting and forced dozens along New Providence’s northern coast to evacuate their multi-storey office buildings and seek safety on ground level yesterday.
Leniency plea - for 107lbs of marijuana
AN attorney was unsuccessful in her bid yesterday to have a magistrate impose a lighter sentence for drug possession on her Jamaican client because of the prime minister’s stance on decriminalising small amounts of marijuana.
Monitored for deadly virus: Quarantined student tells Tribune of her life under lockdown
A BAHAMIAN student living in Wuhan - the city where the new coronavirus originated - has been quarantined by officials in China.
What next for Valley Boys after Junkanoo boycott?
FEARS were raised yesterday in the Junkanoo community of large-scale defections from the Valley Boys group and the impact on the parade’s turnout after the group’s resignation from the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence (JCNP).
Attempted murder charge
A man was charged with attempted murder and firearm possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Nigel Forbes, 42, of No 16 Bradfield Lane, was charged with attempted murder and three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to put
