NIB staff seek court order for strike poll
National Insurance Board (NIB) employees will today seek a Supreme Court ruling that the minister of labour acted illegally when he cancelled their strike poll last week. Obie Ferguson, attorney for the Union of Public Officers which represents NIB
Bahamas promoted at Florida art show
The Bahamas this weekend used an annual art show in Fort Lauderdale to continued to market itself as open for business post-Dorian. Hosted by Howard Alan Events, the show took place from October 19-20 on Las Olas Boulevard with hundreds of exhibitor
FACE TO FACE: Wise words from a boy who simply cares for others
I was blown away by the thoughts of a ten-year-old boy who was asked to jot down in his own words some sentences about the abuse of children. I’ve known Makaio Mackey to be a high achiever since he was very young. Like my son Elijah, Makaio is an avid golfer. His mother India would rave about Elijah’s golfing skills and she felt encouraged that her son would do well in the sport.
Three charged with murder
TWO Haitian men and a Bahamian man, all in their early 20s, are behind three of the country’s recent homicides, police have alleged.The three men were charged yesterday. Police claim 22-year-old Kervenson Pierre and 20-year-old Kerry Dufrene murdered
Equinor has 100 working on clean up
EQUINOR has 100 people in the field helping in the clear up of the massive oil spill at its refinery in East Grand Bahama. Eskil Eriksen, public information officer at Equinor, says 50,000 barrels of oil and water have been recovered at the site “fr
Free dental care clinic for Dorian victims
IT’S been nearly two months since Hurricane Dorian devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama and across the country, many health care organisations are continuing to respond to the health needs of Hurricane Dorian survivors. One of them is the Bahamas Denta
We must do what we can, says Mother Pratt
IN an effort to help those displaced by Hurricane Dorian, the Mother Pratt Foundation will be distributing food and hygienic items to assist those in need. Speaking to reporters at her residence yesterday, former Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mothe
All major roads on Abaco have been cleared
IRAM Lewis, the new minister of state for disaster preparedness, said to date all major and arterial roads on the island of Abaco have been cleared.Speaking to reporters at a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) press conference yesterday, Mr
'Negligent' BOB defeats ex-minister's $6m default
Bank of The Bahamas has defeated an ex-Cabinet minister’s bid to enforce a $6m default judgment against it despite being branded “careless and negligent” in its approach to the case. Stephana Saunders, the Supreme Court’s deputy registrar, found tha
Marina operator fears over boating fee hikes
Bahamian marina operators yesterday warned that proposed boating fee hikes will “definitely put people off” despite the government cutting some levies by up to 60 percent.Peter Maury, the Association Of Bahamas Marinas’ (ABM) president, told Tribune
Operators unite against URCA's 3-year phase-in
Cable Bahamas and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) have united in opposition to regulators’ proposals to gradually lower call termination rates over a three-year period. The giant communications rivals, together with the former’s Aliv mo
'I don't know how much more of this I can handle'
A governance reformer yesterday argued “nothing has changed” to improve The Bahamas’ stagnant ease of doing business ranking, as he revealed: “I don’t know how much more I can take.”Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Gove
Sarkis receiver claims 'wrong, misconceived'
Sarkis Izmirlian’s accusations that Baha Mar’s former receivers breached a Supreme Court order by passing material to the project’s contractor have been blasted as “misconceived and wrong”. Brian Simms QC, senior partner at Lennox Paton, told the or
Marijuana report hits new delay
THE BAHAMAS National Commission on Marijuana has requested another deadline extension, but hopes this time a report can be submitted before the end of November.
NIB dispute - staff now up the ante
EMPLOYEES of the National Insurance Board are on “work to rule” after their strike vote was deemed invalid on Friday.
Former Commander: Bethel holiday 'utter nonsense'
A former commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force last night dismissed Commodore Tellis Bethel’s enforced leave from the organisation as “utter nonsense”.
THEY RAN BREANNA DOWN LIKE ANIMALS: Sister tells court how gang stabbed teen over $80 cellphone
THE older sister of teenage mother Breanna Mackey tearfully recounted yesterday how five girls who were supposed to be her sister’s friends ran her down “like a dog” in the street and brutally mobbed her over an $80 smartphone last year.
CurlyCru Fest seeks to challenge harmful beauty standards
Natural hair festival comes to Nassau Night Market
The natural hair journey can be both rewarding and stressful.
McAlpine helps distribute relief to over 700 people in need on Grand Bahama
PINERIDGE MP Rev Frederick McAlpine distributed hurricane relief items to over 700 residents in Grand Bahama yestserday at his constituency headquarters in Freeport. McAlpine and his wife Tracey were front and centre under a tent packing and handing
