'Music to my ears' WTO 95% unlikely
Super Value’s principal yesterday said it was “music to my ears” to hear the government’s WTO chief negotiator state The Bahamas is almost certainly not joining under this administration.Rupert Roberts, who has vehemently opposed becoming a full Worl
Govt targets 'best in class' over aviation
The government’s aircraft registry ambitions are critical to developing a “best in class aviation sector”, a Cabinet minister telling Tribune Business yesterday: “Now the journey begins.”Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told Trib
Appeal justice raises 'judicial activism' fear
A Court of Appeal judge has seemingly cautioned a colleague for straying into “judicial activism” in a case involving the termination of a 14-year veteran John Bull store manager.Appeal justice Stella Crane-Scott said “courts should avoid” straying i
Ex-Atlantis staffer loses appeal over $300,000 fraud
A former Atlantis employee who masterminded a $300,000 fraud against the Paradise Island resort has seen her wrongful dismissal counter-claim dismissed by the Court of Appeal.It also upheld the hotel’s “breach of fiduciary duty” against Monteigne Cun
Meditation: Will you love me when I’m old?
As more of us age gracefully and live longer, as families are more stressed and time and resources less available, this becomes a silent question in the hearts of many of our senior population: Will you love me when I am old? Will our families love and care for us? Will our churches love and remember us? Will our nation continue to provide for us?
GB businesses bid for near $4m in business grants
OF the $10m allocated for business recovery grants/loans to assist small businesses post-Hurricane Dorian, applications totalling close to $4m in requested funding have been submitted to date by impacted businesses on Grand Bahama. This is according
'Get a mammogram - it might just save your life'
WITH high rates of breast cancer in the country, a local surgeon is urging Bahamian women to get routine mammograms.In support of breast cancer awareness month, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, hosted its first symposium on Wednesday to address the high pr
Man accused of gun possession
A Freeport man was arraigned on firearm and ammunition possession charges in the Freeport Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Brandon Miller, 24, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson and faced charges of possession of an unlicensed f
Touched by human kindness
As I watched people dropped money into the receptacle it made me proud to be a Bahamian. And it gives me great pleasure in sending a big shoutout to the management and staff of KFC for the initiative they have taken to help bring relief to the victims of Hurricane Dorian.
Same sex marriages and abortion
A local “failed“ politician who postures as a minister of The Gospel, Frederick McAlpine (FNM-Pineridge) had long sought entry into the House of Assembly as a representative from Grand Bahama.
Christmas thoughts
I believe today the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Service commences...what a great Christmas present to our wholesalers and retailers.
Suicide risk among Dorian’s survivors
HEALTH officials are concerned post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression could be affecting a large number of Hurricane Dorian victims from Abaco and Grand Bahama.
LOCK THEM UP: Judge warns jail terms needed for illegal migrants
A JUDGE yesterday lamented that court fines do not seem to be a deterrent to illegal immigration and were “making things worse”, adding undocumented migrants will “go to jail for a longer time” if they keep coming to her court.
‘We want out of here’
AFTER living in shelters for over a month, many evacuees still have nowhere to go.
Sprinter Bethel has some ‘lofty goals’
OVER the years, the Bahamas has seen a number of female sprinters who emerged on the international scene.
DIANE PHILLIPS: In such dark days we all need a lighter moment
To the average reader, Page One of a newspaper contains the news they most need to know to get through the day. But in newspaper parlance or the world of those who have worked in the extremely underpaid and overworked world of journalism, there is only one part of Page One that truly matters. It’s called above the fold.
Blue Lagoon owner Meister dies
BUSINESSMAN Alfred Meister, owner of Blue Lagoon Island/Dolphin Encounters, died peacefully in his home in Cofresi, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, October 8.
‘Buddy’ Hield contract drama talk of the town
The drama continues around Buddy Hield’s contract negotiations with the Sacramento Kings.
Gardiner, Uibos visit the Albany Academy
WORLD champion Steven Gardiner and silver medallists Shaunae Miller-Uibo and her husband, Maicel, visited the Albany Academy on Wednesday where they spent time with the students.
Bigger roles for Rebels’ Miller and Hunter
BOTH Bahamian players on the Ole Miss Rebels men’s basketball roster will be relied on for contributions in the upcoming 2019-20 campaign.
