Mental health and creativity go hand-in-hand at HEALinc Summit
The new group Emerging Creatives has partnered with the HEALinc Future Health Summit in an effort to bring awareness to the importance of the relationship between mental health and creativity.
Shipyard unveils first post-Dorian dry-dock
Grand Bahama Shipyard yesterday said it has dry-docked its first vessel since re-opening shortly after Hurricane Dorian hit The Bahamas early last month. Taipei Trader , a 9,932-ton containership operated by Lomar Shipping, docked at the number thre
Bahamas promotes wealth management in New York
The Bahamas has hosted a New York breakfast briefing on how international financial centres (IFCs) can be used to grow and maintain private family wealth. The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) teamed with the Ministry of Financial Services to
NEMA September 30 update
The management team of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and members of its Emergency Support Functions groupings will travel to Abaco Tuesday via Bahamasair flight.
EDITORIAL: What are we doing to fight climate change?
The words were ominous: “How will we continue to exist?”
BUSINESS BITES: Onward from Dorian
THE physical rebuilding of Abaco and Grand Bahama has already started and will continue. The rubble will be cleared away, businesses reopened, and new houses built. It won’t be easy or quick, but the energy of the Bahamian people, with generous help and expertise from abroad, will prevail.
WORLD VIEW: United Kingdom: Winning elections is everything
AS she delivered the unanimous decision of the 11 members of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (UK), on the unlawfulness of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, advising the Queen to prorogue Parliament, I admit to being mesmerised by the startling brooch being worn by the Court’s President, Baroness Brenda Hale.
INSIGHT: Hooray for Carnival, but where’s our environmental protection laws?
IT was just a few months ago that the Minister of Environment and Housing labelled Carnival Corporation’s dumping scandal “environmental savagery”. And yet all seemed to have been forgiven when Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was present for the signing of a heads of agreement to cement the $100m mega cruise port deal in Grand Bahama.
Victims urged to come identify rescued dogs
THE Bahamas Humane Society currently has about 90 dogs that are Hurricane Dorian victims and the shelter is calling on affected pet owners to identify their animals. The BHS airlifted more than 200 dogs out of its shelter in New Providence to facilit
12 ambulances donated to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian
THE National Emergency Management Services received a boost to its fleet of emergency service vehicles after Global Medical Response donated 12 ambulances in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. The first donation of four ambulances took place on Sept
'We are not allowed to get into our premises at Port Lucaya'
FRUSTRATED store owners at Port Lucaya Marketplace claim they are being prevented from entering the premises to get access to their stores, even though power and water have already been restored there.Only once have they had access to their businesse
'Absolutely no truth' to rumours of Haitian political party
A SPOKESPERSON for the United Haitian Community Front said the rumours circulating on social media surrounding a new Haitian political party running for office in The Bahamas in 2020 are false. Activist Louby Georges told The Tribune yesterday: “The
Minnis tells tourists: We're open for business
ON his flight back to The Bahamas after addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis took to the plane’s intercom to invite tourists to spread the word that most of the country was still open for busines
Dorian flooded autos 'a disaster in waiting'
Bahamas First’s top executive has warned consumers to be alert for the recycling of Dorian-flooded vehicles back into the market as they represent “a future disaster waiting to happen”. Patrick Ward, the insurer’s president and chief executive, told
Renewable energy: URCA's revisions 'worst imaginable'
Renewable energy providers yesterday blasted proposed new regulatory guidelines as “the worst imaginable” solution that threatens to “set The Bahamas backwards as a nation”. The Sustainable Energy Association of the Bahamas (SEAB), in particular, wa
‘Managing Dorian’ fall-out critical to avoid downgrade
The Bahamas’ ability to attract high-quality investment and manage restoration costs following Dorian will be critical to avoiding a sovereign credit rating downgrade, a cabinet minister says.
Oil explorer in four additional finance offers
A Bahamas-based oil explorer has revealed that some of the four additional financing offers it has received would cover the $20m-$25m costs of its first exploratory well by themselves.Simon Potter, Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) chief executive, t
UPDATED: Defence Force Marine killed as vehicle smashes into pole
A MAN is dead after crashing into a utility pole on Baillou Hill Road early Sunday morning.
Gaither into 200m semis
DOHA, Qatar: The 100 metres didn't go as planned, but after falling short of getting into the final, Tynia Gaither likes her chances in the 200m.
