Integrity Bill hope revived for anti-corruption activists
Anti-corruption activists yesterday said it would be a “major breakthrough” if the Integrity Commission Bill is ready and “on the table” for when the House of Assembly reconvenes.They were responding to comments made yesterday by Carl Bethel QC, who
BREA chief urges landlord leniency
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday called on landlords to be lenient in a bid to ease the shortage of affordable rental housing post-Hurricane Dorian.Christine Wallace-Whitfield, pictured, said rental units priced betwee
PwC raises $375k for hurricane relief
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Caribbean affiliates and US Charitable Foundation have donated a collective $375,000 to Hurricane Dorian disaster recovery efforts in The Bahamas.The partners and staff of PwC’s Caribbean affiliates in The Bahamas, Bermud
ART OF GRAPHIX: How artists differ from designers
You are probably thinking: “Can there really be an entire article devoted to the differences between a graphic artist and graphic designer?” You may not realise, but there are considerable differences.
NPSA Playoffs: Wildcats get 11-4 win over Mingoes
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s softball team suffered an 11-4 loss to the Wildcats in New Providence Softball Association playoff action on Tuesday at the Bankers Field. UB head coach Shane Albury said the team just had too many erro
Man plunges from third-floor roof after girlfriend murdered
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a murder and attempted suicide that left a young mother dead and her boyfriend critically injured after he reportedly jumped from the third floor of an apartment building in Freeport late Tuesday.
ALICIA WALLACE: A time to work together
HURRICANE relief work continues with donations coming in, needs changing, and systems being imagined, debated and, in fewer cases, created.
EDITORIAL: Don't oppose for sake of opposing
FOR all the talk of the need for unity in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, it seems as if political sniping might be returning once more.
MP fails to overturn eviction
FOX Hill MP Shonel Ferguson has failed to convince the Court of Appeal to give her investment company another chance to try to overturn its Supreme Court-ordered eviction from a building on which it allegedly never paid real property taxes since assu
Sands says process of placing nurses is slow
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday that there have been some outstanding challenges in getting nurses processed through the public health care system. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet yesterday, Dr Sands said post-Hurricane Dorian, s
All sides agree 4m site plan approval should be quashed
THE approval the government gave a Harbour Island developer to construct its multi-million dollar project on that island was unlawful, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.The conclusion was shared by all parties involved in the dispute: lawyers for the
Mitchell: Shanty towns should not be rebuilt
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said the major Abaco shanty towns should not be rebuilt.Speaking to reporters yesterday at a press conference held at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Mitchell lamented Hurricane Dorian’s
Oil spill damage just 'a goat and three birds' says minister
ONLY a goat and three birds were negatively impacted by the recent oil spill in Grand Bahama, Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira said yesterday. Officials do not know how much oil spilled when Hurricane Dorian blew the tops off Equinor’s storage
One in four homes assessed in Grand Bahama destroyed
AS the Department of Social Services continues its home assessments in Grand Bahama, officials have revealed that of the 879 homes assessed so far after Hurricane Dorian, some 217 were considered totally destroyed.Paula Marshall, director of social s
Red Cross: We'll be there until work is done
POST-recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian are critical and the Red Cross will be there until the work is done, according to president of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Dr Francesco Rocca.Spe
GB Power: Extra $6m-$10m 'pays off'
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday said the extra $6m-$10m it invested in strengthening its network over the past two years “really paid off” during Hurricane Dorian.Dave McGregor, the utility’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that damage to
Bahamians must 'mobilise corruption outrage to action'
Bahamians must “mobilise their outrage into action” if this nation is to defeat both real and perceived corruption plaguing society, governance reformers urged yesterday.Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive direct
Dorian-hit firm: We will be 'stronger than ever'
A major Freeport retailer/wholesaler is aiming to “fully reopen” its building materials division tomorrow, as it pledged to rebound from Hurricane Dorian “stronger than ever before”.John Doherty, Kellys (Freeport’s) general manager, told Tribune Busi
DPM: 'No room' for bribe paying
The deputy prime minister yesterday asserted “there is no room” for the conduct that saw The Bahamas ranked as the region’s worst when it came to paying “bribes of convenience”.KP Turnquest urged Bahamians to inform the relevant minister or permanent
