'More storms like Dorian' warns UN secretary general
UNITED Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm on climate change at the UN’s Climate Action Summit yesterday, saying images of Hurricane Dorian’s destruction in Grand Bahama and Abaco will be seen more frequently if action is not
Vehicle swept off Glass Window Bridge by waves
TWO men had a close call in Eleuthera last week after their vehicle got hit by monstrous waves at the Glass Window Bridge and was tossed onto rocks.One of them has faulted officials for not closing the bridge sooner, due to the sea conditions. Eleuth
Restoration begins at Grand Bahama Children's Home
RESTORATION efforts of the Grand Bahama Children’s Home and Columbus House are currently being carried out, according to Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell. Speaking to reporters yesterday on the side-lines of a press conference about Older Pe
'Govt to waive fees to replace documents'
A SPOKESPERSON for the United Haitian Community Front says government has agreed to waive fees associated with replacing documents of people who lost all belongings due to Hurricane Dorian. According to Louby Georges yesterday, the organisation has
Social services to review budget following storm
THE Ministry of Social Services will have to review its budget as it balances previous commitments with an increase in demand for public assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, according to Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell. He also
Independence Park hosts NEMA relief distribution
HUNDREDS gathered at the Independence Park for Operation Relief Saturday – a major event organised by the National Emergency Management Agency to distribute much needed supplies, water, and hot meals to residents in a family fun atmosphere.Families f
Reservist cleared of sex charge - but guilty of abduction and assult of girl
RESERVE Sergeant Dwayne Decosta was unanimously acquitted yesterday of having sex with a 13-year-old girl at a police station last year, but was convicted of abducting and assaulting her.A nine-member jury—five men and four women—unanimously found th
Bahamas leads region on 'convenience bribes'
The Bahamas leads the Latin American and Caribbean region for paying “bribes of convenience” to public officials so that “things are done more quickly or better”, it was revealed yesterday.Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer stud
Crowdfunding platform to 'fill big market hole'
A Bahamian financial services provider yesterday said it aims to fill “a big hole in the market” through this week’s launch of its ArawakX crowdfunding platform. D’Arcy Rahming Jr, MDollaz Technology’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that the
Freeport 'desperately needs' govt's $10m
Several hundred Freeport businesses ravaged by Hurricane Dorian were yesterday said to “desperately need” the Government to extend its $10m financing facility to the city.Carey Leonard, the former Grand Bahama Port Authority in-house counsel, told Tr
Realtors: Dorian tax breaks 'plus' as vultures hover
Bahamian realtors yesterday hailed the government’s post-Dorian Economic Recovery Zone incentives as a “big plus” but warned other measures were required to kickstart the rebuild.Mike Lightbourn, Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty’s president, told Tr
Red tape fear on Recovery Zones
The government must eliminate bureaucracy and “red tape” if its post-Dorian Economic Recovery Zones are to work, an Abaco-based poultry farmer warned yesterday.“Economic concessions won’t help if the amount of red tape we’ve been dealing with is stil
Tennyson Wells dies age 72
Former Cabinet Minister and BAMSI Chairman Tennyson Wells died this morning at the age of 72.
Jones: ‘It feels good to be’ in WNBA Finals
The Connecticut Sun will return to the WNBA Finals for the first time in 14 years as Jonquel Jones and the current core brought the front office’s plan to fruition.
MLB Top 100: Jazz Chisholm ranked 55, Robinson 72
MAJOR League Baseball released its final Top 100 Prospects list following the conclusion of the minor league season and a pair of Bahamian players made the cut among the best in the minors.
EDITORIAL: Disaster exposes Haiti-Bahamas strains
THE complicated relationship between The Bahamas and the Haitian migrants who come to call the country home is increasingly being laid bare by tensions after Hurricane Dorian.
Migrants warned: We will follow the law
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said undocumented immigrants affected by Hurricane Dorian face no protections and will be subject to the country’s laws of apprehension and deportation.
Shanty town debris will be cleared
IRAM Lewis, the new minister of state for disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction, said the government will contract companies to remove debris from The Mudd and Pigeon Peas.
Bran: Give short-term provisional status
FORMER State Immigration Minister Branville McCartney thinks undocumented migrants who were displaced by Hurricane Dorian should be given provisional status as a measure for the government to get a handle on an illegal migration problem that could easily spiral out of control.
Failure of government to aid Abaco
In one way Hurricane Dorian has made me bitter towards so many people.
