Optimist Championships set for Nassau Yacht Club
AT one point following the destruction of Hurricane Dorian on Abaco and Grand Bahama, the Bahamas Sailing Association and the Bahamas National Sailing School had contemplated cancelling the 2019 Optimist North American Championships.
Couple found beaten to death in apartment
POLICE are investigating a double homicide after a man and woman were found in an apartment unresponsive with visible injuries early yesterday morning.
Steel worker loses court challenge over lost job
A FORMER steel worker has lost his bid to prove that a Supreme Court judge was wrong to find that he was not unfairly dismissed by his employer, but instead abandoned his job because he didn’t like his supervisor.The Court of Appeal ruled that Justic
The future of healthcare: Upcoming summit focuses on regenerative health
Doing her part to promote a new, 21st century approach to healthcare, Dr Desirée Cox is hosting the second annual HEALinc Future Health Innovation Summit at the Grand Hyatt next month. This year, the focus is on promoting regenerative health.
Making the most of child-free hours
Being a mother is a full-time job, one with barely any breaks in between. On a daily basis, many mothers manage the life of their kids and families only to be completely burnt out at the end of the day because they neglected their own personal needs.
THE PETER YOUNG COLUMN: All hands on deck to recover from Dorian
OLD habits as a diplomat die hard, so even in retirement I shy away from commenting in this column on domestic politics. However, in the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Dorian perhaps, for once, such self-restraint can be put aside temporarily in offering a view following the publicity last week about the involvement of two former Prime Ministers in dealing with the crisis.
BPL sets sights on two-week deadline on power shortfall
IN roughly two weeks, Bahamas Power and Light expects to have fixed existing issues that have led to a 44-megawatt generation shortfall resulting in heavy load shedding.BPL said a replacement starting engine for unit one at Blue Hills Power Station t
Restoration under way - but several clinics already open
RESTORATION efforts of healthcare services in both Abaco and Grand Bahama are currently being carried out. Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands said several health care facilities in Abaco and Grand Bahama are operational despite the damage brought by
PLP objects to appointees for hurricane relief efforts
PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday slammed the government for the appointed coordinators for the hurricane relief effort, saying the “appointments should be reversed and the whole plan reconsidered”.In a press release issued yesterday, Mr Davi
Headknowles founder steps back from foundation
ONE of the founders of the HeadKnowles foundation has announced her separation from the organisation. In an open letter, Lia Head revealed she was stepping back from the foundation “with a heavy heart”. She wrote: “I would like to personally thank
NEMA seeks manpower to enforce shanty town ban
ADDITIONAL manpower will be requested to monitor Abaco shanty towns to ensure there are no further attempts to build or erect structures for residential or commercial use.The statement came from Captain Stephen Russell yesterday, a day after governme
NEMA delivers relief to Grand Bahama
NEMA took hurricane relief supplies directly to the residents of Grand Bahama for an initiative “Operation Relief Saturday”. Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest, Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson, president of the Senate a
Activists: We must learn from oil spill
THE impact of Hurricane Dorian on Grand Bahama, which caused an oil spill from the South Riding Point storage facility, should teach the government a lesson and lead to a definitive rejection of the Oban refinery proposal, according to one environmen
Minister: ‘We’ll not be at BPL’s mercy again’
A Cabinet minister has pledged that New Providence will “never go through a summer like this again” where the island was held captive daily by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) blackouts.
Yamaha dealer: 70% of Dorian losses from theft
Abaco’s Yamaha dealership yesterday said up to 70 percent of its Hurricane Dorian losses were incurred from the looting of 103 engines worth a collective $1m.Stephen Albury, the Marsh Harbour-based company’s principal, told Tribune Business: “We are
Attorneys praise exchange control 'red carpet roll out'
Attorneys yesterday praised the Central Bank’s proposal to relax exchange controls on non-residential real estate deals as “a rolling out of the red carpet that everyone will welcome”.Adrian White, former head of The Bahamas Bar Association’s real es
Attorney has ‘nil’ chance to defeat bankruptcy ruling
A Bahamian attorney’s bid to overturn his bankruptcy adjudication has been rejected by the Court of Appeal because its prospects of succeeding “are nil”.
Abaco farm suffers $1m Dorian damage
An Abaco poultry farm yesterday revealed that Hurricane Dorian had inflicted “at least $1m in damages” and “pretty much destroyed” the 100-acre business.Lance Pinder, operations manager at Abaco Big Bird Poultry Farm, told Tribune Business that the r
