DNA repeats call for vote of no confidence
THE Democratic National Alliance held a press conference on the steps of the House of Assembly yesterday, again calling for a vote of no confidence to be moved against the Minnis administration.
Six face summer theft charges
SIX men were brought before the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face a laundry list of shopbreaking and stealing offences that occurred in the Eight Mile Rock and Freeport areas between June and July.
Sebas hails increased Gaming Board powers
Island Luck’s principal last night hailed the Gaming Board’s enhanced regulatory powers as “great for the industry as a whole”, although he described the patron winnings tax as “a wild card”.Sebas Bastian told Tribune Business that the web shop indus
RBC alliance 'three-way win' for financial access
Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) alliance with a payment solutions provider was yesterday hailed as a “three-way win” for solving financial access woes when it rolls out across all Out Islands.Omni Financial Services executives, unveiling their pilot Lon
Sir Franklyn warns against forced BTC renationalisation
A leading businessman yesterday warned that a forced renationalisation of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will “do more harm than good” for this nation.Sir Franklyn Wilson, pictured, who led the Christie administration’s negotiations to
ART OF GRAPHIX: Design skills to keep you on cutting edge
The graphic design industry is always changing and evolving as new technology arrives. in recent decades, design has progressed from hand drawings to computerised artificial intelligence. Not too many years ago, designers needed to be able to code to
KPMG hires digital and it team leader
KPMG (Bahamas) has announced the appointment of Nico Maritz as a director in its advisory services team.He will be responsible for leading KPMG’s digital and IT advisory practices, bringing to bear technology skills from more than 22 years’ experienc
Small Business Centre partners with BAIC on Crown Land access
The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) teamed with BAIC officials to demystify the process by which Bahamian entrepreneurs can lease crown land for business purposes. Debbie Strachan, the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC
Bahamian firm claims regional lead in managed service sector
A Bahamian-headquartered company has been named among the world’s leading managed service providers (MSPs) on the 12th annual Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings.Cloud Carib, in a statement issued yesterday, said it had been rated above all other provid
American woman believed to have drowned in Abaco
Police in Abaco are investigating an alleged drowning that occurred on Wednesday.
Suspect dies after officers open fire
POLICE in New Providence are investigating an officer-involved shooting Wednesday that left a man dead. This incident is the second police involved shooting in as many days.
EDITORIAL: No place for water board member’s disgusting rant
IT is less than a week since Bahamas Independence celebrations – yet it already seems forever ago that people were calling for unity and an end to political divisiveness.
THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: A whole new world and we don’t look anywhere near ready
The commitment has been made to ban single-use plastic in The Bahamas by next year. There have been a few mentions in the media since 2018, but I have not seen much happening to prepare the public for the changes to come.
McAlpine calls on Minnis to explain his telephone call with Symonette
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to account for his personal phone call with former Cabinet Minister Brent Symonette regarding the government leasing a portion of Town Centre Mall, insisting the matt
New warning issued over 'aggressive bees'
A WARNING was issued yesterday advising Freeport residents to be aware of “aggressive bees” in the area of Wellington Drive and Ponce de Leon.Police were called to the area around 9am yesterday after a beehive was disturbed by workmen at Sanitation S
UPDATED: Body of woman found in car in Grand Bahama
Police are investigating after the body of a woman with stab wounds was found in a car in Grand Bahama.
American leaves hospital after attack by reef shark
NEARLY a month after being bitten by a shark while in the waters off Waderick Wells Cay, 50-year-old American Salvador Ruiz has been discharged from a Florida hospital.
Govt urged: Reclaim BTC for Bahamians
Trade union leaders yesterday urged the government “to part ways” with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) controlling owner after its top executive “insulted” the company’s workforce. Bernard Evans, the National Congress of Trade Unions
Bahamian musician Sly Roker ‘killed in Turks and Caicos’
BAHAMIAN musician Sly Roker was reportedly killed in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Wednesday morning.
