Bahamas at crossroads through financial reform
The Bahamas is considered a tax haven for both companies and people alike.
Entrepreneurs pitch their plans to judges
The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) has teamed with the University of The Bahamas (UoB) northern campus to host its first Pitch Night competition on Grand Bahama.
BTC announces three managerial promotions
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has recently promoted three team members to new leadership positions.
URCA mulls review of BPL fuel charge
Regulators have held internal discussions on whether to review Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel charge to ensure it is “fair” to Bahamian consumers.
Speed suspected in fatal crash
A YOUNG man is dead following a traffic accident on John F Kennedy Drive Thursday morning, police have confirmed.
BUSINESS BITES: To really grow our economy we need foreigners - tens of thousands of them
Whenever I look at a map of the Caribbean I am astonished at the size of our country: an archipelago 760 miles long, matching the arc stretching from the Virgin Islands down to Trinidad, giving us sovereignty over the 150,000 square miles of earth and water known as the Lucayan Sea.
Migrants held after sloop ran aground
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) apprehended 40 Haitian migrants after discovering a sloop near Little Inagua on Tuesday morning.
Teacher negotiations to begin this month
Bahamas Union of Teachers is expected to begin negotiations over a new industrial agreement with the Ministry of Education in two weeks, according to BUT president Belinda Wilson.
Protected areas can aid conch
A NEW study has confirmed that marine protected areas such as the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park can help save the Bahamas’ queen conch stocks, as they help replenish nearby populations.
‘Show us the deal for Town Centre Mall’
WHILE doubting the government will meet its latest General Post Office relocation date, Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday urged the government to lay on the table of the House of Assembly the lease agreement for the Town Centre Mall.
PLP to have its say on immigration bill
THE Official Opposition is planning to make recommendations to the government’s Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill 2018 now out for public consultation.
STATESIDE: Sunshine and Scandals
Florida: The Sunshine State. Now widely estimated to be the third most populous state in America, right behind California and Texas and, pending the results of the 2020 census, formally overtaking New York. The Bahamas’ favourite shopping centre.
FamGuard chief hails Leno deal as 'win-win'
Family Guardian’s president yesterday hailed the offloading of its under-performing pensions and capital markets business to Leno Corporate Services as a “win-win” for all parties.
Parents of unlawful killing victim demand: Give us justice
THE parents of a man unlawfully killed by police in 2016 say their quest for justice won’t be complete until the officer responsible for their son's death is criminally prosecuted.
Students open up on fear of gangs
STUDENTS have called for increased mentorship for at-risk youngsters in schools as they expressed fears about the rising tide of gang violence plaguing both their educational institutions and communities.
‘Free the dolphins, don’t breed them’
THE birth announcement of a new bottlenose dolphin in captivity at Blue Lagoon Island signals that animal tourism continues to be dark chapter for The Bahamas, according to one environmental activist.
Sports auditor - no politics, just facts
AMID opposition claims of political collusion, Auditor General Terrence Bastian yesterday told The Tribune he only wrote the facts in his report on the National Sports Authority.
Alexia Tolas shortlisted for top literature prize
A BAHAMIAN is among 21 short story writers selected by an international judging panel to be in the running for a global literature prize.
Storr turns tables on Ferreira
FORMER Bahamas Mortgage Corporation chairman Alex Storr has suggested turnkey homes provided under the former Christie administration were “undervalued,” pushing back against claims the former government sold homes for more than they were worth.
