‘Old school’ firms face challenge to remain relevant
A Cabinet minister yesterday said “old school businesses” will find it hard to remain relevant in a rapidly-changing world where services are increasingly the preferred product.
Morton Salt union: ‘We’re not at fault over productivity’
THE union representing Morton Salt line workers yesterday warned “something is going to happen soon” if the government fails to intervene in the ongoing dispute with the salt harvester.
Tourism minister boosts Bahamas’ aviation move
A Cabinet minister is boosting The Bahamas’ presence at the second largest aviation conference in the US as it seeks to attract a greater share of the private pilot market.
Unions wary on BTC franchise downsize
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) line-staff union yesterday said it remains in a “wait and see situation” over further potential downsizing at the carrier.
Bahamas builds on 60% boater growth
The Bahamas sought to build on the more than 60 percent increase in boating visitors over the past three years through its presence at the Palm Beach International Boat Show.
Bank expands services for Bahamas customers
Cornèr Bank (Overseas) has this week unveiled an expanded suite of investment services targeted at Bahamas-based clients, including its “My Cornèr” trading app.
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Witness claims police tortured him to confess
A MAN claimed yesterday that officers squeezed his testicles and suffocated him with a plastic bag to get him to confess to killing another man in furtherance of a murder plot stemming from gang warfare three years ago.
New laws will spark a violent uprising, predicts academic
THE rationale behind proposed reforms to nationality and immigration laws is a reflection of xenophobic policies sweeping the world, according to former Director General of Culture Dr Nicolette Bethel, who yesterday predicted a cataclysmic, violent uprising.
'We can’t have a country where children can’t walk home safely'
IN the wake of a ninth-grade student being fatally stabbed, the National Crime Council is drawing up plans for ways to help end gang violence.
Grounds for refusal of citizenship expanded
THE Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill 2018 features expanded grounds for the refusal of citizenship under the constitution, and registration and naturalisation under the law to include terrorism, human and drug trafficking, as well as gang-related activities.
Police release new picture in hunt for female abductor
POLICE have renewed their appeal for information that could lead to the arrest of the woman they suspect abducted and later abandoned several young boys in separate incidents in recent weeks.
Lloyd defends increase in UB tuition fees
INCREASES to the University of the Bahamas’ (UB) tuition and fee schedule will offset the institution’s “significant deficit,” according to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd.
WATER WARS: Gibson threatens to sue and blasts supply saboteurs
WATER and Sewerage Corporation executive chairman Adrian Gibson announced yesterday he has instructed his attorney Ferron Bethell to sue Dwayne Woods for defamation given recent “untrue” statements the union leader made about him.
$3m sports contracts given out pre-election
CONTRACTS for work issued by the National Sports Authority were not transparent and its financial allocation from the government increased by more than $3.3m in the fiscal year containing the May 2017 general election, a newly released auditor general’s report has revealed.
Carnival stunned by GB interest
CARNIVAL’S first Grand Port industry meeting in Grand Bahama attracted a large turnout of persons interested in the myriad of opportunities that would be available at the proposed $100 million cruise port that is expected to rejuvenate tourism on the island.
ZNS hit by $542,000 satellite breach claim
ZNS has been hit with a $542,000 damages claim for terminating a satellite leasing contract two years' early, Tribune Business can reveal.
Web shops split over tax ‘solution’
Not all web shop operators have signed up to the tax settlement with the government, a prominent QC revealed yesterday, suggesting legal challenges remain a possibility.
Taxpayers paid corporate giant $1.2m for nothing
Bahamian taxpayers paid $1.2m to a global sporting and entertainment giant and got nothing in return, the auditor general revealed yesterday.
