Grand Bahama port project was our idea, says Davis
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday touted the proposed Carnival Cruise Line port in Grand Bahama as a “PLP project”, adding the Heads of Agreement was signed before the Christie administration left office in 2017.
I cried when I watched Fyre documentary, reveals Aussie model
BACKLASH from the ill-fated Fyre Festival has moved one supermodel involved in the event to tears.
Fire closes parts of Bay Street
POLICE have closed a portion of Bay Street as they work to contain a structural fire.
Gomez eyes probe into how police ran Smith case
FORMER State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez is calling for a commission of inquiry into police conduct in the investigation that led to the bribery and extortion trial of former PLP Senator Frank Smith.
Shonel in fight to overturn eviction
FOX Hill MP Shonel Ferguson’s investment company is seeking to have a new hearing over the claims that led to its Supreme Court-ordered eviction from a building it allegedly never paid real property taxes on since assuming responsibility for it some 13 years ago.
GAME CHANGER: Cabinet studying ‘mega deal’ for port and Lucayan
Freeport's economy "won't look back" if Royal Caribbean's partnership with a Mexican group to develop mega cruise berths and buy the Grand Lucayan succeeds, Tribune Business can reveal.
Future of Oban deal unclear
WHILE the government has received proposals from “quite a number” of investors interested in Grand Bahama, it remains unclear what the future holds for the controversial Oban deal.
Mass funeral for Abaco victims
THE bodies of the 27 people who died at sea in the Abaco cays have been turned over to the Haitian Embassy in Nassau and the League of Haitian Pastors for burial on Sunday.
Williams ready to go pro
AFTER an amateur career that allowed him to box around the world in a number of major international competition, Rashield Williams has decided to move into the professional ranks.
Sports Notes
THE Bahamas Chess Federation has announced plans for two major events.
RoyalFidelity targets 10% asset growth after buyout
RoyalFidelity’s president yesterday said he hopes its management-led buyout will provide a springboard for immediate Caribbean expansion and ten percent assets under management growth.
Two landlords are fined for renting unhygienic properties
TWO landlords were each fined upwards of $2,000 yesterday for the “unhygienic” practice of renting their dwelling spaces without a proper water supply, which ultimately led to the tenants defecating in buckets, discarding the waste on the property and then burning the fecal matter because they couldn’t flush it away.
Another school hit by mould problems - but unaware of sinkhole
OPPOSITION leader Philip Davis has raised alarm regarding a reported mould infestation and rumoured sinkhole at CW Sawyer Primary School, and calling for Education Minister Jeff Lloyd to resolve the matter.
High price to pay for all this gambling
Dr Fox, did you really blow tens of thousand of dollars on parties and gifts? It is your money so you may spend it as you wish. You claim, however, to now be a man of the cloth, are you really?
EDITORIAL: So is Oban nonsense, Dr Minnis?
Here we go again with Oban.
Nassau should be a Funky Town
Let me begin by offering three cheers to the newly appointed Commissioner of Police.
No sign of the US ambassador
You may well ask where is the US Ambassador? He or she certainly is not visible in the Bahamas. Our closest neighbour and "friends" do not have the decency to appoint someone to oversee their affairs and our relationship. In fact we have not had an Ambassador since 2011 according to Wikipedia.
University parking problems
I write this letter because I am very disturbed. I am a mature student at University of The Bahamas (UB).
Rattlers champs
The GSSSA basketball senior division produced one title thus far for the CI Gibson Rattlers, while the pennant winners in the senior boys staved off elimination.
'It will take time and effort. It will even take some money, but we will get BAMSI back on course'
THE primary purpose of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute has always been to educate students to become successful farmers and not directly satisfy local food demands, the institute’s chairman Tennyson Wells said yesterday.
