'Smarter banking' drives fee declines
THE Clearing Banks Association’s (CBA) chairman yesterday said “smarter banking” by consumers, rather than “across the board” reductions, have driven recent bank fee declines.Gowon Bowe’s comments came following numerous complaints from Bahamians ove
Bank reformers: 'still much to do'
An anti-bank fee advocacy group yesterday argued there was “still much to do” to improve the industry, and expressed concern about insufficient education on the proposed credit bureau.Dr Denotrah Archer-Cartwright, lead organiser for Citizens Against
Minister making his Pointe on workforce
A Cabinet minister yesterday fired back at Opposition criticisms over the Government’s handling of labour concerns at The Pointe project, arguing that the situation was worse under the former administration.Dion Foulkes, minister of labour, hit out a
New chair for BISX-listed bank
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) majority shareholder yesterday named Scott F Elphinstone as chairman of the BISX-listed retail banking subsidiary with effect from August 22.He replaces D Anthony Jones, who recently retired from the Board. Mr Elphinstone is a
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High school activists take on Disney over Lighthouse Point
THREE Central Eleuthera High School students have taken on the mantle of activism as they join scores of environmentalists in the fight to prevent Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera from being developed into a cruise port. Eleventh grade students Wadainya W
Sands: I did not send $1.9m cleaning contract to Cabinet
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday admitted to not formally presenting Cabinet with the $1.9m contract he approved for a local cleaning company owned by the key witness in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s criminal trial, despite conceding that
FACE TO FACE: Jacinta’s pulled by her African heritage but will bury her heart in Fox Hill
As a child, she would play school with her dolls and teach them things she had learnt. Her navel string is planted in Fox Hill and there, she grew up practicing on family and friends at home, putting them in school for fun, too. Now that she is grown and has her own school located in the heart of Fox Hill, she is taking on a new responsibility; one that requires her to champion the rights of men, women, boys and girls throughout the country.
BPL fires ‘could cost firm $150m’
BAHAMAS Power and Light Company could be facing a colossal $150m price tag to replace damaged equipment after recent fires over the weekend wiped out one engine and “compromised” infrastructure at the Clifton Pier Power Plant, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard estimated yesterday.
Davis demands: What’s going on?
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper yesterday called for an independent probe into Bahamas Power and Light, which has been saddled by controversy in recent weeks.
‘Actions on Family Islands must stop’
ATTORNEY Fred Smith yesterday warned the government that it was treading on the “thin ice of contempt” for pressing ahead with efforts to eradicate shanty towns in the Family Islands despite the pending judicial review.
No ‘white smoke’ on marijuana study team
THE government committee to review marijuana criminalisation laws in the Bahamas has not yet been appointed.
‘Stay out of the water’
WEATHER experts are continuing to warn residents of The Bahamas about the sea swells Hurricane Florence will generate this week.
Pineridge Education Centre opens in Grand bahama
THE REV Frederick McAlpine, MP for Pineridge, officially opened the Pineridge Education Centre in the Kipling Building in Grand Bahama on Monday, delivering on a promise he made to his constituents.The centre, which has an enrolment of 50, allows stu
'Fix local govt in Family Islands before bringing it to the capital'
RETIRED Abaco publisher David Ralph is asking the government to take a closer look at the successes and frustrations of the Family Island local government system before it moves ahead with its implementation in the capital.Mr Ralph, in response to re
Finance bills are 'moving closer'
THE government’s bundle of public finance management bills has advanced even closer to the Minnis administration’s intended targets, as the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) yesterday launched its introductory session on the dra
Mixed feelings for MPs on Grand Lucayan purchase
CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman has expressed mixed feelings about the government’s multi-million-dollar purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama.In response to a question from The Tribune, he said while he understands the need to jump star
Surgery resumes at hospital
SURGERY schedules at the Princess Margaret Hospital have reconvened as scheduled maintenance of the air-conditioning systems in the operating theatres have concluded.A statement from the Public Hospitals Authority noted the routine maintenance proced
‘Long distance king’ Oneil Williams wins 13-mile exhibition
Oneil Williams proved why he is the newly minted Bahamas men’s national marathon record holder.
Burrows Sr calling on government to clarify cost of national baseball stadium
ALTHOUGH there were some discrepancies on the huge price tag for the completion of the new Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, former Senator Greg Burrows Sr is calling on government to clarify the vast increase of the construction.
