Town planners say no to Soldier Road cemetery
THE Town Planning Committee has rejected an application to develop a cemetery in the Soldier Road area after the proposal was deemed to be “incompatible land use” for the community, committee chair Diane Holowesko Dunkley told The Tribune yesterday.
EDITORIAL: So far, so good but we still need to be alert
WITH Tropical Storm Gordon making landfall in countries on the Gulf of Mexico after passing south of The Bahamas last week, together with news of further tropical systems forming in the Atlantic, everyone in this country should be aware we are now in the middle of the most dangerous period of the hurricane season. Officially, it is from the beginning of June to the end of November but the incidence of storms is usually highest during the months of August, September and October.
Process for cruise port scheme
Re:Flawed process -RFP for management of the cruise port and APD group involvement
Pompey Museum
THE Pompey Museum of Slavery and emancipation was not a beach bar.
Setting the record straight on a man who led a nation of slaves to freedom
Crowds cheered as local lawmakers on August 18 unveiled a street sign showing that Rogers Avenue in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn would now be called Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard, after a Haitian slave turned revolutionary general.
Hitmen in driver’s seat
The C&S Hitmen moved one game closer to defending their men’s title in the New Providence Softball Association.
‘There was a delay in the subvention payments this year’
AFTER not receiving their subvention cheques for almost two months, Tim Munnings, the director of sports, confirmed that the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is in the process of meeting its obligations to the athletes, not just in track and field, but the eight other disciplines.
Rockets return to Bahamas for mini-camp
THE Houston Rockets have returned to the Bahamas and the Baha Mar resort for another mini-camp as they prepare for the upcoming 2018-19 National Basketball Association campaign.
THE FINISH LINE: IAAF’s Diamond League Finals ‘truly two beauties to behold’
THE International Amateur Athletic Federation continues to broaden its horizons in providing more innovative events for their athletes to compete in around the world.
Association names the CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathlon Team
THE Bahamas Triathlon Association has named its 2018 CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathlon Team that is expected to compete in Tobago September 29-30.
Airbus Perlan Mission II glider reaches 76,000 feet to break own altitude record
For the third time in a week, Airbus Perlan Mission II has set a new world altitude record for a glider, this time soaring the engineless Perlan 2 to 76,124 feet, in the process collecting vital data on flight performance, weather and the atmosphere.
TECH TALK 09052018
• A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the US and Russia for blocking consensus at a UN-backed conference, where most countries wanted to ensure that humans stay at the controls of lethal machines.
A 'national disaster' for jobs and growth
The 2018 decline in already-troubling education standards “is a national disaster” for Bahamian economic growth and employment prospects, governance reformers warned yesterday.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) principa
Bahamian group in cruise port proposal
A 50-plus Bahamian investor group has submitted a proposal to take over management of Nassau’s cruise port as part of wider plans to grow the capital’s tourism industry.The group, which first proposed a “cultural village” development for Arawak Cay u
'Slight delay' for Grand Lucayan deal closure
Fears that the Government’s $65m Grand Lucayan purchase is illegal were yesterday slammed as “inane” and “irrelevant”, although the deal’s closing may be “slightly delayed”.Michael Scott, chairman of Lucayan Renewal Holdings, the special purpose vehi
'Unshackle' 10% of NIB assets for SMEs
The Opposition’s deputy leader has called for an “orderly unshackling” that will allow the National Insurance Board (NIB) to allocate ten percent of its assets to financing “start-up” businesses.Chester Cooper, pictured, in an address to the Progress
Moving renewable energy ‘beyond talk’
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) production of an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is “absolutely necessary” to move increased renewable energy usage “beyond talk”, a provider is arguing.
GB crypto firm to brief on ICO offer
A Grand Bahama-based cypto-asset firm plans to brief Nassau residents today on its initial coin offering (ICO), which is scheduled to take place in 42 days.VirSymCoin (VSC) will unveil its but crypto-enthusiasts in New Providence won’t have to wait t
BahamaHost evolves for tourism dynamics
For the past 40 years, BahamaHost has been the Ministry of Tourism’s signature training programme for tourism and hospitality in our country.Nearly 50,000 Bahamians have graduated through the programme, now holding the title of BahamaHost certified p
BISX lists latest investment fund
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) yesterday revealed it has added another listing to its $4.4bn mutual fund listing tier.The exchange announced that the Fitpart Dynamic Allocation Professional Fund has completed its listing process
