Govt's Grand Lucayan deal 'not a huge risk'
The Government’s $65m Grand Lucayan purchase is “not a huge risk”, the GB Chamber president asserted yesterday, with the alternative a repeat of the “Royal Oasis fiasco”.Mick Holding told Tribune Business that allowing “the status quo” to continue at
Nassau gains 15% airlift capacity boost
Seat capacity on flights from key US tourist markets to Nassau is expected to increase by almost 15 percent over the next six months, it has been revealed.Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), the company that runs Lynden Pindling International A
Davis hits out at embarrassment of FNM after web shop stumble
THE Minnis administration should be “embarrassed” by the halt of its increased taxes on web shops, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis insisted yesterday, adding it was “disgraceful” Bahamian businessmen have to be forced into the c
INSIGHT: We come here for the real thing, not a plastic, vomitous Disney recreation
A letter to all Bahamians, most particularly to the inhabitants of Eleuthera. Hello. Most of you don’t know me. I have, however, endeavoured to know more of you on each of my numerous visits to this wonderful, idyllic, tiny little island in the sun.
Blaze hits Rum Cay all-age school
A suspected electrical malfunction sparked a kitchen fire at the Rum Cay All-Age School on Saturday night making it unlikely that the school will be fit for students when they return to classes this week, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd said yesterday
‘Tax issues all stem from PLP blunders’
DAYS after the Minnis administration agreed to halt new web shop taxes after gaming house operators sued the government, Finance Minister Peter Turnquest blamed the former Christie administration for issues the government now faces with the industry and their increased taxes.
Four held in $400k drug bust
POLICE arrested four men in connection with the seizure of nearly $400,000 worth of suspected marijuana found on board a boat in the Coral Harbour area.
$8m internet upgrade for public schools
AN agreement was signed yesterday between the Ministry of Education and BTC to upgrade internet access in all government schools across the country.
Disney lays out Lighthouse Point plan
DISNEY Cruise Lines has made a presentation to the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) regarding the company’s proposal to develop a destination at Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera.
Teenagers die in power line tragedy
ONE day before the start of the new school year, two high school students were tragically killed in an early morning accident in Grand Bahama when they were fatally electrocuted moments after surviving a car crash.
INSIGHT – Try to understand, depression is a disease: it wants to kill you
Depression is an insidious disease free to strike whoever it likes at any age. Around us today, sitting near you in the office or beside you in the shop or hotel where you work, a colleague, a friend, may be silently battling with this illness which,
WORLD VIEW: The CCJ - A court for the people
THROUGHOUT the 185-year history of the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council, it has never provided access for people of little means except for a few people on death row who received free legal service from British lawyers. This stands in
INSIGHT: Dare to dream your own destiny
‘Everybody is a Genius,’ said Albert Einstein. ‘But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ This week, millions of students all over the world will be returning to classes to rece
EDITORIAL: Will McCain’s funeral be another nail in Trump’s coffin?
JOHN McCain may be judged by history to be a transcendent figure in late 20th Century American history. Or not. In some ways, he was typical, even emblematic, of a social and political evolution away from meritocracy and toward nepotism. In other ways, he was an almost unimaginably stoical and heroic throwback to a revered frontier past.
Changing lanes of Nicki Kelly
Nicki Kelly is a doyenne of journalism in this country and over decades she has seen it all and reported on much of it.
Temporary court closures after Chief Justice's death
THE business of the country’s Supreme Court and Magistrates’ Court will be impacted this week due to scheduled events in light of the death of Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs.The Office of the Judiciary announced in a notice at 1pm on Wednesday, Septem
Government preparation
THE Constitutional appointments of Government cannot be made light of - there always must be continuity and perception no one went to sleep. In the case of Justice this is imperative for obvious reasons.
Moss, Smith one win away from the title in Dominican Summer League
KEITHRON Moss and Courtney Smith are now one win away from a championship title in the Dominican Summer League while several other Bahamian players are set to begin their playoff runs in the minor leagues this week.
‘We knew this one was going to be spectacular’
BRUSSELS, Belgium — There’s nothing like having your family support when you are competing. For double national 200/400 metre national record holder Shaunae Miller- Uibo, she gets an extra boost whenever she can look into the stands and see her husband and parents there cheering for her.
