Bankers warn BPL: No more roll-overs
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) lenders have warned they will not permit any more debt roll-overs as it readies a $450-$550m restructuring of its long-term finances.
Consumers face 2019 wait on BPL fuel costs
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) will move “aggressively” to return its Clifton Pier power plant to 80 per cent capacity by summer 2019, in a bid to relieve consumers from increased fuel costs.
‘Dumping ground’ fear on used autos
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday warned that the Bahamas is serving as a “dumping ground” for vehicles that have been rejected as unsafe by other nations.
'Over 80%' of food products VAT-free
The Government yesterday urged consumers to be “patient” as they familiarise themselves with the VAT-free breadbasket, with the industry suggesting “80 percent” of products fall into this category.The Ministry of Finance, in a statement yesterday, sa
Minister: 100-150% increase in Bahamians at the Pointe
The Labour Minister yesterday said the number of Bahamians employed on downtown Nassau’s Pointe project has increased by between 100 to 150 percent. Dion Foulkes, pictured, said: “I have received two reports recently, one from the Department of Labou
ART OF GRAPHIX: The role of gender in graphic design
It is often said that graphic design is, by and large, a boys’ club. Many believe it has not always had the best reputation for gender equality, but we should all be on an even playing field when it comes to artistic talent and knowledge.John Gray, a
'Dumping ground' fear on used autos
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday warned that the Bahamas is serving as a “dumping ground” for vehicles that have been rejected as unsafe by other nations.Edison Sumner said more than 17,000 vehicles are being exported to the Bahama
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Wednesday 1st August, 2018.
Thief was caught red-handed - returning stolen tyres
A SECURITY officer at the Customs Department was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to stealing the rims from a 2009 Nissan Note registered to the department.Laraino Moxey, 29, of Culmers Lane, appeared before Magistrate Sa
150 families still living in shanty town homes
MORE than 100 families are believed to still reside in shanty towns across New Providence with the government’s eviction deadline less than two weeks away.Haitian Pastors League President Dr Jean Paul Charles told The Tribune he expected that number
Murders down by a quarter, says top cop
HOMICIDES in the first half of 2018 declined by 26 percent when compared with the same time last year.According to Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday, investigators recorded 54 homicides from January to June. Comparatively in the first ha
Wynn Group offer for Grand Lucayan 'unacceptable'
THE Wynn Group’s proposal to purchase the Grand Lucayan hotel in Grand Bahama was “unacceptable to the government” press secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.During his press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr Newbold admitted
PILOT TO BLAME: Not qualified in crash plane, nervous when flying in clouds, 129 illegal flights in 11 weeks
THE six people who died in January when the pilot of their plane lost control of the aircraft had zero chance of survival, according to the Air Accident Investigation Department’s report of the crash.
Officer guilty of unlawful killing
THE 2013 shooting death of Girred Clarke at the hands of police at a party was ruled as an unlawful killing by a Coroner’s Court jury yesterday.
Fees revolution to help fund $50m health deficit
Health officials will meet today to decide on the implementation of up to 500 fees at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) as they seek to narrow a $50m funding shortfall.
Funding needed to send national volleyball team to CAZOVA Men's Sr Championships
ALTHOUGH they are scheduled to travel to Suriname on August 9, head coach Lloyd Davis said it will all depend on whether or not the Bahamas Volleyball Federation receives the funding in order for the men’s national team to participate in the CAZOVA S
No plans to shut down auto business after fire
THE government does not have any current plans to shut down or relocate Strachan’s Auto Repair, press secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday. The blaze on Sunday night when more than 200 cars burned was not the first time a fire has broken out at t
YOUR SAY: 'New horizons' ahead for reformed PLP party
OUR party has entered an era of historic responsibility requiring us to retool, reshape, and transform to preserve the fabric of our democratic tenets. That responsibility begins with renewing our social and economic contract with the Bahamian people
Drone helps to locate stolen boat
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force tracked and recovered a stolen vessel on Monday morning.After receiving information from security at Lyford Cay of a 21ft blue and white open-hull pleasure craft being stolen from the Lyford Cay Marina around 3am Monda
