Extra 10 lots for housing scheme added
THE Department of Housing launched its service lot initiative at Sunset Close off Carmichael Road yesterday.Called the Sunset Close Subdivision Extension, Housing and Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira said it adds an additional ten service lots t
Palacious: Make marijuana possession a misdemeanour
ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious wants marijuana possession reduced to a misdemeanour so it would not show up on a person’s police record, but he opposes the complete decriminalisation of the plant, saying Bahamians have more than enough vices alr
US group donates funds to help Grand Bahama
REACH Out Youth Organisation (ROYO) received a much-needed donation on Wednesday from a US church group that is visiting Grand Bahama this week. Jeff Shipley, senior pastor of Whitten Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and several members of his c
Andros 'can be breadbasket of the region'
MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard believes that Andros has the potential to be “the breadbasket not only of The Bahamas but the Caribbean and North America”.“Keep the faith, Andros can be transformed,” the minister told And
EDITORIAL: Beyond the row, something to strive for
IT was probably inevitable that the announcement of the country’s first National Honours would be met with a divided response.
Briana Williams wins 100m – Bahamian Jaide Knowles suffers hamstring injury
Team Bahamas didn’t perform as well as expected on day three of the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Tampere, Finland. Jaide Knowles, in her bid to advance to the final of the girls’ 100 metres, s
Property tax basis 'adds to social ills'
Real property tax is “contributing to a social ill” because it is calculated on real estate value rather than square footage, a well-known realtor is warning.Gino Maycock, a senior broker and appraiser at Colonial Realty, told Tribune Business that t
Governance reformers optimistic over fiscal 'teeth'
Governance reformers yesterday expressed hope that the Fiscal Responsibility Bill has gained more enforcement “teeth”, branding its imminent arrival in Parliament a “momentous occasion”.Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG)
Bahamas targets 'leadership' over ownership registry
The deputy prime minister has reiterated the government’s desire to establish financial services “leadership” by setting the standard for beneficial ownership registries.K Peter Turnquest, in a recent interview with Tribune Business, said he did “not
Private sector warned: 'pay attention to WTO'
Businesses were yesterday urged to “pay more attention” as the government sets “a fast and furious” pace on reforms critical to hitting its end-2019 target for joining the WTO.Darron Pickstock, who heads the Chamber of Commerce’s trade and investment
'Banner' year gives payment provider national coverage
A Bahamian payment solutions provider aims to add a further five locations by the end of August, completing its nationwide coverage with 35 “touch points” following a “banner” first year.Barry Malcolm, Sun Cash’s chief executive, told Tribune Busines
Inhale cigar tourism for $3bn GDP boost
Dear Editor,I read that new tobacco taxes and regulations are on the cards. My question is: Why is the government trying to kill off an amazing economic opportunity for The Bahamas?Some readers will no doubt be aware that the United States is current
Bahamas' New York tourism base moves
The Bahamas Tourist Office in New York has relocated to a Fifth Avenue address.The office is a key part of the Bahamas’ marketing arm within the US, and serves the entire north-eastern corridor from Virginia to the Canadian border.The Bahamas’ presen
Aliv 'more than just a phone company'
Aliv is continuing to develop a “fairly comprehensive App platform”, an executive yesterday revealing that the mobile operator sees itself as “more than just a telephone company”.Gravette Brown, Aliv’s chief commercial officer, said the company is po
IAN FERGUSON: The mission of a corporate vision
We celebrated 45 years of nationhood this week. I am certain that Bahamians with a heightened sense of national pride and identity used this time to reflect on our progress as a nation and, more specifically, the direction in which we seem to be head
Freeport law firm in litigation honour
A Freeport-based law firm has won the Global Law Experts (GLE) award for Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year in The Bahamas – 2018.ParrisWhittaker and its partners, Arthur K Parris, Jacy Whittaker and Kenra Parris-Whittaker, in a statement hai
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$1.2m to be spent on upgrade for BPL Clifton Pier substation
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday announced a $1.2m allocation for infrastructural upgrades at Bahamas Power and Light’s Clifton Pier substation.Addressing the June 25 island-wide outage, where a lightning strike disabled the station’s entir
CA Smith sworn in as Deputy Governor General
FORMER Cabinet minister Cornelius Alvin Smith, a veteran of past Ingraham administrations, was sworn in as deputy to the governor general yesterday.Mr Smith is seen as the frontrunner to eventually succeed Dame Marguerite Pindling as governor general
'Clearing shanty towns will help Haitians to integrate'
FORMER Agriculture Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday expressed support for the government’s shanty town clearing exercise, telling The Tribune he feels it will engender increased integration of the Haitian community.Mr Wells said he felt that individ
