Post Office collapse 'killing our economy'
Businesses yesterday blasted the “really disgraceful” collapse of The Bahamas’ postal system for “killing our economy”, with some revealing they only received February’s mail yesterday.Anthony Howorth, a well-known financial services provider, told T
Tourism 'misses mark' in loss to beauty queen
The Ministry of Tourism’s latest bid to dismiss a former Bahamian beauty queen’s breach of contract claim was yesterday rejected by a US judge because it “misses the mark”.Judge Nancy Atlas, sitting in the south Texas federal court, delivered another
Contractor chief warns over vat mortgage hit
THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said it will “initiate” talks with banks on the rewriting of mortgages to offset the 12 percent VAT hike’s impact.Speaking with Tribune Business following the BCA’s monthly luncheon at
'Entrench new culture' on fiscal responsibility
The government must “entrench a new culture” within the civil service if the Fiscal Responsibility Bill is to succeed, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) warned yesterday.The multilateral lender’s assessment of the proposed legislation, led by
Aliv: 'We've been like an earthquake'
Aliv’s top executive yesterday hailed its introduction of the latest 4.5G technology as “a regional first”, and said: “We’ve been like an earthquake for the market.”Damian Blackburn, pictured, told Tribune Business that the mobile operator was contin
Labour minister meets with carnival cruises for jobs
Job and training opportunities for Bahamians topped the agenda for the minister of labour, Senator Dion Foulkes, when he met with Carnival Cruise Lines officials in Florida.Mr Foulkes said the government is committed to providing training, and creati
Sponge revival delay via Matthew, election
The impact from a $1.2m project to revive the Andros sponging industry has been “less than anticipated” so far due to Hurricane Matthew and the 2017 general election.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in an assessment of the project’s progres
ART OF GRAPHIX: Nailing down true forms of creativity
Reva Dean, pictured, is quickly becoming a popular household name in our community. This young lady makes magic wherever she goes, using her creative charm and ability to maximum effect.This lady, who wears many hats as a play writer, author, relatio
Port promotes Freeport's attraction for call centres
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has partnered with Freeport-based business process outsourcing (BPO) operator, itelBPO Solutions, to promote the city for a third consecutive year.The two joined forces at the 19th Annual Customer Contact Week (
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Davis: PM not taking tragedy seriously enough
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ response to the Exuma boating tragedy shows a lack of appreciation for the seriousness of the situation, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.On Monday when he was asked to speak about
Govt was 'not hiding' $25m Grand Lucayan equity stake
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold yesterday could not explain why ministers failed to discuss the $25m budget for an equity stake in the Grand Lucayan Resort during the budget debate in the House of Assembly last month.“Not really,” he said when asked
US tourist tells court of island sex attack
AN American woman has claimed a Bahamian man allegedly forced her to give him oral sex, assaulted her with two fingers and gave her oral sex without her consent on a Family Island four years ago.The 21-year-old woman, testifying before Justice Cheryl
Omar Archer – govt ‘offered me a job’
OMAR Archer claimed yesterday he has been offered a high ranking job at the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation.
‘Where are they all going to live?’: Davis demands - what now for shanty families
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes’ admission that there will most likely be challenges finding rental properties in Abaco for evicted shanty town residents proves there is a lack of planning and vision by the government, according to Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday.
Moving jobs: that’s not a problem
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ decision to reassign four Cabinet portfolios earlier this week may open the door to several new initiatives and policies within those respective ministries in the coming months.
Husband of Exuma fatality loses leg
TIRAN Jackson, the husband of the woman killed over the weekend when an Exuma tour boat burst into flames, has had one of his legs amputated, according to a GoFundMe account created by his family.
Sydney advances, Jacobi out
As the number two seeded player in the girls’ draw, Sydney Clarke wanted to make sure that she played up to the expectations for the Junkanoo Bowl International Junior Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Centre.Meanwhile Jacobi Bain, unseeded, k
Cruise ship passenger drowns
A CRUISE ship passenger is believed to have drowned in waters of Great Sturrup Cay in the Berry Islands, police said.The man was discovered floating and unresponsive after 1pm yesterday.He was removed from the water and CPR was rendered. He was trans
Davis pledges to seek answers on PLP govt bills
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis is using the powers conferred on him as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee to send for explanations from the Ministry of Finance on several matters, including a list of major invoices that will m
