My right to spend
IN 2013, my wife and I were at odds about the Gambling Referendum, but we agreed on one thing — it is Bahamians’ right to spend their money however they felt. I believed then, as I believe now, that gambling is a past time.
Don’t take my job
IT’S interesting to hear the current government talk about being concerned about the interests of Bahamians.
Five charged over immigration offences
FIVE men were charged in Freeport yesterday before Magistrate Rengin Johnson for immigration offences. Among the group were three Ecuadorians: Luis Leonardo Mizhirumbay Chuqui, 32; Angel Salvador Bueno Chumbay, 32, and Daniel Ernesto Molleturo Juela
Women accused of overstaying in the Bahamas
TWO women, who pleaded guilty in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court to overstaying their time in the Bahamas, will have to pay a $1,000 fine and were ordered to leave the country by Friday. Mary Delice, 55, and her daughter Teffany Delice, 33, both of
'Test Your Drug' app hits the Anti-Doping Commission website
THE Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission (BADC) seeks to repurpose its profile in order for athletes and the general public to get a greater understanding and appreciation of what the organisation does.Newly appointed executive director of the BADC, Petra
Pair accused of cruelty to 11-year-old child
A JAMAICAN man and woman were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over accusations of cruelty to an 11-year-old girl.Roger Omoy Hanson, 37 and Sophia Sands, 39, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with one count of chi
A&E’s Chief of Service aims to improve wait times, patient flow at PMH
In recent years the Princess Margaret Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department has seen unprecedented levels of overcrowding, with wait times of up to 12 hours.
'Our goal is to come back with a medal'
Despite some familiar names missing, members of the women’s national team selected to participate in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s FIBA Women’s Caribbean Cup feel that what they lack in size, they hope to make up with their heart and speed
Team Bahamas selected for Caribbean Cup
WITH a combination of players from New Providence and Grand Bahama and a number of collegians, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has selected the team to represent the Bahamas at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s FIBA Women’s Caribbean Cup.The
Commando Security Truckers stop BTC Elite Warriors 12-11
LAMAR Watkins scored the tying run and D’Juan Seymour got the winning run in the seventh inning as the Commando Security Truckers came from behind to nip the BTC Elite Warriors 12-11 as the New Providence Softball Association continued its regular se
THE PRESS BOX: More offseason rumblings from Lakerville
NOW, before we get started, bare in mind that these are rumours, they only carry so much weight. With that out of the way, it is has been rumoured recently, and post this year’s NBA Finals, that both of Magic Johnson‘s superstar free agent targets a
Burrows helps team to Game 1 victory in the Finals
JARAUN Burrows and FOS-Provence Basket are one step closer to a championship title and league promotion after a game one win in the LNB French Pro B Division Finals.Burrows was limited to just 17 foul-plagued minutes and scored six points in Fos-Sur-
'Huge' home price out from vat restructuring
A “huge” number of Bahamians will be priced out of home ownership by the budget, a prominent developer warned yesterday, revealing the cost of a popular housing model will rise $23,000.Franon Wilson, Arawak Homes president, told Tribune Business that
Gov't mulling amendments to fly fishing regulations
A Cabinet minister yesterday finally confirmed that the government is considering changes to to the controversial fly fishing regulations. Renward Wells, pictured, minister of agriculture and marine resources, said the significance of the flats fishi
Ex-minister: VAT exemptions are 'disaster recipe' all around
An ex-Cabinet minister yesterday said the government was “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” over the VAT hike, as he warned that increased exemptions are “a recipe for disaster”.Leslie Miller, the former Tall Pines MP, told Tribune Business he w
Chamber chief backs govt: ‘something had to be done’
Harsh fiscal austerity measures in the 2018-2019 budget were inevitable, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president arguing yesterday: “Something had to be done.”
‘At least’ 25% of VAT hike not new monies
The Bahamas’ chief WTO negotiator yesterday warned that “at least” 25 percent of the extra VAT revenue is “replacement” income rather than new money.
Chamber chief backs govt: 'something had to be done'
Harsh fiscal austerity measures in the 2018-2019 budget were inevitable, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president arguing yesterday: “Something had to be done.”Mick Holding, pictured, told Tribune Business that The Bahamas’ “very precarious p
Crawfish export limit faces 29% reduction
THE government will reduce the annual crawfish export limit from seven million to five million pounds, a Cabinet Minister told Parliament yesterday.Renward Wells, minister of agriculture and marine resources Minister, said: “In consultation with prim
MP calls for higher web shop taxation
Web shops should be taxed even higher than contemplated in the budget due to their impact on his constituency and other Out Islands, Long Island’s MP argued yesterday.Adrian Gibson, during his contribution to the 2018-2019 budget debate, said the “ex
