Accessibility remains importantissue for Disability Council
Efforts to promote awareness of the disabled community are finally paying off, however, one big obstacle still remains – creating accessibility to public buildings and businesses, according to the president of the National Council For Disability.Shei
Golfers swing for a good cause with AIDS Foundation
THE Bahamas AIDS Foundation is hosting its first Red Tee Charity Golf Tournament to benefit an outreach programme for adolescents infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.The event takes place this Thursday at the Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar beginnin
EDITORIAL: PUBLIC CONSULTATION NEEDED ON OFFSHORE OIL
People familiar with The Bahamas who have also travelled to other comparable holiday places know we have something special to offer here. We are blessed with the beauty of nature and an equable climate with fine beaches surrounded by what those who have been to the Exumas claim to be the clearest waters on the planet.
Knowles and Cougars eliminated in title game
THE postseason run came to an end for Perez Knowles and his Colombus State Cougars in the NCAA Division II World Series title game.Knowles suffered his fourth loss of the season and the No.8 Cougars were eliminated with a 3-2 loss to the No.11 August
Majority Rule
IN a letter to the editor “the Graduate” answered my article about Majority Rule in The Bahamas. I seldom answer such letters because the writer has not got the moral courage to use a proper name. So in this article I will refer to “the Graduate” as “He/she/it” which will cover all the possibilities of identifying the person or beast.
Focus on Oban
Abracadabra! I never thought in my wildest imagination that provisions would have been made for me to finally get a helicopter. This proves that dreams do come true.
NPSA: Sharks devour Truckers 8-1, Wildcats stop Warriors 10-0
THE New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with a double header in the ladies’ division on Saturday night.In the opener, the Platinum Lady Sharks devoured the Johns
$360m arrears 'dive in' not in national interest
The government’s rush to pay-off its $360m arrears is “not in The Bahamas’ best interest”, a former finance minister yesterday warning of the VAT hike: “The timing couldn’t be worse.”James Smith, who held the post from 2002-2007, told Tribune Busines
Hotels 'push' on VAT amid 39% revenue growth
The 39 per cent increase in 2018 first quarter room revenues illustrates what was at stake when the hotel industry yesterday met the Government over its planned VAT hike.The Central Bank of The Bahamas’ monthly report for April, released last night,
Insurance chief 'speechless' at govt's VAT contradiction
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman was yesterday left “speechless” after the government seemingly contradicted itself over VAT’s elimination from residential property premiums.Emmanuel Komolafe, pictured, said he was now questioning t
Sands: No escape on fiscal 'come to Jesus'
The Bahamas would not have escaped its fiscal “come to Jesus moment” even if the Christie administration had been prudent with its VAT windfall, a Cabinet Minister argued yesterday.Dr Duane Sands, pictured, minister of health, told Tribune Business t
Surplus bank funds breach $2bn barrier
Bahamian commercial banks had more than $2bn in funds they were unable to find qualified borrowers for at end-April 2018, it was revealed yesterday.The Central Bank of The Bahamas’ monthly report for the month, published yesterday, disclosed that exc
Sterling meets Gov't on hurricane hole project
Sterling Global Financial’s executives met with the Ministry of Works to review plans for their $250m redevelopment of Paradise Island’s Hurricane Hole property.Desmond Bannister, minister of works, and Melanie Roach, director of public work, reviewe
Tourism team heads to caribbean week
The Minister of Tourism and Aviation will lead the Bahamian delegation to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Caribbean Week event in New York this week.Dionisio D’Aguilar will be accompanied by Joy Jibrilu, the Ministry’s director-general, an
06042018 EDITION
Monday, 4th June, 2018.
Davis Cup: Team Bahamas advances to Zone II
The Bahamas men’s Davis Cup team returned home, having completed a successful mission of advancing to the American Zone II Davis Cup competition in 2019.
'No point lying' - Lucayan deal has been complex
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest has admitted negotiations for the sale of the Grand Lucayan Hotel have been a complicated and difficult process with the four parties at the table.Mr Turnquest – who is on record saying the negotiations were “com
Off-duty police officer shot as men tried to steal his car
A POLICE officer is recovering in hospital after being shot by men he pursued while off-duty early Thursday morning.Police said they launched an island-wide manhunt for the suspects, who they believe are connected to a string of armed robberies in th
INSIGHT: Bigger or not? Officials insist dump is not expanding
You can only really see it from the air. Hundreds of feet below New Providence’s landfill stretching out into the distance and now visibly right upto the edge of a major highway.
INSIGHT: The Bahamian people are again sacrificial lambs
STAGGERED from the shock experienced after the government’s announcement of the imminent 4.5 percent VAT hike, many citizens are left trying to make sense of it all. Among the questions floating around the heads of many Bahamians, none may be more pertinent than those concerning survival.
