Cancer survivors shine at 'Met Gala' themed ball
MORE than 500 guests, decked out in their best attire, attended the Cancer Society’s of the Bahamas 17th annual ball at Atlantis on Saturday to support the organisation’s $3 million dollar expansion.The ball is one of the major fundraisers for the Ca
Ziggy played with cars: Search for missing cat
AN eastern New Providence resident is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Ziggy the cat, whose curious penchant for indiscriminately “inspecting” other people’s vehicles may have finally caught up with him.
FACE TO FACE: The Birdman of The Bahamas
Metellus Chipman is no stranger to the world of culture and entertainment in The Bahamas.
EDITORIAL: Fiscal Responsibility Act lacks teeth
Like democratic elections and freedom of information, fiscal responsibility is central to good governance and to any nation’s sustainability. Not only does fiscal responsibility reflect a commitment by a government to do what it asks its citizens to do – budget wisely and be prepared to be held accountable if it does not, it positions that government to maintain or move toward macro-economic stability.
The return of Christie?
NATIONAL Review wrote that former Prime Minister Perry Christie is feeling vindicated after the official opening of Rosewood at Baha Mar on May 22. Rosewood has in its employment 450 persons. The entire Baha Mar Resort has over 4,000 employees, and is expected to hire an additional 1,000.
Understand it’s public service
I read where a senior public servant recently hung up on a journalist who was asking a question on behalf of the public, after demanding to know how the reporter got his “private cell”.
Muddying the LNG waters
I read in your columns recently that the new LNG facility at Clifton Pier will be a “tri-fuel” facility. Apparently this means that Liquefied Natural Gas will be added to the already existing heavy polluting fuels that are used to power the BPL plant and other facilities located at the pier. So then, I have to ask, where on earth is the progress?
YOU GO GIRL: Dorcas Cox soars to academic success, commits to national crime-fighting plan
In July 2014, when Dorcas Cox was accepted to Barry University’s Graduate School of Education, she had no idea that the extremely rigorous journey would end four years later with her being the first in her cohort to graduate.
More empathy is needed
Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.
Ministry of Health and PHA explore opportunities with Johns Hopkins
The Ministry of Health and the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is exploring opportunities for sustainable collaborations with Johns Hopkins Medicine International.On May 17, Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands received Managing Director of Global Serv
St Anne's claim top spot in healthy throwdown for schools
After one month of competition, the St Anne’s Blue Waves walked away as champions of the first Soldanza Healthy Throwdown School Competition. A total of 10 schools participated in the initiative launched by Milo Butler Distributors. Representatives f
80 Haitian migrants intercepted near Exuma Chain
A VESSEL containing 80 Haitian migrants was intercepted near the Exuma Chain on Monday evening.The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) reported the sailing sloop was apprehended after acting on information they had received earlier that day.RBDF Patro
Golf tournament's return depends on 'bang for our buck'
The Ministry of Tourism’s desire to “get the biggest bank for its buck” will determine whether a major golf tournament returns to The Bahamas for a seventh time.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured, minister of tourism, told Tribune Business that his officia
Bahamas firms 17% below Caribbean's productivity average
Bahamian companies are 17 percent less productive than the Caribbean average, with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) warning that innovation is also below regional benchmarks.The IDB, in its 2018-2022 country strategy for The Bahamas, is targ
Doctors targets expansion with $11.9m RBC financing
Doctors Hospital has obtained two Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) loan facilities worth a collective $11.858m to fund expansion plans in “a rebounding Bahamian economy”.Joseph Krukowski, who is stepping down after 14 years as the healthcare provider’s cha
CLICO medical policies an 'albatross around the neck'
Calls for CLICO (Bahamas) policyholders to still pay their premiums have become “an albatross around the neck” of 700 mostly-elderly clients whose medical policies will be cancelled by Friday.Bishop Simeon Hall, the retired pastor who was himself a v
Private sector waiting on budget tax details
THE private sector is waiting to see “what is on the table” with taxes and incentives in tomorrow’s 2018-2019 budget, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive said yesterday.Edison Sumner told Tribune Business: “The business community would always b
Bahamas urged to look 'beyond our frontiers'
Bahamian businesses were yesterday urged to look “beyond the borders” and expand their footprint, a top private sector representative saying: “There are markets at our doorstep.”Edison Sumner, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederati
Bahamian group in new chinese deals
A Bahamian group has signed two more Chinese agreements in a bid to promote agricultural development in this nation and the wider Caribbean.Bahamaren, which unveiled a modular housing deal with another Chinese entity just two weeks ago, announced it
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Monday, 28th May, 2018.
