610 cheques handed out to repair roofs in GB
SIX hundred and ten more residents of Grand Bahama are now better prepared to repair their roofs as a part of the government’s national repair programme.With a steady flow, those armed with the necessary identification, lined up on Monday to receive
Former US marine to challenge conviction
A FORMER United States marine is seeking to challenge his conviction and consequent 15-year sentence for attempting to murder another man on a Family Island four years ago after cross-appealing the Crown’s assertions that his sentence was unduly lenient.
Keep Grand Bahama Clean launches month against litter campaign
A CLEAN neighbourhood is good for the environment, beneficial for residents, especially children, all while increasing property values and growing community investment – something Grand Bahama is working hard to do after several hurricanes and econo
Govt not yet in possession of property for new post office
THE government has not yet taken legal custody and possession of the old Phil’s Food Services building at Gladstone Road where the General Post Office is to be relocated, Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday. He ex
‘Lucayan sale is still on course’
FINANCE Minister K Peter Turnquest said it is “completely false” for anyone to assert the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama had collapsed, adding the deal continues to move forward with all of the involved “big ticket items” already agreed upon.
Bringing the world to your doorstep
When most buyers shop for their clients or shops, they take a plane, a car and book a night or two in a good hotel to recover from the stress.
Stan gets his Sideburns trimmed
If you hurl a metaphorical rock into a room full of satirists it’s a safe bet the one that lampoons you in his cartoon the next morning is probably the one you hit.
Animal cruelty case
THE case of the man who was killing innocent dogs with his pit bull must be dealt with severely. We in The Bahamas want so badly to be taken seriously by first world countries but this will not happen if we continue to show that we do not care about the well being of living creatures. I read a letter to the editor in which the writer said we should “feel sorry” for the man who encouraged the dog’s death. I totally disagree.
Union chief not alarmed by WSC down-sizing report
PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union Dwayne Woods said yesterday he has told his members not to be alarmed over reports the Water & Sewerage Corporation will likely be right-sizing its workforce through voluntary separations.
CULTURE CLASH: Corruption is not just in high office, it’s all around us
At the G20-OECD conference, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov said: “Corruption is a global threat. It is a serious roadblock to economic development. Corruption aggravates inequity and injustice and undermines stability, especially in the world’s most vulnerable regions.”
Public access stairs to Cabbage Beach restored
THE public access path to Cabbage Beach is now open after months of being closed due to a collapsed stairway. Atlantis senior vice-president of public affairs Ed Fields confirmed this information to The Tribune yesterday. In January, it was reporte
FIRST MOVES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
THE Minnis administration is moving closer to bringing local government to New Providence, with Press Secretary Anthony Newbold announcing yesterday that an advisory committee has been established to guide its inception.The committee features at leas
Unclear on when mandatory evacuation law will be brought
ALTHOUGH the hurricane season is fast approaching, it is not clear whether the government will enact a mandatory evacuation law anytime soon.
‘Twin towers’ practice together for first time
They both felt that after playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), they were able to use their experience to feed off each other as the Bahamas professional twin towers basketball players Waltiea Rolle and Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones worked out together for the first time.
CLARKE LOSES IN THE FINAL
SYDNEY Clarke, playing in the girls’ final of the CO Williams Barbados Junior International Tennis Tournament in Barbados as the number three seed, lost to American No.2 seed Julia Andreach over the weekend.
CARTWRIGHT ELIMINATED IN 2ND ROUND
AFTER winning her first round match in the qualifying round of the $80,000 Charlottesville, Virginia, Bahamian professional player Kerrie Cartwright got eliminated in the second round.
6th Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon raises money for ‘BAARK’
A NEW date and an exciting new “International” distance was in store for the participants of the sixth annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon which took place on April 15.
Flats fishing confusion 'destroying our industry'
The Government was yesterday urged to end “the confusion destroying our flats fishing industry” by publicly clarifying whether it has suspended the sector’s governing regulations.Cindy Pinder, vice-president of the Abaco Fly Fishing Guide Association
'Slap in the face' to let WTO drive our key reforms
A leading retailer yesterday said it will be “a slap in the face” to Bahamian businesses if this nation now modernises its economy for the benefit of foreign rivals and the WTO.Gavin Watchorn, chief executive of BISX-listed AML Foods, told Tribune Bu
Fronting will ‘grow more’ without WTO
THE Bahamas’ chief WTO negotiator yesterday said ‘fronting’ will “become far worse”, with local businesses overrun by foreign rivals, if this nation stays outside the rules-based trade regime.
