Is a Clifton polluter involved in LNG bid?
About a year ago, BEC’s deputy general manager Shevonn Cambridge and safety and environment manager Bharti Jones were quoted in the press saying BEC is “not the sole contributor” to Clifton’s oil pollution problems. According to a Tribune Business story, they were referring to the presence of nearby facilities belonging to the three major oil operations – Rubis, Sol Bahamas (Esso), and FOCOL (Shell).
94 years of helping people
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Wilson, Thomas book spots in high jump final
GOLD COAST, Australia — Jamal Wilson and Donald Thomas booked their spots into the final of the men’s high jump with the third and 11th best qualifying performances of 2.21 metres at the Carrara Stadium yesterday morning.Leading the way in Group A, W
NPBA championships: Giants top the rockets 93-83, High Flyers stop Aliv bucket
THE Division I pennant winners remained undefeated and the Division II defending champions took an early lead as both series got off to favourable starts for the top seeds in the New Providence Basketball Association Championships.Division ICommonwea
Bastian ends up 31st in 50m free
GOLD Coast, Australia — In his second event of the XXI Commonwealth Games, Izaak Bastian had to settle for sixth place in the fifth of eight heats of the men’s 50 metre freestyle at the Optus Aquatic Centre yesterday.Bastian’s time of 24.07 seconds p
'No way' Nassau Flight Services buyer foreign
The Government was yesterday “adamant” that Nassau Flight Services (NFS) will be privatised by selling it to a 100 per cent Bahamian group not previously involved “in the big deals”.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism, told Tribune Business there
WTO to 'move the needle' on business ease
THE Bahamas’ chief negotiator says joining the WTO can help solve this nation’s ‘ease of doing business’ woes, arguing: “We must move the needle on new industries.”Raymond Winder told Tribune Business that becoming a full member of the rules-based tr
Franchise operators slam 'fast food tax'
BAHAMIAN operators have slammed the idea of a ‘fast food’ tax as an “unnecessary financial burden” on Bahamian families that will do nothing to curb the obesity crisis. Terry Tsavoussis, vice-president of Aetos Holdings, which operates the Wendy’s, M
BTC approves 100 voluntary departures
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has approved just under 100 employee voluntary separation packages (VSEP), with a union chief suggesting it is due for a post-2011 privatisation ‘report card’. Bernard Evans, the Bahamas Communications and
BTC breaches 'no trivial' issue
REGULATORS have fined the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) almost $31,000 for violating pricing and consumer protection rules, rejecting its claim that the breaches were “trivial”.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), in
Aliv near 'end game' over network roll-out
ALIV says it is “close to the end game” on its network roll-out, its top executive expressing confidence the full build-out will be completed within the two-year target.Damian Blackburn told Tribune Business that 93.5 per cent of the mobile provider’
Bahamas First holds governance seminar
BAHAMAS First Holdings (BFH) recently hosted a training seminar for company directors on sound corporate governance principles, as part of its ‘knowledge transfer’ programme.The event was facilitated by the Institute of Directors (IOD), a UK-based tr
Commonwealth Games: Fraser, Robinson and Mathieu advance
GOLD Coast, Australia: Day one of the athletic competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games saw sprinters Warren Fraser and V'Alonee Robinson make it to the semifinal of the men and women 100 metres, while Michael Mathieu just barely go into the semifinal of the men's 400 metres.
Commonwealth Swimming: Fernander withdraws due to illness
GOLD Coast, Australia: N'Nyhn Fernander has had to withdraw from the rest of the competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games due to illness.
Gardiner breaks 200m national record in Miami
GOLD Coast, Australia: He's not here as a member of Team Bahamas for the XXI Commonwealth Games, but Steven Gardiner made his own headlines in Miami, Florida on Saturday.
The long and rich history of Adelaide's St James Anglican Church
The anti-slavery legislation passed by the British Parliament on March 23, 1807 prohibited an vessel engaging in slave traffic from being cleared from any port which was located in British Territory after March 1, 1808. Thereafter, slave ships were b
Pope urges believers not to remain silent- Baptises Nigerian migrant-hero during Easter Vigil -
Pope Francis last Saturday urged Catholics to not remain paralysed in the face of the injustices around them as he baptised eight adults, including a Nigerian beggar who became a hero in Italy for having disarmed a thief with his bare hands.In an Eas
Pastors expect the divine at upcoming prayer breakfast
UNDER the theme “Divine Acceleration”, members of True Vine Prayer and Deliverance Ministries will host their eighth annual prophetic prayer breakfast next Saturday.The event, set to take place at the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre, East Street,
Meditation - Making it all worthwhile
There are many people who are lonely, hurting, angry and afraid. They have little hope, peace or joy. Are you one of them? None of us is exempt from trials and tribulation the Bible tells us, and yet it is a hard thing to suffer justly and even more
Resurrection Sunday in Exuma
Rev Stephen Smith, along with his wife Krivoy Smith and the Ebenezer Family in Farmer’s Hill, Exuma, came together to commemorate and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ last Easter weekend.He told the congregation that the resurrection of Jes
