DIANE PHILLIPS: What we feel when the familiar fades away, even when you weren’t a fan
ONE day after a crowd of 800,000 descended on Washington in the March for Our Lives demanding stricter gun control in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 students, wounding another 17, Remington Outdoor Company, America’s oldest manufacturer of arms and munition, announced it was filing for bankruptcy.
Crimes and the solutions we need
CRIME — much of what we unfortunately experience is controlled by the Law of Averages.
Go Team Bahamas!
Team manager Courtney Wallace said the Bahamas’ 80-member team is ready for the staging of the 2018 CARIFTA Games at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium this Easter holiday weekend.The team went through a light workout session yesterday and is get
Coleby posts double double in final game of collegiate career
DWIGHT Coleby posted a double double in the final game of his collegiate career, but the postseason run for his Western Kentucky Hilltoppers ended in the National Invitational Tournament semi-finals.The Hilltoppers’ season came to an end in a 69-64 l
Minnis in a muddle
ISN’T a Minister supposed to have a hands-on knowledge of what is going on with at least the important projects in ones Ministry?
Cancer Society founder a shining light
Cancer Society of The Bahamas founder Susan Roberts has been honoured by the Queen in being named the 38th Commonwealth Point of Light. Mrs Roberts was chosen for this honour due to her “exceptional” volunteer work supporting cancer patients and the
Another promotion for 'Champ'
JERVIS “Champ” Stuart received another promotion in the New York Mets organisation, a week ahead of Minor League Baseball Opening Day. Stuart was assigned to the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets’ Triple A-affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. Based in Las
FNM Chairman says party won't be distracted by 'lies'
FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer touted the Minnis administration’s efforts on job creation yesterday, including the controversial Oban Energies oil refinery for Grand Bahama, saying the party will not let the “lies and political attacks”
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL NATIONALS BY THE NUMBERS
SEVERAL of the best high school basketball players in the country took full advantage of the opportunity to showcase their skills at the third edition of the National High School Basketball Championships.The Bahamas Basketball Federation along with t
PM Minnis to attend summit in Peru
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has been invited to address the third CEO Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 12-13 in Lima, Peru. The CEO Summit, which will precede the two-day, eighth Summit of the Americas, is the most important business
Dames' call to communities
MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames was the guest speaker at the monthly Bain and Grants Town Advancement Association’s community meeting held on Thursday, March 22. Mr Dames articulated the government’s development plan for Over-the-Hill, an
ATF trains Bahamas enforcement officials
THE Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives delivered a small arms identification training course for approximately 30 Bahamas customs and police officers from March 19-23 in Nassau. The training was funded by the ATF and was part of ongoi
BISX declares its first-ever dividend
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has declared the first dividend in its near-20 year history, its chief executive joking yesterday: “This has made my job harder.”Keith Davies, BISX’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that the
Attorney: 'I want to say aircraft registry is finally happening'
The Government has been urged to fund a Bahamian international aircraft registry in the upcoming 2018-2019 Budget, an attorney saying: “I want to finally say this is happening.”Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, a Bahamian aviation law specialist, told Trib
'Radio Sebas' broadcasts for week without licence
Sebas Bastian’s radio station has been broadcasting for more than a week without a licence, industry regulators admitted yesterday, after its temporary permission expired on March 21.Stephen Bereaux, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority
Expert: Corporate taxation uncertainty 'helps no one'
A KPMG tax expert has urged the Government to “articulate their vision”, warning that uncertainty over corporate taxation’s introduction “helps no business”.John Riva, head of tax for the accounting firm’s ‘islands group’, which includes the Bahamas,
Bran slams 'damn pathetic' four-year solar system wait
The DNA’s former leader yesterday said it was “damn pathetic and frustrating’” that a state-of-the art solar system at his wife’s school continues to remain unused nearly four years after installation.Branville McCartney hit out at the Ministry of Wo
Gov't pledges support for $180m Pharmachem move
PHARMACHEM Technologies has retained two foreign engineering firms to oversee construction of its new $180 million facility in Freeport.Kevin Seymour, the company’s chief financial officer, said Integrated Project Services (IPS) and KPC International
The devastating impact of proposed IBC amendments
AS a manager, and sometimes a director, of more than 400 International Business Companies (IBCs) over the last 40 years, the need for the protections granted by the Constitution of the Bahamas were recognised by legal advisors around the world. This
Arawak Port operator eyes environmental certification
THE Nassau Container Port’s operator is seeking to obtain International Standards Organisation (ISO) environmental certification, as it works to determine and mitigate any impacts from its activities.Arawak Port Development Company (APD) executives s
