PETER YOUNG: New national sport - expanded role for local sailing clubs
Although it has been fun and a learning experience to have crewed for various people on boating pleasure trips while living here in The Bahamas, I confess to little real knowledge about sailing. But one does not need to know a great deal about this wonderful activity and sport to realise how important it is in this country.
FACE TO FACE: Linda Stubbs - designing with Bahamian flair
WITH a deep sense of national pride, Linda Christina Stubbs has decorated some of the most outstanding events in The Bahamas. Her works are designed to spark emotions of excitement and bring Bahamian culture alive. Born on Eleuthera, Linda digs deep into her roots to find the passion to execute one thrilling event after another.
Pilot granted judicial review after Civil Aviation refuses to renew his licence
THE Supreme Court granted a pilot leave to launch judicial review proceedings against the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority’s refusal to renew his pilot’s licence.
EDITORIAL: The blame game in politics
BLAME is an easy thing to do. Something has gone wrong? Blame someone else. It’s their fault. It does not seem to matter who “they” are – it’s not you, so blame them instead.
Driver burned beyond recognition in accident
A DRIVER was burned beyond recognition after his vehicle burst into flames upon colliding with a utility pole yesterday morning.
Police announce road closures, traffic diversions for Thursday
POLICE have announced a number of temporary road closures as well as traffic diversions for Thursday.
GB Minister says she will not allow the GBPA to ‘stand in the way’ of Bahamians
THE Davis administration’s criticism of the Grand Bahama Port Authority continued yesterday, with Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey saying business as usual cannot be tolerated in the relationship anymore.
DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.
Ex-US embassy property targeted for 48-slip marina
A prominent Bahamian contractor is seeking approvals to dredge more than 40,000 cubic yards of fill to make way for a 48-slip marina located at the rear of a former US embassy property opposite Arawak Cay.
SKYGuard | Meteorology Dept Long Range Tropical Storm 🌀Brent Project Track eUpdate
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Bahamas wants 'clarity' on Gov'ts GBPA plans
A former MP yesterday urged the Government to come clean on the action it plans to take over the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), asserting: "The country is waiting for clarity."
DPM: Zero tolerance to revive 'dead zones'
The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged a "zero tolerance" approach to criminal activities in downtown Nassau as he seeks to revive an area presently featuring "crippled commerce" and "dead zones".
Bahamas 'not maximising' impact as tourism booms
The deputy prime minister yesterday admitted The Bahamas has failed "to maximise visitor spending", and retain more of this within its economy, despite a "booming" tourism industry whose numbers "have never been better".
Bahamasair eyes 'millions' in savings from refinancing
Bahamasair's revenue is projected to grow by up to $8m "over the next year" as it targets "millions" in potential savings from the refinancing of existing loans carrying a 13 percent interest rate, it was revealed yesterday.
Veteran attorney to run for Bahamas Bar Association president to ‘take it where it needs to go’
VETERAN attorney Romona Farquharson Seymour wants new vision and leadership for the Bahamas Bar Association, telling The Tribune she is running to be the new president.
31-year-old man shot Monday while visiting female friend, becomes 54th murder victim
A 31-year-old man is the latest murder victim in The Bahamas.
Mom wants police ‘charged with murder and jailed’
THE mother of a man whose killing was determined to be homicide by manslaughter believes the ruling should have been homicide by murder.
$500m GB shipyard will be world’s largest, says Moxey
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said a $500m investment in the Grand Bahama Shipyard would make it the world’s largest shipyard facility.
Prostitutes, drug peddlers and thieves not welcome downtown
PROSTITUTES, drug peddlers and thieves are not welcome downtown, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper said yesterday.
