Business man says people will suffer if gambling issue not addressed
A VETERAN businessman yesterday said the Bahamian people and economy will suffer if the gambling issue is not addressed.
Hotel Corporation transitioned to the Tourism Development Corporation
THE Hotel Corporation has now transitioned to the Tourism Development Corporation (TDC), according to its Chairman, Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine.
Woman accused of daughter's death to have mental fitness tested next month
A 40-year-old woman accused of killing her one-year-old daughter by setting her on fire last year will have her mental fitness to stand trial tested by a Supreme Court jury next month.
Two armed robberies within hours
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding two armed robberies that occurred within five hours of each other in the capital on Thursday.
Judge denies man's claim on ex-wife's properties
A Supreme Court judge has denied a man’s attempts to secure an interest in his ex-wife’s $4m home and her 12 condominiums, while ordering his ex-wife to pay him $100,000 to “ease his transition” into living without a partner.
MP: Grand Bahama 'dying a slow death'
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine said Grand Bahama “is dying a slow death,” urging his governing party to try a “little harder and faster” to bring some economic relief to the island.
International humanitarian award for 'Mother' Pratt
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt has received an international humanitarian award for her commitment to community building throughout the years.
Drilling finds more murky groundwater in Grand Bahama
MURKY groundwater samples were obtained on Wednesday during another drilling exercise at Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama – an area residents believe is affected by industrial pollution. The exercise was undertaken by the Grand Bahama Environmental Assoc
Cooper hits out at FNM hypocrisy
EXUMA & Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper (PLP) ridiculed the Free National Movement and its intended value added tax hike yesterday, portraying a party that voted against VAT’s introduction as hypocritical.
'Tough choice is best for country'
THE Minnis administration may pay a political price for its value added tax hike, but it is better to pay that price than face the ramifications of not making the hard decisions, St Barnabas MP Shanendon Cartwright said yesterday.As he made a case fo
Miss Bahamas is the queen of hearts
NEWLY-crowned Miss World Bahamas Brinique Gibson visited the students and faculty of Garvin Tynes Primary School and Autism Centre yesterday. She greeted and embraced the students who were ecstatic to see her. Ms Gibson was crowned last month during
‘We’ll tackle any illegal web shops’
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday warned that any illegality in the gaming industry will be “vigorously addressed” by the government as he moved to address recent statements by gaming house operators that appeared to resonate as a threat of moving “underground” to escape impending tax increases.
Gaming board workers tested for tuberculosis
WORKERS in the Centreville House building have been tested for tuberculosis in the wake of speculation that a female Gaming Board employee was hospitalised last week for the illness, Bahamas Public Services Union President Kimsley Ferguson told The Tribune yesterday.
