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MARKETPLACE EVENT TO BRING EXTRA BUSINESS
MARKETPLACE EVENT TO BRING EXTRA BUSINESS AN "enormous" volume of tourism business will be done in the Bahamas when Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association hosts Marketplace 2012 in Nassau and Paradise Island. The annual conference, which begins on Janua
Government to buy hotel in $1.9m deal to expand hospital
Government to buy hotel in $1.9m deal to expand hospital BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced that the government will buy the old Freeport Inn Hotel for $1.9 millio
Trade up or trade in?
Trade up or trade in? By Mike Lightbourn IF you're ready to upgrade to a larger home, or need to relocate to another island, you're presented with a dilemma. You can't simply "trade in" like an automobile, so your choice is one) sell your existing home
Grand Bahama targets law breakers who dump waste
Freeport - Having just celebrated its fifth anniversary, the Keep Grand Bahama Clean organisation got a major boost when Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour again pledged his officers' full support in the fight against environmental cr
Bimini trip for youngsters
Bimini trip for youngsters COMBINE excited first graders, parents who are just as eager, and the planning and expertise of Bahamas Educational Tours and the result is a fun-filled one-day excursion to a Bahamian gem - Bimini. Just over 50 persons - an e
Rural businesses shown off at Expo
Rural businesses shown off at Expo By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Larry Cartwright opened the second Agribusiness Expo in Freeport at the Goombay Park on F
EMBASSY OFFICER LOOKS TO BUILD TIES WITH BUSINESS
FREEPORT - "We're very much oriented towards building business ties," said the US Embassy's economic officer Kyle Hatcher during his first official trip to Grand Bahama. "Part of my portfolio is to do outreach as much as I can outside of Nassau. Freeport
Shark movie filmed in Eleuthera
Shark movie filmed in Eleuthera ALMOST a month of filming on Eleuthera with 30 cast and crew will result in Shark Week, another film made in the Bahamas by a Los Angeles production team. Craig Woods, Bahamas Film and Television Commissioner, pointed out
Shark movie filmed in Eleuthera
Shark movie filmed in Eleuthera ALMOST a month of filming on Eleuthera with 30 cast and crew will result in Shark Week, another film made in the Bahamas by a Los Angeles production team. Craig Woods, Bahamas Film and Television Commissioner, pointed out
Workshop debates human trafficking
Workshop debates human trafficking NATIONAL Security and law enforcement officials from the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States of America took part in a three-day Trafficking in Persons Workshop over the weekend. They were joined by
PM'S PLEDGE TO GRAND BAHAMA
PM'S PLEDGE TO GRAND BAHAMA By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the FNM government will deepen its programme of reform and modernisation nationally, and advance economic re
PM'S PLEDGE TO GRAND BAHAMA
PM'S PLEDGE TO GRAND BAHAMA By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the FNM government will deepen its programme of reform and modernisation nationally, and advance economic re
Alexandria's voice shines
ALEXANDRIA Rolle, of Garvin Tynes Primary School, emerged as the victor of the Voices of Hope Championship Speech Competition. Voices of Hope is a national speech competition organised by the Department of Education's Religious Studies Unit. Students adva
Shipyard hosts fishing contest
Shipyard hosts fishing contest By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Shipyard announced plans for its second annual fishing tournament on March 10 at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Ed Pavey, d
Shipyard hosts fishing contest
Shipyard hosts fishing contest By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Shipyard announced plans for its second annual fishing tournament on March 10 at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Ed Pavey, d
Shipyard hosts fishing contest
Shipyard hosts fishing contest By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Shipyard announced plans for its second annual fishing tournament on March 10 at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Ed Pavey, d
DNA: Technology is key to future'
DNA: Technology is key to future' BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Democratic National Alliance leader Branville McCartney warned Grand Bahamians that the next general election must be held within the n
POLICE PRAISED FOR DRUG SEIZURES
POLICE PRAISED FOR DRUG SEIZURES By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest commended police on Grand Bahama for seizing millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs and fir
Gun Point base to open later this year
THE new base being developed at Gun Point in Ragged Island will allow the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to maintain a constant presence on the Great Bahama Bank, Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said. The base is expected to become operational
Improved water
Improved water EDITOR, The Tribune. There is much talk around town about the roads and infrastructure programme of the government and all the inconvenience. So I write to compliment the government on its efforts. If improvements are not made now, when?