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Bimini to go under full lockdown
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced that Bimini will be under a full lockdown starting from Monday.
Developer slammed on 'outrageous' airport fees
Norman’s Cay homeowners and the Bahamian aviation industry yesterday blasted the “outrageous” fees imposed by the island’s private airport operator in a bid to recover some of its $10m investment in the facility.Tribune Business was told that Exuma R
‘Totally devastating’: Water corp revenues shrink 61%
Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic have dealt a “completely devastating” blow to the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s cash flow with April revenues down 61 percent, its executive chairman revealed yesterday.
'Desperation' sparks $20m loan rethink
Growing “desperation” among his small business clients has prompted many of them into a rethink when it comes to applying for government assistance, a consultant has revealed. Mark A Turnquest, of Mark A Turnquest Consulting, told Tribune Business t
I’ll make sure my dad’s legacy lives on
STAFFORD Coakley was remembered yesterday as strong willed and stoic - qualities he remained true to until he took his last breath on April 3 after struggling with complications brought on by COVID-19.
WORLD VIEW – Prepare for a long haul: The storm is not fully formed
COVID-19 is destroying the prosperity which several Caribbean countries anticipated at the beginning of 2020.
Govt's $20m small business loan facility 60% oversubscribed
The government’s $20m small business support initiative has already been oversubscribed by some 60 percent, data provided to Tribune Business revealed last night.Figures supplied by the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) showed that micro and s
Families delay laying loved ones to rest
MAJOR funeral homes across the country are seeing an increase of families either cancelling or postponing memorial services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, president of the Bahamas Funeral Directors Association Kirsch Ferguson said yesterday.
Central Bank: 'Tolerant treatment' for bad loans
The Central Bank yesterday said it will exercise “tolerant regulatory treatment” during the COVID-19 crisis by not treating support provided to distressed borrowers as arrears or restructured loans.
PETER YOUNG: 30 years on, we remember Mandela’s walk to freedom
A free man at last. Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa 30 years ago.
‘Why would anyone want to kill Jamal?’
THE family of Jamal Russell, whose body was found stuffed in a plastic storage bin at his home, is clueless as to why someone would kill the deaf man who “never bothered anyone”.
Taylor’s creditors left high and dry
Kelly's Home Centre leads the Bahamian unsecured creditors who will receive nothing of the debts owed to them by Taylor Industries, its liquidator has revealed.
Sex crime workshop looks at challenges of child abuse
A SEX crime workshop was held yesterday to address the challenges of child abuse and sexually-based crime in the Over-the-Hill area. The one-day forum, which was held by the Over-the-Hill Community Development Partnership at the Paul Farquharson Conf
INSIGHT: Setting the ground rules for a marijuana industry
THE recent leak of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana’s preliminary report has brought the topic of marijuana decriminalisation back to the fore.
100 domes expected in Abaco this month
ONLY a handful of the domes meant to be temporary shelter for Abaco storm victims have arrived on that island, however more than 100 of the structures are expected to arrive before the end of the month. John Michael Clarke, chairman of the Disaster
Family: why are we still waiting for reports on Turin deaths?
FAMILIES of the two Bahamian men found dead in Italy have yet to receive the final toxicology reports seven months following their deaths. Father of Blair John, Randolph John, is concerned that months have passed since the death and they continue to
Strachan: Transfer ‘unlawful’
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Kendal Strachan wants the Supreme Court to declare that the forced leave he took this year was not vacation time and that his transfer to the Ministry of Social Services is unlawful.
Small Business Centre gives $3.5m in first year
The deputy prime minister has hailed the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) for approving $3.5m in financing for small businesses and start-up entrepreneurs during its first year. Speaking at the Centre’s year-end Christmas Client Showcase, K
‘Fake news’ - 15% VAT rate rise
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest has refuted what he called “misinformation” about value added tax increasing to 15 percent in January 2020.
Victims of brain injury given a voice
The National Brain Injury Foundation celebrates launch
Don’t text and drive, don’t drink and drive, wear a helmet, control your hypertension and stress. These statements may all seem like such cliché directives – directives which are often ignored until there is a collision or sudden rupture in the brain. And then instantly these cliché statements unfortunately turn into “If only he or she had or had not…”