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East Bay boutique eyes wine expansion

BALDUCCINO’S boutique wine has developed a strong following thus far, its general manager said yesterday, telling Tribune Business he was looking to add food and service to the offering and create several job opportunities.

The bad old days

I HAVE lived in the Bahamas for more than 40 years and when I read your headline today (June 13), I felt as if I was back in the 1970's.

There's gold in Haiti's hills

There's gold in Haiti's hills By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net A MASS exodus of Haitians from the Bahamas has been predicted after $20 billion of precious metals was discovered in the impoverished country. The prediction

Urban Renewal workers 'threaten to strike'

FREEPORT – Urban Renewal workers on Grand Bahama are threatening to walk off the job and strike, according to alleged reports reaching The Tribune.

Govt to acquire 118 lots to build housing in GB

HOUSING Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis said the government would acquire 118 lots to construct homes in Grand Bahama.

The hard truth about real estate

The hard truth about real estate By Mike Lightbourn Today I'm going to shatter a myth. Real estate is a very difficult career. Successful realtors are married to their jobs. That means showing properties on evenings and weekends. Realtors don't earn a

Mitchell denies straw market incident

Mitchell denies straw market incident FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell denied the PLP was "attacked" by vendors while visiting the Straw Market early last week. Addressing his constituents at a rally in Fox Hill on Monday, Mr Mitchell said despite reports in th

Gov’t unveils $1m grant to boost ‘food security’

The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) yesterday received $1m in grant funding that will be distributed between small and medium-sized businesses to boost Bahamian “food security”.

‘Commissioner will look to resolve ankle monitor issues with vendor’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander would meet Metro Security Solutions leaders, hoping to get on the same page about the ankle monitoring system after the two sides blamed the other for challenges.

BCA president says govt ignoring Bahamian labour when signing deals with foreign companies

BAHAMAS Contractors Association President Leonard Sands said when the Davis administration released Chinese nationals to work at the British Colonial Hotel in January despite their work permit irregularities, it ignored whether Bahamians could do the jobs.

Pintard: Stop doing business with gangsters

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard warned the Davis administration not to sign contracts with businesses owned by gangsters, saying this would threaten the government’s reputation.

Bahamas post service

I am finally to the point that I am resorting to writing to the newspaper even though I know that it will not really change anything. I am so beyond tired of the work ethic in our country.

Members of BPSU executive team seek vote of no confidence in president

A SHOWDOWN is brewing at the Bahamas Public Services Union that has put the job of President Kimsley Ferguson under threat.

Eastern Road – a botched job

Thousands of motorists have endured frustrating delays after workers botched resurfacing work on Eastern Road.

‘Judge me on five years, not one’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he is not disappointed by a recent poll showing Bahamians are increasingly dissatisfied with his government.

Social services staff concerns ‘being addressed’ says minister

SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell said the concerns of the staff of the Department of Social Services which prompted a demonstration on Monday are being addressed.

Raise age of consent

I read in The Nassau Guardian that the legal consent age for sexual intercourse is 16. A 16-year-old cannot vote in The Bahamas. One must be at least 18. Engaging in an intimate relationship with the opposite sex is, in my opinion, a far weightier matter than casting your ballot.

The voting rights of quarantined

I write in response to your column of September 1, 2021, entitled “Why is there no plan for the Quarantined?” Good question! The answers that have been offered by the “powers that be” thus far lie somewhere in the range between pathetic and paralyzed.

Political parties falling short on environment

An activist yesterday accused the major political parties of “failing to recognise that the environment is our main product” in their general election manifestos.

60 boxes of aid packed at national gallery

HURRICANE relief efforts are continuing among volunteers at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas - with 60 boxes of aid packed yesterday. With people largely evacuated from the affected islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama now, the relief operation h

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