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Suicide in the Bahamas

Suicide in the Bahamas EDITOR, The Tribune. It now appears that a very disturbing trend is developing in this country. I have noticed that more and more troubled Bahamians are resorting to suicide. It appears that these persons who have chosen to take

A COMIC'S VIEW: A parting burden for the Treasury in V Alfred Gray's old constituency

By Inigo 'Naughty' Zenicazelaya ANOTHER week down under the new government, and yes, my eyes are still surveying the political landscape quite attentively. Slowly but surely you can see the wheels of the new administration beginning to turn, as t

INSIGHT: Navigating the steep learning curve of leadership

AS we rapidly approach a year of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis being the nation’s leader, the landmark only a little more than a month away, we have seen a plethora of moments that made us want to cover our eyes in fear of what he would say next. However, this past week, while he should have still been feeling the bumps and bruises of the beating he took in the media for his egregious missteps on the Oban Energies deal, he is receiving something that has been largely unfamiliar thus far as prime minister – praise.

Gov’t ‘won’t ruin’ economy revival with labour laws

* Minister reassures private sector on changes * No move on ‘controversial’ issues yet * Will only proceed if business/union ‘consensus’

THE Government “will not do anything to ruin” efforts to revive the Bahamian economy, a Cabinet Minister pledged yesterday, as he sought to reassure businesses over labour law reforms. Dion Foulkes, the Minister of Labour, told Tribune Business that the Minnis administration had yet to move on “contentious” election commitments to raise the 12-year redundancy pay ‘cap’ and increase the notice period for terminated employees.

Kai Jones posts his first double double in NCAA

In just his second start of the season, Texas Longhorns forward Kai Jones set several career highs and a new personal milestone.

Fred Smith was off the mark with Carnival

Mr Smith, I am with you on many issues. However, your Carnival defence piece was off the mark.

EDITORIAL: Are Bahamians being taken for a political ride?

AVOIDING their annual party convention for the past eight years, and after much to-ing and fro-ing as to whether one should be held at all, the PLP settled on a well-orchestrated, fun-filled event just four months before the deadline for the general election.

EDITORIAL: ‘Bring ’em in, suck ’em dry and throw away the husk’

LAST YEAR, we wrote two editorials, each inviting Prime Minister Christie to tell Bahamians whose side he and his government were on in the dispute between Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian and the Beijing owned EXIM bank and its construction company.

Enterprises Bill ‘could have saved’ financial services

THE Bahamas “could easily have saved the financial services industry” had it introduced the Commercial Enterprises Bill six to eight years ago, a prominent attorney is arguing. Terence Gape, the Dupuch & Turnquest law firm’s managing partner, told Tribune Business that the Bill’s liberalised work permit regime placed the Bahamas “on a path” that its Caribbean international financial centre (IFC) rivals adopted up to 30 years ago.

Flowers: I’m not firing staff

CRAIG Flowers says he has gone against the grain in opting not to lay off employees because it is not known if his company – FML Group of Companies - will suffer loss due to increased government taxes, which includes a five percent stamp tax on patrons.

Fears Oban controversy will deter other investors

OBAN Energies has moved to reassure its $5.5 billion project is ‘for real’ amid concern that the ongoing controversy could deter other investors from coming to Grand Bahama.

Pinder: We could cut 20,000 work permits

THE government’s push to tackle unemployment and crack down on immigration issues must factor in scrutiny of work permit approvals, Department of Labour Director John Pinder said yesterday.

WORLD VIEW – The new burden of diplomacy: the enemy within

THE mess resulting from reports that the British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch made about President Donald Trump and his administration underscore the dangers of leaking confidential government documents.

Freeport faces ‘disaster’ if 2016 Act not repealed

Freeport’s 2016 investment legislation is “an absolute disaster” that must be repealed if small and medium-sized businesses are to invest in the city, a prominent attorney warned yesterday.

Another suspected COVID case at prison

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe, QC, said yesterday that officials are investigating another suspected COVID-19 case at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

Doctors in 40% public GB hospital ownership

Doctors Hospital is planning to offer at least a 40 percent collective ownership stake to Grand Bahamians in the $15m-$20m hospital it plans to open on that island by the 2022 second quarter.

Bethel: PLP fostering racial divisions and fear

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday slammed members of the Official Opposition for their position on the divisive amendments to the Immigration Act, accusing them of seeking to block all meaningful progress by the government.

‘Bahamian elite’ urged to acquire upscale GB hotel

The “Bahamian elite” were yesterday urged to consider buying Grand Bahama’s Deep Water Cay resort, with the area’s MP saying its sale called into question repeated Government boasts that it was on the verge of a $110 million expansion.

An FNM govt 'would institute Freedom of Information, Fiscal Responsibility Acts on day one'

FREE National Movement (FNM) Free Town candidate Dionisio D’Aguilar has committed his party to several “day one” initiatives should his party triumph in the general election, contending that the ousting of Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government would again give way to “good governance” spearheaded by the FNM.

EDITORIAL - Finger-pointing must stop: Important issues must be settled

IT WOULD seem that the PLP election strategy is to focus its attacks on FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis instead of dealing with the issues– at least that appears to be the tactic of PLP chairman Bradley Roberts. However, this election must decide the future of this country, which involves settling important principles of government, not finger-pointing and childish nit-picking.

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