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Christie repeats education pledge

Christie repeats education pledge ADDRESSING a crowd in Exuma last night, opposition leader Perry Christie repeated his promise to double the more than 200 million spent on education each year. Mr Christie said: "Exuma, I may not be a perfect man, but I

Christie: FNM made recession worse

FREEPORT - Opposition leader Perry Christie said the FNM government made the recession worse, causing increased unemployment and crime in the Bahamas.

Mitchell: FNM is heartless

IN laying out his case for re-electing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) next week, Fred Mitchell portrayed the Free National Movement (FNM) as a heartless organisation.

Grand Lucayan LOI signed

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Friday that a letter of intent (LOI) has been signed between the owners of the Grand Lucayan hotel strip in Grand Bahama and the Toronto-based Wynn Group.

Union welcomes hotel move

PRESIDENT of the Commonwealth Union of Hotel Services and Allied Workers (CUHSAW) Michelle Dorsette is pleased that progress is being made regarding the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort property in Grand Bahama.

Abaco shanty town

HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.

Hurricanes coaching staff optimistic on defensive lineman Elijah’s potential

THE Miami Hurricanes coaching staff is optimistic on the potential of true freshman defensive lineman Elijah Roberts.

Pennies can make the difference

WHEN 11-year-old Indya Joseph saw on the news how much Bahamian families were suffering due to the loss of jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she knew she wanted to find a way to help.

COB employee received $270,000 in account between 2008 and 2015

FORMER College of the Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs received nearly $270,000 in COB salary deposits to her savings account at CIBC FirstCaribbean bank between 2008 and 2015, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.Kim Thurston, manager of CIBC First Ca

IMAX 'Superplex' eyes April 20 open

CONSTRUCTION on the $42 million IMAX-centred Fusion Superplex will today “ramp up” to 24 hour shifts, with the all-Bahamian investor group behind the project eyeing an April 20 opening.Dominic Richards, the Atavus Group’s chief operating officer, sai

Gaming Board ‘axes 18’

MORE than a dozen employees of the Gaming Board, including some who hoped to become permanent staff, have been let go, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold confirmed yesterday.

Carnival Corporation: Staff on private cays are mostly Bahamian

THE Carnival Corporation has claimed staff on its private cays are mostly Bahamian in response to industry claims of an increasing trend of employing foreign workers.Chief Communications Officer Roger Frizzell responded to a Tribune inquiry sent to t

‘Now is time to get serious’ over economic reform

A CABINET Minister yesterday warned that “now is the time to get serious” on economic reform, warning that change will be “uncomfortable and contentious” for many.

Out with the old jobs scheme, in with new skills programme

THE National Employment and Empowerment Programme (NEEP) comes to a close today, with the government embarking on a new 52-Week Skills Empowerment Programme. NEEP participants will be given notice pay plus any accrued vacation leave, according to a r

Minnis calm over political risk from tax rise

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis does not appear concerned about losing political capital because of raising VAT to 12 percent.“I have said before my job is to save the country,” Dr Minnis said yesterday when The Tribune asked him if he was worried hi

How have we done? B+ or A-

TWO Cabinet ministers have given the Minnis administration above average evaluations as the government comes upon the one-year anniversary of defeating the former Christie administration in a landslide victory.

Pope urges believers not to remain silent- Baptises Nigerian migrant-hero during Easter Vigil -

Pope Francis last Saturday urged Catholics to not remain paralysed in the face of the injustices around them as he baptised eight adults, including a Nigerian beggar who became a hero in Italy for having disarmed a thief with his bare hands.In an Eas

Roy Colebrook seeks another term as cycling president

WHEN the Bahamas Cycling Federation heads to the polls on Saturday to hold their election of officers, incumbent president Roy Colebrook will be seeking another term in office.Colebrook, who assumed the top post after the death of former president Be

'Cart before horse' on Grand Lucayan

THE DNA’s ex-leader yesterday said government was “putting the cart before the horse” by acquiring the Grand Lucayan, as potential buyers will be deterred by Freeport’s economic plight.Branville McCartney told Tribune Business that the Minnis adminis

Weeks of waiting for NIB cheques

PEOPLE queued on a long line outside the National Insurance Board yesterday as some complained about their unemployment cheque not being ready for collection. While some flocked to NIB for assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, others were waiting

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