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Discharge for obstruction

A 32-year-old man who obstructed an officer while she was executing her duties earlier this week was granted a conditional discharge yesterday.

Oban boss insists: We're going ahead

OFFICIALS from Oban Energies say they have completed an environmental impact assessment and will sit down with the government on January 7 for expected negotiations on a new Heads of Agreement for the company’s proposed oil refinery and storage facility on Grand Bahama.

Commissioner: We must clean the place where we live

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday moved to end debate over crime statistics in the wake of another US State Department crime advisory. He warned that despite the positive trends Bahamians still needed to “clean the place where we live.”

Caution urged over austerity measures

FORMER Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller on Friday cautioned the Minnis administration to be “very careful” in rolling out its new austerity measures, warning that the Free National Movement government “could cause a recession if you go too far”.

Construction more robust, but no 'hallelujah' shout

The Bahamian construction industry is more robust than 2017 first quarter figures suggest, although a leading contractor conceded: “Let’s not shout ‘hallelujah’ yet.”Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president, told Tribune

A COMIC'S VIEW: BPL plays the perfect Scrooge for Christmas

As much as I would like to address several issues affecting Bahamians this week, I’m forced to go with one, BPL, and obviously I must do it rather quickly as there’s no telling when they will strike again.

Dames: No witch hunt, police act on evidence

MINISTER of Health Dr Duane Sands suggested yesterday additional bombshell arrests may be on the horizon once police are able to gather evidence on the myriad of allegations brought to officials.

Cooper says govt helping wealthy not small firms

EXUMA MP Chester Cooper criticised the Minnis administration yesterday for producing a budget that gives tax breaks to big businesses and not smaller ones.

SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Cowboys nation, Dak is the future so embrace it

Where do I begin this week?

EDITORIAL: Bahamians need reassurance

AS THE days drag on and large areas of New Providence remain in darkness, Bahamians without any definite word from government as to when the lights will turn on are starting to panic.

Mentoring initiative to combat 70% small business fail rate

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) yesterday said its Small Business Mentorship Programme aimed to save jobs and improve “the chance of success” for entrepreneurs in a sector that has a 70 per cent ‘failure rate’.

Realtors: ‘wow impact’ from Duty cut to 6%

Top realtors have urged the Government to cut Stamp Duty rates to 6 per cent “across the board” in order to have a “wow impact” in stimulating the housing market and wider Bahamian economy.

'Oh what a tangled web we weave . . .'

“It’s better in the Bahamas” — or is it?

Johnny Canoe chief creates 20 jobs through new eatery

Johnny Canoe’s principal has returned to the restaurant business with venture that has created 20 jobs, telling Tribune Business he aimed to make it “just as good and hopefully better” than the well-known eatery where he made his name.

Downtown 'still on track' despite Hard Rock closure

Downtown Nassau’s revitalisation “remains on track” despite the Hard Rock Cafe’s collapse into liquidation, the organisation leading this effort yesterday saying over 100 new restaurant and bar jobs had been created since 2008 despite the recession.

Immigration embarrasses the Atlantis resort

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell assured reporters yesterday that government’s “Bahamian first” approach on immigration matters would not end up in masses of foreign workers being ushered out of the country.

Social services staff speak out over ‘neglect’

THE Department of Social Services is speaking out over what it claims to be “years of systematic neglect”, including staff shortages, limited internet access, no health insurance or risk allowance, and a myriad of other problems.

PM aims for Lucayan re-recreation at San Salvador tourist attraction

PRIME Minister Perry Christie foreshadowed the construction of a cultural village on the island of San Salvador which he hopes will be “visually and historically faithful” to the Lucayan civilization of the pre-Columban period.

Team U.S.A. gets revenge in 4x4

Lashawn Merritt powered past Michael Mathieu in the final 30 metres as the United States finally redeemed their last two meetings against the Bahamas in the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay.

PhamChem: $120m expansion to double Bahamian jobs

PharmaChem Technologies will break ground at month’s end on a $120 million expansion that will double the Bahamian workforce and increase the plant’s output value by 67 per cent.

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