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Chipman slams Mitchell for ‘rabid attack’
HUBERT Chipman, FNM Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, yesterday condemned Fred Mitchell’s “rabid attack” on Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian, adding that his “belligerent language” has harmed this country’s reputation.
Talks ‘best plan’ for Baha Mar
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday pointed out that the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the authority of provisional liquidators for Baha Mar was proof that the best solution for the stalled mega resort was at the negotiating table.
Mitchell: No fallout from the US over ministry's travel advisory
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday there has been “absolutely” no fall out from diplomats in the United States after his ministry issued a travel warning advising Bahamians, young men in particular, to exercise caution in their dealings with police in US cities.
Union: ‘We’ll meet new BTC owner at airport’
Union representatives yesterday said they plan “to meet Liberty Global at the airport and see what baggage they’re carrying”, with the company’s acquisition of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) majority owner set to close on May 13.
Availability of telephone directories
Earlier this morning, I hopped onto a public service jitney bus for Route 10-A, which means that it would have taken me by the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporate building on John F Kennedy Drive.
Chipman condemns his own party's plan to increase VAT
CENTERVILLE MP Reece Chipman tore into his party’s budget yesterday evening, fretting about the impact various fee increases will have on his constituents. He said he does not support the planned value added tax increase to 12 percent and lamented no
China: our help is a ‘win win’
BEIJING – The intense opposition to Chinese-backed investments throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and the Bahamas was yesterday dismissed by a senior official in China, who maintained that all such operations are sanctioned on the premise of being mutually beneficial to all sides.
Bahamas Hot Mix still in dispute over Antigua work
BAHAMAS Hot Mix, the company awarded a major $20m contract to upgrade two runways at Lynden Pindling International Airport, remains locked in dispute adjudication board proceedings over contracted work in Antigua, The Tribune understands. BHM was in
Gibson says union to blame over Ocean Club job losses
LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday blamed the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union for the termination of more than 60 One&Only Ocean Club employees earlier this month, saying the union had allowed the workers’ industrial agreement to expire, leaving the door open for them to be fired.
URCA fears on price in communications market
Regulators have assessed the competition within retail fixed electronic communications service market and determined “excessive pricing” was a common anti-competitive concern for each retail market.
Realtor: 2% office vacancy increase 'not encouraging'
Vacancy rates for ‘Class B’ office space on New Providence have increased by 2 per cent since 2011, a leading realtor yesterday saying: “It’s not an encouraging outlook.”
Young filmmakers shine at premiere of camp shorts
CELEBRATING the talent of young Bahamian filmmakers and actors from across the Bahamas, the FilMAD Camp 2013 recently presented a sold out night of films at Galleria Cinemas JFK.
King: Accusations are part of conspiracy against me
EMBATTLED businessman and impresario Rudolph Kermit King yesterday said he has sought local and international legal advice over the return of a 23-count indictment by the US Attorney’s office.
Customs told: 'Red flag' cash payers
Customs was yesterday urged to “red flag” businesses that paid for commercial-size imports via cash or personal cheque, with the Chamber’s chairman warning: “We’ve got to squash the informal economy.”
PM urges investors to use partnership opportunities
PRIME Minister Perry Christie encouraged investors and delegates at the 16th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership and Investment Summit to use the “enormous opportunities” for partnership with the Bahamas and take advantage of the growing minority travel markets in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia, India and the Middle East.
PM urges investors to use partnership opportunities
PRIME Minister Perry Christie encouraged investors and delegates at the 16th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership and Investment Summit to use the “enormous opportunities” for partnership with the Bahamas and take advantage of the growing minority travel markets in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia, India and the Middle East.
Pioneer in paradise
TRIBUTES poured in yesterday after Sandals Resorts founder and owner Gordon “Butch” Stewart died in the United States at age 79.
'The most critical investment in the Bahamas' history'
The principal behind a $700 million power plant proposal has described the project as “the most important investment ever made in the history of the Bahamas”.
‘Heads should roll’, but whose head should be first?
MICAL MP V Alfred Gray has suggested that “heads should roll” over the response of some government agencies to Hurricane Joaquin. He said the Department of Meteorology and NEMA could have done a better job with their advisories and warnings, insisting that the agencies were “seemingly caught off guard”.
Peace on da Street Basketball Classic starts on Monday
THE emphasis, as always, will be on providing an alternative activity for young men to do rather than getting involved in crime as Youth Against Violence and The Hope Centre stage another version of the Peace on da Street Basketball Classic.