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Lewis warns building codes will be firmly enforced

WITH an estimated $3.4bn in losses and damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in the northern Bahamas, State Minister for Disaster Reconstruction Iram Lewis has warned there will be a review and more “aggressive” approach in enforcing the building code.

Probe found 'no wrong doing' on $5m water deal

A probe into complaints over a $5m contract awarded to BHM Company (Bahamas Hot Mix) found “no wrong doing”, a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) executive said yesterday. Daniel Best, its director of projects, defended the $28.5m Water Supply Improve

'Taxpayer waste' fears on $130m civil service spend

The government’s planned $130m investment in the civil service will “waste taxpayers’ money” unless the correct “checks and balances” are put in place, a governance reformer has warned.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG)

Forget Florida - spend repair grants at home

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially launched the Small Homes Repair Programme in Grand Bahama to help residents rebuild their homes destroyed five months ago by Hurricane Dorian.

Minister leads BTVI on mission to US college

A Cabinet minister recently led officials of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to Orlando-based Valencia College on a fact-finding mission. Jeffrey Lloyd, minister of education, was accompanied by BTVI’s president, Dr Robert W Ro

Charles Bain posts season high scoring effort

CHARLES Bain posted a season high scoring effort to lead his Robert Morris Colonials to a fifth straight win in the Northeastern Conference. Bain finished with 16 points in the Colonials’ 61-58 win on the road over Sacred Heart. The junior forward

Bahamians turn up the heat on track

A NUMBER of Bahamians turned in credible performances over the weekend in both the professional and collegiate ranks.Gaither fourth in TorunAt the World Athletics Indoor Tour’s Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland, sprinter Tynia Gaither got fourth

NPBA: Giants stop High Flyers 125-104, Regulators beat defenders 76-73

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants continue to roll along with the best record in the New Providence Basketball Association.On Saturday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the Giants stomped past the Breezes High Flyers 125-104 to highlight a series of gam

Tourism: No impact yet from coronavirus

A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said the industry has suffered no impact “to-date” from the global novel coronavirus outbreak as it heads into the peak winter season.Robert Sands, Baha Mar’s senior vice-president of government and exter

Aquaponics project launched at schools on Grand Bahama

THE STEM in Aquaponic Sustainable Agriculture Project was launched on Grand Bahama at two schools where the pilot programme will teach students valuable skills of a more sustainable and eco-friendly system of food production.

Bahamian, Chinese nationals intercepted during human smuggling operation

A Bahamian and a group of Chinese nationals were intercepted by the US Coast Guard at sea during an illegal human smuggling operation last week, according to Immigration officials on Grand Bahama.

Bay Street - it’s wrong way round

Downtown Nassau is failing to exploit its prime asset because many Bay Street buildings “are facing the wrong way”, a Cabinet minister has told Tribune Business.

Children's home getting closer to reopening

Grand Bahama Children’s Village is undergoing hurricane repairs and expects to reopen soon so that resident children can return home to Freeport from New Providence. The children and teens - who are considered wards of the state - were evacuated to

STATESIDE: Better than Broadway - and, for once, the lead actor didn’t fluff his lines

Tuesday’s State of the Union speech by US President Donald Trump was worth watching. But not really for anything that was said. It became compelling political theatre for what wasn’t said.

Guilty of killing his godmother

A Supreme Court jury yesterday returned a unanimous guilty verdict for Dwayne Belizaire for strangling his 49-year-old godmother and leaving her dead in a bathtub.

Govt halts Nassau Flight Services sale

The government’s decision not to proceed with the Nassau Flight Services (NFS) privatisation is no reflection on the two final bidders’ quality, a top aviation official revealed yesterday. Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, confirmed to Tribune

Philanthropists donate tablets to primary school

TEXAN philanthropists Carl and Gigi Allen, the owners of Walker’s Cay, recently presented tablets to students at the Freeport Primary School. The donation is part of a memorandum of understanding forged last year with the Ministry of Education. The

Accused charged with murder after man shot

A man was charged with attempted murder and firearm possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Nigel Forbes, 42, of No 16 Bradfield Lane, was charged with attempted murder and three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to put

Too quick to get rid of Shenique

The abrupt termination of veteran journalist and host of The Conversation at ZNS, Shenique Miller, is being labelled political victimisation by Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters.

Activists calling on Disney to help create 'sustainable alternative' to private port

ORGANISERS of the Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign are calling on Disney Cruise Line to collaborate with local non-profit organisations to create a “sustainable alternative” to its private cruise port that would protect the environment and b

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