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Gaming discrimination end will 'go in both directions'

The Gaming Board's executive chairman yesterday indicated that casinos are open to Bahamians gaming at their resorts as the deputy prime minister conceded the separation from web shops is growing "thin".

Spanish Wells committee implements one-year building ban in Blackwoods area

THE Spanish Wells Commonage Committee has implemented a one-year building ban due to the expansion of shanty towns on generational farmland.

Investigators launch probe into deadly plane crash

CIVIL Aviation Department investigators flew into Treasure Cay, Abaco yesterday afternoon to begin their probe into Sunday's deadly plane crash that killed two American couples.

EDITORIAL: With a little help from our friends

THE restoration of the Elbow Reef Lighthouse in Hope Town, Abaco, is an unqualified success.

PM dismisses fears GBPA battle will ruin investment

The Prime Minister yesterday dismissed concerns that the escalating battle with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) over the Government’s $357m payment demand will ruin investor confidence.

BPL inks with Credit Suisse for $100m

BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) has executed an engagement letter with Credit Suisse for the provision of up to $100 million in interim financing, the Minister of Works said yesterday.

Behold the power of money

Three years ago, I was recruited by Island Television to host a radio/television show. I was the “darling” of the owners of that particular entity, or so I thought. Lo and behold I made certain references to the PM and a particular attorney-at-law. Within hours I was ordered to apologise to both of them. Needless to say I refused and I was summarily dismissed.

20 new cars to help crack down on crime

THE United States government donated 20 Ford Police Interceptor hybrid SUVs worth $1.1m to the Royal Bahamas Police Force yesterday.

CW Sawyer moving to UB campus

STUDENTS of C W Sawyer Primary School will be temporarily relocated to the University of the Bahamas’ campus to resume face-to-face classes on Monday.

More vaccination sites planned

WITH COVID-19 vaccinations set to resume in New Providence and Grand Bahama today, officials are also hoping to open up additional vaccination sites to accelerate the process.

Mortician’s funeral ‘did not’ receive OPM sign-off

THE OFFICE of the Prime Minister said it did not give organisers special permission to host a large funeral procession for a well-known mortician last Saturday.

Cut-price land deal for young buyers

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government will offer lots of land valued at $150,000 for about $50,000 to young professionals in the western area of New Providence.

Dorian shelter finally closed

AFTER months of being open to accommodate displaced Hurricane Dorian victims, all shelters in New Providence have now been officially deactivated.

Governor General launches FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 Trophy Experience

THE FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 Trophy Experience was launched by Governor General of the Bahamas, Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling at Government House on Tuesday.

BTVI president gets a close-up look at work of students

PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, Dr Robert Robertson, recently conducted a walkabout to visit classrooms, workshops and labs at the Old Trail Road campus, giving him the opportunity to further connect and get first-hand fe

Hurricane threat

EDITOR, The Tribune.EVEN a blind and also a deaf person will recognise we are getting far more regular challenges from hurricanes and they are much larger and more intense? The Bahamas in its nature is an archipelagic island group flying time from th

Govt recruits lawyers to fight shanty town action

THE government has hired a team of high-powered lawyers to fight the legal action meant to stop the Minnis administration’s eradication of shanty towns, Attorney General Carl Bethel said.The legal team is led by Harvey Tynes, QC, to assume carriage o

FOCOL targets cruise ship bunkering market

FOCOL Holdings was planning to penetrate Grand Bahama’s cruise ship “bunkering” market before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown that sector and the wider economy.Sir Franklyn Wilson, the BISX-listed fuel supplier’s chairman, had told the company’s share

Law enforcement and health officials in victim identification workshop

OVER two dozen local law enforcement and health officials were trained in victim identification techniques during a three-day training workshop led by the United Kingdom’s Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Unit Specialists.

Caribbean body assists Dorian-ravaged farmers

A Caribbean agricultural body is providing more than $50,000 worth of inputs to help Dorian-devastated farmers recover, it was revealed yesterday. Dr Michelle Singh, country representative for the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Inst

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