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Rosewood blooms at Baha Mar as ribbon is cut

ROSEWOOD Baha Mar officially opened last night during a ribbon cutting ceremony as executives prepare to phase in the first guests on June 1.

Officers in police shooting still on duty

THE officers involved in the fatal shooting of Deangelo Evans are expected to stay on active duty while a coroner’s inquest into the incident is carried out.

Week of events puts focus on technical training

TECHNICAL training continues to be in demand, and Total Education Centre (TEC) in Grand Bahama “remains committed to creating a knowledgeable and better skilled and productive society”. Fred Delancey, the operator of TEC, announced the institution h

Medical staff all set and ready to assist Team Bahamas

GOLD COAST, Australia — Team Bahamas won’t have to worry if they sustain any injury at the XXI Commonwealth Games. The Bahamas Olympic Committee has assembled a medical staff that is equipped to handle any major problems.Just ask Doctor Rickey Davis.

Second chances

EDITOR, The Tribune. IN The Bahamas, we enjoy luxuries countries could only dream of. One such is the ability to travel throughout the United States of America without a need for a visa, as long as your criminal record is clean, of course. This brin

Edukarting Bahamas hosting 6th summer camp at BTVI

EDUKARTING Bahamas is hosting the sixth edition of its summer camp programme, aimed at bringing greater awareness to motorsports through “stealth education.”The Edukarting Summer Kart Club will host two independent sessions at the BTVI campus.The fir

Single mum’s ordeal echoed by so many

LIFE changed for 22-year-old Cassandra Thompson when she was laid off as a cashier with nowhere to turn.

Suspend officers who unlawfully kill? It’s not my job

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday sidestepped calls for action to be taken against officers found to have carried out unlawful killings.

Minnis has 'absolute' faith in Bannister

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that he “absolutely” still has faith in Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister despite several fires at Bahamas Power and Light Company, triggering power outages in the country.The most recent of these

IAN FERGUSON: Do not leave employee performance to chance

Every progressive business establishes improving worker performance as a primary goal. Greater productivity and efficiency results in increased profit and market share; it’s that simple. When workers are not learning or improving, and are not motivat

Minister to 'tighten' up work permits

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he was behind a planned “tightening” of understudy programmes so that Bahamians are properly trained up to replace expatriate work permit holders. Dion Foulkes, minister of labour, said outside the Cabinet Office th

BTVI survey aims to close the skills gap

A RECENT skills gap survey completed by the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute has revealed that 46 percent of employers surveyed say they are unable to recruit local employees to meet their needs.The survey also revealed that 65 percent of i

Fernander takes on new job - by remote

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander did not report to the Ministry of Health yesterday, but is actively handling its security matters since being briefed by the minister of health, according to his attorney.

Turnquest laments closure of Deep Water Cay

THE closure of the country’s oldest bonefishing lodge will have “significant” economic impact on communities in East Grand Bahama, according to the minister of finance. K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister and also member of Parliament for East G

‘I love Phoenix, I’m really disappointed we haven’t gotten a deal done yet’

AS the preseason comes to a close, contract negotiations between Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns remain at a standstill while he continues to produce on the floor.

Ministry giving ‘a little over $100’ to people in need

STATE Social Services and Urban Development Minister Lisa Rahming said on Friday her ministry has been distributing “a little over $100” for those in need of social assistance.

Valuing millennials in the workplace

Millennials now officially make up nearly 50 percent of the Bahamian workforce. They are who they are, and they bring with them the full range of their domestication. It is undeniable that millennials are valuable to the 21st century workforce.

Ignore the cries of the selfish Nassauvians

Traditionally, successive governments have been known to be Nassau-centric.

PM: Baha Mar will begin to open in second quarter of 2017

PRIME Minister Perry Christie gave his most specific comments yet about when Baha Mar will open, revealing during a Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) event on Friday that the troubled mega resort will begin its phased opening in the second quarter of 2017.

YOU GO GIRL: Connecting creatively with kids through books

LABELLING herself as “one of the biggest book geeks ever”, Stephaney Davis’ dream is to get every child to be as “weird” as she is, ensuring that each child’s mind is fed with the words from a book that will encourage their creativity and catapult them to a divine destiny.

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