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Legal challenge brews to fishing ‘standard setter’
A legal challenge to the Bahamas Fly Fishing Industry Association’s (BFFIA) disputed elections was said to be brewing yesterday, amid opposition to the organisation being selected as the ‘standard-setter’ for fishing guides.
Almost 1m referrals to Nassau/PI hotels
A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said Nassau/Paradise Island has recovered to 97 percent of pre-COVID business volumes by March 2023 with airlift capacity up by double digits for the year-to-date.
Boat registration hikes are 'too big of a jump'
Abaco marina operators and vessel owners say the hike in boat registration fees is causing confusion and is simply "too big of a jump" that many will struggle to pay.
Patrick Tomlinson Wins Fidelity Bahamas Optimist National Open Championship
Named Optimist national champion for second time
PATRICK Tomlinson, 13, of New Providence, Bahamas, has won the Fidelity Bahamas Optimist National Open Championship and takes the title of national optimist champion for the second consecutive year.
OLYMPIAN WAS KILLED ‘TRYING TO STOP FIGHT’: Police say gunman shot athlete dead outside nightclub
THE family of Olympian Shavez Hart said in the final moments of the athlete’s life he was trying to be a “peacemaker” in a fight, but unfortunately was killed in the process.
All truss-ed out on Budget’s tax cuts
A Bahamian contractor yesterday warned that the Government’s decision to eliminate 20 percent duty on imported roof trusses will “put us out of business” in a segment that has kept his overall operation afloat.
‘The hottest place in the Out Islands’
Developers behind Abaco’s Schooner Bay community yesterday expressed confidence it would become “the hottest place to be in the Out Islands” within five years, telling Tribune Business all infrastructure/utilities work would be completed by December 2012.
Airbnbs: ‘Don’t wring them out like sponge’
The Government was yesterday warned against “wringing out vacation rentals like a sponge” amid fears it is targeting any growth industry for extra tax dollars in its haste to combat The Bahamas’ debt and deficit crisis.
Carbon-negative homes planned by Rick Fox’s company
THE Davis administration is eyeing the development of the world’s first carbon-negative housing community as it seeks to mitigate the impacts of climate change disasters, three years after Hurricane Dorian ravaged Abaco and portions of Grand Bahama.
Robinson wins Bahamas Professional Golf Association’s Korn Ferry Qualifier
BOOKS ANOTHER TRIP TO THE GREAT EXUMA CLASSIC
DEVAUGHN Robinson booked another trip to the Great Exuma Classic by winning the Bahamas Professional Golf Association’s Korn Ferry Qualifier by five strokes on Monday at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island.
Bringing joy to the people
AS HE prepares to come home for the World Athletics Relays, a flood of happy memories wash over 28-year-old Steven Gardiner.
‘We need clarity on Dorian dead’: Sands hits out over handling of missing hurricane victims
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands assailed the Minnis administration’s handling of people who went missing after Hurricane Dorian yesterday, saying the credibility of the government has been hurt by how the matter has been handled.
Parents say children still without electronic devices
WITH public schools set to reopen next week, some parents are worried their children are not prepared as many are still without devices with which to take part in online lessons.
Paying a price for dicing with COVID: 48 hours to agree new tactic to halt New Providence/Abaco surge
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday warned that one out of every 100 New Providence residents is infected with COVID-19 – and having had talks with international health experts, the government would talk to the business community over the next two days on its next move.
Caribbean bank projects 2% growth for Bahamas
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) yesterday gave the most optimistic forecast yet for The Bahamas’ 2020 prospects by predicting this nation’s economic output will expand by two percent. Dr Justin Ram, its director of economics, told reporters: “I
Life in the shelter 'a frustrating experience'
ON most days, Success Jean would wake up at 5am, check on his infant children and set off to do construction work at the Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club on Great Guana Cay.
Linda survived Dorian only to find herself in a battle with COVID-19
HAVING barely survived Hurricane Dorian in early September, Abaco native Linda Albury did not anticipate she would soon have another battle to face - COVID-19.The 66-year-old told The Tribune yesterday her life has never been the same since the hurri
Family Islands with no COVID-19 could see relaxation of restrictions
THERE could be a further relaxation of restrictions on more Family Islands with no COVID-19 cases, according to consultant to the Office of the Prime Minister Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis.
Govt seeks extra $120m for non-Dorian spending
The government plans to borrow almost $120m to cover unbudgeted non-Dorian spending deemed “imperative for orderly, stable, sustainable and resilient governance”, it was revealed yesterday. K P Turnquest, pictured , deputy prime minister, detailed s
Host of top ministers swept out of office
A MAJOR upset at the polls yesterday has left many Free National Movement Cabinet ministers without a seat in Parliament as The Bahamas ushers in a new Progressive Liberal Party government.