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Bahamas confronts 'Sir Stafford Sands moment'

COVID-19 has created “a Sir Stafford Sands moment” for The Bahamas to transform its economy and “leap” into the 21st century, an ex-Cabinet minister argued yesterday. Alfred Sears QC, a former attorney general, told Tribune Business that the country

Shipyard plans rebound from 'brink of closure'

Grand Bahama Shipyard yesterday said last week's termination of 67 workers was vital to its survival strategy after events over the past 15 months brought it "to the brink of closure".

Union fails to prevent Lucayan’s job losses

A major obstacle to the Grand Lucayan’s sale was this week eliminated by the Supreme Court’s denial of an injunction bidding to block the terminations of around 175 staff.

Ready to marry... but is your chosen one ‘wife material’?

With all the chaos in many marriages today, you must wonder if men are giving any thought at all to the essential characteristics of a good wife.

Marine pilot 'conflict' cost $108k offer

A Bahamian’s “conflicting” ties with a marine pilots group meant he lost the chance to become the South Riding Point terminal’s $108,000 per year ship berthing master.The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous September 13 ruling, upheld a previous verdict

INSIGHT: Hutchison must be laughing all the way to the bank

THERE are bad deals and then there are ones that are historically egregious – those that leave us perplexed how one could possibly agree the terms involved. The raw deal made for the Grand Lucayan definitely fits the bill as one of the worst set of negotiations ever performed by a Bahamian government.

Hotel Corp chief ‘ecstatic’ over Andros resort’s sale

The Hotel Corporation’s chairman yesterday said he was “ecstatic” that multi-year efforts to sell the Lighthouse Yacht Club and Marina had finally succeeded, likening it to “michaelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel”.

Minnis: Cruise giant’s PI lease is too long

Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday tacitly admitted that the effective 150-year Crown Land lease granted to Royal Caribbean on Paradise Island was too long as he sought to defend the deal.

INSIGHT: Treat people like animals and that's how they'll behave

FORMER United States President Barrack Obama once said: “We believe that when people make mistakes, they deserve the opportunity to remake their lives.” This begs a question to ask ourselves: While we can all agree that those who have become offenders ought to be removed from society, have we done a good enough job of creating a pathway after they’ve paid their debts to return as functioning members of the same?

Mothering the next generation

Among the many roles a good mother plays are those of a nurturer, someone who encourages, a disciplinarian and a multi-tasker.

TOUGH CALL: The history of race and politics in The Bahamas

A FEW years ago, my company — Media Enterprises — published a new edition of Race and Politics in The Bahamas, under licence from the author and the University of Queensland in Australia. Originally published in 1981 and long out of print, Race and

Government denies agriculture deal with China

“THE story appearing in The Nassau Guardian under the headline ‘China in $2 bil. deal proposal – Govt eyes agri-fishery plan with Chinese in Andros – Project calls for lease of 10,000 acres of crown land’ is utterly false.

‘I’m still young and I still have a lot more years in me . . .’

IT was a unique love affair all around in London, England, for Shaunae Miller-Uibo at the 16th International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Championships.

Nygard 'attacks' cost over 50 Bahamian jobs

More than 50 Bahamian jobs in the financial services industry are today said to have been lost because of Peter Nygard’s “attacks” on his Lyford Cay neighbour, hedge fund magnate Louis Bacon.

Shattering the designer myths

Use Art of Graphix logo from Business logos. Byline ‘By Deidre M. Bastian’, and use Pic of Deidre Bastian as e-mailed

$1bn firm's Bahamian CEO has 'big eye' on local developments

The Bahamian chief executive-elect of a $1 billion company yesterday told Tribune Business that it was examining several potential real estate development projects in this nation, adding that his achievement showed “ordinary people can do extraordinary things”.

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