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TOUGH CALL: What to do about ZNS - again?
Another election, another pledge from an incoming administration to transform the fortunes and purpose of ZNS. What, if anything, has changed in five years since this column, reprinted from May 30, 2012?
'Phenomenal': Carnival's extra $100m to drive 5.5m GB cruise tourism surge
Carnival's extra $100m investment to double the volume of ships its new port can handle will lead a cruise-driven 5.5m visitor surge to Grand Bahama in 2028, it was revealed yesterday.
ACCORDING TO ME: Politics, race and work permits
It is about time the government of the day is called out about the shameless and dangerous charade it is playing with the Bahamian people and economy regarding expatriates, work permits and the role of foreign labour in our country.
One year later . . .
AS WE approach the first anniversary of the election of the PLP to Government a majority of Bahamians have concluded that the PLP-led Government is incompetent and directionless.
Time is now for Bahamians to decide their future
IN THE House of Assembly on Monday former PLP Marco City MP Greg Moss announced that on Sunday, November 22, he had formed a new political party. He declared his intention of contesting every electoral constituency with his “Bahamian patriots.”
Crisis Centre demands apology from Miller
THE Bahamas Crisis Centre yesterday demanded that Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller apologise and retract his “vile,” “offensive” and “malicious “ attack on the non-profit organisation a day after he said it was filled “with phonies, fakes and frauds”.
Investigators search for clues to El Faro disappearance
US FEDERAL investigators looking into the ill-fated voyage of a 790-foot freighter believed to have sunk off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin say they still hope to recover a data recorder from the ship as search crews continue looking for any survivors.
Extra $16.7m may have saved 600 Baha Mar staff
Up to 600 Baha Mar jobs could have been saved had the project’s joint provisional liquidators secured $16 million in additional funding, Tribune Business can reveal.
Three arrests over tearing down of beach fence
POLICE yesterday arrested three persons in connection with the destruction of the fence torn down during a massive protest last week at Cabbage Beach.
If you want to see violence, come to . . .
As we are flanked on all sides by dire straights, the soaring violence is not surprising. As the economy worsens, prices are raised by an unaware government and jobs disappear people react with anger and fear.
PM: We will press on with NHI as we have the right advice
DESPITE intense push back from stakeholders over National Health Insurance, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday the government still intends to proceed with the healthcare scheme because it has the “right advice” from both its Costa Rican and Bahamian consultants.
Bahamas must ‘tolerate’ double digit joblessness
The Bahamas will likely have to “tolerate double digit unemployment numbers” for several years, a former finance minister hinting that Baha Mar’s fate is unlikely to be resolved overnight.
Small business Bill ‘close off’ is urged
The Government and private sector were yesterday urged to finally “close off” work on legislation to revive the small business sector, a well-known consultant arguing: “Enough is enough.”
12-woman roster selected for CBC Championships
AFTER an intensive search to come up with the right pieces in the absence of two key players, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has selected the 12-woman roster that will travel to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, for the Caribbean Basketball Championships this weekend.
Miller: I’ll leave BEC when I want
OUTGOING BEC Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday said his tenure will come to an end in about two to three weeks, but insisted that he will leave the corporation “when I want to leave BEC.”
‘Options running out’ rapidly on Baha Mar
A senior Chamber executive yesterday warned that “the options are running out” for a speedy resolution to the $3.5 billion Baha Mar dispute, with the project facing “great jeopardy” if the warring factions are unable to agree terms.
You get what you deserve
(This letter is a reader’s response to the guest editorial published in The Tribune on Thursday, April 16, under the heading “The Bahamas economy’s response to global shifts”).
Competing in World Relays at home ‘like a dream come true’ for ‘Golden Girl’ Debbie
WITH her usual broad smile, an enthusiastic Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie said she has been waiting for this opportunity to come home to compete in the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium for a long time.
Jeffery Gibson through to 400m hurdles semi-finals at world championships
BAHAMAS national record holder Jeffery Gibson knows that if he's going to be in contention for another major championships medal, he will have to run a much better race than he did in the opening round of the men's 400 metres here on Saturday.
Minnis pledges bill to tackle corruption
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis told supporters on Saturday at the party’s Red Splash celebration that the country is “ill” and one of the first things he plans to introduce is an anti-corruption bill when the Free National Movement wins the next election.