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FACE TO FACE: Elaine Hinsey - a woman who lets her work speak for itself

A WOMAN who lets her work speak for itself, looks for no praise, and humbly goes about her day with a deep reverence for God and a love and respect for others, gets her flowers today.

No worse time for job layoffs

EDITOR, The Tribune. Just when you think the economy in Grand Bahama couldn't get any worse, it has. Like many Grand Bahamians, I was very disappointed to hear the heartrending news that Hutchison Whampoa had terminated 70 of its employees at the Freepo

$102m plant in'75% Bahamian labour' pledge

THE developer of Baha Mar's $102.3 million Seawater District Cooling (SDC) system has pledged that Bahamian labour would perform 75 per cent of the construction work, accounting for a collective 80,000 man hours.

'Serious' Bahamas groups assess City Markets deal

CITY Markets' principal yesterday said "two very serious" Bahamas-based players were now assessing the possible acquisition of the struggling five-store supermarket chain, describing them as "some of the most respected business people in this town and business".

‘Don’t cut off nose to spite face’ over vacation rentals

The Bahamas has been warned not to “cut off our nose to spite our face” over plans to regulate and tax the vacation rental industry.

INSIGHT: All we've got to do is think BIG and be BRAVE

Bahamians need a “come to Jesus moment” on national development. Those who advocate employment opportunities at more risk of destroying thousands in the future, amounts to a deal with the devil At the same time, environmentalists must understand that people have to live, and they can’t eat sand.

Rolle-Harris continues to move up ladder in golfing community

FROM swinging the golf club at the tender age of six to competing in the collegiate and the professional ranks, Georgette Rolle-Harris continues to move up the ladder in the golfing community.

INSIGHT: Lessons from the Equinor oil spill

EQUINOR, formerly Statoil, operates the old Burmah Oil storage facility at South Riding Point in East Grand Bahama.

STATESIDE: Trump still plays the squatter in the White House as Republicans struggle to cut the chains to their electoral loser

IT’S been 16 days now since America’s general election. A nasty joke has been making the rounds. It goes like this:

FACE TO FACE: A year to forget but people to remember

THE year 2020 will go down as one of the most devastating years for the Bahamian economy in recent history. The country received a double blow –- Hurricane Dorian followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Collectively, we are stunned and in recovery mode. These traumas will take time to recover from, and most if not all Bahamian households have been impacted in some way.

INSIGHT – ‘Worst-case scenario’: Questions raised as oil ship churns towards The Bahamas

TWELVE metres. That’s how close the coastal communities of Nova Scotia, Canada came to total disaster in 2016, when a mammoth metal pipe, weighing the equivalent of 20 elephants, struck the ocean floor.

BBF gets funding, appeals for use of sporting facilities

The Bahamas Basketball Federation received its first funding to secure travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers but federation president Mario Bowleg said the efforts may be hollow if the team is unable to adequately prepare for competition.

‘Reno’ gets busted lip ‘stitched right away’

TUREANO ‘Reno’ Johnson was on the verge of setting himself up for one of the greatest accomplishments in Bahamian boxing history. But that was thwarted by Mexican Jaime Munguia at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, on Saturday night.

Crime 'epidemic' hits Abaco reconstruction

Abaco business and community leaders yesterday said they were "dumbfounded" that The Bahamas' top police officer would refute a crime "epidemic" that threatens to destroy post-Dorian recovery. Roscoe Thompson, the Marsh Harbour/Spring City Council’s

$250m Hurricane Hole project to 'go vertical' by January 2019

A BAHAMIAN developer yesterday said it plans to “go vertical” on its $250 million Hurricane Hole redevelopment within 12 months, after completing the property’s purchase from Atlantis’s owner.Bill Green, president of Sterling Global Financial’s devel

BUSINESS BITES: The Budget catastrophe belongs to the PM

Woe unto us! A little over a year ago we elected a new Government that would lead us into a land flowing with biblical milk and honey. Instead, we are left, like Job, to repent in dust and ashes. In its most basic function, creating the budget that controls our economy, Dr Minnis’ FNM party, with nearly 90 percent of House seats, has managed to lose the faith of its citizens.

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