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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease found at renowned Abaco diving spot

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are scrambling to save corals at a renowned scuba diving spot in Abaco that has contracted the deadly Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD).

PM renews attack on PLP ‘smudgy’ deals

THE Christie administration approved $200m in untendered contracts each valued at roughly $3.5m, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

$1bn pension assets 'not heavily regulated'

A SENIOR accountant believes closer regulation and supervision of pension funds in the Bahamas is critically important, telling Tribune Business that just over $1 billion in pension assets were for the most part “not heavily regulated”.

DREAMGIRL SHARON FILMS IN BAHAMAS

HOLLYWOOD actress Sharon Leal has added her name to the list of filmmakers and industry insiders who count the Bahamas as one of their favourite places to work. Ms Leal (Dreamgirls, Soul Men) filmed the Tyler Perry movie, Why Did I Get Married Too, on loc

Bran slams govt for 'outright failure' to protect Marathon residents

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised the Christie administration for its “outright failure” to protect the residents of Marathon following a 2012 underground fuel leak at a Rubis service station.

One step forward, two back

I got the impression that the current Prime Minister was getting himself to the place where he was no longer “sitting on the edge of his legacy” and was becoming fully involved in the work of being the Prime Minister.

Choices in government

It is said that ‘Governing is about choices’. Governments decide what is important and what requires immediate attention and what can be postponed. It is clear that the present Christie-led Government has determined that the enjoyment and pleasure of its Cabinet Ministers is what is important and what demands the expenditure of scarce public money.

80% Parliament backing needed for spending rise

Fiscal Responsibility legislation must “make it extremely difficult” for the Government to exceed Budget spending forecasts, an outspoken businessman yesterday demanding that any increase require at least 80 per cent Parliamentary approval.

Baha Mar ‘gamble’ by Gov’t backfires on Bahamian jobs

The Government’s Baha Mar’ liquidation strategy was last night branded as “a gamble” that has backfired on the Bahamian people, costing not just several thousand jobs but placing the entire $3.5 billion in project “in jeopardy”.

Bran blasts ‘spending like drunken sailors’

The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader yesterday accused the Government of squandering its Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenue boost, saying: “We seem to be spending money like drunken sailors.”

Urban Renewal report tabled - but FNM says govt bought time to clean up records

FREE National Movement (FNM) deputy leader Peter Turnquest yesterday accused the government of delaying its tabling of the controversial Auditor General’s report into Urban Renewal 2.0 to “buy itself the time to clean” the programme’s records.

Tributes are paid to Freeport pioneer Sir Albert Miller

THE nation has lost another of its “great sons” in the passing of Sir Albert Miller, the last of three giant pioneers in the development of Freeport.

Obie: Drop resort wind-up petition

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday called for the government to suspend its winding up petition and focus on its role as a mediator in the stalled Baha Mar negotiations.

January 2016 - unlikely date for NHI launch

WITH the implementation of National Health Insurance only 10 months away, the proposed health scheme is still drifting around in clouds of indecision.

Vendors: Event was biggest financial disappointment of our lives

SEVERAL vendors who insisted yesterday that Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival was the “biggest financial disappointment” of their lives have accused the Festival Commission of “unfair” and “preferential treatment”.

IDB project to unlock Andros's $260m 'capital'

The Government is seeking to develop a sustainable framework for unlocking Andros’s ‘natural economic capital’, which studies have suggested could deliver $260 million a year “in net economic benefits”.

Pastor calls on web shops to keep staff

DR Philip McPhee, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Dr Philip McPhee yesterday called for web shop bosses to “act in good faith” and find “constructive ways” to keep their workers employed.

Call for nation to be forceful on climate change

THE College of the Bahamas’ Climate Change Initiative group is calling on The Bahamas to forcefully put forward its position on protecting the country’s rights and interest in global climate change negotiation meetings.

Another oil spill confirmed, government launches probe

SAVE The Bays Director Fred Smith yesterday accused the government of pandering to the United Nations on the environment instead of effectively mitigating oil pollution after another spill was confirmed in the Clifton area.

'Postpone referendum again'

MARCO City MP Gregory Moss yesterday suggested that the government further postpone the constitutional referendum until it resolves major issues that are likely to polarise the vote.

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