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Portraits draw the crowds to ‘Sports Legends Walk’
ONE of the highlights of last week’s naming ceremony of Mychal Thompson Boulevard was the unveiling of 28 specially commissioned portraits by Jamaal Rolle of Bahamian sporting stars adorning the “Sports Legends Walk” at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre.
This is not the answer
The simple fact of the matter is that we need a solution to the Baha Mar blowout, and fast. But the way in which the Bahamian government is going about themselves is not the answer.
Mitchell’s statement beneath the dignity of a minister
The recent pronouncements by Fred Mitchell, Minister of Immigration and Foreign Affairs, firstly, in a session of the United Nations Security Council on small island developing states (SIDS) held in New Zealand and then at an Emancipation Day observance in Fox Hill were both attempts to deflect the public’s attention away from the fact that the PLP has failed the Bahamian people once again and has put thousands of jobs in jeopardy.
BIA lashes Sanigest for NHI comments and calls for ministry to state position
THE Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) said yesterday that it was “unacceptable, inappropriate and disrespectful” for the government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) consultant Sanigest to publicly scold the industry over its concerns, saying that such attacks would make meaningful dialogue on the issue difficult to achieve.
Straw Market fire was started by short circuit
LAST week’s fire that completely destroyed the Straw Market in George Town, Exuma, was the result of an “electrical short circuit,” according to officials.
More Gov’t consistency on investments urged
A top private sector executive yesterday urged the Government to be more consistent with the incentives and support it provided to major development projects.
BEC: Union expects layoffs with new management but will negotiate to 'benefit' public
LAYOFFS at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) are likely as incoming management intends to lower electricity costs dramatically, according to a union chief yesterday.
Mitchell says Pintard is playing the gender card
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday accused Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard of taking “the last refuge of a scoundrel” by playing “the gender card” in his defence of Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner.
13 years of Urban Renewal Marching Band
TODAY’S 600-strong Urban Renewal Marching Band is 13 years old, the age of many of its members who entertain with their stylised performance and diverse musical inventory.
Gov’t hopes ‘time’ will reassure on web shops
The Minister of Tourism Minister yesterday said the Government was hoping “over time” to reassure the Bahamian commercial banking industry that it was safe to accept deposits, and transact business, with a legalised web shop gaming industry.
Mother ‘reached out’ to MP for help
THE mother of the teenaged accused at the centre of the V Alfred Gray judicial interference allegations has revealed that she reached out to the embattled MICAL MP for assistance because her son was denied medical attention for an injury he allegedly received at the hands of police.
Fear of international repercussions over Gray allegations
THERE are far reaching international repercussions to be considered if justice is not done in the alleged judicial interference case involving MICAL MP V Alfred Gray, Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson said yesterday.
Attorney General urges parliamentarians to be cautious in comments on Gray
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard Gibson said yesterday that statements by parliamentarians about whether MICAL MP V Alfred Gray allegedly interfered in a court matter could affect the ongoing police investigation, adding that such public statements are highly improper.
Call for judicial review after Gray probe ends with no legal action
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard has called for a judicial review to be performed into the “behind the scenes” decisions the Office of the Attorney General made into the allegations of judicial interference against MICAL MP V Alfred Gray.
US steps in to assist after hackers attack tourism website
THE United States government has stepped in to assist Bahamian officials after two government websites were hacked by an Islamist activist group last week.
Former Attorney General says Gray incident ‘unseemly’
THE fact that embattled MICAL MP V Alfred Gray spoke to a magistrate about a case outside of formal court proceedings is “unseemly”, a former attorney general told The Tribune yesterday.
Ocean Club: Gibson talking about us
The One & Only Ocean Club yesterday effectively confirmed it is the Paradise Island resort identified as the one which may lay-off some employees, but promised: “Any changes will be minimal.”
Was promise to overhaul gardens just empty words?
LOCAL conservationists have growing concerns over a lack of development at the Botanical Gardens in Nassau, six months after Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett promised a massive overhaul at the Chippingham Road site.
Commissioner to review completed Gray probe
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade yesterday said he expects the finished file on the investigation into alleged judicial interference by MICAL MP V Alfred Gray as early as Tuesday.
Anxious wait over $30m Xanadu sale
The Xanadu Beach Resort’s owner is anxiously waiting to see whether the property’s $30 million sale to a US-based entrepreneur can be closed, Tribune Business can reveal.