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Govt: No 'closed eyes' on environmental fears

The Government has not “closed its eyes” to concerns raised by environmentalists the Minister of Tourism said yesterday, after this nation was dropped from a list of top ethical destinations due to an alleged ‘grim environmental record’.

Price of eggs given all-clear - but price control commission on alert

NEWLY-appointed Chairman of the Price Control Commission E J Bowe and other representatives recently inspected prices of breadbasket items at various grocery stores in New Providence.

Abaco prepared for immigration exercises

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell will hold a series of meetings in Abaco beginning today in the hope of educating residents about a planned immigration exercise on the island.

Living under two laws

EDITOR, The Tribune.

No lack of patriotism in pursing dreams

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Sandals graduates 20 from training plan

Sandals Royal Bahamian has prepared 20 persons to enter the industry after they completed the resort’s Hospitality Training Programme (HTP). It subsequently hired 65 per cent of the graduates who were eligible to work, following the six week exercise.

Jet setters on flight path to careers at Baha Mar

More than 100 recent college and high school graduates are on their way to careers at Baha Mar, having completed Baha Mar’s Jet Setter Summer Programme. All 102 participants have been identified for positions among the luxury hotel brands at the Cable Beach mega-resort.

Union chief confident of health insurance deal

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder is confident the government will provide health insurance to paramedics and other health professionals in need of it long before its national health insurance scheme comes on stream as expected in January 2016.

Interest in Ginn redevelopment in Grand Bahama is ongoing

A Cabinet Minister said yesterday that there remains “ongoing interest” in the acquisition of the former $4.9 billion Ginn Sur Mer project in Grand Bahama, noting that four to five groups have assessed the development so far this year.

Sign of the times?

I sent you a letter on the Island Luck signs at Montagu a few days ago. The letter hasn’t been published, but lo and behold the oversized billboards have magically disappeared.

Miller blames Gov’t for power outages

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) former executive chairman denied that he and the former Board were responsible for Nassau’s current blackouts, instead blaming the Government for failing to sign-off on a maintenance contract last winter.

Ex-Senator renews call for Bahamian industry ownership

Bahamians must have ownership of key economic sectors "from the top straight through the supply chain", a former FNM Senator is arguing, adding that this would protect the "haemorrhaging" foreign currency reserves.

NHI could unlock a ‘multi-billion’ health care industry

IF PROPERLY structured, National Health Insurance (NHI) could could transform the Bahamian healthcare system into a ‘multi-billion’ industry, the head of a Bahamas-based pharmaceutical and medical equipment supplier said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that improving efficiencies and access to care are key to implementation of the scheme.

A list of reasons

According to a secretary (- not in this office) the no vote was because of:

Tourism moves to halt 85% earnings leakage

Tourism executives are hoping to “arrest” the leakage of 85 per cent of the industry’s revenues by better connecting Bahamian entrepreneurs/producers with wholesale purchasers in the sector.

$315M tax loss underscores Govt receivership flaw

Opposition Finance spokesman and East Grand Bahama yesterday said that the $315m in lost taxes to the Government as a result of the delayed Baha Mar opening only further underscored the impact of government’s intervention in the resort’s receivership, telling this newspaper: “All is not well”.

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