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Good Samaritans to bring tent facility to expand patient capacity

THE Samaritan’s Purse organisation - which offered assistance in Abaco and Grand Bahama in the wake of Hurricane Dorian - has partnered with the government to provide a 28-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment unit.

Turnquest hits out at illegal oil dumping

DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest yesterday condemned those responsible for illegal oil dumping in East Grand Bahama and warned they will be aggressively pursued by police.

Ministry: Haiti signing convention on statelessness will not affect Bahamas

HAITI this month joined Jamaica to become the second country in CARICOM to become a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Boat thefts decline 24% year-on-year

Boat thefts in the Bahamas dropped nearly 24 per cent year-over-year in 2016, according to police statistics, with the Association of Bahamas Marinas being credited for putting a “big dent” in the crime.

'Terrible' connectivity undermines southern Bahamas' tourism

Tourism activity in the southern Bahamas has “definitely been down”, the Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board’s (BOIPB) executive director yesterday blaming this on “terrible” airlift connectivity. Kerry Fountain told Tribune Business that the Board wi

Bahamas urgedto combat businessease negativity

THE Bahamas must move to combat international perceptions that it is much slower and expensive to do business in this country, a prominent attorney warned yesterday. Christel Sands-Feaste, a Higgs and Johnson partner, while speaking on a panel at the B

Central Bank teams with BIA on Internet processing portal

THE Central Bank is working with the Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA) to create a single electronic Internet portal for foreign investment processing, the Central Bank’s Governor said yesterday. “We are also liaising with the Bahamas Investment Aut

Haitian man charged with illegal entry into the Bahamas

A Haitian man who arrived by boat only three weeks ago on Grand Bahama was arraigned on Friday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court charged with illegal entry into the Bahamas.

CIBC First Caribbean Walk For The Cure Bahamas all set for October 6

WALKERS from around New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera will be taking part in this year’s CIBC First Caribbean Walk For The Cure Bahamas event on October 6. The Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) will return as a bronze sponsor to hydrat

BTC moves to aid Irma relief efforts

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is providing Grand Bahama residents with charging stations for their electronic devices, and launched a month-long donation campaign for Hurricane Irma relief efforts.The communications provider has also j

Rotary clubs give helping hand to children displaced by Dorian

CHILDREN displaced by Hurricane Dorian from Abaco and Grand Bahama have been given a helping hand by the Rotary clubs of The Bahamas.

Poor leadership puts Bank of Bahamas on the critical list

I am always saddened and angered when I think, hear, or talk about our beloved Bank of Bahamas (BOB). It has become the self-inflicted scorned legacy of the last three administrations; inclusive of the present regime – while the bank continues on life support.

Doctors names top RBC chief to board

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Bahamian managing director has been appointed to Doctors Hospital’s board of directors.“We consider ourselves most fortunate to have someone with Nat Beneby’s experience and expertise in the financial world join Doctors H

Cruise line partners to boost Bahamas travel

Royal Caribbean International has teamed with a company representing 50,000 North American travel agents to launch an exclusive offer supporting travel to The Bahamas.

Rum summit hears Bahamas still open

The Bahamas Tourist Office in Florida recently partnered with John Watling’s, the Bahamian distillery, at the International Rum Conference to promote the 14 islands still open for business. “When invited to this conference we saw it as a great oppor

University to hold youth caucus

ONE Young World, the global forum that connects the world’s most impactful young leaders, will hold its first Bahamas caucus at the University of The Bahamas on Thursday.

Dominican poachers arrested after ‘ram’ attempt

FIVE Dominican poachers who allegedly attempted to “ram” a Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessel to evade capture were arrested in Bahamian waters.

Computer coding programme launched in Grand Bahama

WITH its continuing goal of transforming Grand Bahama into “Silicon Island” and the country’s technology hub, the Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama has joined forces with the YMCA to launch a computer coding, ICT skills development programme.

Bahamas golfers bring home the Higgs & Higgs Trophy

THE Bahamas was well represented at the recent Caribbean Golf Association’s (CGA) Four Ball Championship.

Sports Notes

THE Bahamas continued competition at the 14th FINA Short Course World Championships with three of the four team members in action.

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