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Overflight fees bring in up to $32m

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis estimates that The Bahamas stands to gain between $28m and $32m in revenue in overflight fees this fiscal year.

Nurses vote to keep Williams

AMANCHA Williams has been reinstated as the president of the Bahamas Nurses Union, according to the unofficial results of the union’s elections which were held yesterday.

I wish to respond to a letter to the editor which I suspected was written by a coward PLP letter writer whose aim and objective are to sow seeds of disunity in the FNM. The letter was not signed by the suspected PLP but “A loyal FNM and Minnis Supporter.”

Guidelines for excellent leadership

It is not so much what a leader thinks he is trying to do but what the leader is thinking. To achieve a high quality of performance, certain ingredients must be present in a leader.

Payphones for prison to counter cellphone problem?

PRISON Superintendent Elliston Rahming said the installation of payphones at Her Majesty’s Prison is one proposal that could potentially combat the number of illegal cellphones at the Fox Hill prison.

GB economy holding steady

SINCE the onset of the global recession in 2008, economies world-wide have experienced the trickle-down affects.

DNA calls for women to unite

THE DNA’s spokesperson on social development and president of the party’s Women’s Alliance is calling for women to unite and take a stand against discrimination.

'We are already seeing effects of Urban Renewal'

NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said authorities have already started to see the positive effects of Urban Renewal 2.0 in many inner city communities.

Jamaal signs on 4-year scholarship

SUMMER months mean a huge transition from high school to collegiate football for one Bahamian student athlete looking to make an immediate impact. Jamaal Sym

McCartney suggests public floggings

BRANVILLE McCartney, Democratic National Alliance leader yesterday said he fully supports the reintroduction of corporal punishment in the Bahamas as a means to combat crime.

Understand the electoral arithmetic

The Chairman of the PLP is having great difficulty understanding the arithmetic which shows that his party won the last election with less than a majority of the popular vote, and when this is pointed out to him for some strange reason he goes ballistic.

Bulldozers move in as part of Urban Renewal project

A DILAPIDATED wooden structure in Centreville was demolished yesterday - another step in the drive to revitalise inner city communities.

Son of Dwight, Keva Major facing a preliminary trial

A PRELIMINARY trial has been set for November for the teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major who was charged earlier this year in connection with the robbing and kidnapping of a local college student.

Minnis in tears

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis was moved to tears as he paid tribute to Charles Maynard in the House of Assembly yesterday.

'Golden knights' given more than $100,000

The “Golden Knights” are beginning to reap the benefits of their gold medal winning performance in London, receiving their first incentives from the government.

Miller: Ex-Robin Hood store 'must open' before Christmas

MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller, said that despite earlier setbacks he expects to have the former Robin Hood store open by Christmas, telling Tribune Business: “We have to catch Christmas season.”

Rollins claims to have evidence of FNM election day bribes

ACCUSATIONS that the FNM bribed supporters in the lead-up to the election continued in Parliament yesterday, with Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins claiming he had evidence to prove it.

Minister: We are moving to cut costs for Grand Bahama

FREEPORT - Minister for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville said the PLP government is moving diligently to address the cost of power in Grand Bahama and throughout the Bahamas.

Forum to discuss 2012-2013 budget

The Financial Voice (TFV) forum, which brings together experts from various sectors to discuss issues impacting the Bahamian economy, will make its fifth annual examination of the 2012-2013 Budget on June 19 at the J. Whitney Pinder Building on Collins A

Local ministry calls all to miracle service

The International Deliverance Praying Ministries is hosting "a soul winning event" this Sunday.

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