| The Tribune

Ten percent rise in construction costs predicted this year

The Bahamas Contractors Association president said that rising shipping costs will continue to drive construction materials prices higher this year by ten percent at least.

Treasure Cay sale to Kovats to proceed

Treasure Cay Resort president Robert Meister has confirmed that the sale of the resort will continue with Dr Mirko Kovats.

Team Black Marlins Swim Club making big splash with support of CWCO

MAKING a big splash in the pool is a new local swim club with just 14 months under its belt, and already gold medal sanctioned.

A mother to one, daughter to many, and a nurse to all

Kelsha Roberts, a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit, is this week joining her colleagues throughout the country to celebrate National Nurses Week.

PETER YOUNG: Local elections send message to political leaders

HAVING read an interesting letter recently in The Tribune by Maurice Tynes entitled “Modernising our nation” in which he advocated introduction of community or local government in New Providence, I thought it might be interesting in today’s column to write about last week’s regional and local government elections in Britain and the effect on the wider political situation in the country.

Sears Jr commits to X-Men in AUS

College football prospect to play game at highest level in Canada

Stephen Sears Jr is the latest collegiate football prospect to follow the pipeline from The Bahamas to playing the game at the highest level in Canada.

‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr hits solo home run

But Alfaro mashes pinch-hit 3-run HR in 9th for 3-2 Padres win

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro hit a pinch-hit three-run home run with two outs in the ninth to give the San Diego Padres a 3-2 win yesterday against his former team, the Miami Marlins.

Bahamian athletes take spotlight at Arkansas Twilight

PRO athlete LaQuan Nairn returned to his alma mater, while hurdler Indea Cartwright led a Bahamian connection at Oral Roberts as they both posted third-place finishes at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Arkansas, over the weekend.

Managers in three-year wait for $821k owed by PI resort

Hotel managers and their union have now been waiting “almost three years” to recover a collective $821,292 allegedly owed to them by a shuttered Paradise Island resort, it was revealed yesterday.

Men accused of attempted murders

TWO MEN were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday allegedly in connection with a string of attempted murders in New Providence.

Liveable wage report ‘by Monday’

LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell says he’s expected to have a report on the proposed liveable wage by Monday.

Thirty firms to attend Labour on the Blocks

Some 30 companies will be present at this weekend’s Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair, the Department of Labour announced yesterday, as it bids to reduce unemployment by bringing work opportunities to local neighbourhoods.

Infielder Lucius Fox rejoins the Rochester Red Wings

AFTER nearly a month highlighted by several historic milestones with the Washington Nationals, Lucius Fox was optioned to the franchise’s Triple- A affiliate, but manager Davey Martinez said he expects the versatile infielder to be back in the big leagues soon.

‘We buried hatchet’ over retail closure

Super Value’s principal has revealed he and his family “bit the bullet” in closing their loss-making Harbour Bay housewares retailer, adding: “We were fighting a losing battle so we buried the hatchet.”

Turning derelicts into libraries

A FORMER elementary school teacher and librarian from Wisconsin, United States, has transformed 12 dilapidated buildings into modern working libraries and community centres for residents in Eleuthera.

Company accused of role in baby’s death

An ex-Family Guardian executive, who is alleging that the insurer’s actions helped cause her unborn baby’s death, has lost the battle to have a covert recording of her meeting with the firm’s president admitted as evidence.

‘WHERE ARE OUR WAGES?’ – Former staff of Club Land’Or claim they are owed thousands of dollars

FORMER employees of the shuttered Club Land’Or resort on Paradise Island claim they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, severance pay and other benefits despite long years of dedicated service before the resort’s closure in 2020.

Exploiting women

Organisers of the forthcoming Bahamas Carnival series of events have received the green light from the Ministry of Health and Wellness to go ahead with their plans for 2022 Survival Weekend on May 20-22. The main concern of the Progressive Liberal Party administration is the safety of participants, as COVID-19 remains a threat.

Funds to make a difference Over-the-Hill

A FOUNDATION catering to inner-city residents wants to award $3000 to $10,000 to people with projects that make a difference in those communities.

Cartwright repeats calls for breadbasket VAT relief

FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright continued his criticisms of the government yesterday over its position that value added tax will not be removed from breadbasket items, saying it was a betrayal to tens of thousands of Bahamians who need relief.

All results / Stories

Sort By

Date

Authors