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BPL’s 15% fee ‘cost neutral’ by August

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is hoping to make the extra charge associated with its $650m refinancing “cost neutral” for consumers by August 2020, its chairman revealed yesterday.

Chinese held after trying to get into US by yacht

A NUMBER of Chinese nationals and one Bahamian were detained by American officials after attempting to illegally enter the United States by boat last year. A dozen Chinese and one Bahamian were smuggled from The Bahamas to South Florida by luxury ya

Baha Mar executive in marketing honour

A senior Baha Mar executive has been honoured with the 2019 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds award.

RBC ‘very curious’ on Sand Dollar roll-out

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Caribbean chief yesterday pledged it would participate in the roll-out of the digital Bahamian dollar, adding that it was “very curious to see how it’s going to unfold”.

Retailer fears on ‘holding the bag’

Bahamian retailers fear losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in plastic bags they cannot sell when the full ban takes effect on June 30, with one admitting: “I miscalculated, and I’m sure others did.”

Plastic ban - there's no going back

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he would rather risk an election than the future of the country, telling the media the government fully informed the public on the plastic ban and does not intend to reverse the decision.

72-year-old in court on charges of assaulting girl, aged 3

A 72-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a girl seven times his junior. Thomas Deal, who celebrates his 73rd birthday in May, is accused of indecently assaulting a three-year-old child. Deal pleaded not guilty to the charge when arraigned

'No turning back' on plastic bag charge

The government yesterday asserted there is no turning back on the 25 cents fee for single-use plastic bags as retailers complained they are taking the brunt of consumer complaints. Dr Rhianna Neely-Murphy, the Department of Environmental Health’s se

INSIGHT: Why all the rush? As a long-term user, trust me, there’s a dark side to marijuana

I smoked and inhaled my first marijuana joint in 1973 as a young adult. Prior to that I had a disdain for the same and all who were associated with it. No, I am not and have never been a prude nor an overt moralist. I simply do not and still do not believe in the ingestion of mind-altering, self-induced drugs or alcoholic beverages to the point of becoming incapacitated.

NPBA: YES, Commonwealth Bank Giants are undefeated

YOUR Essential Store (YES) and Commonwealth Bank Giants are both still undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association.Coming off the Christmas break, the Giants highlighted NPBA action Saturday night as YES pounded the Triple K Stampers 105-

Victim died just 11 days after his baby born

MARCO Meadows will never get the chance to see his 11-day-old baby grow up.

Consumers 'disgruntled' on plastic bag transition

Super Value’s principal yesterday admitted “there are disgruntled customers” over the 25 cent per plastic bag charge, adding that the transition had “not been accepted as I had hoped”. Rupert Roberts, pictured, told Tribune Business: “I would say tha

Wells sets some lofty goals on the track at Oral Roberts

BEGINNING her junior year at Oral Roberts, Sasha Wells has already inked her name on a Summit League Female Track Athlete of the Week. She did it before she came home for the Christmas break for the week of December 2-8 as she opened her season with

‘Stop beating up on private sector’

The government’s labour chief has been told by a prominent businessman to “stop beating up on the private sector” over The Bahamas’ long-standing workforce quality and “brain drain” woes.

Private sector is ‘100% ready’ on plastics ban

Major supermarket and fast-food restaurant chains yesterday pledged they are “100 percent ready” for single-use plastics ban that takes effect tomorrow despite the extra costs they will incur.

48 hours to go until plastics ban

WITH about 48 hours until the government’s single use plastics ban comes into effect, major companies in New Providence are still in the process of making final preparations for the fast approaching January 1 deadline.

Power cuts reportedly disturb Baha Mar restaurants

GUESTS dining at Baha Mar restaurants Friday were reportedly disturbed by power cuts.

Super Value chief ‘welcomes’ BPL’s extra 15% charge

Super Value’s owner says he is prepared to sacrifice short-term for long-term gain if Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) extra 15 percent debt servicing charge helps create reduced bills long-term.

Roberts and Major Jr reuniting for Davis Cup

THEY haven’t played against each other since they were juniors. But now that they are all grown up and playing on the professional circuit, Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr are reuniting to play together for the first time as members of the Bahamas’

Memorial service in Grand Bahama for Dorian victims

A MEMORIAL service was held on Sunday at Jubilee Cathedral to honour the 31 victims in Grand Bahama who lost their lives during Hurricane Dorian or are presumed dead in the aftermath of the deadliest and destructive storm in the Bahamas’ history.At t

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