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FACE TO FACE: Love in life and in theatre

WHEN the curtain call is made for the superstars of Bahamian theatre - ones who have helped to shape performing arts in the country into a viable activity that has propelled Bahamian culture - Philip A Burrows and his wife, Nicolette Bethel, will be there.

PM set to return to Jamaica for continuing discussions on Haiti

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis will be returning to Jamaica today to finish talks over the situation in Haiti in his official capacity as chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Protest pressure builds on North Andros banking woe

The MP for North Andros and the Berry Islands yesterday issued a "plea" for intervention to resolve his constituency's banking crisis with pensioners now forced to fly to Nassau to access funds and conduct financial services business.

UB signs $750k MOU with Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board

THE University of The Bahamas yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotions Board pledging $750k to establish a scholarship award and endowment fund to assist students in the culinary and tourism fields.

Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board ‘welcomes all businesses’ to Paradise island

A HIGH-RANKING representative of the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board said the board welcomes all businesses to Paradise Island, especially those partnered with the entity.

Sweeting: $30k of rental arrears collected as government looks to improve services and areas for public markets

AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry has collected more than $30,000 in rental fees and arrears from vendors at Potter’s Cay Dock between January and April this year.

Total shutdown: Just 1% of firms able to survive Dorian-type blow

Bahamian businesses have warned that commerce on islands hit by future Dorian-type natural disasters will almost completely shutdown with this nation forecast to be the worst-impacted of major Caribbean territories.

Atlantis will 'certainly' submit more Royal Caribbean queries

A senior Atlantis executive yesterday said Royal Caribbean has "addressed some of our concerns" about the impact its project will have on Paradise Island's coastline but the mega resort will "certainly" be submitting more questions.

PM views aftermath of Exuma flooding

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he was pleased there was no loss of life after parts of Exuma suffered severe flooding.

Exuma businesses struggle with 'crazy' flooding's impact

Exuma businesses yesterday said they are struggling with the loss of commerce and impact from "crazy" flooding that has cut-off the northern part of the island although airlift has not been affected.

Ministry uses AI for pot hole detection

The Ministry of Works yesterday said it is employing artificial intelligence (AI) to predict where pot holes will form on The Bahamas' road networks as the country moves into rainy season.

THE KDK REPORT: 'Mirrors don’t lie’, but there is more to see beyond the reflection

MIRRORS are a tool of visual self-reference extensively used and universally trusted, so much so that the expression “mirrors don’t lie” has become near commonplace.

As aspiring member states grow, views that the Commonwealth is in decline are unjustified

Predictions of the imminent end of the Commonwealth are legion, with major events such as the death or ascension of the British monarch provoking especially dire warnings of the Commonwealth’s certain and justifiable collapse.

Body of man found by jogger on Harbour Island beach, police investigating his death

POLICE are investigating after a man died on Pink Sand Beach in Harbour Island. He was found partially submerged in the sand by a jogger.

GBPA reforms critical as 'we're at the bottom'

A prominent Freeport attorney is today backing a Government takeover of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), telling Tribune Business: "We're at the bottom and haven't moved for 20 years."

Royal Caribbean wants rapid Crown Land lease adjustment

Royal Caribbean says it wants to amend its existing Crown Land lease for Paradise Island as soon as possible to both reflect its reduced footprint and eliminate any possibility of conflict with a Bahamian investor.

'Far from over' on Royal Caribbean PI project

A former Bahamas National Trust (BNT) executive says environmental advocates were able to make "progress" in raising their concerns at last week's hearing on Royal Caribbean's Paradise Island project, adding: "This is far from over."

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UPDATE

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has re-issued a severe thunderstorm warning from 9:45 am to 11:45 am.

Famous magician pays $2.2m owed property tax

A world-renowned magician/illusionist paid $2.235m in outstanding real property taxes to the Government within 24 hours of the Chief Justice branding him "evasive" in a verdict that found the monies were owing.

Navy called in as severe flood levels hit Exuma

RESIDENTS in Exuma suffered “severe flooding” over the weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday, adding a Royal Navy vessel has been called in to help pump out water from affected areas.

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