Lessons from Shelly-Ann Aqui Solomon for Caribbean Entrepreneurs

When Caribbean Women Rise, the World Takes Notice In a region known for its creativity, resilience, and rhythm, few stories shine as brightly as that of Shelly-Ann Aqui Solomon, a Trinidadian powerhouse redefining what it means to be a woman in...

Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers seek to overturn his fraud conviction

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net US FEDERAL appeals court judges reportedly appeared unconvinced yesterday by arguments from lawyers for former...

Positioning Trinidad and Tobago for the AI economy

Business Newsday 6 Hrs Ago Innovation is key for SME success. Photo courtesy Freepik - Emerson John-Charles As the world celebrates the unprecedented productivity gains of frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics,...

Bahamas received $1.3M from insurer due to Imelda impact

The Bahamas has received $1.3 million from its parametric insurance with CCRIF SPC (Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) following the passage of Tropical Storm Imelda in late September, according to an article published by Parametric...

Ministry of Tourism participates in World Travel Market

The Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation (MOTIA) is participating in the World Travel Market (WTM), currently being held in London from November 4 to 6. The MOTIA, in a release to the media, said it is deepening relationships with global...

The Bahamas Strengthens Global Tourism Partnerships At World Travel Market London 2025

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) London, UK, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) is deepening relationships with global tourism partners at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2025, one...

Former Atlanta Hawks Finance Executive Charged with Embezzling $3.8 Million in Lavish Spending Spree

Atlanta, GA – Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – A former senior vice president of finance for the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise has been indicted on federal wire-fraud charges after prosecutors allege he systematically looted more than $3.8 million from...

Bail Denied for Man Who Robbed Businessman at Gunpoint of $21K

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A 22-year-old man is behind bars accused of a $21,000 heist. Brandon Major, otherwise known Bardon Major, is accused of holding up a businessman at gunpoint and robbing him of a deposit bag on October 24. Major didn’t have to...

Caribbean strengthens regional coordination on climate and land management finance

Government representatives of 12 Caribbean Countries convened in Barbados from 30–31 October to advance coordinated action on climate resilience and sustainable land management through enhanced collaboration with the Global Environment Facility...

Cost Right Nassau Relaunches E-Commerce Platform

Cost Right Nassau is excited to announce the relaunch of itsecommerce platform, www.costrightnassau.com, offering customers the convenience of shopping onlinefor great value and club savings. Cost Right members placing online orders can choose...

No framework to attract films to The Bahamas

Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) founder Leslie Vanderpool speaks during a press conference at John Watling's yesterday. Photo Dante Carrer/Tribune By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS International...

The Coca-Cola Art Project Astonishes Art Lovers at The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival

Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC), local producers and distributors of Coca-Cola and Dasani products displayed their astonishing Coca-Cola Art Project (CCAP), during Baha Mar’s five-day Culinary & Arts Festival. Earlier this year, Coca-Cola...

Bahamian building financial services software for Africa, Asia and the Middle East

Thirty four-year-old Bahamian Marvin Coleby is helping to revolutionize the way global financial services firms do their business. Coleby, who spoke to Guardian Business yesterday, said he built an equity management and fundraising platform for...

Nature as Capital at COP30 and how blended finance and debt-for-nature swaps work

Jubail mangrove wal in Abu Dhabi Belém’s COP30 puts forests, freshwater and oceans at center stage. How are emerging markets treating nature as infrastructure— and plugging it into finance and trade. We know that the world has reached the coral...

Barbados to join Latin American development bank as smallest full member

23 Barbados is set to become the smallest full member of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), opening access to US$18 billion ($36 billion) in loan financing, not only for the government, but also for the island’s private...

GB hotel, marina buyers in Port Lucaya Village tie-up

By Neil Hartnell Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Grand Lucayan and Port Lucaya Marina buyers are working together on plans to create a ‘Port Lucaya Village’ destination that aims to be the “first step in reigniting the...

Minister says 95% of vacant housing unfit for Bahamians Body

By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net A Cabinet minister yesterday argued that 95 percent of the 25,00-plus vacant dwellings identified in a recent national housing survey are unfit “to meet the housing needs of...

Fishermen: $40m stone crab project ‘ill-advised lose-lose’

By Neil Hartnell Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net Bahamian fishermen are voicing fears that a $40m stone crab aquaculture investment is “ill-advised” and a “lose-lose” prospect that could monopolise exports and drive...

CANTO 40 Concludes In The Bahamas, Eyes Turn To 42nd AGM In Trinidad And Tobago

- Advertisement - CANTO, the leading trade association for the Caribbean ICT sector, marked a major milestone this July as it hosted its 40th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in The Bahamas. Grenada’s Prime...

Key education sessions, events & exhibitors at IAAPA Expo 2025

The global attractions sector is gearing up to gather in Orlando for IAAPA Expo 2025. Held at the Orange County Convention Center, the education conference runs from 17 - 20 November, and the trade show floor is open from 18 - 21 November. The...