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Antoan: I never gave up on my dream
IT’S one thing to get a chance to play at the highest level of your sport. It’s another when you get a second chance to do it all over again.
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Upcoming regattas get a boost
A pair of regattas received a boost to their fundraising and preparation efforts courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
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PM: Sears bid is no problem
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said he does not feel threatened by former Attorney General Alfred Sears’ bid to challenge him for the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party, despite rumblings within the organisation that young supporters and Bahamians want a new direction.
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Ricardo Edgar Moss Sr
Sapphire Funeral Service For Ricardo Edgar “Cardy” Moss Sr. Age 35 years of #12 Gray’s Terrace, off Bernard Road Fox Hill will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 12noon at Trinity Methodist Church, Frederick Street. Deacon Elmena Bethel, …
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MONIQUE CEPHAS-SMITH
Funeral Service for MRS. MONIQUE CEPHAS-SMITH, age 45 years of #45 Marigold Farm Road, Nassau, New Providence and formerly of Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, High Rock, …
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Celtics beat Raptors 96-73 to snap 5-game skid
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics had two reasons to be thankful Wednesday night: Their five-game losing streak was finally over and a scary fall by point guard Rajon Rondo resulted in only a sore right wrist. Rondo still led the Celtics with 21 points bef
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Vaccine committee working to finalise operational plan
ANYONE who receives a COVID-19 vaccine once they become available in the country will receive a certificate that “may be associated with travel in the future,” which is a “potential requirement being discussed internationally,” the Office of the Prime Minister said last night.
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NACAC President Mike Sands says 2021 ‘will be very hard act to follow’
COMING off what could only be described as an exceptional year for the North American, Central American and Caribbean, president Mike Sands said their athletes will be hard pressed to surpass their achievements in 2021, but they’re looking forward to greater success in 2022.
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Straight Talk No Chaser
Straight Talk No Chaser By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer THERE was no "beating around the bush" for the seven all-male panelists who engaged an all-female audience in raw uncensored conversations about what really goes on in the hearts and m
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Aliv Buckets get 91-90 victory over Rockets
THE Aliv Buckets and the Rockets D1 won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the men’s division II opener, Aliv nipped the Rockets 91-90 and the Rockets avoided a double dose of wha
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Gov’t ‘exhausts’ 95% of deficit projection
The Government used up 95 per cent of its projected 2015-2016 full-year deficit within the first five months, the Chamber’s chairman arguing this shows the Bahamas cannot escape its fiscal predicament via new taxes alone.
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‘They wanted Gov’t to buy the Grand Lucayan twice’
The Grand Lucayan’s ex-chairman yesterday said the Government would “effectively have been buying the hotel a second time” had it agreed to Royal Caribbean and ITM Group’s demand it finance 95 percent of the $50m purchase price.
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We are in trouble
Supplementary Budget - in the bluntest language Hon Philip Davis as Minister of Finance did not really say it, but folks believe me we are in financial trouble…useless not admitting it we are. Denial is precisely that.
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Non-Melia contracts ‘won’t be adopted’
Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators have warned they will “not adopt” non-Melia supply contracts that were agreed by the $3.5 billion developer prior to the September 4 appointment.
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Baha Mar liquidators mull change to powers
Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators are assessing whether to seek Supreme Court permission to change their powers, following the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the secured creditor’s receivers for the project.
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'Phenomenal' Heart Ball meets its goals
THE 52nd annual Heart Ball was nothing short of “phenomenal”, according to organisers, and provided guests with an evening full of glitz and glamour, while also fulfilling the purpose of raising funds to help children who need urgent heart care.
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Police may assist in beach patrols
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said officials are discussing using police and Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers to assist her ministry in patrolling beaches and enforcing the rules of the water sports industry.
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Minnis pledges govt of fiscal responsibility
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday pledged to create a “new Bahamas” if elected prime minister in 2017 by being “fiscally responsible, intolerant of corruption, and transparent” in the execution of his duties.
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Gov’ts initial Baha Mar winding-up ‘highly irregular’
Justice Ian Winder has “struck out” the Government’s original $59 million ‘omnibus’ petition to wind-up Baha Mar for being “highly irregular”, although he did allow those by several of its key agencies to move forward.
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Job advice for young Bahamians at COB event
SCORES of young Bahamians were given job advice yesterday by panellists at the College of The Bahamas’ Career Symposium.
