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EDITORIAL: A Prime Minister who waded beyond his depth
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, invited to address the third annual Press Club’s awards banquet Saturday night, seemed to know more about the workings of the foreign press than the achievements of the Bahamian journalists sitting in front of him.
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Big Red Machine lead the Comets by 14.5 points
JUST 14.5 points separate the teams atop the leaderboard at the BAISS Track and Field Championships, setting the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.
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Tennis ace Iesha wins her first collegiate singles title
IESHA Shepherd got her freshman season as a member of the Chicago State University Cougar women’s tennis team off to a bang over the weekend in Chicago, Illinois.
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Junkanoo Bowl: Jacobi and Sydney eliminated
Top seed Sydney Clarke and top-ranked male player Jacobi Bain both fell victims to respective southpaw opponents and were eliminated from the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl junior tennis tournament.
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INSIGHT: If I was running a sham like this I’d avoid the hard questions too
IT HAS been almost 18 months since the Free National Movement became the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and many of us are still struggling to figure out just who this government is. What is their brand of governance? What will we remember them for? Will it be for taking a savvy campaign catchphrase and turning it into a punchline? Or as the government that unabashedly increased the tax burden on its citizenry?
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INSIGHT: Only as good as your word - that’s how you’ll be judged
IT is widely accepted in our brand of politics that a politician will say anything to get elected. It can almost be likened to the way we treat our children – when they do something naughty, we typically shrug it off as mere child’s play. Likewise, when our politicians rile up crowds of thousands from the campaign stages, promising the earth, moon and stars, we simply accept it when they do not deliver.
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THE FINISH LINE: C&S Hitmen ‘were clearly the best team down the stretch’
Last week we celebrated the Johnson’s Lady Truckers, winners of the New Providence Softball Association’s 2016 ladies championship.
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This year’s BSF Nationals one of the most competitive
THE Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2016 BTC National Round Robin Championships turned out to be one of the most competitive in quite some time.
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Young tennis ace Jacobi offered contract to represent Tecnifibre
AFTER closing out the year with two contrasting performances in Florida, Jacobi Bain got some great news that can propel his career even further in 2017.
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Healthy business atmosphere needed for job growth
IMMIGRATION Minister Fred Mitchell, speaking at a Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation luncheon on Thursday, has accused The Tribune of “highjacking” the debate over government’s proposed work permit policy.
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$102m energy project 'comes alive again
By NEIL HARTNELL
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Star Class sailors in Grand Final
Three races, light conditions but very close competitions marked the second day at the Bahamas’ first Star Sailors League Finals.
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INSIGHT: Uncovering the early childhood traumas that lead to violence
MANY of the adolescents who are brought before the courts for minor infractions suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a pilot study conducted by leading psychiatrist David F Allen and local colleagues.
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For team Bahamas, swimming concludes and tennis continues
THE swimming contingent wrapped up competition in the pool while the tennis players got back on the courts yesterday in Santiago, Chile.
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Shanea and Lady Bulldogs gaining momentum ahead of Junkanoo Jam
SHANEA Armbrister and her Georgia Lady Bulldogs are dominating their early non-conference schedule and look to head into next week’s Junkanoo Jam with momentum.
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Gateway Academy to face Agape Christian in title game tonight
THE finale in the Family Island Division of the Bahamas National High School Basketball Championships will feature another matchup between league champions out of Bimini and Abaco.
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Giants, Panchos get wins
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at AF Adderley Gymnasium Wednesday night when the Johnson Trucking Panchos and the Commonwealth Bank Giants won their respective games.
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Cybots take game 1 of championship series
The MailBoat Cybots stunned the Commonwealth Bank Giants in game one of the New Providence Basketball Association's (NPBA) best-of-five championship series.
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HUBERT EDWARDS: The low growth, high debt trap
In the first article we assessed some of the consequences from a high, and growing, national debt. With The Bahamas’ debt-to-GDP ratio expected to remain above 80 percent over the mid-term at least, the question that dominates is the extent to which this is sustainable.
