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Agriculture policy to emphasise buyer links
Small Bahamian producers and livestock developers must have secure access to regional and international markets, the Minister of Agriculture said yesterday, adding that “connecting buyers to sellers” was central to the the Bahamas’ Agriculture Policy Programme (APP).
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Summer of Thunder tourney gets off to exciting start
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder got off to an exciting start last weekend with a thrilling finish in the series opener and the first win by a local team in the series. The series began as the Temple Owls escaped with a 98-96 wi
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PM gives oil drill fight 'more points than a porcupine'
Environmental activists yesterday pledged to challenge whether Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) agreements are legally watertight after remarks by the Prime Minister that were "music to our ears".
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Lorrene Louise Higgs
Funeral service for Mrs. Lorrene Louise Higgs, 88 a resident of #26 Current Road, Yamacraw Estates & formerly of Simm's, Long Island will be held at Transfiguration Baptist Church, Market & Vesey Streets, on Saturday 27th February, 2016 at 11:00 …
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Equestrian Bahamas growing vibrantly by leaps and bounds
SINCE the formation of the Equestrian Bahamas after the defunct of the BANEF, president Catherine Ramsingh-Pierre and her executive team have been working arduously to make the sport one of the more vibrant ones in the country.
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Benchmark chief: SEC deal talks ‘not over yet’
A BISX-listed company’s principal yesterday warned “it’s not over yet”, even though his two-year legal battle with US federal regulators has taken another step towards resolution.
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Judge: Oil opponents make 'arguable case'
A Supreme Court judge yesterday gave the go-ahead for a legal challenge aiming to halt oil drilling in Bahamian waters after finding activists had made out an "arguable case".
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Andrew Stephen Knowles
Memorial service for the late Andrew Stephen Knowles affectionately called “Drew Boy” age 55 years of Fowler Street, East of Shirley Street & Kemp Road will be held on Saturday, August 4th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Restview Memorial Chapel, …
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Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders
Funeral service for Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders, 92, of Emmanuel Way, Malcolm Allotment, who died on 8th July, 2012, will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Blue Hill Road South, on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will …
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Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders
Funeral service for Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders, 92, of Emmanuel Way, Malcolm Allotment, who died on 8th July, 2012, will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Blue Hill Road South, on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will …
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Hans Backford Braunlich
Funeral service for Hans Backford Braunlich, 29, of Windsor Avenue, will be held on Saturday August 18, 2012 at 11:00a.m. at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Enoch Backford Jr., assisted by Rev. Warren Anderson …
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Shirley Mae Conliffe
Funeral Service for the Late Shirley Mae Conliffe, 77 years of Twynam Heights, will be held on Thursday July 25th, 2013, 10:30 a.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Fr. Neil Nairn assisted by other members of the …
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George Wilton Hunt Jr
Funeral Service for George Wilton Hunt Jr. age 43 affectionately called “Sir Dukes” a resident of Bernard Terrace and formerly of Tarpum Bay Eleuthera Bahamas, who died July 27th at the Princess Margaret Hospital will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday …
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Jean Claude Joseph
Funeral Service for the late Jean Claude Joseph, aged 75 years, of Malcolm Road East and Formerly of Cap- Haitian, will be held Friday September 20th 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Tabor Church, Willow Tree Avenue and Mt. Tabor …
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‘I’m really excited for Jazz. Opening day is going to be really special’
WITH the passing of Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister, retired outfielder Antoan Richardson has now assumed the elder statesmanship of the Bahamian Major League baseball fraternity.
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‘Mr Consistent’ Maycock a national golf champion
As consistent as he was from day one, Greg Maycock maintained his lead and held on to win the Bahamas Professional Golfers Association’s Leroy ‘Roy’ Bowe Founder BPGA 2020 National Championship title.
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Nearly 15,000 cast votes in local elections
FORTY-NINE persons were elected to serve as local government councilors on Grand Bahama for the next three years. During this year’s election, over 14,700 votes were polled on the island on June 22. In the City of Freeport District, a total of 8,530
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Cabbage Beach access row ‘about property rights, not birthrights’
THE relocation of the dozens of Cabbage Beach vendors upset over the closure of an access point to the popular Paradise Island property is not the responsibility of the landowners but the government, according to Atlantis’ Senior Vice-president of Public Affairs Ed Fields.
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'Call for PM's resignation for ignoring people's voice'
THE decision by the government to disregard the vote against legalising the numbers industry in The Bahamas sets a dangerous precedent and is a move that can ultimately imperil our democracy, Majority Rule era MP Ed Moxey told The Tribune.
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PM hails good first day of negotiations in China
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said the first day of Baha Mar meetings in China were “good” but warned that a “very, very serious situation” would result if the relevant parties cannot secure an agreement today.
