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Athletes qualify early for CARIFTA Games

BEFORE athletes took a break for Christmas festivities, they hit the qualifying mark for the 2024 CARIFTA Games at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Odd Distance Meet on Friday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

Providence Basketball Holiday Classic tips off today

IN the aftermath of the Christmas celebrations and as a prelude to the second half of the regular season in the new year, the Providence Basketball Club Holiday Classic is all set to tip off today at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

Be aware of threats to your kids

“The greatest threat to our children doesn’t come from strangers. It comes from people we know and trust.” – Darkness to Light.

Christmas Day murder is fourth killing in 48 hours

A MAN was shot dead on Christmas Day in the latest of a series of shootings over the Christmas period that left four people killed in 48 hours, and a fifth man shot dead by police.

EDITORIAL: Despite record tourism, many are still in need

THREE years ago, The Tribune’s front page said it in clear terms.

Hitting Gov’t deficit target ‘increasingly complicated’

The Government will find it “increasingly complicated” to hit this year’s 75 percent deficit-slash target, a major global bank has warned, while predicting this will “shift the debate back to tax reform”.

Pratt and Newman national champions

The 2023 Giorgio Baldacci Open National Tennis Championships saw Simone Pratt and Baker Newman claim the championship hardware for the women’s and men’s divisions respectively.

Minister ‘confident’ swimming complex will be ready for CARIFTA

EXCITEMENT is slowly building for the 2024 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships to be hosted in Nassau, Bahamas March 28 to April 7.

Keep me safe ‘til the storm passes by

In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face while the storm howls above me, and there’s no hiding place.

Retired Boxers Association

Kindly allow me space in your column to reintroduce the Retired Boxers Association aka RBA Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum to the Boxing fraternity and the public at large.

IAN FERGUSON: How companies can get into the Christmas spirit

Christmas is finally and officially here. A time of joy, celebration, food and festivities. The most effective and successful companies are continually finding ways to give back through corporate social responsibility as well as spreading Christmas cheer to employees. This week’s column focuses on some last-minute suggestions for how small businesses can participate in the holiday spirit.

Sky diving provider burning $8,400 monthly in wait to become licensed

A skydiving excursion provider yesterday said it is burning through $8,400 per month on renting a plane it cannot use as it battles to obtain the necessary licences and permits.

STATESIDE: Could Colorado Supreme Court ruling lead to the end of Trump’s campaign?

IT looks like history may be about to repeat itself in the US presidential election. A Colorado Supreme Court decision on Tuesday makes it quite likely that, as in 2000, the highest American court will be obliged to issue a decision that could determine the outcome of next year’s vote.

Deficits overwhelm growth six-fold in driving debt hike

Weak economic growth has been overwhelmed by the six-fold greater impact of surging fiscal deficits and failed to keep The Bahamas’ debt ratios in check, a multilateral lender is asserting.

URCA proposes 20% expansion in budget

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is for the second consecutive year proposing a major hike in its operating budget via a near-20 percent increase for 2024.

CARIFTA countdown

The countdown is now officially on for the 2024 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships slated to be held right here on home soil at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre March 28 to April 7.

Tennis players advance to the finals

FOUR players advanced to the 2023 Giorgio Baldacci Open National Tennis Championships yesterday at the National Tennis Centre (NTC), in addition to qualifying to represent The Bahamas at the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup tournaments.

Our passive response is concerning

The Bahamian business community now appears alarmingly complacent in the face of escalating government overreach. It’s as though we’ve surrendered our spirit of defiance, meekly swallowing whatever directives and mandates are imposed upon us by policymakers. This worrying trend of passivity, where voices that used to question and challenge now remain eerily silent, is reshaping our business landscape.

Abaco residents renew water billing complaints

An Abaco resident says she has been hit with a $1,300 Water & Sewerage Corporation bill despite being absent from her property for over three years after it was devastated by Hurricane Dorian.

Gov’ts $544m undershoot on Dorian and COVID-19

The two greatest crises in modern Bahamian history resulted in the Government’s 2019-2020 revenues falling $544.1m short of their target, its leading fiscal watchdog has affirmed.

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