Obit
Hezekiah Johnson
Funeral service for Hezekiah "Old Kia" Johnson, 94 yrs., a resident of Little Creek, South Andros, will be held at Grants Town Seventh-day Adventist Church, Wellington Street, on Sunday 28th June, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Danny …
Obit
Susan Marshall
Funeral Service for Ms. Susan Marshall, age 94 years, of #24 Ferguson Way, Marathon Estates, and formerly of George Town, Exuma, will be held at 10:00 am, on Monday, November 13th, 2017, at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Wulff and Baillou …
Story
Banks see 30% profits increase
Bahamian commercial banks collectively enjoyed a 30 percent year-over-year profit increase to $109.2m during the 2023 second quarter due to rising interest income, it was revealed yesterday.
Story
Nothing ‘unusual’ in Baha Mar papers
DESPITE the Free National Movement’s suggestions on the campaign trail that the now unsealed Baha Mar documents may have been troubling, Attorney General Carl Bethel said Thursday that the documents contain nothing “unusual” that would prompt the government to renegotiate its terms.
Story
195 bodies in morgue - why fees must go up
ONE hundred and ninety-five dead bodies are being kept at Princess Margaret Hospital’s Morgue as of Wednesday – triple the number the facility was built to maintain, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.
Story
ART OF GRAPHIX: Video marketing makes for much better viewing
Some marketing executives are caught in the conundrum of trying to decide whether to embark on a video advertising campaign or wondering why they are not already doing it.
Story
‘Infections still affecting schools’
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson is again calling on education officials to ensure COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed in public schools after claiming infections are still affecting public schools.
Story
G-League Draft: 'Chicken' and Zane join NBA minor league franchises
DANRAD “Chicken” Knowles and Zane Knowles became the latest Bahamians to join National Basketball Association minor league franchises when they heard their names called at the NBA G-League Draft.Danrad was selected by the Grand Rapids Drive with the
Story
We should welcome differences
It is a safe bet that 212 years ago some Bahamians looked aghast at the “modern” monstrosity that was being built on the most commanding hilltop on the island of New Providence.
Story
Bahamian players clash in Canada U Sports Basketball
CANADA’s U Sports Basketball season opened with several matchups between Bahamian players with their respective programmes.Jordan Wilson and Shamar Burrows are in their second year with the Dalhousie Tigers, the No.2 ranked team in the country. Dalho
Story
Chinese ‘gait recognition’ tech IDs people by how they walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: “gait recognition” software that uses people’s body shapes and how they walk to identify them, even when their faces are hidden from cameras.
Story
EDITORIAL: The health of a nation, is the wealth of a nation
IT WOULD appear that Prime Minister Minnis is unwilling, embarrassed or unable to muster the courage to address the “pink elephant in the room”. While some may be relieved to learn it is not an Immigration, U.S. crime warning, OECD black listing or global pandemic spread by some highly infectious disease, in reality it is a far more deadly, insidious and immediate threat to our country.
Story
Cabinet ministers deny claims of Baha Mar conflicts of interest
TWO Cabinet ministers who served as government negotiators on the Baha Mar remobilisation deal yesterday dismissed tabloid accusations of abuse of power and conflict of interest as election season smear tactics.
Obit
Retired Local Constable Patriarch Stanley Sidney Collie
Semi-Military Funeral Service for the late Retired Local Constable Patriarch Stanley Sidney Collie affectionately called “Bulla & Con Law” aged 94 years of Highbury Park and formerly of Betsy Bay, Mayaguana will be held on Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 at …
Story
'Unconscionable' to implement VAT
The Free National Movement’s (FNM) deputy chairman believes it would be “unconscionable” for the Government to implement Value-Added Tax (VAT), suggesting that it could instead cut its fixed costs by around 10 per cent.
Story
Bahamian musicians bring Christmas fever
WITH THE Holidays right around the corner, the pine trees are now being lit, the streets are filled with green, red and white lights, and locals are feeling holly and jolly.
Story
'Strong Bahamian connection' for university basketball programme
The University of Houston’s Basketball programme will have a strong Bahamian connection this fall after the transfer of LJ Rose to the Cougars.
Story
Bahamas broker: 50% of client assets in jeopardy
ALMOST 50 per cent of client assets at Owen Bethel's Nassau-based Montaque Capital Partners, which is reportedly insolvent with a $9.367 million net asset deficiency, are in jeopardy due to a Canadian institution's claim against them, Tribune Business can reveal.
Obit
Willis Eric Hart
Funeral service for Willis Eric Hart, 82 yrs., a resident of Spencer Ct., Soldier Road & formerly of Durham’s Street West, will be held at Trinity City of Praise, Tonique Williams Darling Highway, on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 10:00 …
Story
Exchange rate was 'never in jeopardy'
The Bahamas’ $838 million foreign currency reserves “are in line” with both their internationally-recognised adequacy benchmarks, the Central Bank of the Bahamas governor yesterday saying the one:one US dollar peg was “never in jeopardy” over the past decade.
