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Swim Nationals: Swift dominates to take title for 5th straight year
SWIFT Swimming dominated the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2015 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships by winning the title for the fifth consecutive year at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend.
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Bank loss leaves Family Islands ‘out of economy’
Exuma’s Chamber of Commerce yesterday said it is aiming to engage the Government over the “devastating” impact the island has suffered from losing “two-thirds” of its bank branches.
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Software delay for MARCO Alert system
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
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Missing property taxes over $1/2bn
Almost $95 million in real property taxes went uncollected during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, taking the total sum outstanding to what the Auditor-General described as an “exorbitant” $541.886 million.
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Hilda Deloris Carey
Hilda Deloris "Lossie" Carey, 88 yrs., a resident of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, died at PMH on 21st April, 2014. She is survived by her 6 daughters: Mary Knowles, Faye, Linda & Renee Carey, Yvonne Ingraham & Paulette Rahming; 3 sons: …
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Herbert H Johnson
Herbert H. Johnson, age 88 of Blue Bell Ave., Garden Hills #1 died at his Residence on Thursday, April 25th, 2019. He is survived by his Wife: Bloneva Johnson; 3 Sons: Herbert Jr. (Carla), Raymond (Audrey) & Michael (Italia) Johnson; …
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Matriarch Maude Helena Pickstock-Fowler
Matriarch Maude Helena Pickstock-Fowler age 88 of Fox Hill Subdivision and formerly of North Mastic Point, Andros died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday 26th November, 2019. She is survived by 7 Sons: Tyrone, Wayde, Hugh, Lucius, Ashton Jr., …
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Receivables over three times' Water Corporation target
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Just how far the Water & Sewerage Corporation has to go to achieve financial viability has been highlighted by several key financial performance indicators, which show it currently enjoys a -44 per cent operating
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Bahamas on a roll at Pan Am Bowling Championships
The men’s team was the first to hit the lanes for Team Bahamas at the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Championships being hosted in Cali, Colombia.
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Bahamian Minor League Baseball prospects receive 2022 assignments
Several Bahamian prospects have received their 2022 assignments in Minor League Baseball as seasons commenced in leagues across the United States.
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Union seeking answers as CIBC sale collapses
A trade union leader is today hoping to today discover whether CIBC’s efforts to exit majority FirstCaribbean ownership have hit “the end of the road” following the collapse of a $797m deal.
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Colombian CIBC sale goes ahead
The deputy prime minister has voiced optimism that CIBC’s sale of majority control in its Bahamian and regional affiliate will be “positive” given the buyer’s reputation for innovation.
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Stingers take Hugh Campbell title back to Grand Bahama
The Sunland Stingers were the most dominant team throughout the 38th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic and the programme claimed their first tournament title in school history.
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Rockets and Resistance get wins in night league basketball
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued league play Wednesday night with wins for the Rockets in Division I and the Resistance in Division II. On the heels of his appearance with the men’s national team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Mo
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Fredrick King and Bluejays sweep Summer of Thunder
Bahamian Fredrick King and his Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team have completed their mission here with a three-game sweep of their matches played this week in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.
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MARION PRISCILLA SMITH-PRATT
Funeral Service for MRS. MARION PRISCILLA SMITH-PRATT, 66 a resident of Taylor Road Nassau Village, will be held on Sunday, September 3rd, 2017, 2:30 pm. at St Agnes Anglican Church, Blue Hill Road. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. I Ranfurly …
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Regulators stay alive, Shockers take 2-1 lead
The Real Deal Shockers pulled off an 80-69 win over the Mail Boat Cybots to take a 2-1 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association men’s semi-final series, while Mr Ship It Freight Regulators stayed alive in their series against the Commonwealth Bank Giants with a 114-85 blowout victory.
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BAMSI building destroyed in fire to be rebuilt as co-ed dorm
THE fire damaged male dorm at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) in North Andros will be rebuilt as a co-ed structure, Minister of Works Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.
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Bahamas set to face Canada in FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers
The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team is set to return to action in less than two weeks when they face Canada in the first window of the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
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FRONT PORCH: The virtue of a life-long pursuit of personal growth and wisdom
In 1941, in his early 70s, after an extraordinary career and a dozen years before his death at 84, the brilliant French artist Henri Matisse underwent surgery following a diagnosis of abdominal cancer. He was left bed- and chair-ridden. Sculpturing and painting were now too physically challenging.
