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SPORTS NOTES
THE Gym Tennis Club Members’ Tournament played a series of games yesterday at the club in Winton Meadows. The results were as follows:
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54 deaths in car crashes in 2017
A TOTAL of 54 people died as a result of traffic accidents in 2017, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force crime statistics.
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Jones rejoins powerhouse in Russia
JONQUEL Jones rejoined Russian Premier League powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg this WNBA offseason as the team looks to repeat as EuroLeague champions.
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Jones and Company take Euro League title
JONQUEL Jones had another successful WNBA offseason as her team captured the EuroLeague women’s championship.
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MOXEY: STAFFORD SANDS BROKE THE STRANGLEHOLD OF WHITE RETAILERS
WHEN you enter the drawing-room of former parliamentarian Ed Moxey you know you’re entering into the space of a man who is at heart an archivist and a lover of history.
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$250m cruise port: ‘We’ll help Long Island flourish’
The proposed $250m Long Island cruise port will handle up to 12,000 persons daily at full build-out, one of its principals revealed yesterday, adding: “Our goal is to help Long Island flourish.”
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No Bahamian firms represented on Baha Mar creditors body
No Bahamian companies are directly represented on Baha Mar’s unsecured creditors committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware, the membership of which was published last night.
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Scrap metal scavengers may have started landfill fire, Dorsett says
ENVIRONMENT Minister Kenred Dorsett yesterday said the fire that occurred at the New Providence landfill two weeks may have been caused by people “wanting to find a bit of scrap metal” at the site and that he had been authorised by the Prime Minister to increase security.
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EDITORIAL: A hard line on migration from govt
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis set a hard line in his national address on the issue of migration.
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‘CANNABIS DRAFT BILL INADEQUATE’: Rastafarian community dissatisfied with location limit for religious use
THE Rastafarian community is not satisfied with the Davis administration’s proposal for legalising cannabis for religious purposes, calling the draft bills inadequate.
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Claims which can’t just be shrugged off
THERE were two shocking statements yesterday – both detailed in today’s Tribune.
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Roadrunners have three athletes on CARIFTA team
THEY’RE not one of the top ranked track and field clubs, but coach Dexter Bodie said they are extremely proud to have three of their athletes making the Bahamas’ 80-member team that will compete at the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games this weekend.
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EDITORIAL – Haiti policy: What happens next?
THE question “what happens next?” is very useful when examining public policy.
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World Health Day shines spotlight on ageing
World Health Day is celebrated annually on April 7 and represents a unique opportunity to focus attention on a specific global health issues with intention, and to compel governments, international communities, civil societies and individuals to take action globally.
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CAT ISLAND REGATTA TO HONOUR ‘ZEKE’
CAT Island Sailing Club Association is celebrating its 61st annual regatta this year, August 4-7 in New Bight.
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EDITORIAL: Are 120,000 vaccinations really enough?
THE Minister of Health was in optimistic mood yesterday.
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Nathaniel makes an impact at JUCO basketball showcase
BASED on his performance, Lathaniel Bastian felt he made an impression on the scouts at the All-American Junior College Basketball Showcase.
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Let's be both sensible and sensitive
Stranger things have happened, but yesterday in the House of Assembly a strange thing happened - it came the turn for the member for St Anne’s to speak ..... he prefixed his comment, all of maybe three-minutes by saying there will be an announcement concerning Immigration and sat back down giving way for PM Hubert Minnis to make his statement, far from the usual summing up that the closing MP, usually the PM will do then the bombshell.
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Illegal migrants
STRANGER things have happened but yesterday in The House of Assembly a strange thing happened - it came the turn for the member for St Anne’s to speak ..... he prefixed his comment, all of maybe three minutes by saying there will be an announcement concerning Immigration and sat back down giving away for PM Hubert Minnis to make his statement, far from the usual summing up that the closing MP, usually the PM will do then the bombshell.
