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Photographer to give talk at national trust

ACCLAIMED wildlife photographer and conservationist Melissa Groo is a featured speaker at the Bahamas Natural History Conference, organised by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), this month.

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Minnis calls on govt to declare a ‘war on guns’

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has called on the government to declare a “war on guns” and establish a dedicated intelligence gathering facility to partner with the international community for this purpose.

Danrad Knowles helps the Houston Cougars advance

NCAA conference tournaments tipped off yesterday with mixed results for Bahamian players in Division One.

$30m project: 80% of Phase one units sold

Eighty per cent of the units in Phase I of the $30 million Venetian West community have already been reserved, with immediate construction now on the agenda..

NHI will stem out of country spending on health says Gomez

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez said yesterday that with approximately $80m being spent annually on health care outside the Bahamas, the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) and modernisation of the public health care system should help to curb some of that outflow and allow local health care providers to benefit.

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Hyperloop One shows off super-speed propulsion technology

A LOW-profile block of aluminum zipping across a short stretch of what looked like railroad tracks before crashing into a tuft of sand seconds later in the desert north of Las Vegas last week marked the first public glimpse of the Hyperloop One propulsion system that its creators hope will rocket people and cargo through tubes at the speed of sound in five years.

$3m could be better spent

I laughed my heart out reading the detail of the recent combined Defence Force - US Military exercise and the location and the scenario.

BTC launches 'same speed' fibre packages

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has unveiled fibre packages that all provide the same Internet upload and download speeds as it seeks to deliver faster and more reliable connections.

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Police quiz more in DRA investigation

POLICE officers from New Providence visited Grand Bahama last week to interview a number of Disaster Reconstruction Authority employees as part of a criminal investigation.

Natural methods to cure headaches

Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches. The causes of headaches are many; they include such things as spinal misalignment, certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives and alcohol.

NCAA: Bastian shy of double double, Hunter scores nine

SEVERAL Bahamian players had season best performances with their respective teams in NCAA Division I basketball.

The so-called election 2017

THIS has been the most incredible campaign, basically based on who has created the most corruption and the biggest scandals.

Men’s national basketball team on path toward FIBA World Cup 2023

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s men’s national team is set to begin its path toward the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

A poem to Duke Smith

PLEASE publish this birthday poem that I wrote for my oldest brother, Duke Bradley Smith.

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Jonquel Jones and Foxes one step closer to FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes are one step closer to the FIBA EuroLeague Women Final Four.

Is BPL abiding by the rules?

BP&L’s RFP to replace the current standby generator supplier - AGGREGO was it complaint to the Electricity act of 2015?

Full house at Humane Society

BAHAMAS Humane Society Shelter Manager Percy Grant said yesterday the rescue organisation’s shelter facilities have reached maximum capacity as the country braces for the effects of Hurricane Irma.

1,000 scholarships available at BTVI

THE government, through the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, is offering 1,000 scholarships to students enrolled in full-time programmes inclusive of preparatory, certificate, diploma and associate degrees.Named The Bahamas Be Your Own Bos

Attorney gravely ill in hospital

PROMINENT Freeport attorney Rawle Maynard is gravely ill in the Intensive Care Unit at Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama.The attorney reportedly took ill at his home on Saturday after attending a funeral and was transported to RMH.The Tribune co

Law has to keep up with banned drugs

The topic “Synthetic” Marijuana was timely and very interesting. It was held at Wesley Methodist, Blue Hill Road and Chapel Street. The presenter was Dr Kirk Christie; Clinical Director of Female and Substance Abuse Services.