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Comments by Bishop Ellis

I consider Bishop Neil C Ellis to be a spiritual giant in the Bahamian Christian community who is considered a spiritual father to many young clergymen. With a membership in the thousands coupled with an international reach that extends throughout the United States of America and the Caribbean, if there’s one Bahamian preacher of the gospel one would think would have the listening ear of the Free National Movement (FNM) administration and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, it would be Ellis.

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Bahamas misses over marine genetics share

The Bahamian people are earning nothing from foreign exploitation of this nation's marine genetic resources that has produced over 100 "new natural products", a report has revealed.

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331 new cases since Thursday

FIFTY-SIX COVID-19 cases were announced on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health, bringing the amount of cases recorded between Thursday and yesterday to 331.

EDITORIAL: Time to breathe life into Downtown

WE don’t need to tell you about the number of rundown buildings in Downtown Nassau.

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Rookie Adam Johnson continues to post standout numbers

ADAM Johnson is continuing to post standout numbers in his rookie season of professional basketball.

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Hurricanes coaching staff optimistic on defensive lineman Elijah’s potential

THE Miami Hurricanes coaching staff is optimistic on the potential of true freshman defensive lineman Elijah Roberts.

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Government urged to speed up Downtown demolitions

THE Downtown Nassau Partnership has called on the government to get serious with owners of abandoned and dilapidated buildings on Bay Street.

84 new cases and three more deaths as surge continues

EIGHTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday along with three more deaths.

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Jasrado Chisholm reflects on historic season

JAZZ Chisholm’s historic 2020 season had several milestones and one primary lesson learned which he hopes will set the stage for a long career in Major League Baseball. “Trust your routine, 100 percent your routine. Everything has to do with what you do every day because your body reacts to what you do every day, so I learned that very quickly,” Chisholm said on the MLB Pipeline Podcast with Jonathan Mayo.

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Shaunae challenges World Athletics to take action on Naser doping case ruling

Shaunae Miller-Uibo may have been the athlete most impacted by Salwa Eid Naser’s doping rule violation and the Bahamian athletics icon spoke publicly to express her views on the controversial decision.

Tribune Radio names group sales manager

The Tribune Media Group has appointed Vanessa Mott as sales manager for all the stations that come under Tribune Radio Ltd (Radio House).

Students are warned about dangers of joining gangs

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Solomon Cash recently visited Jack Hayward High School where he spoke to 80 to 90 senior students about the dangers of gangs.

Professional Bahamian basketball players shine in Asia, Europe

IT was an active weekend for Bahamian basketball across pro leagues in Asia and Europe as several players made their season debuts and others had season-high performances.

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Tiger’s Hero World Challenge cancelled

Another major event on The Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar has been cancelled due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arthur joins Miami Marlins farm system

ANDRE Arthur became the latest Bahamian prospect to join the Miami Marlins farm system.

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INSIGHT: Science is the way forward

The Bahamas, like the rest of the world, should realise by now that COVID-19 and its effects are going to be around for some time and as such we should be finding a way to live with it.

Oil exploration fears for 'eco centric mecca'

An Andros bonefishing lodge's co-owner has voice alarm that that "the eco-centric mecca" of The Bahamas could be irreparably harmed if oil exploration plans go awry.

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243 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths reported on Thursday and Friday

The Ministry of Health reported that there was a total of 243 new COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths on Thursday and Friday.

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STATESIDE: How long will it take for the US to recover the ground it’s lost in the eyes of the world?

“I feel sorry for Americans,” a lawmaker in Myanmar told The New York Times recently. From Berlin, another Times reporter wrote that events in the US were “shaking fundamental assumptions in Europe about American exceptionalism”.

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FRONT PORCH: Trump is not an American anomaly

Around 1997, about 23 years ago during a trip to New York City for a social justice conference, this columnist first met a fellow participant who lived in the city.