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V8 Fusion Stingrays get first Boil Fish Bowl title

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net GEORGE Daxon's deflection on fourth down signalled the end of a virtually spotless era for the Orry J Sands Pros and gave the youngest franchise in the Commonwealth American Football League (CA

‘This war is against Hamas’

Why is there a war in Israel right now? What are they fighting for and why is it so different from things that happened there in the past?

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$9.1m in WSC upgrades to help Exuma flourish

The Water and Sewerage Company (WSC) revealed it will be investing $9.1m in infrastructural upgrades for Exuma.

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SMOKED OUT: Residents facing a week out of Jubilee Gardens homes

RESIDENTS in Jubilee Gardens will have to wait at least five to seven days before the evacuation order is lifted and they are “safely” allowed to return their homes, Minister of Environment Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.

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Police officer overcomes life-changing injuries

POLICE motorcyclist Nelson Rahming was pursuing two suspects when he was suddenly hit by another vehicle – an incident that changed his life forever.

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Fyre Festival creator jailed for six years

NEW YORK (AP) — The creator of the Fyre Festival, a highly publicised and famously failed music bash in the Bahamas, was ordered Thursday to spend six years in prison by a judge who called him a "serial fraudster."

EDITORIAL: Something is going to have to change in our attitude to vaccination

THE road out of the COVID crisis was always going to be bumpy and right now it seems we’re being bounced all over the place.

Second phase of Sweeting’s Cay repairs underway

PHASE Two of the Sweeting’s Cay Home Repair Project is underway to repair 14 homes damaged during Hurricane Dorian two years ago.

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DEREK SMITH: Managing political risk is everyone’s business

IT IS often difficult to predict and manage political risk due to its unpredictable nature and difficulties in measuring it.

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Atlantis confirms opening is Dec 10

ATLANTIS’ announcement of its re-opening on December 10 has sparked elation among Tourism officials who view it as a light at the end of the tunnel for the rebound of the country’s economy.

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Teachers at odds over numbers on 'sick out'

ABOUT 1,000 teachers across the country called in sick yesterday in protest over what they described as a lack of COVID-19 health and safety protocols at schools, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson.

Is Minnis irritating Christie?

Perry Christie stood on hallowed ground in South Andros and unleashed a poorly timed rant aimed at Hubert Minnis. It backfired big time. Instead of meeting the intent of maligning Dr. Minnis as unfit for the Office of the Prime Minister, it showed that the current occupant lives in la la land.

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump's constant state of confusion

OBSERVING the behaviour of the current US President can evoke a wide range of emotions. Donald Trump can inspire disdain, disbelief, mockery, infuriation and even weariness. To be fair, he can also inspire intense positive passion and genuine admirat

Daejour leads the national rankings for NJCAA Division I

BAHAMIAN players are prominently featured on several of the top teams in the latest men’s basketball national rankings for Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Iraqi war veteran to run marathon with 35-pound sack on her back

AS if running a marathon isn’t hard enough, one Iraqi war veteran is taking things a step further – running Marathon Bahamas with a 35-pound bag strapped to her back. Over the summer, Dimitra Bairaktaris, 41, of Somerset, New Jersey, visited The Bahamas, along with her family and enjoyed her vacation so much that she vowed to return.

Dear Future Me

Christian motivational speaker Raquel Pinder is set to gather a panel that is sure to inspire, uplift and motivate all in attendance at the 2017 Beauty Beyond Feelings conference tomorrow at the British Colonial Hilton, beginning 7pm.Under this year’

EDITORIAL: Answers needed on Haitian sloop

When a Haitian sloop came ashore on the southwest coast of New Providence in the wee hours of Sunday morning Bahamians were outraged. How could this have happened? Why did the Royal Bahamas Defence Force not spot and capture the would-be migrants before the boat reached shore?

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‘Where are they all going to live?’: Davis demands - what now for shanty families

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes’ admission that there will most likely be challenges finding rental properties in Abaco for evicted shanty town residents proves there is a lack of planning and vision by the government, according to Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday.

LNG is our best alternative

Once again the radical environmentalists are opposing the installation of an LPG terminal and power plant in Clifton Pier. Some 15 years ago they killed the first LPG proposal with entirely emotional and impractical opposition. I wrote a letter at the time. Nothing has changed since then, other than the fact that we have suffered another 15 years of pollution to deal with at Clifton Pier, and, moreover using diesel instead of LPG in places like Wilson City in Abaco.

$5m Solar Energy Park planned for Grand Bahama

A NEW $5-million Solar Energy Park capable of generating 4.5 million kilowatt hours annually of clean, renewable energy is expected to be built in Grand Bahama in the Spring of next year.