All results / Stories

Tease photo

Shot German men were regular visitors

SOUTH Andros MP Leon Lundy revealed yesterday that the German men who were victims in a shooting that left one dead and the other injured were regular visitors to the island.

Tease photo

Freedom celebration for Jewish community

THERE is hardly another day on the Jewish calendar as rich in tradition, custom, historical involvement and symbolism as the festival of Passover. For Passover marks the exodus from Egypt, and the birth of the Jewish nation.

New shrimp-like species found in New Mexico cave

New shrimp-like species found in New Mexico cave By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Scientists have discovered a new shrimp-like species in a gypsum cave in southeastern New Mexico, only a few dozen miles from the famous

Scheme aims to help beat drugs

Scheme aims to help beat drugs A NEW initiative aims to give prisoners a better chance at a successful, drug-free life after release. National Security officials met with senior prison officers yesterday to launch the HMP Challenge Drug Therapy Programme

Water corporation workers strike

Water corporation workers strike By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net WATER and Sewerage Corporation workers abstained from work in protest yesterday morning, claiming some staff have been working there more than a decade with

Water corporation workers strike

Water corporation workers strike By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net WATER and Sewerage Corporation workers abstained from work in protest yesterday morning, claiming some staff have been working there more than a decade with

HUNDREDS RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER HOSPITAL

ATTRACTING more than 300 preschoolers and toddlers and raising $12,818.30, the 2012 staging of the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon on January 27 in Sandyport is being hailed as a tremendous success. A St Jude Hospital tradition for mor

Obesity Out, Good Health In

Obesity Out, Good Health In By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter FROM helping to fight illness to improving one's mood, regular exercise makes for a healthy lifestyle, said local fitness coach, Jillian Bartlett. People should not fool themselves:

HUNDREDS RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER HOSPITAL

ATTRACTING more than 300 preschoolers and toddlers and raising $12,818.30, the 2012 staging of the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon on January 27 in Sandyport is being hailed as a tremendous success. A St Jude Hospital tradition for mor

Obesity Out, Good Health In

Obesity Out, Good Health In By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter FROM helping to fight illness to improving one's mood, regular exercise makes for a healthy lifestyle, said local fitness coach, Jillian Bartlett. People should not fool themselves:

HUNDREDS RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER HOSPITAL

ATTRACTING more than 300 preschoolers and toddlers and raising $12,818.30, the 2012 staging of the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon on January 27 in Sandyport is being hailed as a tremendous success. A St Jude Hospital tradition for mor

Obesity Out, Good Health In

Obesity Out, Good Health In By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter FROM helping to fight illness to improving one's mood, regular exercise makes for a healthy lifestyle, said local fitness coach, Jillian Bartlett. People should not fool themselves:

Tease photo

Minister says sorry for Junkanoo ticket difficulty

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg apologised to those who could not get premium tickets for the upcoming Boxing Day parade because of limited seating on Bay Street.

Tease photo

Block on former Tribune editor’s pension will be investigated, says NIB

NATIONAL Insurance Board chairman Philip McKenzie said the board will investigate former Tribune managing editor John Marquis’ complaint that his pension payment has been blocked “for no good reason”.

Tease photo

Junior tennis players off to college showcase in Maples

SEVEN of the country’s top junior players are heading off to Maples, Florida to participate in a college showcase, thanks to their involvement in Island Tennis Bahamas at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.

Tease photo

Clubs & Societies July 7th, 2023

There will a fun run walk on Saturday, July 15. This event is part of a series of events for the Dr Moses C Norman Jr Leadership conference for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. The conference is being held in Nassau from July 13-16.

Tease photo

Bahamas closes in on six straight

TEAM Bahamas drew closer to capturing its sixth straight and eight out of nine CARIFTA Swimming Championship title on day three of the four-day competition last night at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

Tease photo

Cuban men climbed wall at detention centre

IMMIGRATION Director William Pratt yesterday called Saturday’s escape of three Cuban men from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre an “eye opener” and said his department is now looking into ways to “better secure the facility” to prevent future incidents.

BPL inks with Credit Suisse for $100m

BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) has executed an engagement letter with Credit Suisse for the provision of up to $100 million in interim financing, the Minister of Works said yesterday.

Fresh protest by residents over industrial plant pollution

THE Pinder’s Point/Lewis Yard Environmental Committee staged a protest on Tuesday in front of the Harold DeGregory Government Complex in Grand Bahama, where they continued calls for the relocation of residents from the five settlements near the industrial plants.