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DJ of the Week: DJ Kido

TRAVIS PARKS was an employee at the Atlantis Resort, before he was inspired by a relative to get behind a deejay set.

Water supply warning for independent depots

By YOURI KEMP Tribune Business Reporter ykemp@tribunemedia.net A major bottled water supplier yesterday said it might have to limit service to some independent depots to enable production to catch up with demand. Christian Knowles, Aquapure’s ope

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MP grabbed by police says actions by officers were inappropriate

THE actions of the police in the House of Assembly yesterday were inappropriate according to Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn, who was grabbed by officers attempting to forcibly move him.

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Davis: 'It's an honour for them to have recognised me'

ALTHOUGH she was one of the pioneers for women’s basketball in the country, Linda Davis was surprised that she was honoured by the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.Over the weekend, the NPWBA held its annual All-Girls High School Basketb

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Make Nassau Harbour breaches 'top of pile'

Nassau Harbour’s deteriorating breakwaters should be “top of the pile” in the Government’s priorities, a port chief argued yesterday, given the threat to 90 per cent of the city’s imports.Michael Maura, Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) chief e

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Ministry of Tourism hit by computer virus

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar is calling for computer security at the Ministry of Tourism to be beefed up following the discovery of a virus on a ministry server on Tuesday. Mr D’Aguilar confirmed the existence of the virus to reporters yester

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Hospital worker asks: Why wasn't I told to quarantine?

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A PRINCESS Margaret Hospital staff member is feeling frustrated after claiming she was not told to quarantine by hospital officials although she was exposed to three patients who l

PM: 'Smell is rotten' on BPL's Wartsila purchase

The Prime Minister yesterday blasted that "the smell is rotten" as he and his predecessor resumed House of Assembly battle over whose administration is responsible for Bahamas Power & Light's (BPL) dire state.

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Voting for IAAF Female Athlete of Year closes today

ALREADY named the North American and Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Female Athlete of the Year, Shaunae Miller-Uibo said it would be a “feather in her cap” if she is selected as the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Female Athlete o

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Rhema Otabor wins NCAA javelin title

NEBRASKA'S junior Rhema Otabor got the early lead and held on for a personal best and collegiate leading mark to win the women's javelin title at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas.

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McAlpine: Business people in here wouldn't spend their own money on Grand Lucayan

PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday said businessmen in the Minnis administration would never spend their personal finances to buy the Grand Lucayan resort in the manner they are doing with taxpayer’s money. His statement was prompted by Free N

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Suns eager to have No.1 pick Ayton back on court

Deandre Ayton is set to return to the court in five days and the Phoenix Suns are eager to have the former No.1 overall pick back in the lineup. Ayton will complete his 25-game suspension following the Suns’ December 16 contest against the Portland

Call to clamp down on poachers

FEARS have been raised over the future of the fishing industry by local fishermen who are calling on the government to ramp up its fight against poachers.

A thought for readers to ponder

As a Bahamian citizen I am very concerned about the potential fallout that the daring (alleged) attempted daylight heist at Atlantis could have for our tourism industry

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Food stores brace for sales plummet

Super Value’s president yesterday revealed he is bracing for a “below normal” sales decline as the post-COVID lockdown reality bites, and said: “If we fall ten percent below last year we’ll be in trouble.” Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that t

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Challenges ahead - but new-look hospital wards a sign of the future

Major challenges to the operation of Princess Margaret Hospital still need to be overcome, Health Minister Duane Sands warned yesterday.But to prove the situation is improving, Dr Sands pointed to key projects which are about to come to fruition whic

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Rolle to represent Bahamas in Pure Silk Classic

For the fifth time, Georgette Rolle will carry the Bahamian flag at the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.In preparation for this year’s tournament that will run from Thursday to Sunday at the Ocean Golf Club on Paradis

Darville: 'No concerns' over legality of NHI

The Opposition’s shadow Minister of Health yesterday asserted that the legal parameters were in place for the Christie administration to launch National Health Insurance (NHI), saying there was “no need for any concern”.Speaking with Tribune Business

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COVID testing: '11th hour' u-turn blasted

* Coalition stunned by '180 degree' reversal * Came after 3m kits distributed to entry ports * Principal: 'This why I don't like work for Gov't'

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Women's national basketball team 5th overall at the CBC

THEY fell short of advancing to the CentroBasket Tournament, but head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said she was still pleased with the performance of the women’s national team at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.