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Bahamas falls to second-half onslaught by Mexico
THE Bahamas Rugby Football Union’s national team continues to struggle against Mexico in regional competition.
MP who joked about abusing woman says Lightbourn is in the Stone Age
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday said he was “shocked” to learn of Richard Lightbourn’s “tube tying” comments, as he criticised the Montagu MP, insisting that to make such a proposal revealed the inner workings of an “evil and twisted mind”.
$500m cruise port’s ‘strict preference’ for Bahamians
The US contractor managing landside construction for Carnival’s $500m Grand Bahama cruise port has pledged to give “strict preference” to Bahamians on all work that is put out to bid.
INSIGHT: Murder rate soaring - so what will we do?
I’LL be honest – I don’t really understand what the government’s strategy is when it comes to tackling crime.
Boxing team heading off
WITH the 27-member team already reduced because of the lack of funding, Bahamas Boxing Federation President Vincent Strachan said he’s confident the remaining 10 boxers will get the opportunity to travel this week to Kissimmee, Florida.
Picewell Forbes out of PLP race
CENTRAL and South Andros MP Picewell Forbes announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election, a decision that reflects his belief that Progressive Liberal Party leaders did not support his potential candidacy robustly enough.
SO MANY IN NEED: Food parcels giveaway swamped as desperate queue from dawn for aid
THOUSANDS travelled to the Thomas A Robinson Stadium to collect a box of food and supplies at Island Luck’s IL Cares food drive yesterday, blocking roads for miles in every direction in a bracing showcase of the scale of need in the country.
COVID-19 putting an extra burden on Abaco
THE increasing number of COVID-19 cases on Abaco has placed a significant strain on healthcare workers on the island who are simultaneously managing the coronavirus fight and the public healthcare system in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation.
BIA chair: Late revision shows 'untidy' budget process
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman yesterday branded the budget process “untidy” following the government’s last-minute reversion to its original VAT “exempt” position.Emmanuel Komolafe told Tribune Business that, following talks with
Bus drivers form union
A NEW union has been formed to change public perception of bus drivers and facilitate a more modern bussing system in the country. The Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union was formed last month and is led by its president, Frederick Farrington. During
Big Red Machine lead the Comets by 14.5 points
JUST 14.5 points separate the teams atop the leaderboard at the BAISS Track and Field Championships, setting the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.
Light at end of the tunnel
I hoped that all of the mothers in our wonderful country had an enjoyable and blessed Mothers’ Day. Despite the naysayers, inclusive of myself occasionally, all is not yet lost in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. In fact, it is my considered view, as a social activist and Executive Director of The National Public Policy Institute and Common Cause, that our best days, collectively, are yet ahead of us, God willing.
Straw Market vendors want out of Bannister portfolio
THE Straw Business Persons Society yesterday called for the Nassau Straw Market to be removed from the portfolio of Works Minister Desmond Bannister.During a press conference, SBPS President Rev Esther Thompson and Vice President Rebecca Small also i
My three mistakes
From the time that nation/states emerged the chiefs and leaders have experimented and tinkered with the economic order, often to the detriment of the lower and middle classes. Those at the top of the fabled totem, how apt a reference.....’tote them’ are oftentimes, like right here in The Bahamas, are often allied with the politicians and their suitcase people.......some call them bag men/women; lobbyists and facilitators.
Penile cancer: What you need to know
Penile cancer is relatively rare in developed countries, but in some penile cancer could represent as high as 20 percent of all male cancers. In the United States, according to the American Cancer Society, penile cancer affects one in 100,000 men. Pr
Govt reassurances on WTO 'irrelevant'
The Government’s drive for full WTO membership by mid-2020 is “unnerving” for Bahamian firms, a businessman branding reassurances from its new chief negotiator as “irrelevant”.Robert Myers, pictured, the former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce chairman, t
Bahamas’ economic welfare ‘paramount’ in US-China battle
The Bahamian economy’s welfare must be “paramount” when the prime minister meets Donald Trump today, an ex-DNA leader warning: “We can’t afford any more hits.”
Time to modernise, D'Aguilar tells Flowers
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has described recent amendments to the Gaming Act as a “happy medium” while calling on one gaming operator to modernise to avoid being negatively impacted by the changes. He was referring to Craig Flowers, FML Gro
Bahamas spearfishers make international debut in Nevada
A BAHAMAS national team competing in an international spearfishing competition for the first time acquitted themselves creditably at the two-day World Freshwater Spearfishing Championship in Lake Mead, Nevada, this month.Four members of the Bahamas F
Bank profit repatriation triples to $120m
A leading waste services provider yesterday slammed the “secrecy” surrounding the Government’s plans for New Providence’s landfill, after a foreign company’s bid to manufacture recycled products in the Bahamas was revealed.
