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Bahamians turn out to be baptised during ‘Reaping the Harvest’ weekend

More than 20 individuals gave their lives to Christ and were baptised by water in during a special weekend hosted by Life Changers Ministries International (LCMI).

Tribune Carifta Games 2024 supplement now online

Relive this year's CARIFTA Games coverage with our special supplement, now available to read as a pdf edition.

Contractor chief challenges ‘short sighted’ stadium deal

THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday argued it was “short-sighted” not to ensure the national stadium’s overhaul involves skills and knowledge transfer by the Chinese.

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Ex-civil service union boss: I urged pension reform two decades ago

A FORMER union leader says he recommended that civil service pensions be made contributory almost two decades ago as financial analysts warned “it’s all coming home to roost” over a forecast $3.5bn hole.

‘Total incompatibility’: But $100m project forges on

AN Exuma-based developer says it is pursuing all necessary approvals for a $100m project that has forced a neighbouring resort to place its development plans on hold and raised environmental concerns.

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Dealers: Used car sales up 30% with ‘level playing field’

AUTO dealers yesterday argued they could increase their used car sales by up to 30 percent if the authorities enforce a competitive ‘level playing field’ with roadside vendor rivals.

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‘Don’t shoot, please, I give up,’ said teen

SECURITY footage showed 17-year-old Elron Johnson say, “don’t shoot, I give up” during a gun battle in which a police officer shot and killed him after his failed attempt to rob a Chinese restaurant last year.

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Andros residents leave for safety as forest fire rages

A FOREST fire in North Andros has forced some residents to leave their homes over health concerns and affected the sleep patterns of people protecting their homes from the raging blaze.

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Man asks to avoid ankle monitor because he says it attracts sharks

A MAN failed to convince a judge that his electronic monitoring device should be removed because it allegedly attracts barracudas and sharks while he is deep-sea diving.

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'Release PwC report on what the GBPA owes’

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard wants the Davis administration to release the PwC report outlining what the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) owes the government.

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Cleare confirms man beaten in prison attack

ACTING Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare confirmed the fears of a mother who said she could not speak to her son because he was beaten in prison, telling The Tribune the man was attacked by several inmates.

World Relays ticket sales ‘spiking’

THE anticipation is mounting and the enthusiasm is peaking as the countdown for the 2024 World Athletics Relays has now shifted from months to days.

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Stage set for National High School Track & Field Championships

OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) have collaborated with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to officially launch the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships under the theme “Ringing in a New Era of Sporting Excellence”.

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Residents voice objections to new PI resort proposal

RESIDENTS last night argued that plans to transform the former Paradise Harbour Club site into a seven-storey hotel represent an “overdevelopment” that will impact quality of life and devalue their properties.

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FNM claims govt broke law on finance

THE Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday challenged whether the Government may have violated public finance laws by drawing on $133m from its “sinking funds” to pay debts coming due.

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Police chief to review fatal shooting advice

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he has received recommendations from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions concerning the potential criminal prosecution of officers involved in killings that returned adverse inquest findings within the last year.

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Bahamian in New York City among millions to feel earthquake Friday

CHET KINCAID, a Bahamian living in New York City, said he thought he was going to be buried alive in his apartment when an earthquake rocked the Big Apple.

Soaring boat insurance ‘huge cost’ to Bahamas

ASTRONOMICAL boat insurance costs are having a “huge” impact on Family Island hotels and marinas through shortening the tourism season by a month and leaving many “empty” over the summer.

GBPA: $200m in taxes far exceed Gov’t outlay

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday blasted the Government’s huge payment demand as ill-founded by arguing that the $200m tax revenues earned by the latter far exceed what it invests in Freeport.

PM told GBPA’s owners: I have ‘no confidence’ in you

THE Prime Minster personally told the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) owners that he has “no confidence” in their ability to “realise the promise and potential of” Freeport.