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Red Alert: SAC teams feature in all four division championships

The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools completed their sudden death semi-finals yesterday at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium and the championship matchups are set for next week’s final. The best-of-three championship series in all div

Pimps in pulpits

I write this article with the intent and objective to inform and educate my readers concerning the gross misconduct of false clergymen.

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This week's Obituaries Section now online

The Tribune's online obituaries are updated every week.

Works minister: 'Public has right' to expect more'

A Cabinet minister has called upon his ministry’s staff to be more “proactive” in 2020, adding: “The public has a right to expect more from us.”Desmond Bannister, minister of works, in his annual New Year’s charge to staff, urged them to take the ini

Rental rate concerns for Abaco business revival

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said there were “no locations” where willing businesses can reopen, adding that landlords were “totally out of line” over the rents they are seeking. Ken Hutton told Tribune Business that the “biggest

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Every day, life is still a struggle for the people of Abaco

FOR Abaco residents who are trying to regroup after Hurricane Dorian, many are questioning when their lives will return to normal. Nearly six months after the Category Five storm hit the island, debris still extends for kilometres in some parts of th

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'Separate zoning' for hemp, medical marijuana strains

The Bahamas must zone “separate regions” for industrial hemp and medical marijuana to avoid “cross-pollination” and ensure both become sustainable industries.The Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana’s preliminary report, tabled in the House of As

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Bank contraction threatens 'way of life' for Bahamas

The opposition’s shadow finance minister yesterday warned the “way of life for many Bahamians is under threat” to the continual loss of institutions and jobs in the financial services industry.Chester Cooper, the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) dep

ART OF GRAPHIX: Getting animated over movement

Whether it is movies, cartoons, short films or advertisements, humans love watching animated characters on screen. Animation creates an entirely different world for the viewers. But do you realise how much work goes into creating these animation film

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Government House security review completed, says Dames

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames confirmed yesterday that the review committee tasked with investigating the security issues at Government House following the murder of Petty Officer Percival Philip Perpall has completed its investigation. “T

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‘ALL HOMES MUST HAVE INSURANCE’: Leading insurer warns mandatory cover has to be on agenda after Dorian

Bahamas First's chief executive yesterday said laws making it mandatory for all business and residential property owners to have full catastrophic insurance cover "must be on the table for discussion".

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'Don't cry over spilt milk': Exit of Julius Baer

The Bahamas must “not cry over spilt milk” due to Julius Baer’s imminent exit, a former attorney general warned yesterday, and should instead focus on remaining “relevant” as a financial centre. John Delaney, principal of the Delaney Partners law fi

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Bishop Hall backs PM's stance on expunging criminal records for minor offences

BISHOP Simeon Hall said he supports the prime minister’s stance on expunging records for people convicted of minor offences, stating yesterday everyone deserves a “second chance”.Bishop Hall spoke a day after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told The

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$2m lighthouse project aiming to 'energise' PI

A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday voiced optimism that his planned $2m transformation of Paradise Island’s western tip will “energise the restoration of other historical sites” throughout this nation.Toby Smith, principal of Paradise Island Lighthous

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Accused can't explain how DNA was found near victim's home

DWYANE Belizaire yesterday vehemently denied murdering his godmother but could not explain how his DNA was found under her fingernails and inside a condom police found in bushes behind the the victim’s home. Belizaire, 33, took the stand yesterday m

Watch for fake news

The Bahamas’ very own Muhammadan apologist, The Graduate, has fallen into the same egregious error as former US President George W Bush, when he mischaracterised Islam, the second largest religion in the world, as a religion of peace.

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Fairytale success for Super Bowl winner

A PROUD Bahamian mother watched as her son completed a fairytale journey on Sunday - becoming a Super Bowl winner at the same stadium where he used to serve beers and pizzas. Laurie Fenton watched as her son, Rashad Fenton, played as a cornerback for

First MSC graduate joins cruise vessel

The first of 220 Grand Bahamians training to work on Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) cruise ships has taken his post after the vessel docked in Freeport Harbour. The MSC Divina welcomed Raymond Campbell to its crew last Tuesday as part of the M

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$1m of school repairs in Grand Bahama to begin soon

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd announced on Friday about $m of school repairs will start soon at the Hugh Campbell Primary in Grand Bahama.

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INSIGHT: Why do we only pick on Carnival when it comes to pollution on the seas?

I have been an ardent environmental and human rights advocate since I could reason.