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Obama faces host of election-year constraints

MISSILE defence isn't the only area in which President Barack Obama will have "more flexibility" if he's re-elected. Immigration, the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, gay marriage, tax policy and other issues could invite bold initiatives by a president who knows he will never run for office again, especially if his party gains ground in congressional elections.

Buyers want comfort

Buyers want comfort By Mike Lightbourn You're preparing to sell your home and you've taken all the right steps. You've contacted your BREA agent to represent you and to market your home, taken care of needed repairs, cleaned the yard and given your hom

Task force launched to prevent human trafficking

THE Ministry of National Security announced the establishment of a National Task Force on Trafficking in Persons to enhance its responsiveness to one of the most quickly growing criminal enterprises in the world.

CABLE PRESSURED BY 18.5% COST RISE

Cable Bahamas last night unveiled a 2.5 per cent net income increase for 2011 to $20.483 million, as it warned that rising costs continued to "challenge" its financial performance. Unveiling an improvement upon its 2010 bottom line of $19.991 million, the

Man convicted of unlawful sex faces sentence wait

Man convicted of unlawful sex faces sentence wait A MAN convicted in the Supreme Court in December of having sex with an 11-year-old girl will have to wait another month before he is sentenced. Alexander McPhee was brought down to Bank Lane yesterday, ho

Education honour for veteran

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Veteran educator Donald McCartney has been named VIP Member of Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Education Administration and Public Service. This special distinction

Pinder, Brown honoured

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net DEMETRIUS Pinder and Chris 'Fireman' Brown admitted that, although they are rivals, they both had one mission and that was to win a medal at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul,

Relay team could qualify for the London Olympics

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Swimming Federation (BSF) could for the first time have a 4 x 100 freestyle relay team qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games. The team of Arianna Vanderpoool-Wallace, Alana Dillet

sports inbrief

FUNERAL SERVICE KENT FORBES FUNERAL service for the late Kent Forbes is scheduled for 2pm today at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, West Street. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens. Forbes, 51, collapsed on the field while playing in a Masters So

CITY MARKETS NAME 'SHOULD HAVE DIED'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE City Markets name was what ultimately caused the struggling supermarket chain to fail to recover, a rival food retailer believes, telling Tribune Business that the Finlayson fam

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn BAHAMIAN talent is being represented in a big way in New York this weekend, as two aspiring models and one singer take part in Brooklyn Fashion Week. The three Bahamians - 2009 Supermodel of The Bahamas, Garrecka Johnson, To

'Fireman' postpones meet until next April

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net INSTEAD of going to Grand Bahama, Chris 'Fireman' Brown has decided to holf off his initial Invitational Track and Field Classic and is now expected to stage it at the new Thomas A Robinson

CITY MARKETS CHIEF HOPING DEAL 'IMMINENT'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net and NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor CITY Markets' principal believes the acquisition of the struggling five-store supermarket chain by Super Value's owner and president, Rupe

Crossing the generation gap

By Ian Ferguson Much has been said and written on the differences between the four generations present in today's workforce. A number of titles have been given to them, but for the purpose of this discourse, we will refer to them as Traditionalist, Baby

Girls paying for school with sex

Girls paying for school with sex By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net YOUNG girls are turning to prostitution in an effort to make ends meet, according to a leading psychiatrist. Dr David Allen said that as difficult economic times persist, illicit rel

Grand Bahama company unveils distribution deal

Grand Bahama-based Paint Fair has launched its distributorship of International Paint, the industrial protective coatings brand, in the Bahamas along with specialised training for its team. In a launch attended by Minister of Public Works and Transport, N

Tribune242 readers back foreign assistance for crime problem

Tribune242 readers back foreign assistance for crime problem By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE majority of Tribune242.com readers think foreign assistance is needed to tackle the nation's escalating crime problem. The high-profile arrival of New

Bank warns on provisions rise

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bank of the Bahamas International has warned investors it may have to increase loan loss provisions further during its financial year's second half, its managing director telling Tribune Business it was "grappling

Man questioned after woman suffers serious head injury

Man questioned after woman suffers serious head injury By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Police are investigating a grievous harm incident that resulted in a young woman suffering a serious head injury.

Computer donation gives children 'wonderful opportunity'

Computer donation gives children 'wonderful opportunity' CHILDREN from the Farm Road community could not wait to try out the new computers donated to their Urban Renewal Centre by the Lyford Cay Foundation on Thursday. The foundation donated $20,000 wor

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