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Leadership is key to a better future
Recent articles in The Tribune have left me wondering about what the next 50 years has in store for The Bahamas.
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‘We should not have to beg govt’ for police on the cays, says Hope Town Council chief Sweeting
A local government official in Abaco is appealing to the government to deploy law enforcement officers in the Abaco cays to ensure the safety of both residents and visitors.
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FACE TO FACE: Arlene Nash-Ferguson’s legacy - The ‘Mother’ of modern Junkanoo
SHE was a little girl, just four years old when she first stepped foot on Bay Street in a colourful, completely fringed outfit to rush in the Junkanoo parade. It was adorable to see little Arlene performing. With eyes beaming and a big, bright smile, she moved to the beat of the Junkanoo drum.
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FACE TO FACE: Reflecting on Independence, remembering George Smith
WHEN George A Smith passed away on May 26, it was a poignant moment in time. The end of one era is at hand, and the dawning of a new era is taking place right before our eyes.
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Gov't targets $9m grant for BPL ocean energy
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government is negotiating a $9m grant from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to help Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) develop an ocean thermal energy initiative.
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Opposition to Viking Court Plaza
Re: Application (PSA/192/2022) on behalf of Viking Court Plaza c/o TDG Architects Ltd.
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PHA report: Woman who died was ‘acutely ill’
THE Public Hospitals Authority said a woman who complained in a viral video about her rapidly deteriorating platelet count was “acutely ill” and died “despite all the efforts by the clinical team, including nursing, physicians, and laboratory staff”.
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Sailing officially declared as our national sport
IT was a big weekend for the island of Exuma. Not only did they attract one of the biggest crowds for the 65th Family Island Regatta, but they got to kick off the promotion of the torch run for the sixth edition of the Bahamas Games just before the official proclamation of sailing as the national sport of The Bahamas.
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No new taxes! More growth!
New taxes seem to be on the agenda. We are hearing about family islanders paying real property tax, corporation tax, income tax, increased NIB contributions and so on.
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Civil registry's online return eliminates 'terrible handicap'
Attorneys and realtors yesterday hailed the civil registry's online restoration for eliminating "a terrible handicap" that had created a "go slow" for title searches and real estate transactions.
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Clubs and Societies: 17th March, 2023.
Abaco Strong Abaco Strong holds its next Abaco Farmers Market at Treasure Cay Park tomorrow from 9am-2pm.
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Sir Randol, MLK and Garvey
There is one striking similarity between Sir Randol Fawkes, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, and Jamaican National Hero Marcus Garvey that caught my attention after reading their biographies.
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PLP opposed independence too
My interest was piqued by a Nassau Guardian article pertaining to a Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister's claim in Parliament that the Free National Movement opposed independence. The PLP minister is correct. However, I wish the minister would have demonstrated the level of bipartisanship that senior PLP statesman George Smith showed when he corrected an untruth about FNM delegates to the Constitutional Conference leaving before an agreement was reached in 1972.
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FACE TO FACE: Kenise leaves behind a legacy of giving
KENISE Symonette-Darville will be remembered and honoured in a special memorial candlelight vigil tomorrow, Wednesday February 8, 2023 at 7pm at the Pinewood Park. Her death was a blow to many, and hundreds are expected to show up in her honour.
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IC Tennis Doubles: USA’s Robins team takes top spot
THE Bahamas International Tennis Club’s 2023 Doubles Championships came to a close on Friday at the Nassau Lawn Tennis Club with the United States of America’s Robins team beating the USA Bluebirds 3-2 to take the top spot.
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IC Tennis: Team USA shut out Bahamas 5-0
THE United States Robins’ team pulled off another impressive victory, this time shutting out the Bahamas 5-0 in a couple of hard-fought tennis matches.
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Whitewashing Majority Rule
Recently, I listened attentively as a 5th grade student gave the meaning of the colours in the Bahamian flag. She said that the black in the flag stands for the strength of the Bahamian people. I was surprised by this. When I attended school during the tumultuous 1980s, we were told by our teachers that the black stood for Black Bahamians. Nothing in the flag represents the White minority.