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Angels revisit the BAPD
In early February, the children of the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled were blessed with an outpouring of loving care and generosity from a team of volunteer professionals from West Palm Beach, Florida.
First Class Promotions to stage All-Female Pro Boxing Show
AFTER postponing the initial show in October due to one of the main event competitors getting injured, First Class Promotions has announced that the first All-Female Professional Boxing Show is back on the agenda.
First Class Promotions returns after 10-year hiatus
FIRST Class Promotions will host the first all-female boxing match in The Bahamas and Caribbean at 8pm on Friday, March 31 at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium.
Marine accused of attack on police officer at betting shop
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force marine was granted bail yesterday after being accused of assaulting a police officer at a betting shop earlier this year.
Three more companies join CARIFTA
THE Local Organising Committee got another $60,000 in their kitty for the 50th Jubilee CARIFTA Games with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst and Young and Arawak Port Development Limited coming on board as the latest silver medal partners.
WORLD VIEW: The war on Ukraine is now a global war
THE people of Ukraine are the principal victims of the unjustified and unprovoked war, launched against them by Russia on February 24, 2022. But in the year since then, it has become clear that other victims - on a different scale - have been all the nations of the world, particularly the small, poor and powerless.
WORLD VIEW: Can political parties agree social contract for national progress?
AUTHORITATIVE international bodies – among them, the respected Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) – have concluded that “democracy is under both literal and figurative assault around the world.” The countries of the Caribbean have not been exempted from this judgement which is based on more than a decade of studies.
Mixed reaction to Royal Caribbean’s PI project
Bay Street merchants yesterday gave a mixed reaction to the Government’s approval of Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island beach club with some fearing it will suck tourists away from downtown and others arguing it will improve the product.
‘Big mistake’ over Junkanoo Beach
The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday said a “big mistake” has been made over the way Junkanoo Beach has been allowed to develop.
CARIFTA exhibition puts the past 50 years on display
LOCAL Organising Committee chief executive officer Lynden Maycock said he’s extremely pleased with how the exhibition of the past 50 years of the CARIFTA Games is coming together in the old war bunker in the parking lot opposite the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Mom and pop shops biggest violators of price control
PRICE control inspectors have found that “mom and pop stores” are the biggest violators of price control regulations, according to senior inspector Theodore Curry yesterday.
RBPF kicks off police month with community walkabout in Palmdale
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force kicked off Police Month yesterday with a walkabout in the Palmdale community, aimed at improving relations with area residents and businesses.
EDITORIAL: Govt should be applauded for egg project
FOR many years, some farmers have felt that governments have only paid them lip service when it comes to giving the industry a solid footing.
Trade deficit jumps 10% as imports exceed $1bn
The Bahamas’ trade deficit increased by $82.37m or 10.3 percent year-over-year for the 2022 third quarter as goods imports spiked to over $1bn for the period, it was revealed yesterday.
Digital entrepreneurs expose boating sector to innovations
BAHAMIAN digital entrepreneurs used the first-ever Bahamas Charter Yacht Show to showcase their products and services to potential customers in the maritime industry.
Call for govt intervention in alleged abuse of Haitians
SEVERAL Abaco residents are decrying the alleged abuse of documented and undocumented Haitian migrants on the island by immigration officers, telling The Tribune government intervention is needed to ensure migrants are being treated more humanely.
McKinney returns to Alma Mater
NORTH American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) president Mike Sands said it was more beneficial for the student-athletes at CR Walker to hear from one of their alumni than they do from him.
Bahamian small businesses told: Embrace e-commerce
BAHAMIAN small and medium-sized businesses must embrace digital payments and transactions if they are to properly participate in the tourism industry and wider global economy, a provider says.
Supporters of Minnis in echo chamber
I was not the least bit surprised at the many negative comments aimed at former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis in the comment thread of an article published on the Our News Bahamas Facebook page last week.
Village Road hits works as ‘total disappointment’
VILLAGE Road businesses yesterday slammed the Ministry of Works as “total disappointment” for failing to respond to fix property and sidewalk damage caused by the year-long roadworks.
