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Resident renews attempt to build new cemetery
A LOCAL resident is reviving an effort to build a new cemetery off Bernard Road. The Town Planning Committee in 2018 rejected James Bain’s application to build the cemetery on 13 acres of vacant land he owns near the Budget convenience store, which
Officers on false sick note charge
TWO correctional officers who were accused of using forged sick certificates to get time off from work in 2018 and 2019 will appear before the chief magistrate today for sentencing.
A job done
You may recall my letter to The Tribune of 23/11/2018 on the topic of Eastern Cemetery Lane. I am delighted to share the content of an e-mail received this morning, from the Minister of Works, and my humble reply.
National debt reaches $8.24bn
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the national debt has ballooned to $8.24bn for the fiscal year 2019/2020 in its fourth quarter fiscal snapshot. This places government debt at 68.4 percent of GDP, up from $7.527bn in fiscal year 2018/2019.
Church leader row now moves to Supreme Court
A SUPREME Court judge is set to decide whether the pastoral board of Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries has the right to protest the appointment of the organisation’s newly assigned leader.
Man accused of raping child
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he raped a child over the span of four years.
Five injured in new RBDF grounding
FIVE Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers were airlifted to New Providence over the weekend following the grounding of their vessel, the HMBS Cascarilla, near Ragged Island last week.
Vaughn Miller goes all in and joins PLP
GOLDEN Isles MP Vaughn Miller has joined the Progressive Liberal Party, nine months after quitting the Free National Movement to become an independent representative.
Protest group demands details of govt finances
A GROUP of people protested outside the Ministry of Finance yesterday, calling for more clarity and accountability about the government’s finances.“We are asking for an accounting of all the resources given to us as a country,” said Adrian Francies,
Raw Talent: ‘Kino’ Burrows helping young players
ALTHOUGH he’s still competing at a high level in France, professional basketball player Jaraun “Kino” Burrows is doing his part to assist as many young players to realise their dreams of playing in Europe. Through his Raw Talent Group, which he formed in the summer of 2018, Burrows has been able to assist a number of players, including Dominick ‘Nado’ Bridgewater, Kenny Isnord, Adam Johnson and Briontae Riley to achieve their dreams.
Valicia Demeritte holding court
Regarded as one of the top young female basketball players in the country, Valicia Demeritte is holding court as a small forward for the Coker University Cobras in Hartsville, South Carolina. The 20-year-old former player for the Kingsway Academy Saints left the Bahamas in grade nine in 2015 to enroll at the Potters House Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, where she played for the Lion’s basketball, volleyball and track teams, earning the most improved player award and was a four-time SIAA State champion.
Fiscal deficit soars 259%
The government’s deficit widened by 259 percent from last year’s $788m, the Ministry of Finance has revealed.
Young professional appointed Family Office CEO
A local investment management and real estate development firm appoints a new chief executive officer.
YOU GO GIRL: Going Global
Out of more than 170 entries from 44 countries, Bahamian twelfth grader Sierra Blair captured first runner-up in the Girls’ Voices at Home video challenge – a competition which invited young women aged 13 to 26 to share how they are staying strong and continuing their education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBESITY LINK TO COVID FATALITIES: Shock study reveals ‘scary’ risk to people with weight problems
A new international study has revealed that obesity increases the risk of COVID-19 deaths by nearly 50 percent.
Celebrating 150 years
ST Paul’s Baptist Church on Bernard Road will celebrate its 150th anniversary this Sunday.
Police leadership hailed - as new vehicles arrive to battle crime
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has been selected “as the 2020 IACP leader in community policing” out of more than 100 competitors, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle announced yesterday.
Teen accused of murder claims he was beaten in custody
THE lawyer for a teenager who was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder alleged his client was beaten while in police custody.
Cooper: Deficit amount dated, show us current state
The opposition’s shadow minister for finance says that the deficit is nearly 350 percent than presented in the ministry of finance’s latest fiscal snapshot for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019/2010.
FACE TO FACE: Watch out - Isha has a goal and there’s nothing going to stop her achieving it
A wonderful conversation with the nation’s top achiever in the BGCSE (Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education) revealed that not every high-flying student had the road paved for them. In fact, Isha Raman’s story proves we have to inspire this country’s youth to want to do well – not for their teachers and parents, but for themselves. If they learn of stories like Isha’s, they will see they can indeed achieve what seems like a near-impossible task.
