News for Friday, October 26, 2018

10262018 WEEKEND

Friday, 26th October, 2018.

American woman and her brother charged with breach of Immigration Act

AN American woman accused of harbouring her brother illegally in the Bahamas was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday for breach of the Immigration Act.

One man charged with armed robbery, another with receiving

IN the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday two men were charged, one with armed robbery and the other with receiving.

Blue Lagoon to host cancer survivors event

THE organisers of a local campaign aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer are holding an event at Blue Lagoon on Sunday, November 4, to acknowledge and honour cancer survivors.

Three held after $3.85m drug bust

THREE men are in custody after a multi-agency task force intercepted a go fast boat in waters off South Andros and recovered nearly four thousand pounds of suspected marijuana.

Nurses arrange meeting over new shift system

NURSES nationwide have hastily arranged a meeting for Friday night to respond to the Public Hospital Authority’s announcement that a new shift system for them will go into effect on December 10th.

Local schools get ocean conservation presentation

THE Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and the Norwegian Cruise Line hosted a presentation on ocean conservation for four local schools yesterday at the Bahamas National Trust Retreat.

'Preserving the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice'

THE Rotary Club of East Nassau on Friday were invited to consider the theme of “how to preserve the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for world peace” as the Bahamas celebrates Remembrance Day.

Three charged in Freeport Magistrate’s Court

THREE men appeared in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a number of offences, including attempted armed robbery, assault with a deadly instrument, and causing grievous harm.

PLP postpones convention to May, 2019

THE Progressive Liberal Party has postponed its national convention to next year May.

10262018 EDITION

Friday, 26th October, 2018.

Big bad Brad - a ferocious advocate of the PLP

KNOWN for his political quips and acerbic attacks on his opponents, Bradley Roberts will go down in the annals of history as a fierce defender of the Progressive Liberal Party.

Rebels face ‘ultimatum’ - toe line or exit party

The FNM will host a conclave on November 2 featuring parliamentarians, senators and constituency association executives.

Who's in charge? Mostly women, apparently

WOMEN hold the majority of senior leadership positions in nearly every public sector but politics and law enforcement, according to statistics presented by Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday.

Minnis: Health levy not yet signed off

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday the two percent salary contribution proposed by the National Health Insurance Authority to fund its health insurance scheme is not set in stone.

PASSING OF A PLP FIREBRAND: Bradley Roberts dies after sudden collapse at home

BRADLEY Roberts, former Progressive Liberal Party chairman and Cabinet minister, 74, died suddenly yesterday at his home where he collapsed and could not be revived.

'Punching bag': Bahamas hit by new financial blow

The Bahamas was yesterday branded “a punching bag” after its financial services industry was dealt a fresh blow by global anti-money laundering overseers.KP Turnquest, the Deputy Prime Minister, told Tribune Business that “institutional strengthen

Minnis: I'm focusing on doing what I think is right

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he is not focused on the four backbenchers who have occasionally bucked his administration’s agenda, sometimes in caustic tones. Golden Isles MP Vaughn Miller, Centreville MP Reece Chipman, Pineridge MP Frederick

Sunday Service, Lost Keys and the Blame Game

Sunday service is usually my weekend’s highlight. I’m prepped for “Warfare, Worship and a Word” that I can meditate on for the coming week. This Sunday, the stage was set – prayers had been prayed, songs had been sung and the Man of God was just as a

Jamaican who 'fathered two children in Bahamas' deported

A Jamaican national was yesterday fined and ordered to be deported after pleading guilty to an immigration related offence.Gary Anthony Clarke, 43, of Westmoreland, Jamaica, appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on a single charge of o

Students find out how to use Braille

STUDENTS at First Step Academy celebrated the school’s annual literacy week on Monday, which included a demonstration on Braille and sign language.The event opened with students and teachers showcasing diversity from various countries such as the Bah

Recidivism rates still far too high, says BDCS acting commissioner

OVER the past few years, the recidivism rate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services has been at an “unacceptable” high, BDCS acting Commissioner Charles Murphy said yesterday.However, Commissioner Murphy could not give an exact figure on

UN Council consequences

IS our election to the UN Human Rights Council going to cause extremely complicated consequences as we do not and have not been able to resolve what two national referenda tried to do?

Contractor fined $5,000 for fraud over merchandise

A CONTRACTOR was fined $5,000 yesterday or nine months in prison for his involvement in a scheme which defrauded two local businesses of thousands of dollars in merchandise.Shawn Moxey, 43, of Toote Shop Corner, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinne

Bahamian firm wants to bring solar power to GB

A Bahamian-owned company is proposing to construct solar power plants in West and East Grand Bahama at an investment of more than $30m that it claims will not only reduce the cost of power, but provide clean power generation on the island.

Bahamas Professional Golf Tour Signature Series round 6 at Baha Mar's Royal Blue Course today

THE Bahamas Professional Golf Tour is excited to come to an audience of professional and amateur golfers today when round 6 in the Signature Series of Professional Golf Tournament will be played at the Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar.After this mo

'Buddy Buckets' season high 23 in win over the Grizzlies

Buddy Hield followed up Tuesday’s disappointing game with a season high in scoring and minutes played as a part of a new-look, fast-paced Sacramento Kings offence.Hield finished with 23 points on 10-20 shooting from the field, including 3-6 from thre

Archer: 'I'm not in the business of making promises'

AS a candidate for the presidency of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, Drumeco Archer made it emphatically clear that he’s going to be different from his predecessors Mike Sands and Rosamunde Carey.Archer, who will actually challenge

THE FINISH LINE: 'Major Pain will go down in history as one of the more feared boxers'

ON Saturday night, another outstanding Bahamian professional boxer will be hanging up his gloves as Meacher ‘Pain’ Major, who brought a lot of excitement to the ring, will be performing his swansong. One day before he celebrates his 37th birthday, M

Ed Smith: 'We knew each other from we were pee wees'

FROM playing around as kindergarten students to trying out for the National Football League, Ed Smith and Allan Ingraham are still close friends, although they ended up heading in different directions.“We knew each other from we were pee wees, going

What is the Bahamas without the Family Islands?

I want to respond to some of the things that the Acting Director of Education said about the proposed amalgamation of Cat Island schools.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Marijuana - the burning debate

THE question of, and the subsequent debates, regarding legalising marijuana in The Bahamas continues to burn (no pun intended.)

Jazz Chisholm hits his first home run in the Arizona Fall League

IT took just three games for Jazz Chisholm to hit his first home run of the Arizona Fall League and display the power hitting that has been one of his trademarks all season.Chisholm went 3-4, including his home run, with two runs scored and two RBI t

Financial Bowling League results

THE top scorer in Financial Bowling League competition on Wednesday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre was Sonith Lockhart of Rubis Oil Stars, who struck for his highest game and highest three game series ever. Lockhart mowed do

USA F28B Futures: Roberts loses in opening round

JUSTIN Roberts continues his play on the ITF Pro Circuit with the NCAA season still months away.

Believe God, not the excuses

Quitting, giving up, failing, judging – all these begin with an excuse. Never allow your life to become an alibi – which is simply egotism turned the wrong side out.You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whateve

"The Hands of God that Keep"

IT would have been much easier for Veronica Smith Jarrett to cave in, quit and bury her faith in God. After all, she’d already encountered grave misfortunes - being hit by a truck at age 12, suffering a brain tumour as a result of the accident, overc

Time to get back to our grassroots

I want to adamantly appeal to our young people here within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. I am very much concerned with the state of the nation, and I am disconcerted with the behaviour of our young people. This subject in my opinion is axiomatic a

Harvesting Happiness

At this time of the year, we think of harvest and all the good things provided by a good and gracious God. What brings you a harvest of happiness? Let us consider our personal happiness, though our answers may vary:1. Memorable family moments, usuall

FATF 'won't stop' until Bahamas out of financial industry

Two former attorneys general yesterday agreed that the global fight against financial crime has been misused to undermine The Bahamas’ competitiveness and drive it out of financial services.Alfred Sears QC and John Delaney QC, both of whom had to dea

Ex-AG challenges beneficial owner registry proposal

A former attorney general yesterday challenged the Government’s plan to create a Beneficial Ownership Registry, arguing that it should instead simply expand the existing regulatory regime.John Delaney QC, principal at the Delaney Partners law firm, t

Drinks manufacturer: Sugar tax is a 'killer'

A Bahamian beverage manufacturer yesterday warned that the proposed “sugary drink tax’” will be a “killer” for its business, saying: “They’re trying to get rid of the industry.”Geoffrey Knowles, Aquapure’s operations manager, told Tribune Business th

Breadbasket food revisions targeted for January 2019

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the promised revision to the country’s 45 year-old breadbasket goods line-up will likely occur in January 2019.Dr Duane Sands, pictured, minister of health, told Tribune Business that a public consultation tour over

Sponging project in a race against time

Efforts to revive the Bahamian sponging industry are in a race against time to ensure all aspects of the $1.1m project can be delivered.A progress report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is financing the initiative, warned that “si

IAN FERGUSON: The art of success in entrepreneurship

Successful entrepreneurship is both an art, and a science, that many seeking to own enterprises fail to grasp. It must never be entered into inadvisably. Hundreds fail each year in our local context because, perhaps, they have not counted the costs t

FINCO: Profits cut 35% with $125m bad loans

FINCO’s $125m bad loan pile resulted in a 35 percent cut to the mortgage lender’s profits for the nine months to end-July 2018, with little sign of improvement in key indicators.Management, in a statement to shareholders, blamed the more than $6.5m d

CIBC Trust names new top executive

CIBC Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited has appointed Perry A Rolle as its managing director.Mr Rolle, a career banking professional with more than 25 years’ experience, has worked in senior roles in both an operational and fiduciary capacity. In his mo

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