Junkanoo tensions blamed for poor Fox Hill turnout
ATTENDANCE at this year’s Emancipation Day Rush-out in Fox Hill dropped by an estimated 75 percent, according to organisers, who blamed tensions within the Junkanoo community for the sharp decline — despite some group members participating individually.
Tripartite council considers 18 weeks for maternity leave
THE National Tripartite Council (NTC) is leaning towards extending maternity leave to 18 weeks — not the 20 weeks proposed by some advocacy groups — with its chairwoman stressing the need to strike a balance between employer obligations with the country’s economic capacity.
Former Tribune journalist Nicki Kelly dead at age 93
FORMER Tribune journalist Nicki Kelly – hailed as a “giant in the field” and respected by both readers and Prime Ministers - has died at the age of 93.
‘I knew my husband didn’t commit suicide’
THE death of a man suspected of committing suicide a year ago was in fact murder, a Coroner’s Court jury ruled on Friday. The news was welcomed by the family of Evan Fox, who was found with shotgun wounds in western New Providence last year.
Call for support of Emancipation rushout - despite Junkanoo fight
Organisers of the Emancipation Day Rush-out in Fox Hill are urging Bahamians to attend and keep the historic celebration alive - despite a row over support from the Junkanoo community.
STATESIDE: Dems need electoral wins to slow Trump
Someone was asking earlier this week why the US House of Representatives doesn’t impeach president Donald Trump again.
FRONT PORCH: Many thousands of young Bahamian lives being destroyed
In the inner-city areas and environs of New Providence, the density of social decay is staggering and overwhelming. Tens of thousands of young Bahamians, mostly teen and young adult men, are bored, idle, hopeless, largely uneducated, poorly socialised, and chronically unemployed.
Former Tribune journalist Nicki Kelly dies
FORMER Tribune journalist Nicki Kelly has died at her home in New Providence.
Kaiwan Culmer meets qualifier in triple jump
Bahamian triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer secured his place at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in emphatic fashion on Friday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium, jumping a personal best of 17.29 meters on his very first attempt during the Men’s Triple Jump finals at the BAAA Open Senior Track and Field Championships.
Bahamas Striping’s $183m GB project ‘never signed’
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said a proposed $183m contract with a Bahamas Striping group affiliate to overhaul west Grand Bahama’s roads was “never signed; it was cancelled”.
IAN FERGUSON: How internal communication creates a cohesive company
Improving internal communication is crucial for fostering a productive, engaged and cohesive workplace.
Finance chief dismisses fears boaters ‘scared away’ by fees
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday rejected arguments that new and increased boating fees will “scare away” high-spending tourists, and asserted: “The Bahamas is for Bahamians.”
Cruise waste levy to aid ‘stressed’ landfills
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said revenues generated from the $300 per ton levy on cruise ship waste will be used to upgrade Family Island landfills “significantly stressed by the industry.
NHI ‘trigger pull’ on employee/employer funding will come - but ‘premature’ now
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed The Bahamas will “eventually have to pull the trigger” on employer and employee funding for National Health Insurance (NHI) but it is “premature” to do so now.
FNM candidate for West GB Accuses ZNS of victimisation
FNM candidate for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Omar Isaacs is accusing state broadcaster ZNS of political interference after his live interview on Power 104.5FM was abruptly cut short on Wednesday.
One man dead and two others injured in East St shooting
A man was killed and two others — a man and a woman — were injured in a shooting on East Street yesterday.
Abaco businessman crash lands plane west of Treasure Cay Abaco
ABACO businessman Troy Cornea was flying to Florida to visit family with his two beloved dogs yesterday morning when the engine of his single-engine Piper PA32 failed mid-air, forcing him to make a dramatic emergency landing in a marsh west of Treasure Cay.
Concerns over court’s ruling
LAWYERS across The Bahamas scrambled yesterday to assess the fallout from a major Court of Appeal decision that declared judgements delivered by retired Supreme Court judges unconstitutional.
Kids learn steps they can take to defend against climate crisis impacts
Minister of Social Services Myles LaRoda, hailed the hosting of the annual Camp Climate Action summer youth programmne as highly beneficial to the campers, their families and communities.
Govt plans to resume shanty town demolitions on Eleuthera soon
THE government will soon resume demolishing unregulated structures in New Providence as part of its ongoing nationwide crackdown on illegal settlements, Works and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said Wednesday.
