Man found dead at Sandyport in Suspected suicide
A man believed to be in his 40s has died in a suspected suicide in the Sandyport area.
04282025 HOME BUYER'S GUIDE
Monday, April 28, 2025.
LETTER: Thoughts on Bahamasair rate hike
BAHAMASAIR Customer Service announcement on their increase of fees for baggage... first surely Bahamasair could have waited til after Easter? The explanation and reasoning and consequence is hilarious... increasing the fees Will Improve The Quality Of Services! Press releases who checks them?
LETTER: Formalise rideshare industry
LET’S formalise the Rideshare industry. The Ministry of Energy and Transport has sent out a public notice to warn residents that Ride Share apps are illegal. It is not the first such notice.
LETTER: Only Bahamians should be national heroes
WHEN we make people sort of national heroes, shouldn’t they be Bahamians? Who is a Bahamian? Legally carries at minimum a Bahamas Passport which signifies the person has the Constitutional right to be called Bahamian.
EDITORIAL: Simple enough to clarify Cuba wage concerns
THE situation with the employment of Cuban workers in The Bahamas continues to show a lack of clarity when everything should be very simple.
Giants win titles
In a gritty comeback performance, the Commonwealth Bank Giants proved that you should “never underestimate the heart of a champion.”
Sports calendar April 28
THE Red-Line Athletics Track Club has announced that there has been a slight change in the events and schedule for its fourth annual Youth Track Classic.
Cleveland Eneas Primary repeats as the track and field champions
CLEVELAND Eneas Primary repeated as champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s 2025 track and field championships.
Menzies and Pritchard take titles
AFTER his appearance in the open water swim at the CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Trinidad & Tobago, Malcolm Menzies said it was good to be back home for the fourth Beautiful Bahamas Aquathon.
Otabor, Strachan Drake champions
IT was another double dose of victory for the University of Tennessee’s javelin throwers Rhema Otabor and Keyshawn Strachan over the weekend.
INSIGHT: Solutions and EMTs needed
ONE of the less heralded jobs of government is to connect the dots – the management of resources.
INSIGHT: ‘CAPAS: A stepping stone to a glorious career’
In the previous two articles, we considered why there is such an overwhelming need for a new ‘Creative and Performing Arts School of The Bahamas’ (CAPAS), examined the many benefits to be had from this new cultural and economic sector, and considered what a ‘Life in a Day at CAPAS’ might look like. But, like every training institution, CAPAS is not an end in itself.
INSIGHT: Without fear or favour - How curiosity, a crusading spirit and a calling gave rise to the TCI’s oldest newspaper
The front page headline has been lost to the archives of time but the date is recalled with the speed of artillery fire.
THE KDK REPORT: How we die is less important than manner in which we live
Following the recent death of Pope Francis, Google queries related to the process of selecting a new pope and all the activities and personalities around it have soared. This interest, I suspect, is fueled in part by the love of the former Pontiff and even more so by an insatiable curiosity of the unknown; particularly, the unyielding public fascination with hierarchical and religious traditions. Other queries more specifically pertaining to what happens to the soul following death are also searched quite often but at no time more frequently than during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GAIN AN EDGE: Recognising the spirit of excellence
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) recently launched a suite of awards under its Accreditation Circle of Excellence (ACE) initiative, designed to honour and recognise outstanding faculty and staff who are making significant contributions toward the institution’s journey to accreditation with the Council on Occupational Education (COE).
Montagu Park’s ‘absolutely crazy’ commerce takeover
Residents and politicians alike are slamming as “absolutely crazy” the excessive commercial exploitation at one of the few waterfront New Providence sites dedicated for Bahamians and their families to enjoy.
‘Path of neglect’: Minister slams BOB Andros cuts
A Cabinet minister has blasted a government-owned bank for cutting branch hours in his constituency and further pushing Family Island communities “down this path of neglect”.
Sarkis: CCA booked $96m debt as ‘country club memberships’
Sarkis Izmirlian is alleging that the US unit of Baha Mar’s contractor booked $96m in debt owed to subsidiaries and affiliates “under a line item for country club memberships”.
