National team set to compete in Elite Junior Cycling Championships
THE Bahamas Cycling Federation is expected to send its junior national team to the elite Junior Cycling Championships in Saint Martin.
Boxers get ready to rumble
THE Bahamas Boxing Federation is expected to participate in the 2024 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Championships in St Lucia from July 25-28.
Roadrunners soak up Age Group spotlight in Florida
IN acknowledging the outstanding performances of their 40-member team at the recent AAU Age Group Championships in Jacksonville, Florida, Roadrunners Track Club head coach Dexter Bodie said there were some performances that were overlooked. He highlighted Cassidy Pratt, one of the club’s top junior athletes. She placed in the top five in the 100 metres and ran on their 4 x 100m relay team that finished in the top eight.
NPSA to continue regular season tonight
AFTER getting rained out, the New Providence Softball Association will continue its regular season action this week in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
BOC and BAAA ‘finally on the same page’
IT doesn’t matter who is right and who is wrong. The Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations are finally on the same page over the controversy surrounding whether either or both quarter-milers Shania Adderley and Lacarthea Cooper should go to the 2024 Olympic Games.
FACE TO FACE: Fostering long-lasting ties with American communities
TWO giants, both instrumental in fuelling The Bahamas’ unique connection with the United States of America, recently took their wings. Dr William “Bill” F Pickard and Dr Enid Curtis-Pinkney played instrumental roles in fostering long-lasting ties between Bahamian and American communities.
PETER YOUNG: The pleasure of returning to familiar surroundings
WITH so much significant international news in the media almost daily, there is no shortage of fresh material to comment on in this weekly column. One important example was US President Biden’s withdrawal on Sunday from the presidential election race. But, having recently returned from a visit to England, I should like, as earlier planned, to write about that trip today – and, in particular, about Britain’s general election which took place on July 4.
New Providence home sales hit fastest pace in two years
New Providence real estate sold at the fastest pace for two years in the 2024 second quarter with a well-known realtor yesterday saying the market had achieved a state of “balance”.
Private pilots: ‘We don’t need’ airport upgrades
A Bahamas Flying Ambassador is arguing that the cost of Family Island airport upgrades should be placed on the commercial airlines rather than private pilots who “haven’t asked for and don’t want” them.
Controversy over Athol Island permit’s tabling
An Opposition MP says he will confirm with the House of Assembly’s clerk whether the Government tabled an environmental permit for a dock amid growing controversy over Athol Island.
Judge: Medical Act ‘not drafted carefully’
A Supreme Court judge has branded the Medical Act as badly written in finding that Parliament intended to permit specialist physicians to challenge any refusal to register them in The Bahamas.
Law reprint to end VAT ‘nightmare’
The Attorney General yesterday pledged to end the VAT Act “nightmare” by consolidating all the past decade’s changes into a single law that will be reprinted this year.
Eleuthera residents still left short as water outages go on
Residents and businesses in Eleuthera are still experiencing water outages as they have for the past weeks, with one business telling Tribune Business they are “lucky” at their store due to its location.
Artist: IP bills will help - but they must be timely
ACTIVIST and recording artist Terneille “TaDa” Burrows said the government’s passing of a compendium of Intellectual Property legislation, including a fully digital Intellectual Property Office, will be “beneficial” to Bahamian artists when it is operational.
Land reform proposals go out to consultation
Attorney General Ryan Pinder said the Land Adjudication Bill and Land Registration Bill should be tabled in Parliament this fall with the new land registry to be established in 2025.
Bahamas to benefit from climate finance initiative
The Bahamas is among the Caribbean nations set to benefit from an initiative designed to accelerate private sector investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.
Bahamasair delays Montego Bay flights
Bahamasair yesterday said it has postponed scheduled flights from Nassau into Montego Bay, Jamaica, which were due to operate from July 25 to September 8, 2024.
Jamaican woman accused of human trafficking
A JAMAICAN woman was remanded in custody yesterday after she was once again accused of human trafficking.
Man charged with molesting 12-year-old boy
A 40-year-old man was charged yesterday with molesting a 12-year-old boy four times between the spring and the summer.
Man charged with murder and intent to endanger life
A 23-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday accused of being involved in a double shooting outside a Nassau Street club where one man was killed last week.
