Forest fire hits Coral Harbour
A MASSIVE forest fire erupted in the Coral Habour community yesterday.
Pintard is not young generation
TWO weeks prior, the FNM and the nation at large witnessed two individuals whom I hold in high regard step up to vie for the position of leading our party into the upcoming general election.
Heartbreaking rise in suicides and attempts
A SERIES of stories about suspected suicides have featured in The Tribune recently – and each is genuinely heartbreaking.
Remove VAT from all medical
There has to be an SOS going out to the people who have medical health insurance and those who have requirement for expensive medication.
BAMSI holds 2024 commencement
The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) held its 2024 commencement ceremony, ushering in new generation of professionals to the agricultural, environmental and marine sector.
Keric Rolle is leading the way for Bahamians
Keric Rolle is breaking barriers in the field of actuarial science, becoming one of a few Bahamians to attain the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation.
PETER YOUNG: Russian doublespeak
IT is always said that George Orwell was credited with inventing doublespeak after coining the term doublethink in his novel 1984.
Credit unions are warned over credit bureau rethink
Bahamian credit unions have been warned that the country’s first-ever credit bureau will require all financial institutions to “rethink the way we do business”.
Realtor holds double Briland showing
A Bahamian real estate firm says it hosted a Harbour Island first by staging a double open house on May 2, 2024.
$4m microgrid project set to boost east GB
East Grand Bahama residents are set to benefit from a proposed $4m microgrid project that will create 50 construction jobs during the 12-month build out.
'Social warrior and source of moral clarity' - Former National Security and Immigration minister Loftus Roker dies at 88
Former Minister of National Security and Immigration, and one of the signatories to The Bahamas Constitution, A. Loftus Roker has died.
FRONT PORCH: The values and habits we live by
CULTURABLE habits and practices showcase the lived values of a given society. The mouthing of values is not the same as adhering to them. By example, while we adhere to the concept of monogamy in law and in Christian rituals, sociologically, we are a de facto polygamous society.
Apprenticeship initiative to get persons ‘off the streets’
The newly-launched apprenticeship initiative is designed to provide Bahamian companies with well-trained, certified employees at no cost to themselves as it bids to take persons “off the streets”.
Bahamian aviation chief’s 3-day FTX jet hand over
A Bahamian aviation entrepreneur and his firm fulfilled their $2m deal with the US Justice Department and FTX’s US chief by handing over the crypto exchange’s second jet within three days of settlement.
‘Is PM’s silence what we can expect in GBPA takeover?’
A prominent attorney has questioned whether the Government’s refusal to engage with a Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensee group signals it has “no plan” for Freeport’s future development.
BPL ‘shambles’: We pay now or pay later
The Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) “shambles” will only get worse the longer critical reforms are delayed, an ex-Chamber chairman is warning, as he added: “We pay now or we pay later.”
NPWBA: Foxxy Defenders avoid sweep with 76-59 win
THE Elite Ballers came into game three hoping to complete a three-game sweep against the Foxxy Defenders in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association (NPWBA) Finals.
Anthonique Strachan suffers season-ending injury
JUST when it appeared that sprinter Anthonique Strachan was starting to round back into form of her old self, she was sidelined with another series of injuries that has put an end to her season.
