Teenager found with knife given curfew
A teenager admitted in court yesterday to having a knife on George Street.
Three granted $60k bail on cocaine charges
TWO men and a woman were granted $60,000 bail in court yesterday after being accused of smuggling $1,000,000 worth of cocaine into the country through Bimini last weekend.
‘Finishing touches’ on Bahamas Games
WITH just about five months left before the return of the Bahamas Games, the Games Secretariat is putting the finishing touches on the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the games.
Richard ‘Lion Heart’ Johnson gets third induction
LONG after he’s retired from playing, Richard ‘the Lion-Heart’ Johnson is still receiving the awards of his accomplishments as a pitcher, both locally and internationally.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Volleyball Association will begin its best-of-five championship series at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Sunday.
Junior tennis players face off in Bahama Pure Water and Ice Tourney
ANOTHER junior tournament has successfully closed on the island of Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Bahamas Goombay Punch supports the St Valentine’s Day Regatta
OVER the weekend of love the Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) is pleased to partner with the St Valentine’s Day Regatta at Fort Montagu.
Owls stop UB Mingoes 77-71 in North Miami
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes stayed close with the Florida Palms University Owls and led by as much as nine points in the Skinner Classic action Wednesday in North Miami.
IAN FERGUSON: Why we must cherish our small businesses
Here are seven reasons to support micro and small businesses.
VAT health claims change may drain foreign reserves
THE changed VAT treatment on health insurance claims payouts could further drain The Bahamas’ foreign reserves by driving patients to seek care outside the country, a senior executive warned yesterday.
STATESIDE: Republican competition for presidential nominee warming up
WHAT state seems to be the centre of the American political universe these days? Some feel that it’s Florida, home now to both former president Donald Trump and his most talked-about potential heir, governor Ron DeSantis. The governor, aided by the Republican-controlled legislature, is plowing headlong into one culture war after another, from packing with conservatives the board of trustees at quirky, progressive New College in Sarasota to casting doubt about school curricula that teach youngsters about the history of African-Americans.
FRONT PORCH: Constitution matters and questions
“IT IS something which is very healthy and something which is very much in keeping with the democratic spirit of the country to periodically examine the Constitution and make changes which are likely to be to the benefit of the country over the long term.” – Sean McWeeney, chair, 2013 Constitutional Commission.
Dog chases off a 12-foot hammerhead shark
A remarkable video circulating on social media shows a dog chasing off a 12-foot hammerhead shark.
Western Air flight makes emergency return to LPIA
A WESTERN Air flight had to make an emergency return shortly after takeoff from Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday morning after the pilot observed that the landing gear had not fully retracted.
Immigration probe over barber shop incident ‘concluded by next week’
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said he is hoping that an investigation into a video involving two alleged immigration officers assaulting two Haitian barbers last week will be concluded by next week.
EDITORIAL: Journalists must not be impeded in their duties
THE start of CARICOM began with a very disturbing call to The Tribune yesterday.
Amy Pope: There needs to be a humane approach to irregular migration
THERE needs to be a humane approach when dealing with irregular migrants living in communities, according to a US candidate for director general of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Digital payments ‘not as robust’ despite 30% rise
The Bahamian use of digital payments is “not as robust as we’d like to see” yet, one provider asserted yesterday, even though the volume of transactions it processed increased by 30 percent in 2022.
Bahamas ‘big part of the FTX puzzle’
FTX’s Bahamian operation was yesterday branded “a big piece of the puzzle that needs to get resolved” as its provisional liquidators successfully obtained US legal recognition for their ongoing investigations.
