PM: We’ll give more resources to crime fight
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe pledged more resources to assist police in crime-fighting efforts, including more manpower and vehicles for patrols.
FTX CEO’S ATTACKS ON BAHAMAS ‘MISGUIDED’: Attorney General hails regulator for ‘proper’ measures
FTX’s US chief has admitted his attacks on The Bahamas’ integrity were “misguided” by agreeing to work with the failed crypto exchange’s local liquidators, the Attorney General argued last night.
Masters Softball League to host return of Senior Moments
THE Masters Softball League will host the return of their visitors Senior Moments softball team from various places in the United States on their 17th trip to the Bahamas for a series of games on Tuesday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Two unscathed after plane crash
TWO people were lucky to walk away with no injuries after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Exuma on Friday.
Davis taxation
This is an Open Letter to Prime Minister Davis on Bahamian Suffering:
Warning on crime
I had written several Letters to the Editor in 2022 in The Tribune newspaper giving great recommendations and suggestions to deter gangs, reduce guns and prevent crime in the Bahamas.
Hunt for sex attackers
POLICE are looking for three men who sexually assaulted a woman after breaking into a home in southern New Providence yesterday.
Buddy scores 21 in Pacers’ win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 points, Buddy Hield had 21 and the Indiana Pacers capped the first half of their regular-season schedule with a 116-111 comeback victory over the Charlotte Hornets yesterday.
Don’t Blink: Freedom Farm receives $200,000 worth of baseball equipment
In the aftermath of the return of the fifth annual Don’t Blink Home Run Derby in Paradise in Montagu last month, Freedom Farm received a generous donation of $200,000 worth of baseball equipment from the Players Alliance Association.
NPBA: Giants and DDL in win column
THE defending champions Discount Distributors Liquors and runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants both pulled off victories over the weekend to highlight the men’s division one play in the New Providence Basketball Association.
Bahamas women are not entered in ECASC tourney
THE English Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) Women’s Fast-Pitch Tournament Qualifier will be held in St John, US Virgin Islands February 28 to March 6, but according to tournament director Burkett Dorsett, the Bahamas is not entered.
BAAA executives, members begin season in church
EXECUTIVES of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations and its members began the 2023 season by attending church together at St Barnabas Anglican Church yesterday.
DEREK SMITH: Firms won’t be ‘board’ by 2023 corporate challenge
Volatility appears to be further increasing in an already-shaky environment.
Opposition: Is customs broker ‘integration’ legal?
THE Opposition’s finance spokesman last night queried whether the Customs laws and regulations must be changed before mandating that brokers acquire third-party software to “integrate” with its electronic import clearance system.
'Too late': Fired Gaming Board employees can't get jobs back
Seventeen former Gaming Board employees, who were found to have been unfairly dismissed, have lost their bid for reinstatement some four-and-a-half years after they were terminated.
Gym owners eye New Year spike in business
BAHAMIAN gym owners say business has increased by as much as 25 percent post-Christmas as persons move to work off the pounds gained during the holiday season.
Businesses take midweek Majority Rule day in stride
BAHAMIAN businesses yesterday said they are taking the January 10 Majority Rule holiday in their stride despite losing another day of commercial activity so close to the Christmas festivities.
Fresh start
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The first trading week of 2023 is behind us after providing some hope on the global stock markets.
'The money is gone': Bahamas tries to turn page after FTX (Associated Press)
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Dressed in a canary blue suit on a warm December night, sweat dripping from his brow, Bishop Lawrence Rolle belts out the lyrics to his latest hit song for the hundreds of children and adults gathered to celebrate Christmas.
