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Jones: ‘We are taking it one game at a time’

Jonquel reacts to Game 2 loss

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun are once again facing a must-win situation to keep their 2022 season alive.

Water crisis

I would like to write about a crisis we are and probably will experience sometime in our lives. Something many of us take for granted, that of water availability and purity. There are 37 nations globally who are experiencing extreme water stress today. Seven of these nations are Caribbean. Water Resource Groups estimate that by 2030, if no action is taken, with the projected population and economic growth rates, water demand will out pace globally supply by 40%.

Marriage Act

Not wanting to get ahead of the discussion, but with the upcoming third attempt of amending the Marriage Act, we can presume that many of the “i’s” and “t’s” have been crossed and the passing will only be a formality after the planned symposium irons out the kinks.


Bahamas in ‘better place’ for digital asset regulation

A FORMER Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) chief executive yesterday asserted this nation had “no choice” but to regulate the digital assets industry and was now in a “better place” for doing so.

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Mother is fined $150 for recording cop testimony

A WOMAN was ordered to pay a $150 fine in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after she was discovered recording an officer giving testimony in her son’s trial.

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BJ Murray and Cubs one win away from championship series

BJ Murray and his South Bend Cubs continued their dominant second half into the postseason and are one win away from the Midwest League championship series.


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World Baseball Classic qualification: Team Great Britain in training camp

TEAM Great Britain, including members of the Bahamian contingent, has arrived in Regensburg, Germany and are currently in training camp as they prepare to chase 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.

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Hubert Edwards: Executive chairs at SOEs are a ‘no go’

Corporate governance, which rests on the principles of accountability, transparency, fairness, responsibility and risk management, is essential to well-run companies.

Bahamas’ growth could drop-off to 2% by ‘24

THE CENTRAL Bank’s governor yesterday warned the Bahamian economy could return to its traditional annual growth rate of 2 percent or less as early as 2024.


Governor targets 1m Sand Dollar issuance

THE CENTRAL Bank’s governor yesterday said “steps” are being taken to draft legislation for the creation of the proposed movable collateral asset registry.

Tropical depression 7 forms, may become a tropical storm

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning and forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it could strengthen to a tropical storm.

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09142022 EDITION

Wednesday, 14th September, 2022.


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ALICIA WALLACE: Sheryl Lee Ralph shows the value of never giving up

“I AM an endangered species, but I sing no victim song. I am a woman, I am an artist, and I know where my voice belongs.” These are the lyrics Sheryl Lee Ralph bellowed upon acceptance of her Emmy award — her first one — for best supporting actress in a comedy series.

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Minister warns police ‘out in numbers’ amid robbery spike

AMID a spate of armed robberies in the capital, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe gave an asssurance that police officers are actively working to fight crime.

EDITORIAL: Flyaway leaders while people left in need

TWO contrasting stories in today’s Tribune show how people living in the same country can be worlds apart.


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‘Law enforcement probe unregulated homes in Abaco’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said investigations conducted by law enforcement officials on Abaco found that a number of unregulated communities on the island were on leased private or Crown land.

Bishop claims ‘nasty attack’ as he says police searched church

BISHOP Silbert Mills has condemned what he calls a “nasty attack” levelled against him after police reportedly searched his church in Abaco.

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Increased police presence at school after stabbing

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin revealed yesterday that police have increased their presence at Anatol Rodgers High School in the aftermath of a recent stabbing incident that left a student in hospital.


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Gov’t hit over VAT assistance delays

The Government should “naturally expect the criticism” over its failure to introduce a key social support initiative in time to protect “persons on the margins” from a broad-based VAT, a banker argued yesterday.

No overnight flight crews in Freeport for 7-8 years

A Grand Bahama hotelier yesterday exposed the depths of the island’s tourism decline by revealing that no regular commercial airline flight crew has stayed overnight at his resort for around seven to eight years.