Lucayan Basketball Club gets some hardware
ALTHOUGH they fell short of last year’s success, head coach Ricardo Lees said he was still satisfied with the performances of his Lucayan Basketball Club at the three-day Super 6 Tournament in Orlando, Florida.
Bitcoin and The Bahamas
Boy full blast all cylinders the PR from OPM but possibly they could have done a Google search first before all the claims - exclamations and use of superlatives.
Two accused in cases of causing harm
TWO men were granted bail after being charged in Magistrate Court’s yesterday on separate charges of causing harm.
Man denies series of Paradise Island thefts
A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a series of thefts on Paradise Island that included over $5,000 worth of smart TVs and almost $200 worth of alcohol.
Man in court over assault rifle find
A MAN was charged yesterday after being found in possession of a prohibited assault rifle and 33 lbs of drugs.
Jazz, Marlins sweep Fox and Nationals
JAZZ Chisholm Jr and the Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep over Lucius Fox and the Washington Nationals.
In WNBA, Jonquel Jones and Sun begin preseason on Sunday
EXPECTATIONS loom large for reigning WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun as the franchise is expected to be a major contender once again in pursuit of its first title.
Miller-Tooley named executive director of Bahamas Bowl
A RECOGNISED leader in the sports industry, Lea Miller-Tooley has been named the executive director of ESPN Events’ Bahamas Bowl.
Miller praises PM for helping to boost morale of CARIFTA athletes in Jamaica
IMMEDIATE past president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee Wellington Miller is in agreement with Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis that sports is a deterrent to crime in the country.
Jamaica studying Bahamas unemployment insurance
JAMAICAN officials are in The Bahamas studying its unemployment insurance programme as part of their feasibility study concerned with introducing the benefit to their country.
FRONT PORCH – Hubris: Wavering between reality and fantasy
Years ago in a high school English literature class reading and studying Macbeth, many of the students were surprised that the eponymous leading character constantly refused to heed the warnings of his impending doom as he vaingloriously pursued his bloody ambitions.
EDITORIAL: Is our permit system up to scratch?
A COURT case in today’s Tribune raises interesting questions about the permit process in this country.
Celebrating our heritage
CLIMATE change’s potential impact to Bahamian culture was highlighted at a ceremony at Clifton Heritage National Park celebrating World Heritage Day yesterday.
STATESIDE: Victory doubts over GOP vote?
THE Republicans are widely favored to win majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate this November. This has been a heartening rallying cry for the GOP, but their increasingly smug assurance of victory might be faltering a bit these days.
Sears: I’m not involved with WSC operations
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says he is not personally involved in the operations of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, however, he is confident the utility provider’s board of directors will handle any issues and turn them over to the proper authorities if needed.
Miller: We won’t let the world decide our future
THE Climate Change and Carbon Markets Initiatives Bill 2022 demonstrates that The Bahamas will not sit idly by and allow the rest of the world to decide its future.
Hanchell: We need help
BISHOP Walter Hanchell said his organisation needs help to fight the stark rise in homelessness and hunger in New Providence over the past few years.
‘Thunderball’ causes storm on Staniel Cay
The Supreme Court this week extended the construction halt on a property at the centre of an escalating dispute between Staniel Cay homeowners over fears it is a boutique hotel development in disguise.
Permit ‘backdoor’ allows developers to evade law
The immediate past environment minister has warned that the permitting system “creates a backdoor” for developers “to cloak their boutique hotels as single family residences” and evade Bahamian law.
