The value of our freedom
Throughout my life, I have admired The Tribune, for upholding our freedoms, particularly freedom of speech, freedom of movement, and freedom of the press.
Eye for an eye on our streets
Nassau was submerged in a bloodbath over the past weekend. The Nassau Tribune’s report that five persons were killed in four separate shootings over a three-day span suggests that The Bahamas will record another 100-plus murders in 2022.
Mother pleads guilty after attacking son
A MOTHER who was arrested after attacking her son with a knife was placed on probation for one year, given community service and ordered to attend counselling after pleading guilty to charges of child cruelty.
Man on probation after assault on wife
A MAN was placed on two months’ probation after assaulting his wife in their home last weekend.
123 Haitians found near Cay Sal repatriated
ONE hundred and twenty-three Haitians, including children, who were picked up at sea in Bahamian waters recently were flown out of Grand Bahama onboard a Bahamasair flight to Haiti yesterday.
‘Despite thieves taking down the fence for the second time, we continue to press on’
COUNTDOWN: BABE RUTH CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
With just over 100 days remaining before the start of the Babe Ruth Caribbean Championships, Caribbean Commissioner Greg Burrows Sr is calling on the public to stop the vandalism of the fence being constructed around the four fields at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Bahamas Football Association gets new technical director
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) recently announced the appointment of its new technical director, Bruce Swan.
Men’s national soccer team named for friendly tune-up
THE coaching staff of the men’s national development programme have selected the team that will represent the MA in the upcoming international friendly tune-up match in St Martin on March 26.
Rugby is back at Winton
THE Bahamas Rugby Union has announced that rugby is back at the Winton Rugby Pitch.
BLTA congrats to tennis players in college arena this year
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulated the players who are participating in the college arena this year.
Jamaica ready for CARIFTA
FOLLOWING a two-day visit of the team from the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) to inspect preparations for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, a very favourable report was received.
Four umpires certified
MARTIN ‘Pork’ Burrows will now be joined by four other Bahamians as certified members of the College Baseball Umpire Association Organisation (CBUAO).
GB ministry unveils new private sector tie-up unit
A new unit within the Ministry for Grand Bahama will partner with the private sector and “get things done” away from concerns surrounding the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA).
PETER YOUNG: Powerful words from a brave man
“HOW incredibly brave that man is.” It has been reported in the UK press that these words were picked up on a microphone used by Prime Minister Boris Johnson but which had not been switched off after he had spoken at a news conference.
FACE TO FACE: Trying to turn young people away from a life of crime
IN a time when there are rising concerns about the rate of crime, and after a bloody weekend on the streets of the inner city, one church elder is calling for all sectors of society to pour into the youth the right spiritual principles, self-esteem, respect and love to bring the Bahamian society back to what it used to be.
EDITORIAL: Straight answers in fight against crime
THE spate of murders that took place at the weekend was horrifying in itself – five dead in three days with two more injured.
Robertson urges young people to take up courses
YOUNG people were urged to take advantage of training courses at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute yesterday, with the institution’s president saying there were lots of job opportunities available for skilled Bahamians.
BTVI not likely to fully return to face-to-face
BAHAMAS Technical and Vocational Institute’s president Dr Robert Robertson says he doesn’t expect the institution will fully return to face-to-face learning despite declining COVID-19 infection rates, noting “the future of technical training is actually blended” learning.
Down the barrel of a gun
A MAN was arrested yesterday shortly after an individual drove by a house and fired several shots while shouting threats of death in what Acting Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander yesterday suggested was an act of retaliation.
