Tune in to your old good friend
I found two lines of Ortland Bodie’s letter published in Thursday’s Tribune most interesting. In that letter Mr Bodie not only admits that Peter Nygard was his “good friend”, but was also his “former patron”.
Banking issues
IS there any rationality for the bank ATMs to only gush out $100.00 bills and never anything smaller?
Economy answers
Shouldn’t Dr Minnis have to answer to us all as to where our National Finances are 100 percent to our national economy?
Man held at airport with $90,000
FREEPORT - A man was arrested at the Grand Bahama International Airport with nearly $90,000 in US currency on Thursday.
$3,500 fine over marijuana
A man caught with $1,000 worth of marijuana and ammunition must pay $3,500 to avoid spending six months behind bars.
Three accused over gun possession
TWO men and a woman who denied being in possession of a firearm they allegedly used to make an officer fear for his life were yesterday granted bail before their trial.
Business reaches 20-year landmark
ENTREPRENEURIAL Services Limited (ESL) has reached a 20-year milestone providing business solutions to keep Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in business in Grand Bahama.
Jones and Sun even series 1-1
It wasn’t the typical MVP calibre performance from Jonquel Jones, but her Connecticut Sun bounced back from a game one loss to even the WNBA semifinals.
Celebrations for birthday of 106-year-old
GOVERNOR General Sir Corneilus Smith and Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville joined staff and officials at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre yesterday in celebrating the birthday of 106-year-old patient Francis Dean.
Wendell Miller decides to enter pro ranks of track and field
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of Bahamian World and Olympic champion Steven Gardiner, high school quarter-mile phenom Wendell Miller has decided to enter the professional ranks of track and field.
Men's national cricket team will be fit and ready for task ahead
IT’S been quite a while since the Bahamas Cricket Association has played any international competition. But with a new coach in town, president Greg Taylor is confident that the men’s national team will be fit and ready for the task ahead of them.
Men’s national basketball team members open seasons
SEVERAL senior men’s national basketball team members recently opened their respective seasons across various professional leagues in Europe and South America.
Our three NBA players reflect, and project what’s left to come
As NBA franchises enter training camp, players took the opportunity to reflect on their offseasons and project what’s next to come on the upcoming campaign.
Team Bahamas suffers first loss
ALTHOUGH they suffered their first loss in the 2021 COTECC Under-12 Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, coach Marion Bain said the Bahamas’ three-member team will still have a chance to advance to the finals in November.
Goldwynn targets $160m sales amid ‘non-stop’ buyer inquiries
The Wynn Group yesterday said the “phones are ringing non-stop” with buyer inquiries on its Goodman’s Bay project as it targets $160m in total sales at full build-out.
Barbers hail return of their ‘15% day’
Barbers and beauticians yesterday hailed the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that will enable them to open on Sundays as that day traditionally accounted for 15 percent of their weekly revenues.
STATESIDE: The wheel turns again confronting us with a problem for which we struggle to find a solution
MOST of us would agree that a generation is about the time it takes for us to grow up, get married, have children and begin the process of passing the torch to those children – the next generation. So a generation becomes a measure of time. About 27 years, perhaps.
FRONT PORCH: No hiding from the shameful vitriol directed at those who would risk everything for a better life
THERE is a regional and global context to the approximately 1,000 Haitian migrants who recently landed in Inagua. There may also be a domestic and political back story. We are experiencing national and global fractures from COVID-19 which are turning into deep economic, social and political fissures.
Water union president critical of WSC promotions
THE president of the Water and Sewerage Management Union has agreed with the union representing line staff over recent promotions and is calling on the Water and Sewerage Corporation’s general manager to publicly address the matter.
