FRONT PORCH: Many thousands of young Bahamian lives being destroyed
In the inner-city areas and environs of New Providence, the density of social decay is staggering and overwhelming. Tens of thousands of young Bahamians, mostly teen and young adult men, are bored, idle, hopeless, largely uneducated, poorly socialised, and chronically unemployed.
Former Tribune journalist Nicki Kelly dies
FORMER Tribune journalist Nicki Kelly has died at her home in New Providence.
Kaiwan Culmer meets qualifier in triple jump
Bahamian triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer secured his place at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in emphatic fashion on Friday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium, jumping a personal best of 17.29 meters on his very first attempt during the Men’s Triple Jump finals at the BAAA Open Senior Track and Field Championships.
Bahamas Striping’s $183m GB project ‘never signed’
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said a proposed $183m contract with a Bahamas Striping group affiliate to overhaul west Grand Bahama’s roads was “never signed; it was cancelled”.
IAN FERGUSON: How internal communication creates a cohesive company
Improving internal communication is crucial for fostering a productive, engaged and cohesive workplace.
Finance chief dismisses fears boaters ‘scared away’ by fees
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday rejected arguments that new and increased boating fees will “scare away” high-spending tourists, and asserted: “The Bahamas is for Bahamians.”
Cruise waste levy to aid ‘stressed’ landfills
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said revenues generated from the $300 per ton levy on cruise ship waste will be used to upgrade Family Island landfills “significantly stressed by the industry.
NHI ‘trigger pull’ on employee/employer funding will come - but ‘premature’ now
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed The Bahamas will “eventually have to pull the trigger” on employer and employee funding for National Health Insurance (NHI) but it is “premature” to do so now.
FNM candidate for West GB Accuses ZNS of victimisation
FNM candidate for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Omar Isaacs is accusing state broadcaster ZNS of political interference after his live interview on Power 104.5FM was abruptly cut short on Wednesday.
One man dead and two others injured in East St shooting
A man was killed and two others — a man and a woman — were injured in a shooting on East Street yesterday.
Abaco businessman crash lands plane west of Treasure Cay Abaco
ABACO businessman Troy Cornea was flying to Florida to visit family with his two beloved dogs yesterday morning when the engine of his single-engine Piper PA32 failed mid-air, forcing him to make a dramatic emergency landing in a marsh west of Treasure Cay.
Concerns over court’s ruling
LAWYERS across The Bahamas scrambled yesterday to assess the fallout from a major Court of Appeal decision that declared judgements delivered by retired Supreme Court judges unconstitutional.
Kids learn steps they can take to defend against climate crisis impacts
Minister of Social Services Myles LaRoda, hailed the hosting of the annual Camp Climate Action summer youth programmne as highly beneficial to the campers, their families and communities.
Govt plans to resume shanty town demolitions on Eleuthera soon
THE government will soon resume demolishing unregulated structures in New Providence as part of its ongoing nationwide crackdown on illegal settlements, Works and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said Wednesday.
ERIC WIBERG: The lighthouse and shipwrecks of Cay Sal
“A bioligically impoverished, physically controlled environment” is how Walter Goldberg described Cay Sal Bank in his 1983 Smithsonian study.
DIANE PHILLIPS: World through a different lens
Dawn we wake, we open our eyes to a world we create.
Op-Ed: Emancipation and the Enduring Bridge Between The Bahamas and South Africa
Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa to The Bahamas
Clubs & Societies July 31st, 2025
Friday, July 31st, 2025
Team Bahamas 3rd at 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships
Maddisson Carroll picked up the Kenneth Francis individual trophy and combined with fourth place finisher Haley Hill to capture the girls’ 15-and-under division at the 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.
Man accused of attempted murder
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of attempted murder in New Providence while armed with a rifle.
