Stars shine at Social Services
Minister Frankie Campbell, 2020 has been a truly rough and trying year, the world over; and our beautiful country and beloved, Bahamaland has been left feeling the weight of the crunch as well.
Bahamas institution nominated for award
A Bahamian financial institution and its affiliates have been shortlisted for Trust Company of the Year honours by a major international financial services awards ceremony.
Tour operators: Xmas volumes down to 20%
Tour operators yesterday revealed Christmas and New Year’s business volumes slumped to just 10-20 percent of pre-COVID levels, adding that this was simply insufficient to sustain a viable enterprise.
'Stop beating same horse' over taxation
Corporate Bahamas yesterday warned the Government it cannot "keep beating the same horse to get taxes" as it rejected any increase in National Insurance Board (NIB) rates in the near-term.
Strachan invited to NFL player association collegiate bowl
MIKE Strachan’s recruitment profile is set to receive a boost with his invitation to the 2021 National Football League Player Association (NFLPA) Collegiate Bowl.
Police crackdown in Grand Bahama
A POLICE operation targeting illegal drugs, firearms and ammunition was launched in Grand Bahama on Tuesday.
Union chief: Tell the truth about learning platform
AFTER a third day of issues with the Ministry of Education’s Virtual Learning Platform, Bahamas Union of Teachers president is calling on officials to “tell the truth” about the myriad problems plaguing the system.
Suspect faces court over New Year’s Eve killing
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was charged yesterday with murder in connection with a shooting that claimed the life of a teenager on New Year’s Eve.
PROBATION FOR ATTACK ON EX-GIRLFRIEND
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who assaulted his ex-girl-friend and damaged her family’s property after losing his temper in a jeal-ous rage was yesterday put on probation for a year.
Rastafarian to appeal over marijuana charge
A RASTAFARIAN man is set to appeal a drug charge he received after police found him with $150 worth of marijuana over the Christmas holiday.
‘Buddy’ ices Bulls with and-1 three
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Buddy Hield converted a four-point play with 38 seconds left to make up for a horrible shooting night, and the Sacramento Kings held off the Chicago Bulls 128-124 on Wednesday.
Fredrick King Jr making history
Fredrick King Jr will make Bahamian basketball history as the country’s first student athlete to enrol in one of the National Basketball Association’s global academies.
Ayton putting greater emphasis on defence
DEANDRE Ayton has placed a greater emphasis on the defensive end of the floor as a part of the Phoenix Suns’ transition to their new look roster.
Bahamian embassy, consulate staff in Washington, DC are safe
BAHAMAS Ambassador to the United States Sidney Collie told The Tribune Wednesday night of his shock at the storming of the US Capitol building by pro-Trump rioters.
EDITORIAL: Time to refill the NIB pot
THERE is a saying in the US that social security is the third rail of politics – the third rail being the one that carries the electric charge and if you touch it, you’ll get zapped.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election
WASHINGTON (AP) — A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House.
ALICIA WALLACE: The system doesn’t work and we shouldn’t just measure our children against it
THERE is a story about a family with generations of people baking turkeys in the same way. They always cut the legs off before putting it in the pan to bake. When being taught to a cook turkeys, the youngest generation asked why it is done that way. The parents said they did it that way because their parents did it that way. Unwilling to leave it at that, the youngest generation asked the grandparents why the legs are always cut off. The grandparents said they only did it that way because the pan wasn’t big enough for the whole turkey to fit.
Baha Mar numbers ‘on track’
BAHA MAR is on track with its occupancy forecast having scaled its operations and staffing level according to a “predicted slow start” to 2021, according to the resort’s president.
‘Why is COVID treatment proposal being ignored?’
LOCAL physicians are disappointed with the Public Hospitals Authority for allegedly ignoring a COVID-19 treatment proposal they sent months ago that they say would convert the infection from being a potentially debilitating and deadly disease, to a mild illness of short duration.
Ministry: No one under 18 will be administered COVID-19 vaccine
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said it wished to clarify that no one under the age of 18 years of age, including children in The Bahamas, will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine.
