RBDF detains migrant group
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended more than 20 migrants who were part of a suspect migrant smuggling operation in Bimini waters earlier this week.
US Embassy donates relief supplies
THE National Emergency Management Agency received relief supplies from the United States Embassy in Nassau to enable a faster response to any disaster and aid in COVID-19 fight.
The worst is yet to come
According to the website https://countrymeters.info/en/Bahamas/economy, the Bahamas’s debt is US $7.338 billion and the Bahamas GDP is US $7.269 billion.
Columbus' statue
Please allow a little space in your powerful daily about Columbus’ statue. We call The Bahamas a christian nation.
Ayton leads Suns to win on 22nd birthday
Deandre Ayton celebrated his 22nd birthday with a return to the court and led his Phoenix Suns to a win in their debut at the NBA’s season restart.
Antoan Richardson: ‘I was just brought to my knees in prayer’
WHEN Bahamian San Francisco Giants’ first base coach Antoan Richardson kneeled down during their exhibition game at Oakland on Monday night, it was primarily a decision to honour his deceased great-grandmother Dame Bertha Isaacs, a former Bahamian teacher, tennis player, women’s rights activist, politician and a former freedom fighter for social justice.
PRESS BOX – Naughty: I got into a debate with a ‘Bronsexual’
I GOT into an interesting debate in the barber shop the other day.
Trust meets BAIC over National Park proposal
Bahamas National Trust (BNT) officials yesterday met with newly-appointed Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) general manager, Rocky Nesbitt. The meeting was held to follow-up on a proposal to establish Sweeting’s Pond in Hatchet
Managing COVID change is true test of leadership
Change is happening all around us. COVID-19 has exacerbated corporate changes, and what might have taken years to realise is happening right before our eyes. The test of true leadership is how we manage in the midst of these rapid changes.Today we pr
Seek digital 'boost' amid COVID woe
Bahamian companies must give themselves a “plus or a boost” amid the COVID-19 pandemic through establishing a sustainable digital component to their operations. Ricardo McHardy, lead digital marketer for Island Business Media, told Tribune Business:
55 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday that there are 55 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: Fighting alone to earn victory together
MUCH of the focus on battling COVID-19 has fallen on the efforts of the government.
FRONT PORCH: The govt begged and pleaded but sadly there are those who only think of themselves
In his national address this past Sunday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis warned the country:
'We've enough officers to police Grand Bahama lockdown'
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday he did not see the need to send additional manpower to help enforce the two-week lockdown on Grand Bahama, insisting there are more than enough officers on the island to police the COVID-19 measures. His
4% fall in overall crime, reveals Rolle
OVERALL crime in the country declined by four percent between the months of January to June compared with the same period in 2019, according to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle. According to Commissioner Rolle, the police statistics show a consider
We're still negotiating over Grand Lucayan - D'Aguilar
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the government is still negotiating the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort, suggesting yesterday that the commitment of developers may not be as firm as it was before the COVID-19 crisis. “It’s not a good envir
Cat Island residents keen to cooperate with tracing
AFTER two residents of Cat Island tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, island administrator Neil Campbell said those who came in contact with them on the island are cooperating and making contact tracing easy for authorities there. “So far every
One traveller ‘annoyed as hell’ by his journey
INCOMING Bahamian travellers from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale flights yesterday were allowed to quarantine at home but had to download an app for tracking, they told The Tribune.
2020 'a bust' for vacation rentals
A “lifeline for the Bahamian tourism economy” has suffered the “biggest hit” possible as a result of the government’s border closure for US commercial transportation, a top realtor warned yesterday. John Christie, HG Christie’s president and managin
