Weir had a very ‘productive’ tenure as BLTA president
AS she demitted office, having served as president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association for the past two years plus, Darnette Weir revealed that she had a very “productive” tenure.
Two men face murder charges
TWO 35-year-old men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murdering another man last week. Marcello McKenzie and Jamaal Armbrister appeared before Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis yesterday charged with the death of Godfrey Sawyer on June 28. Ac
QC sprinter Paige Stuart signs up with UB Mingoes
THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes have signed Queen’s College sprinter Paige Stuart for the upcoming fall semester.
AID sales up 20% - but drop off imminent
A major Bahamian retailer says its 20 percent "better than normal" sales performance has given it sufficient optimism to move ahead with an $8.2m investment.
Tour providers fear COVID exposure
Family Island tour providers yesterday said they fear being exposed to COVID-19 as business levels range from non-existent to 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Glenrick Rolle, owner/operator of Glenrick’s Water Taxi Services on Bimini, told Tribune
Digital B$ rolled-out nationally by Q3 end
The Central Bank’s digital currency will be made available nationwide by the 2020 third quarter’s close, the deputy prime minister said yesterday. Unveiling reforms to the financial services regulatory regime in the House of Assembly, K Peter Turnqu
Legal reforms tighten 'failing' bank oversight
The Central Bank is gaining powers to appoint “a statutory administrator” over failing or “unsafe” banks, Parliament was told yesterday.K Peter Turnquest, pictured, deputy prime minister, unveiling a three-strong package of Bills to strengthen the fi
PM announces closure of beaches for holiday weekend
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced Monday that beaches and parks in New Providence, Paradise Island and Grand Bahama will be closed throughout the Independence Day holiday weekend, beginning 10pm on Thursday and ending 5am on Monday.
Smith commits until 2022
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas President Dr Rodney Smith has stressed his commitment to the institution until the end of his contract in 2022. “I will not abandon UB’s faculty, students and staff, as some have suggested,” Dr Smith said in a statement. “
INSIGHT: Uncovering the early childhood traumas that lead to violence
MANY of the adolescents who are brought before the courts for minor infractions suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a pilot study conducted by leading psychiatrist David F Allen and local colleagues.
EDITORIAL: The traumas that create killers
WHEN you think of a murderer in this country, what do you think of?
INSIGHT: Marchar Jean was her school’s star pupil - today she’s trapped by a nonsensical system which is a stain on our nation
Sadly, unnecessarily and illegally, the life of an innocent young Bahamian in waiting is in limbo!
INSIGHT: Can we all just get on the same page please?
LAST week’s confusion over the landing of 135 workers from Mexico brought in to help restore the hurricane-ravaged Bakers Bay led to quite a stir. Perhaps the biggest concern should have been the rising threat COVID-19 is becoming in Mexico.
Woman still missing after boat runs aground
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force is still searching for a missing woman from an American vessel that ran aground near South Bimini on Thursday, which left one man dead and two others injured. According to reports, the boat left Luna Beach en route to
Change in teaching at university
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas professors anticipate there will be a blended learning environment for students for the upcoming fall semester, one that could include limited face-to-face instruction and a continuation of virtual learning classes.During a
Same-day virus tests set to be introduced
WITH Doctors Hospital announcing plans to introduce same day PCR COVID-19 testing, a local health official does not expect this to lead to a significant rise in confirmed virus cases because there is “no community transmission” occurring at the momen
Family Islands return
TOURISM attractions, excursions and tours will be permitted to resume operations on all Family Islands effective today, the Office of the Prime Minister reminded in a press release. Facial masks and physical distancing protocols are mandatory, OPM st
I am sure we will rise again, says Turnquest
AMID current economic uncertainty, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest has expressed hope that Grand Bahama will move forward again in a positive direction. His comments came at a flag-raising ceremony in Grand Bahama as part of the country’s 47th
Commission to begin work again shortly
ALTHOUGH the work of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana was placed on hold for more than three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, group co-chairs Bishop Simeon Hall and Quinn McCartney yesterday said the commission plans to reconvene in s
