Caribbean integration 'key' to hitting development goals
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved $200m in loans and grants last year as it focused on regional integration as a means to achieve the 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs).Daniel Best, its director of projects, said yesterday: “We app
Caribbean bank projects 2% growth for Bahamas
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) yesterday gave the most optimistic forecast yet for The Bahamas’ 2020 prospects by predicting this nation’s economic output will expand by two percent. Dr Justin Ram, its director of economics, told reporters: “I
Dangers of fad diets
Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.
Active surveillance: a safe and effective method to manage prostate cancer
Prostate cancer will affect one in six men in their lifetime.
Lost and found family
Adoption is a topic that is not often talked about in the Bahamas. Yet there are hundreds of children in the country who have either been left orphaned after the deaths of their parents or were given up by their biological parents. For many of them, one of the country’s several children’s homes is the only home they will ever know.
LIFE LINES: Write your own story, Cinderella!
Writing your story doesn’t have to be taken literally, although if you feel you have a story to tell by all means write it.
Mia’s Abaco-inspired dishes land her top spot in culinary competition
Hurricane Dorian couldn’t put a stop to her dreams, and neither could a malfunctioning oven.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T...Find out what it means to the ‘Foxy Ladies’
New Bahamian rom-com premieres this Valentine’s Day
A battle of the sexes is brewing in a new Bahamian film set to premiere this Valentine’s Day.
Conference seeks to show women how to love themselves
Shena C Johnson wants every woman to know one vital thing about herself: “You’re worth it”.
EDITORIAL: Big promises but prosecutions fall flat
FIRST on the election trail and then again once in office, tackling corruption was a theme that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis kept returning to.
PETER YOUNG: What comes first - a terrorist’s rights or the public’s safety?
It was sad to write in this column last November about the terrorist attack that had taken place on London Bridge. This resulted in the murder of two young people - who were dedicated to the rehabilitation of prisoners - by a convicted Islamist terrorist. The attacker had been released from prison on licence after serving half his sentence and was himself later killed by the police. How depressing it is, so soon after that, to comment now on another similar incident in the British capital just a week ago.
Haitian man jailed for getting fake birth certificate for daughter
A Haitian man was sentenced to three years behind bars yesterday for getting a fake birth certificate and school acceptance letter in order to obtain legal papers for his daughter. Jacsen Simeon avoided the maximum five-year penalty yesterday for sw
33 years for killing former Governor General's aide
A MAN was sentenced to over 30 years in prison yesterday for murdering the aide-de-camp to former Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling over a year ago. Justice Bernard Turner sentenced Timothy Cole to 33 years behind bars for murdering Inspector
Moree happy to discuss selection of judges
CHIEF Justice Brian Moree says he understands the Bahamas Bar Association’s calls for greater transparency in the country’s judge selection process, telling The Tribune that to do so would ensure a level playing field. BBA President Kahlil Parker, a
FACE TO FACE: Gena holds a key to unlocking children’s potential
The values we impart to our children are often reflected in the way they live their lives as adults. That is why, when I write Face to Face and tell the stories of people who are walking in their purpose, they often refer to their parents and credit them for their part in making them who they are.
Leno's 'new mission': $3bn assets by 2024
An “ambitious” Bahamian financial provider sees its “new mission” as tripling assets under management to $3bn within the three years to 2024 via a mixture of local and international expansion. Sean Longley, the Leno Group of Companies’ founder, yest
'Taxpayer waste' fears on $130m civil service spend
The government’s planned $130m investment in the civil service will “waste taxpayers’ money” unless the correct “checks and balances” are put in place, a governance reformer has warned.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG)
Jitney system pilot is 'cultural shock'
Customers and jitney drivers are grappling with a “cultural adjustment” following the roll-out of the bus unification system’s test route, the project manager has revealed.Marvin Clarke, in an interview with Tribune Business, said that while there ar
PM: 'Much work needed to boost our productivity'
The prime minister yesterday admitted The Bahamas faces “much work to boost productivity and prosperity” as he helped launch the $25m construction of a local financial provider’s new office complex. Dr Hubert Minnis, acknowledging that the Leno Grou
