Abortion brings Haitianisation of The Bahamas
The Bahamian champion and liberal advocate of women’s reproductive healthcare and Nassau Tribune columnist, Alicia Wallace, by calling for the decriminalisation of abortion, reminds the writer of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.
Custodial sentences
The current debate on decriminalisation of offences involving small quantities of marijuana leads us to a much larger issue which simmers in our country. And that is the jailing of our citizens for minor infractions of the law.
Confidentiality
Can a senior Government official or a past one confirm that communications to a Minister are always accepted as being confidential and contents may not be publicly disclosed without the sender’s prior agreement or approval?
Team Bahamas 6th overall
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s three-member team’s bid to finish fifth was thwarted by Costa Rica as they lost to their South American counterparts for the second time to finish sixth at the World Junior Tennis Girls North/Central America and Caribbean Qualifying Tournament.
NPBA: Specialists and High Flyers win
UPTOWN Cuts Specialists and Breezes High Flyers pulled off the New Providence Basketball Association’s double-header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Sports Notes
THE DTSP Wolfpack Track Club is set to hold its annual track meet on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The event will get started at 9am and run throughout the day.
Symonette inducted into Mt Dora Hall of Fame
A Bahamian baseball player was recognised by his high school for his historic career and his impact on the central Florida institution.
THE PRESS BOX: COWBOYS HAPPY WITH NEW STAFF
COWBOYS VP Stephen Jones seems to be quite happy with the coaching staff new head coach Mike McCarthy has assembled.
Anglican rector sounds alarm on decaying family life
The deterioration of home and family life in the Bahamas has reached a “crisis point”, according to an Anglican clergyman who is calling for the legal profession to do more to save the Bahamian family.
The 20 areas which leaders must impact
Research suggests that business success rests on impactful leadership. Leadership at all levels requires skill, passion and will. We now focus our attention on 20 competencies that 2020’s leaders must exhibit all year long in this first of a two-part
Minister hails 7.216m tourism arrivals record
A Cabinet minister yesterday hailed The Bahamas’ record 7.216m visitor arrivals in 2019 as another “very impressive” sign of the industry’s post-Hurricane Dorian rebound.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured, minister of tourism and aviation, paid tribute to
False sense of security' over devaluation risks
The Bahamas would likely be forced to devalue its currency if a Hurricane Dorian-type storm made a direct hit on New Providence, an economic observer is arguing. Dr Jonathan Rodgers, the well known eye-doctor, argued that the government and Bahamian
Small business drive gains $600,000 boost
The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) has received a $600,000 grant funding boost for its mission to create and empower more Bahamian entrepreneurs. K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister, hailed the funding from the Inter-American Developm
Correction
Tribune Business, in a January 23, 2020, article entitled Downtown chief pledges area’s transformation, reported that the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) managing director, Ed Fields, would be leaving his post to join Global Ports Holding as an i
STATESIDE: We hold these truths to be self-evident - but nothing’s really changed, has it?
So far, 2020 is providing ample evidence that real and perceived discrimination in the United States on the basis of gender and race remains a big issue.
EDITORIAL: Kneejerk politics as election appears on the horizon
SO the pretence is done – the countdown to the 2022 election has begun.
Officials looking into problems with two Family Island schools
THE Ministry of Education said officials are addressing the issues plaguing two Family Island schools. This comes after students at Harbour Island All-Age School protested over the lack of teachers and Progressive Liberal Party Senator Michael Darvi
Elective surgeries back on at PMH
ELECTIVE surgeries at Princess Margaret Hospital will resume today, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands. Procedures were canceled by health officials earlier this week due to overcrowding at the public hospital, compounded by boarders, bed a
'Existential threat of climate change'
CLIMATE change is an “existential threat” to the environment, the economy and “life itself”, a former minister of state for finance has said. Zhivargo Laing, executive director of the University of The Bahamas’ Government and Public Policy Institute,
