PLP won't commit on Fiscal Responsibility Act
THE Progressive Liberal Party will not commit to leaving the Fiscal Responsibility Act in place if it returns to power, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell indicated yesterday. Robert Myers, a member of the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG), told
It’s a privilege to thank these fine men and women, says PM
SEVEN distinguished Bahamians received the 2019 Queen’s New Year Honours at Government House yesterday. During his remarks, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis expressed his gratitude to recipients “who devoted their full measure in service of their fellow citizens”.
'What did we do? I felt so violated. My children were afraid. I was crying ...What I do? Am I a criminal?'
RIGHTS Bahamas chairperson Mona Agenor yesterday said she feels deeply violated and humiliated after she and family members were arrested in a joint operation with police and immigration officers.Ms Agenor is calling for immigration officers to wear
EDITORIAL: Don’t let profit kill our conch
Imagine a Bahamas without conch.
BISX chief 'never lost faith' over $3bn listing
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange’s (BISX) chief executive yesterday hailed its listing of $3bn in government debt securities as “a day I never doubted would come”. Keith Davies, speaking after the exchange announced a successful end to
Hotel death – No signs of crime: Atlantis’ expert suggests woman ‘strangled herself’
AN American homicide detective yesterday counteracted suggestions by a South African forensic pathologist that the hanging death of a 25-year-old female guest at the Atlantis resort last year was likely a homicide staged to look like a suicide.
Only one in ten taught to swim
BAHAMAS Swimming Federation president Algernon Cargill wants a national programme to teach people how to swim, saying government research shows fewer than 10 percent of Bahamians can swim to save their lives.
‘Help our boy with cancer’
THE mother of an 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed with stage three cancer this summer is making a passionate plea for assistance.
Fishermen reject closed season
GRAND Bahama fishermen and vendors yesterday rejected arguments for a closed conch season, telling The Tribune such a move would seriously impact their livelihood.
Don't change Arawak Cay – it's a native area
I saw the plans proposed by the Prime Minister for Arawak Cay and I feel that these plans should not take place. Arawak Cay is a native space. This is the main reason for its appeal to visitors and Bahamians alike.
PM's wife presented with award for mentoring girls
PATRICIA Minnis, wife of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, was awarded for her commitment to mentoring girls throughout the country. Mrs Minnis was honoured at a “Flames of Inspiration and Commitment Grand Gala”, a celebration that marked 25 years of
BTC labour relations 'not beyond repair'
Union leaders say labour relations at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) are not beyond repair provided management treats the workers with “respect”. Bernard Evans, the National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas (NCTUB) president, to
Obie stunt blows up in his face
Thank God for the drama that unfolded over the fight for chairman of the PLP, otherwise their just-concluded convention would have had the same effect as a handful of sleeping pills.
I cry shame on you, Mr Bennett Minnis
THE garbage of Mr Bennett Minnis…seems he is embarrassed that Milton Taylor who hailed from Long Island and formed the first political party in The Bahamas which eventually became the PLP.
SEBAS BASTIAN: Housing market is key but we need to speed things up
Modern economies are complex and interdependent systems whose components should work together to create value. Technological advancement, taxation, consumption, and productivity, for example, are all forces that work together to power the economic m
Two shooting incidents and spate of armed robberies
POLICE are investigating two shooting incidents and a spate of armed robberies this week.
Morley and Munroe make history as first Bahamians to compete in Crossfit Games
DAVID Morley and Chanelle Munroe both failed to make the top cut of 75, but they made history yesterday as the first Bahamians to compete in the Reebok Crossfit Games at the Alliant Energy Centre in Madison, Wisconsin. The games, which got started i
DIANE PHILLIPS: That sexy lingerie . . . why, oh why did I save it all these years?
For my 50th birthday, our close friends Jackson and Pam Burnside gave me a very sexy, see-through piece of lingerie. It was an all-in-one panty and top with ever so thin straps, made all of lace and imagination.
Jones posts another double double, Sun beat Mercury
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 14 rebounds for her 11th double-double this season, and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 68-62 last night for their sixth straight win.
Top athletes get set for Pan Am, IAAF Worlds
Not that many athletes participated in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships in Grand Bahama over the weekend.But for those who did, it was an opportunity to showcase their talent before the Bah
