$13,000 raised for kids with sickle cell disease during Miracle Treat Day
More than $13,000 was raised for children with sickle cell disease during this year’s Miracle Treat Day by Dairy Queen Bahamas.
We need people to get our words down, says Bethel
THE government is considering hiring new staff in their bid to resolve the long-standing issue of the lack of stenographers in the Magistrate’s Court, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.In an interview with The Tribune, Mr Bethel said he is
A handsome little devil now off the endangered species list
A BIRD that spends half its year in The Bahamas is about to come off the endangered species list.The Kirtland’s Warbler has been considered endangered since 1967, and spends half the year in northern Michigan, and half the year in its preferred Baham
Smith's Point to host festival
After a successful kick-off of Junkanoo Summer Festival last week in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, the festival will continue at Smith’s Point for the next few Saturdays. According to tourism officials, residents and visitors can expect to see six
Inquest to start into apparent suicide of South African woman
EVIDENCE is expected to be presented today to reveal the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of a South African woman at the Atlantis resort last year. The inquest into 25-year-old Carla Van Eeden’s death is due to commence before Her Maje
A sister’s legacy fulfilled after more than four decades
Veteran educator launches scholarship fund
Forty-six years after the death of her sister, author and veteran educator Janet Hutcheson is finally able to fulfil her beloved sibling’s legacy with the launch a special scholarship fund. This has been made possible through the discovery of nearly $25,000 which has been sitting dormant in a bank account for decades.
Mitchell, rank opportunist & chameleon
Like a chameleon, Frederick Mitchell changes his colours and political stripes depending on the needs of the moment and his self-serving political survival and relevance. His principles seem to change as fast as a growing child changes his shoe-size.
Don't over-tax our visitors
Every year my son takes his family to one of the Family Islands for about ten days. His mother and I tag along.
Regency queens soar at international pageant
The Bahamas was the only country in the Caribbean region that managed to take top places in the recent Miss Regency International pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LIFE LINES: Keeping up in a changing world
“The cave you fear to enter, holds the treasure that you seek.” – Joseph Campbell
The bionic manhood
Every Bahamian man will face issues with erectile dysfunction at least once in his lifetime. It is an embarrassing affliction that many men suffer with needlessly and in silence.
We need all hands on deck!
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.
Ready, set, latch on!
Global event seeks to break breastfeeding record
Bahamian women are invited to join mothers from all over the world for the Global Big Latch Off event this weekend to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding.
Roberts and Newman lose in doubles
The first time combination of Justin Roberts and Baker Newman lacked the chemistry and it showed in the final outcome of their doubles match at the 2019 Pan American Games.The Bahamian duo went down 6-2, 6-2 to a much more experienced tandem of Guido
'Eagerly awaited $13m claw back verdict upheld
A Bahamian liquidator’s bid to “claw back” a $13.148m pay-out by serving the recipient outside this jurisdiction was yesterday upheld by the London-based Privy Council. The highest court in the Bahamian judicial system found that Alan Bates, court-a
MasterCard eyes Out Island tie-up with credit unions
MASTERCARD wants to introduce its payment technology in the Family Islands via partnerships with Bahamian credit unions, its executives said yesterday, targeting unbanked and under-served communities. Juan Zavala Aleman, MasterCard’s manager of acco
Credit union consolidation predicted by Central Bank
Small Bahamian credit unions will be forced to merge and consolidate as a result of intensified regulation, the Central Bank is predicting.The regulator, in its just-released 2018 Financial Stability Report, said it was increasing oversight of the se
Chinese researchers meet BAIC managers
Chinese agricultural researchers met with the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) chairman and executive management on Friday. Tong Xiongcai, vice-president of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, paid a courtesy call on Bish
Tourism tie-up produces 678k extra room nights
The Ministry of Tourism is attributing a 678,310 increase in group meeting room nights to its partnership with Cvent, an events and hospitality management technology company. The first year of their tie-up saw group bookings for meetings increase by
Mastercard seeks 'change in mindset' with payments
MASTERCARD yesterday said it is hoping that a “change in mindset” will lead to greater Bahamian take-up of its solution for micro and small businesses in cash-dominated industries. Juan Zavala Aleman, Mastercard’s manager of account management, said
