Hoop moves: 'Kino' to new club, Smith signs in France, Coleby re-signs in Japan
SEVERAL Bahamian pro basketball players inked new deals with their respective clubs this offseason.Jaraun “Kino” Burrows will move to a new club in France, while Kentwan Smith signs in France for the first time and Kadeem Coleby re-signs for another
Jonquel selected as a starter for the WNBA All-Star game
JONQUEL Jones, enjoying one of her best professional basketball seasons, has been selected as a starter for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s AT&T WNBA All-Star 2019.
Joshua Turnquest awarded Male Athlete of Year
JUNIOR Joshua Turnquest has been chosen as the 2018-19 River States Conference Male Athlete of the Year. The 6-foot, 2-inch graduate of CV Bethel Senior High led the voting of the athletic directors in the league. As a junior, Turnquest was an NAIA
Man jailed and fined over drugs possession
A man convicted of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $2,000 by a Freeport Magistrate on Friday.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Brent’s departure exposes that bizarre Bahamian custom - resentment of success
It’s hard to get over the past. So when a white man who happens to be wealthy decides to offer himself for public service in a country where white people, possibly his own ancestors, once had slaves and colonial rule led to what some call the plantation economy, the past stomps on the present. In your face, present. It brazenly paints current perception with a patina of ugly reflection.
'Well beyond time': Realty VAT paid online this year
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday pledged that VAT on real estate sales will be payable online during this fiscal year, adding: “It’s well beyond time to go digital.” Marlon Johnson, acting financial secretary, told Tribune Business t
Domestic banks in 10% cost increase
Domestic banks and trust companies endured a near-ten percent operating cost increase in 2018 amid continued expense and regulatory pressures on the wider financial services industry. The Central Bank’s survey of the sector’s 2018 contribution to Ba
Re-trial over Rum Cay restaurant demolition
The dispute over a Rum Cay restaurant’s demolition has been sent back to the Supreme Court for re-trial even though its majority owner may have “a bogus claim to ownership of the land”. The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous verdict delivered this week
Take aviation accident probe improvements to next level
The past 18 months has certainly been active for aircraft accidents within the sovereign waters of The Bahamas. The most recent tragedy occurred one week ago involving an AugustaWestland AW139 helicopter, which crashed while flying from Abaco to Flor
Making the most of the next 46 years
There is so much that makes us who we are, but as we move toward the next stage of national maturity, let us think about our personal contributions to this growth, focus on our strengths and develop them as much as possible. If we all pool these stre
Bishop Laish Boyd returns to Holy Cross
Anglican Bishop Laish Boyd recently visited the church he used to lead for many years to join its members in celebrating its Feast of Dedication and its 41st anniversary. Bishop Boyd led the service and expressed joy at the renovations that have take
ALBANIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CELEBRATES MILESTONE- Emphasises importance of early faith-based education -
This year’s graduation at the Albania Christian Academy Pre-school was a special one, as the institution is celebrating its 25th anniversary of serving the public by providing Christian-minded early education.The pre-school first opened its doors and
The sum of all fears
We all have phobias and are afraid of different things. Fear, in the Bible, is presented as a spirit. 2 Timothy 1:7 says: “For God had not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”What voice is whispering in your e
One man killed, another injured after stabbing
One man is dead and another is in hospital after they stabbed each other on Wednesday night.
BUSINESS BITES: Time to pull the plug on Bahamasair
Efficient reception of international air travellers is clearly key to our tourism and is well performed by our Lynden Pindling International Airport, a government-owned public utility not committed to the profits of an investor-owned enterprise.
Smith leads calls to end 'archaic' criminal libel laws
RIGHTS Bahamas yesterday renewed calls for an end to archaic criminal libel laws after social media commentator Gorman Bannister was remanded to prison over the offence.Bannister was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Derrence Rolle-Davis over allega
STATESIDE: Hail to the Chief (well, not from everybody)
Two nations that are linked by several factors celebrated their independence days last week, one day apart. A comparison of the two is intriguing.
Architects: Millions lost by 'unscrupulous' practices
Architects have warned the government it is “losing millions of dollars” annually in VAT and other taxes through “unscrupulous” practices by consultants working on construction projects. The Institute of Bahamian Architects (IBA), in a February 2019
Honours to creators of flag and anthem
TIMOTHY Gibson, the late composer of The Bahamas’ national anthem, and Reverend Dr Hervis Bain, the man who designed the nation’s flag,
