Tributes paid as Bradley Roberts laid to rest
MOURNERS filled St Francis Xavier Cathedral on Friday to celebrate the life of former Cabinet minister, parliamentarian, and Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts.
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Friday, 11th November, 2018.
SIX MONTHS OF DELAYS: Businesses on West Bay Street fear impact of long road works
BUSINESSES near Blake Road are concerned about the impact the upcoming six-month long water and road improvement work will have on their establishments. The work is set to begin this Monday. In interviews with The Tribune yesterday, some proprietors
Electric bill ‘like a second mortgage’
THE increased value added tax exemption ceiling on power bills will have “limited” impact on consumer expenses, Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants President Gowon Bowe has insisted, while likening spiked electricity costs to having a second mortgage.
BPL chairman told to stay out of politics
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday rebuked Donovan Moxey, telling the Bahamas Power and Light chairman to leave the inflammatory invective to politicians who have equal standing in the arena with Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis.
Immigration chief warns lawbreakers amid FBI manhunt
IN the wake of a two-year FBI operation that uncovered alleged bribery of officials at the Department of Immigration as part of a wider US visa fraud scheme, Director of Immigration Clarence Russell said he does not tolerate corruption.
Pair’s conviction thrown out over man’s death in bar brawl
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction for a woman and her child’s father previously sentenced to over a decade in prison each for killing a man in the course of a brawl at a bar on Carmichael Road six years ago.
Get into the Ark!
The judgement is coming and it is rapidly approaching. The second advent of Jesus Christ is almost here, and boy, I can’t wait. Hey, nothing wrong with salivating over such a glorious, magnificent event that is about to occur.Most devout believers wo
A bountiful harvest
I am a gardener and enjoy reaping from my own limited efforts. This is a wonderful time of the year. Pots, plots, fields, whatever is helpful according to your time and budget. The Promised Land is described in this way: “Observe the commands of the
Shockers, Giants win NPBA openers
THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off its 2018/19 season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night with the JD’s Seafood Shockers and the Your Essential Store Giants pulling off the double header.In the men’s division one feature
Revive us again! Cursillo celebrates 30 years in The Bahamas -
Cursillo (the name means “a short course”) is a method of revival of the church. It has come to us from the Spanish Roman Catholic Church. The purpose of the Cursillo Ministry is to convert Christians to a deeper relationship with God and to help the
TECH TALK
• A NASA spacecraft has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff.
BTC eyes 2019 'bottom' after 12,400 client loss
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) owner yesterday said its mobile subscriber loss “will bottom out in 2019” after another 12,400 customers exited in this year’s third quarter.Balan Nair, Liberty Latin America’s (LiLAC) chief executive, t
Jazz Chisholm hits his third home run in AFL
JAZZ Chisholm just missed out on the final roster spot in the Arizona Fall League All-Star Game, but he continues being one of the league’s top home run hitters despite limited opportunities.Chisholm hit his third home run of the AFL and second in as
Martial arts: Miller to represent Bahamas
A LONE Bahamian competitor will travel to represent the country at the 2018 Unified World Mixed Martial Arts Championships.Christian Miller will compete in the Men’s Light Heavyweight (93kg/205 lbs) division at the International Mixed Martial Arts Fe
Bahamas softball in co-ed slow pitch cup tourney
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association, with a much beefed up national team, is heading to the 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Co-Ed Slow Pitch International Cup Tournament next week.And BGDSA president Dwaine Stevens i
A COMIC'S VIEW: So what in the world is EXTREME?
THESE days it seems, every nook and cranny is crawling with an infestation of terror and destruction that would rival any of those plagues found in The Good Book. You guessed it, “millennials”. Ah, yes, I remember the free-for-all, happy-go-lucky d
Parents keeping children home as teachers withdraw services
EDUCATION Director Marcellus Taylor said yesterday that some parents have responded to the teacher turmoil at CH Reeves Junior High School by refusing to send their children to school. In the wake of the unauthorised industrial action when dozens of
