Stuart entering 3rd year as head coach at Life University
NYLES Stuart is now entering his fourth year at Life University and third year as its head coach. Stuart is also owner of Marietta Performance Training, a sports performance facility that specialises in fitness and strength conditioning for track an
Two face court after $30,000 cocaine find at airport
AN American man and a Bahamian man were both arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations they were found with $30,000 worth of cocaine at the Lynden Pindling International Airport last week.Tony Dexter Pickett, 30, of Port Charlotte, F
Minnis has 'absolute' faith in Bannister
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that he “absolutely” still has faith in Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister despite several fires at Bahamas Power and Light Company, triggering power outages in the country.The most recent of these
20-year sentence for shooting quashed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction and 20-year sentence of a man previously found guilty of attempting to murder another man as he and his friends sat in a car outside his residence five years ago.Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs, Roy Jones
Police investigate after two bodies discovered
POLICE are investigating two suspicious deaths in separate incidents on Sunday.In the first death, police found human skeletal remains in a bushy area off the Eastwest Highway shortly after 9am.Investigators will await an autopsy report to determine
Two hurt in drive-by shooting
TWO men are in hospital following a drive-by shooting in the Fox Hill area on Sunday. According to police, occupants in a silver Toyota Paso opened fire on a group of men sitting in a vacant lot at the junction of Blueberry Hill Road and Armbrister S
Work ethic
Re: Seeking to plug the skills gap.
Governor General pays her respects to officer's family
GOVERNOR General Dame Marguerite Pindling paid respects to the family of late Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General, Police Inspector Carlis Blatch at their home in Yellow Elder on Sunday. The widely-respected aide-de-camp was shot in front of his da
John Bull raid suspect granted bail by court
ONE of two men accused of stealing over $900,000 worth of merchandise from a John Bull store in Grand Bahama while disguised as women, was granted $20,000 bail by a Supreme Court judge.Justice Bernard Turner granted Corradon Cockburn bail yesterday b
Firearm found by police
GRAND Bahama police discovered a firearm in the Freeport area on Sunday.According to reports, Central Detective Unit officers were on mobile patrol in the area of Tasman Close sometime around 3pm Sunday when they saw a group of men standing in the ar
EDITORIAL: Light years behind in alternative energy when the solution shines in our face
In yesterday’s Tribune, reporter Rashad Rolle explored incredible advances in the means by which countries across the world are producing power, many of them using floating platforms for massive installations of solar panels.
Lighthouse Point must be saved
I am a man and I cry. There, I have said it.
Board chair should resign
I would title this “Being in the real world where you are required to uphold trust’ - the article headlined yesterday “Chamber endorses CEO over ten-year securities barring’ is incredible and exceptionally worrying.
Danielle Grant casts off injury to become Miss Bahamas Universe
Animal lover nearly lost crown due to misdiagnosis
Had she taken the advice of her doctor, Danielle Grant might have never heard her name being called as the winner of this year’s Miss Bahamas Universe last Sunday.The 23-year-old beauty queen faced numerous obstacles throughout her pageant journey, i
Celebrating 10 years of 'Beauty Beyond Feelings'
THERE is no stopping Bahamian entrepreneur Raquel Pinder as she continues to be a voice for women year after year through her organisation Beauty Beyond Feelings.Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, Raquel and her team recently held a succes
Students begin Doctors Hospital EMT course
Twenty promising Bahamians have embarked on a four-month course to become trained and certified emergency medical technicians and potentially land a guaranteed full-time job at Doctors Hospital.The group of 15 women and five men were chosen following
THE PRESS BOX: 'For all the naysayers, How 'bout them Cowboys?'
THE jury is still out on the Dallas Cowboys’ offence. However, it seems embattled offensive coordinator Scott Linehan got the memo. On the third play from scrimmage, WR Tayvon Austin flew past Giants QB Kelvin Martin as Cowboys QB Dak Prescott hit h
What are you sitting on?
You are sitting at your desk, getting ready to take on another work day, telling yourself this is the day you are going to complete all of your tasks, finish that report, work on the spread sheet, et cetera. You start putting away your purse or your
Out of the darkness
Sandilands shines a light on suicide and prevention methods
WHEN certain factors converge, anyone at any point in time can become suicidal, according to experts. And since suicide is a complex issue and there are no quick fixes, Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre continues to create awareness of suicide and ho
Bahamas Baseball Association gets umpires ready to officiate games
OVER the past few months, the Bahamas Baseball Association has been able to get all of the splinter organisations back under one umbrella. Last week, they concentrated on getting their umpires ready to officiate the games.Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows, the B
