Mingoes, teams get ready to rumble
THE University of the Bahamas athletics programme introduced its teams as the Mingoes prepare to contest the 2018-19 season.
Knowles-Tener, Strachan make season debuts
IT was a breakout game for Mike Strachan and a new programme for Rondre Knowles-Tener as the former high school teammates made their season debuts in NCAA football last weekend.
Cooper fires back after Turnquest blames PLP
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest should quit deflecting blame for his administration’s bad budgeting decisions, Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said yesterday.Last week, the government halted its implementation of a new sl
Teen accused of fatal shooting
A 19-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a June shooting incident.Rodman Knowles, of Step Street, Fox Hill, stood before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged with th
Two arrests after attempted theft from DEU lot
TWO men were arrested by police after reportedly being caught attempting to steal parts from a vehicle in the parking lot of the Drug Enforcement Unit.Royal Bahamas Police Force press liaison officer, Superintendent Shanta Knowles confirmed the incid
A rock and a hard place
I consider myself a Christian, perhaps not in the traditional and hypocritical manner, but I daresay that there is not a single other Bahamian, living, preferably, or dead who loves The Lord God Jehovah more than I, bar none. Traditionally, The Bible and other scriptural tomes postulate that “all of our help” comes from God. Yes, I completely agree with this but we human beings, inclusive of me, sometimes look to external sources for financial succour.
Duty free
I noticed recently when travelling that the Liquor Stores at the Lynden Pindling International Airport are no longer duty free. I know in the past they used to be.
BUSINESS BITES: ‘In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree’
Four young Bahamian entrepreneurs may have read Samuel Coleridge’s 1816 poem when they began building the 100,000 square-foot structure looming hundreds of feet over Lake Cunningham. A stately pleasure dome it is indeed, as revealed at last week’s press preview.
It’s never too late to back to school . . .
Working mothers pursue academic dreams
Ninety-four year old great-grandmother Amy Craton’s compelling story of receiving her college degree last year with a perfect 4.0 grade point average proves that no one is ever too old for school.
A creative way of showing pride: Miss Bahamas hosts ‘National Costume’ contest
Bahamian pride was displayed in new and creative ways as the ‘Empowered 11’ contestants of this year’s Miss Bahamas Universe pageant showed off their entries into the national costume competition.
You Go Girl: Miss Grand holds out helping hand to families in need
With memories of growing up in less financially fortunate circumstances still strong, Miss Bahamas Grand Dannise Bain is determined to ease the burden of the next generation during this back-to-school season.
Eating healthy on a budget
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.
Removing stigma associated with mental health
Sandilands celebrates with month of activities
All month long, the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre will be hosting a series of activities to bring attention to its programmes that improve the physical and mental health of those who seek the facility’s services.
AID Clay Court Championships: Finalists awarded
THE 26th annual AID Clay Court Championships recently concluded at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows with the presentation of awards to all finalists.
Cynthia Rahming 5th at Santo Domingo Pan American Open
NATIONAL judo champion Cynthia Rahming (under 57kg) defeated athletes from the Dominican Republic and Canada before losing in the medal rounds to gain a fifth place finish at the Santo Domingo Pan American Open.
$16bn boost through cruise port overhaul
A majority Bahamian consortium is predicting that its plans to transform Nassau’s cruise port will give the economy a $16bn boost spread over 30 years.Global Ports Holding, the international cruise port manager, in a July 16, 2018, proposal to the Go
Baha Mar drives 32% increase in room revenues
Baha Mar’s full opening helped drive a 32 percent room revenue increase among major hotel properties for the 2018 first half, although room rates rose by a much smaller amount.The Central Bank, in its monthly economic report for July, credited the $4
BISX listee in blockchain trading deal
A BISX-listed company yesterday predicted it will achieve a “pre-eminent position” after acquiring the exclusive Bahamian licence for a blockchain and digital currency trading platform.
Beauty queen demanded $1m for song worth $750
A Bahamian beauty queen demanded a $1.1m settlement for the Ministry of Tourism’s unauthorised use of her song just weeks after she licensed its five-year use for only $750.The ministry, in its latest legal salvo against the copyright violation lawsu
Govt's Grand Lucayan deal 'not a huge risk'
The Government’s $65m Grand Lucayan purchase is “not a huge risk”, the GB Chamber president asserted yesterday, with the alternative a repeat of the “Royal Oasis fiasco”.Mick Holding told Tribune Business that allowing “the status quo” to continue at
