Reaching out to help youth group
DUDLEY and Katie Seide, founders of Reach Out Youth Organisation (ROYO), received a generous donation from a local business in Freeport that has pledged its support to help them with their breakfast programme for underprivileged kids. The Seides than
Processing delay confirmed for scholarship payments
SCHOLARSHIP payments from the Ministry of Education have been delayed due to processing irregularities, The Tribune was told.Payment cheques were due to be sent out in July, according to a senior official in the Scholarships and Education Loans Divis
Woman accused of stealing $66,000 from her employer
A 23-year-old woman was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with theft and laundering of more than $60,000 from her employer over a seven-month period.Krystal Rolle appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on a total of 11 theft and m
Tackling the air hackers
The long-awaited aircraft accident report of the fatal January 2018 crash has been released by The Bahamas’ Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID). Incidents like these rehash national focus on the pervasive aviation issue of “hacking” in The Bahamas. A reference to hacking in short refers to the carriage by air of passengers by operators not licensed to conduct such services for reward.
Reasons to be proud?
RECENTLY, much was proclaimed unthinkingly about how far The Bahamas has come in 45 years of independence.
A CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVE: Tax rules we can’t meet, unity we must not avoid
The financial services sector of Caribbean jurisdictions - and other parts of the developing world - have been under continuous assault by the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since the mid-1990s.
Air conditioning relief for clinic
THE staff and patients at the Eight Mile Rock Community Clinic should begin to feel some relief from the heat as a technician has been dispatched to deal with the air conditioning problem, according to an official at the Public Hospitals Authority in
Child rapist Birbal sent from country
CHILD rapist Andre Birbal was repatriated to Trinidad and Tobago following the completion of his prison sentence at the end of June.The former art teacher’s release from prison follows a plea deal earlier this year where he admitted two counts of unn
Bahamas ends up 5th in 4 x 400m relay final
Team Bahamas was hoping to add at least one more medal to its tally before the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games came to a close in Barranquilla, Colombia.But in the final of the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay on Thursday night, the quartet of Alo
VIEW FROM AFAR: What are we waiting for?
I can’t remember when I wrote my first article on the renewal of Bay Street. Nor can I remember how many times I have written on this subject. The answers are, however, long ago and very many times.
Jonquel Jones on fire
JONQUEL Jones has found her shooting stroke and the Connecticut Sun are set to make a late-season push toward the WNBA playoffs.Jones finished with a game-high 21 points, 7-13 from the field including 4-8 from three-point range in just 18 minutes of
Around the world with FIBA basketball referee Wilmore
IT has been a busy time this past few weeks for Bahamian FIBA basketball referee Christian Wilmore, who has been on a worldwind tour officiating in four international tournaments.Wilmore’s latest trip was to Minsk, Belarus, July 21-29 where he offici
Deandre Ayton and 'buddy' Hield head-to-head
WHEN the NBA preseason tips off, a matchup of Bahamian players will highlight the schedule right away to announce the 2018-19 season.Deandre Ayton and Buddy Hield will have their first head-to-head game in the NBA when Ayton’s Phoenix Suns host Hield
D'Shawn Knowles, Reshard Munroe on the rise
D’SHAWN Knowles and Reshard Munroe advanced within their respective franchises after a stellar season of production at the plate thus far.After 30 games in the Arizona League, Knowles received his first promotion within the Los Angeles Angels farm sy
'Hooping by the Park' in Fox Hill tonight
IT was a dream of Jabari Wilmott and Keron Pratt when they went to college in the United States that they would return home to give back to the local community of Fox Hill where they got to hone their basketball skills.The two have combined their ski
Lyford Cay blasts 500% hike in tax
The Government is moving to reinstate the $50,000 property tax “cap” after The Bahamas’ wealthiest community slammed “punitive taxation” that threatens “500 percent or greater” tax hikes.KP Turnquest, deputy prime minister, yesterday told Tribune Bus
Central Bank targeting digital B$ in 30 months
The Central Bank is aiming to roll-out a trial digital Bahamian dollar “within 30 months”, with the move central to its efforts to “accelerate” payments system modernisation.The regulator, launching an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the design and
'No hope' as new auto sales off 16%
New car sales maintained their decade-long plunge with a near-16 percent decline during the 2018 first half, as one dealer revealed he “sees no hope” for a short-term revival.Speaking after the latest Bahamas Motor Dealers Association (BMDA) figures
PHA targeting '$20m-plus' boost from extra revenue
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is targeting “$20m-plus” in extra revenue this fiscal year, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday, adding: “Health can’t be run on a wing and a prayer.”Dr Duane Sands, pictured, minister of health, told Tribune Bu
Why govt 'hell bent' on reviving Oban?
An ex-tourism minister yesterday questioned why the Government appears “hell-bent” on the Oban Energies deal, suggesting it instead focus on Carnival’s planned cruise port to revive tourism.Obie Wilchcombe, pictured, told Tribune Business: “I do beli
