One dead, second man ‘critical’ in shooting
A MAN is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition after a double shooting on Friday.
Halt the bulldozers
HUMAN rights attorney Fred Smith, QC, has asked Attorney General Carl Bethel and other government officials to agree in writing that they will not evict shanty town residents or bulldoze their homes until a looming class-action lawsuit is heard in court.
Jobless - we still need to do more
Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest has conceded the Minnis administration still has a lot of work to do to ensure every Bahamian has the opportunity to earn a decent living.
Cartwright commits to join the Hoosiers
BAHAMIAN high school gridiron star Michael Cartwright brought his lengthy recruitment process to an end when he committed to one of the many NCAA Division I football programmes seeking his services.Cartwright announced his commitment to join the Indi
'Sammy' Gardiner laid to rest
MULTI-talented Samuel ‘Sammy’ Gardiner was remembered on Saturday for his role as an “excellent” basketball player, champion table tennis player and a golfer turned “exceptional” administrator.The former educator and retired Ministry of Tourism execu
Chisholm continues to produce in Single A
JAZZ Chisholm has had a seamless adjustment to the Single A-Advanced level as he continues his progression through the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system.Chisholm assigned to the Visalia Rawhide of the California League just under two weeks ago and has
Arthur Clarke 'loved and accepted' for who he was
ARTHUR Clarke, self proclaimed as “the greatest” Bahamian boxer, was considered a “no-nonsense”, pompous, arrogant and confident person, whom you “loved and accepted” for who he was.Clarke, 60, was funeralised on Saturday at The Voice of Deliverance
Keep an eye on the profit
THE sponsoring of promotional events etc must be sensibly approved where there is a chance that profit will be made.
'Landfill manager chosen - so why the lack of transparency?'
WITH the government yet to announce which company has been selected to manage the New Providence Landfill, there is growing concern from activists about the transparency of the process.In late June, Environment and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira s
Jean Rony awaits ruling on government challenge
BAHAMAS-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles will now await the Court of Appeal’s ruling after lawyers gave closing arguments on Friday in a hearing of the government’s appeal over a judge’s order that the deportee be returned to this country.Arguments over t
INSIGHT: A retirement dream which turned into a nightmare
AN idyllic retirement dream snowballed into a decade-long nightmare in paradise that saw Canadian second homeowner Bruno Rufa take his case to the country’s top courts to stave off an unrelenting scheme to run him out of the country.
Woman and teenager killed in crashes
A WOMAN pedestrian and a teenager are dead following two separate traffic accidents on Friday and Saturday, police said.The latest incident occurred shortly before 10pm on Saturday.Police said a woman was attempting to walk across Prince Charles Driv
Minnis 'impressed' during tour of West End hotel site
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was very impressed with his tour on Friday of the former Ginn Development in West End, Grand Bahama, where the new investors plan to build a 120-room hotel and the first ever mega-yacht facility in The Bahamas.Dr Minni
Bahamian man and three Jamaicans charged with immigration offences
A Bahamian businessman and three Jamaicans were charged with breaching the Immigration Act last week in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.Allan Newman, 71, proprietor of Donna’s Kitchen, appeared in Court One before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Fergu
INSIGHT: PLP need to do a lot more than change a few rules
WHO does the Progressive Liberal Party think we are?
INSIGHT: Promises, promises - but it’s real action we need
ON the ground, the cries of the Bahamian people are clear. They want an expanded economy and more jobs. Aside from Baha Mar, there have been few gains on the employment side. The government’s right-sizing exercises have led to mass layoffs in the public service. Granted, many of the layoffs were due to the previous government inflating the public service in the lead-up to election, poor employee performance and what was reported to be a general lack of interest in showing up to work.
EDITORIAL: A chid’s life hangs in the balance for want of a passport
“GOD don’t like ugly!”
AirBNB is not a tax free visit
Re: Vacation Rentals avoid VAT embrace – for now. Tribune Business 26th July.
CAC: Men's softball, basketball team struggles
Following the sizzling hot pace set by the swim team, headed by triple gold medallist Joanna Evans, the Bahamas’ performance at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games cooled down a bit in Barranquilla, Colombia with mixed success so far from t
9th Ballin By Da Beach camp for boys too
THE ninth edition of ‘Ballin By Da Beach’ will once again feature two camps at one venue and additionally, the event takes on a new initiative in 2018.The camp, traditionally the premier camp for girls, will host its second separate camp for boys at
