Divisions over national honours
THE National Honours… Is it just a small storm or a gigantic Cat seven hurricane? In 2018 we have resurrected partisan division based on ethnic and political lines…We should be ashamed. Surely we are not so immature? It seems we are totally insensitive. Shame on PM Minnis.
Name and shame
THE Treasury is owed hundreds of millions - it seems the Government and its agency are not very successful in collecting those millions.
Rangers take first steps into the world of journalism
ABOUT 20 Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers are better prepared with fundamental skills after successfully completing phase one of a journalism course at the RBDF Rangers Summer Camp in Grand Bahama.A total of 70 Rangers are attending the event, whi
High-altitude balloons to deliver internet access in Kenya by Loon
A Google-affiliated company has chosen Kenya as the home of its first announced commercial deal for delivering internet access to hard-to-reach areas using high-altitude balloons.
TECH PAGE 07252018
• The surveillance system that has kept watch on students entering Lockport schools for over a decade is getting a novel upgrade. Facial recognition technology soon will check each face against a database of expelled students, sex offenders and other possible troublemakers.
Jacobi earns his first JITIC title
Jacobi Bain, back in his natural age group after moving up a notch for some experience, won his first JITIC 16-and-under title in the 2018 COTECC Junior Circuit.Playing in the final as the top seed yesterday in El Salvador, Bain came from behind for
'Fighting Lupus, Finding Hope' - Jonique's Beast Mode
WHENEVER you see bubbly Jonique Webb, one would never know that she’s suffering from the decease lupus because she’s the type of athlete that doesn’t allow anything to upset her. Webb, a 2006 graduate of Jordan Prince Williams High School where she p
BOMAC 4: The Strikers Revenge at Melia August 3
LIVE Mixed Martial Arts will return to the country as the Bahamas Open Martial Arts Championship prepares to host the fourth edition of its signature event.BOMAC will reach another milestone in Mixed Martial Arts when they host BOMAC 4: The Strikers
Abaco's Holy Saviour Anglican Church gets a makeover
The excitement surrounding the recent rededication of the Holy Saviour Anglican Church in Blackwood, Abaco will linger in the hearts and minds of the island’s inhabitants for a long time.Father Chester Burton, Anglican church rector, said the service
Team Bahamas 24th overall at USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics
BAHAMIAN water polo players concluded their historic appearance at the USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics.In a joint effort with the Houston Storms Water Polo Club, the six members of the Bahamian Mantas Water Polo Club - Saequan Miller, Gabriel
THE FINISH LINE: Congrats to 'Golden Girl' Joanna and our swimming team at CAC Games
WHAT a difference an international meet has been for Olympic swimmer Joanna Evans. In her second appearance at the Commonwealth Games Down Under in the Gold Coast in Australia in April, Evans was quite disappointed that she didn’t get to perform at
A message to our young men - Time for a wake-up call
This is a most important piece of advice that I am about to bequeath to my fellow Bahamian brothers. I honestly feel like the apostle in Romans 9:1-3: “I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, Tha
St Andrew's Kirk hosts 'promising' music students for recital
Beautiful piano music filled St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk on Sunday afternoon, July 1, as students of Wilfred Butler performed and exhibited poise, style and grace before a large audience of parents, friends and well-wishers. Students performed on a
Meditation - Hoping for the best
Usually the phrase “hoping for the best” means to be in a difficult situation with no guarantee of the outcome, but there is the desire to not lose hope. Is this where you find yourself right now? Is your heart heavy for one reason or another? Let me
For latest in orderliness, prisons look to computer tablets solution
Allowing inmates to stare at computer tablet screens for hours each day may be just the ticket for creating calm, orderly cellblocks, prison officials say.
Home insurance drop-off may 'get more extensive'
A Bahamian insurer yesterday branded its top rating as “a feather in the cap”, while expressing fears that under-insurance among homeowners may “get more extensive” via the VAT reforms.Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, told Tri
Bahamas must 'get on board' following UK's marijuana bid
The UK’s decision to approve marijuana for medical use shows why The Bahamas must “get on board”, one advocate yesterday dismissing estimates pegging its economic impact at $5m as “jokey”.Terry Miller, chairman of the Bahamas Cannabis Research Instit
Less than 20% of suspicious deals passed to Police Force
Despite a 46 percent surge in suspicious transactions reports (STRs) in 2017, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) passed less than one in five over to the police for further investigation.The FIU’s annual report, tabled in Parliament on Wednesday,
2,765 overtime hours but no payment due
A former Grand Bahama Power Company manager should have taken 2,765 overtime “in-lieu” hours before voluntarily resigning rather than suing for compensation two years later.The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous verdict written by Sir Hartman Longley, i
Contractors are warned: Govt deals 'not automatic'
A Cabinet minister has described enforcement of the Construction Contractor’s Act and e-procurement as two of the greatest challenges facing the construction industry.The electronic procurement process was recently launched by the Ministry of Finance
