What artists can bring to the table
I was totally shocked by the recent appointment of the new Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture! Having smiled with relief when Minister Pintard was appointed, confident that his Ministry would benefit from his firsthand knowledge and appreciation for art and culture, I must now disappointedly admit that the machination of ‘politricks’ leaves me speechless!
Bahamas falls to Puerto Rico and Curacao
After getting off to an impressive 3-0 win-loss record in the first three days of competition, Freedom Farm Baseball League suffered two consecutive losses, but they have clinched a berth into the playoffs despite having to play one more game today on the final day of competition at the Caribbean Regional Qualifying Tournament for the Little League World Series.
VIEW FROM AFAR: Long suffering taxpayers and their investments
WE have a belief in The Bahamas that the people benefit when they own, through their Government, public utilities such as the electricity company, chunks of the telephone companies and the controlling interest in a commercial bank. All I can say is
Devynne Charlton ends up 3rd in the 100m hurdles
DEVYNNE Charlton, making the adjustment from the collegiate to the professional track and field ranks, picked up a third place finish in her second meet on the international circuit yesterday at the 2018 Meeting International de Scotteville Les Roen.
Lyford Cay International School year ends with flurry of activity
LYFORD Cay International School (LCIS) swimmers and sailors finished an eventful and exciting school year on a high note, performing admirably in a number of sporting events, including the National Swim Tournament and the Junior Olympic Regatta.
Groups team up to teach wrestling
DOZENS of young athletes got an introduction to the sport of wrestling through a summer clinic offered by Miami’s Inner City Wrestling Club (ICW) in association with the Bahamas Amateur Wrestling Federation (BAWF).
Bud FIFA winner Anthony Bullard returns home after trip of a lifetime
FRESH from his trip to the FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Anthony Bullard is back on home soil and sharing his incredible journey with the media.
Govt admits to 50% Customs leakages
The government has admitted to losing around 50 percent of due Customs revenues from inefficiencies in a system it is working feverishly to reform by eliminating manual processes.The confession is contained in the government’s own just-published revi
WSC faces $17m shortfall over ‘first world’ upgrades
The Water & Sewerage Corporation (WSC) is exploring “ways and means” to bridge a $17m funding shortfall on works critical to bringing its waste systems “in line with the first world”.
Bahamas' 16-spot internet plunge 'absolute non-issue'
The Bahamas’ 16-spot plunge to 65th in global rankings for broadband Internet speed was yesterday branded an “absolute non-issue”, despite being critical to its technology hub plans.Dr Donovan Moxey, who chaired the government-appointed Grand Bahama
Govt delivers on auto bond within weeks
Top auto dealers yesterday hailed the government’s quick execution of promised budget reforms for freeing up millions of dollars in cash flow and slashing vehicle delivery times.Rick Lowe, Nassau Motor Company’s (NMC) operations manager/director, tol
WTO push poultry farmers to eye product diversification
An Abaco poultry producer yesterday said “uncertainty” surrounding the World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession has forced it to explore diversification, adding: “You don’t know what field you’re playing on.”Underscoring fears among local producers a
Chamber facilitates tax reform meetings
THE Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday said the private sector will continue to discuss tax reform options with the Government even as it adjusts to the VAT rate increase.Edison Sumner told Tribune Business that the private sector body w
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80 to 100 voluntary job cuts offered at Water and Sewerage
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation is considering offering 80 to 100 voluntary separation (VSEPs) packages to employees as it looks towards “right-sizing,” according to Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson.Saying that plans are now underway to have the p
Club owner and dancers face immigration charges
A BAHAMIAN club owner and four Jamaican women employed as dancers were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for various immigration offences yesterday.Lincoln Leon Capron, 48, the owner of Liquid Lounge, appeared before Magistrate Rengin Johnso
Medical marijuana conference to be held this year
A MEDICAL marijuana conference is tentatively set for this autumn with an endorsement from the Ministry of Health.Dr Lynwood Brown, a member of the non-profit group, Bahamas Cannabis Initiative (BCI), told The Tribune plans to bring experts and indus
Gibson: We followed rules on firing trio
WATER and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson yesterday defended the decision to terminate three employees previously arraigned on, but never convicted of charges of theft from the water provider, insisting the move followed all nec
FACE TO FACE: Building a legacy in Eleuthera
I was recently in Eleuthera connecting with my Ingraham side of the family and learning about our heritage in Palmetto Point when I met a talented woman with a friendly disposition and was immediately drawn to her. She became the next focus of Face to Face because after getting to know her a bit better, I found that she had a wealth of knowledge, experience, love of country and a life story worth sharing.
‘Demons told me to burn my daughter’
A MOTHER accused of setting her one-year-old daughter on fire last year told psychiatric specialists she was coaxed to do so by “demonic voices” which had been “commanding” her to kill herself and do other “bad things”, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.
