Deandre is NBA #1
BROOKLYN, New York - When the Phoenix Suns selected Deandre Ayton with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, it represented a historic moment for Ayton, the franchise and The Bahamas.
Daxon tells of 'degrading' experience after being denied bail
A FORMER police officer and now attorney yesterday testified how she was made to bend over while naked for correctional officers to examine her private parts as a result of her being remanded due to a magistrate’s inability to grant her bail.Maria Da
EDITORIAL: IMMIGRATION REMAINS AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM
The immigration crisis in the USA involving the detention of children that has dominated the news agenda for days has attracted widespread criticism and condemnation. Audio recordings of young children in distress after being separated from their families attempting to enter the country from Mexico have inevitably provoked public outrage both in America and overseas. People have reacted with shock and horror to photographs of children held in cages and tents in so-called internment camps.
PLP raises almost $9,000 with module for aspirant candidates
THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has raised nearly $9,000 from 73 participants in what party Chairman Fred Mitchell calls a programme to cure the “Andre Rollins, Greg Moss and Renward Wells problem.”To be on the PLP’s ticket in the future, aspirin
Miller and McAlpine: We're not quitting FNM
TWO MPs fired this week by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis from government appointments for voting against the VAT increase have dismissed claims they would leave the Free National Movement to become Independent or join the Official Opposition.Since
Know your status - and get tested for HIV next Friday
HIV and AIDS remain significant problems in the Bahamas.As with many other sexually transmitted infections, there may be no obvious signs or symptoms of early HIV infection, and the only way to confirm the presence of HIV is through a medical test.Th
Posturing over crime
POLICE app for what? We have had Crime Stoppers since November, 2001! Using an app you are recognised… crime stoppers is private-secure.
THE FINISH LINE: Deandre and Buddy at the double for the NBA
THE Bahamas can now prepare to watch two Bahamians play at the same time in the National Basketball Association with Deandre Ayton getting drafted last night with the first pick of the 2018 Draft by the Phoenix Suns to join Grand Bahamian Chavano “Buddy” Hield of the Sacramento Kings.
End of an era as Amertil retires
AFTER enjoying one of the longest tenure for a Bahamian female athlete in track and field, quarter-miler Christine Amertil has announced her retirement.
'Like white on rice' for fiscal responsibility bill
The government was yesterday urged to be all over the Fiscal Responsibility Bill “like white on rice”, as it will give Bahamians confidence their VAT sacrifice is not in vain.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) principal
Island Luck staff brace for up to 350 job losses
Island Luck yesterday warned staff to brace for up to 350 job losses after it was “unsuccessful” in mitigating the impact of a 184 percent tax rate hike on its business model.The Bahamas’ largest web shop chain, in a memorandum to employees, said it
VAT gives Bran 'second thoughts' on major deal
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) ex-leader yesterday revealed the VAT hike is “giving me second thoughts” about making a further major investment in the Bahamas.Branville McCartney told Tribune Business the Budget’s increased taxation measure
Bahamas urged to 'set standard' over crypto regulation
The Bahamas can “set the standard” for blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation by establishing an appropriate supervisory framework now, an industry specialist said yesterday.Michsel Casey, chairman of CoinDesk Advisory Board, said he “thoroughly en
Bahamas, Caribbean perfect testing ground for capital movement
The Bahamas and wider Caribbean were yesterday described by a blockchain specialist as a perfect testing ground for technology that eliminates obstacles to capital movement.Michael Casey, a leading author on the subject, said the region’s many indepe
Bahamas welcome for Italian tourists
Some 120 passengers arrived at Grand Bahama International Airport from Milan, Italy, on Thursday, June 21, on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.Operated by European tour operator, Alpitour, the summer travel programme began in May, with weekly trips s
Bahamian group meets RBC chief
Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) newly-appointed Caribbean head for corporate banking, Darryl White, paid a visit to Sunshine Holdings (SHL) on Wednesday.The company’s chairman, Sir Franklyn Wilson, congratulated Mr White on his new role, while the latte
Central Bank targets pilot digital currency
The Central Bank will soon introduce a pilot digital currency for The Bahamas, the deputy prime minister has confirmed.KP Turnquest told the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference, which enters its final day today, that he hopes Grand Bahama become
IAN FERGUSON: The best approach to employee termination
US President Donald Trump, in his former reality television show, The Apprentice, unconsciously made his viewers comfortable with the words: “You’re fired!” As horrid and difficult as those words are for someone on the receiving end, sometimes person
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Women of strength in the spotlight
To honour her late grandmother, who was known as a community ‘prayer warrior’, and other Christian women of strength, Tamika Campbell is using her DOVS Enterprise company to host a special appreciation ceremony next Friday.The event, named The Gerald
