Cartwright and Pierre-Louis lose ITF final
IT wasn’t the finish that Kerrie Cartwright and her American partner Kariann Pierre-Louis anticipated in the final of the women’s doubles at the International Tennis Federation’s $15,000 Tacarigua Women’s Tournament that was held in Trinidad & Tobago last week.
Robinson making immediate impact with Diamondbacks
KRISTIAN Robinson continues to make an immediate impact with the Arizona Diamondbacks organisation.
Reckley is national bodybuilding champion
For the second consecutive year, Charles Reckley has emerged as the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s national bodybuilding champion.
Jones gets offer from Georgetown Hoyas
THE offers continue to stockpile for Bahamian prep basketball star Kai Jones with the latest coming from a major programme in the Big East Conference.
EDITORIAL: The strange return of Oliver North
Oliver North is back. It is surprising it didn’t happen earlier. In light of what is happening internationally and in Washington DC, North’s re-emergence on the public stage seems almost inevitably appropriate.
Distorted views on corruption
It was disappointing that your article in Tribune Business on the 26th April (‘Not a Single Bribe Demand is Probed’) while quoting heavily from a group claiming to be Transparency International’s local affiliate, contained not one single reference to The Bahamas’ ranking in that group’s all important Corruption Perception Index.
It’s hip to be negative
THINGS are starting to move.
Pointe workers
THE Pointe issue of Bahamian construction workers: There could be a translation issue here…Article: 3.2 of the HOA agreement tabled very clearly makes no mention of the argument the Chinese have to put to the Ministry of Labour and and seemingly the Ministry of Labour have swallowed hook, line and sinker.
WORLD VIEW – A world less safe: Caribbean not immune
EVENTS affecting Iran, prompted by the May 8 decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw America from a 2015 nuclear deal, may appear irrelevant to Caribbean countries. They are not. One of the first effects will be a rise in oil prices which has already reached $77 a barrel and is forecast to rise higher.
New fiscal discipline is 'no magic bullet'
The Deputy Prime Minister is warning that today’s long-awaited release of Fiscal Responsibility legislation is no “magic bullet” for The Bahamas’ deep-rooted financial woes.Confirming that the Government will unveil its signature fiscal reform within
Minister: Block welfare recipients from gaming
The Gaming Board is “under pressure to change the game on the ground” and better protect the most vulnerable Bahamians from irresponsible gambling, a Cabinet Minister has revealed.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured, minister of tourism who has responsibili
'Financial Council' will oversee gov't finances
The Government’s Fiscal Responsibility Bill will create a non-political “Council” to oversee its financial stewardship, with the law yesterday hailed as a safeguard against national “bankruptcy”.Matt Aubry, executive director of the Organisation for
Gov't in 'tug of war' with freight, cruise industries
The Government’s plan to introduce a “mandatory tug boat fee” has been met with furious opposition from commercial shippers and cruise lines, amid fears it will further undermine Nassau’s competitiveness.Michele Paige, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise As
Hotel union elections gain court go-ahead
The hotel union’s general secretary says “time is of the essence” to elect new leadership after the Supreme Court removed an injunction preventing candidate nominations and voting.Darren Woods, the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union’s (
$300m boost if murder rates at global avg
The Bahamas could enjoy a $300m boost to annual economic growth if murder rates were reduced to world average levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected.The Fund, in its latest Western Hemisphere economic outlook, also found that bet
Bahamas firm in China modular housing deal
A Bahamian company last Friday signed an agreement with its Chinese counterpart to pave the way for co-operation on modular housing construction.Latrae Rahming, Bahamaren’s managing director, and Michael B Wei, China Construction Modular Housing Comp
Bahamian analysts in excellence award win
The Bahamas’ Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society has received the global network’s 2018 Excellence Award for its initiative to build market integrity.It received the CFA Institute’s 2018 Society Excellence Award on May 10, 2018, at its global l
Insurance industry mourns passing of former Summit chair
The Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) is mourning the passing of industry veteran, and former chairman, Colin Jones.
POLICE ADVICE: From playgrounds to the workplace - tackling the bullies
HOW to identify bullying in the home, school, workplace, and cyber bullying?
RECORD BREAKERS: Steven and Shaunae win in Shanghai
Bahamian twin towers Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo highlighted the International Amateur Athletic Federation's Shanghai Diamond League Meet on Saturday by winning the men's 400 and women's 200 metres in record breaking times respectively.
