Tackling crime in our neighbourhoods
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis launched the Neighbourhood Watch Crime Council last night at the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s headquarters. The Free National Movement promised the council in its 2017 manifesto, saying it would “oversee and promote n
Chess Federation to host Invitational Training Seminar for top junior players
THE Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) is scheduled to host an Invitational Training Seminar for the top junior chess players in the island nation May 5-6.United States chess grandmaster Renier Gonzalez has been invited to personally train the winners of
Cuban migrants detained near Cay Sal Bank
FIFTEEN Cuban migrants interdicted near Cay Sal Bank and brought to Grand Bahama were flown to New Providence on Sunday.
Ayton to headline Jeff Rodgers basketball camp
THE 31st edition of the Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp will be headlined by one of the island nation’s biggest names in basketball who got his start at the event years ago.According to camp director Jeff Rodgers, projected lottery pick DeAndre A
Baby mortality rates at lowest ever
The Bahamas’ perinatal mortality rates are at an all-time low, Dr Leon Dupuch, consultant and chief of services in the Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Princess Margaret Hospital, has revealed. Speaking at the Southeast Nassau Rotaract club las
Pregnant teacher was found dead 'with blood on walls'
A POLICE officer yesterday described the bloody scene inside pregnant teacher Marisha Bowen’s apartment the morning he and other officers discovered her lifeless, naked body lying in a pool of blood in a bedroom almost two years ago.Detective Corpora
Setting smart goals
Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.
Boxing revival all set for Grand Bahama in July
THE revival of the sport of boxing in Grand Bahama is set to take place July 11-12 with the Commonwealth Boxing Salute, featuring 10 young amateur boxers in five bouts.The event is being hosted by the Bahamas Boxing Commission and the Grand Bahama Po
Two in hospital after shooting and stabbing
POLICE are investigating separate shooting and stabbing incidents which left two men in hospital with serious injuries. Shortly after 9pm on Sunday, a man was discovered outside a home on Catherine Avenue, Nassau Village, with apparent gunshot injur
RICHARD COULSON'S BUSINESS BITES: Blacklisting – why not fight back?
I have just read press reports that another bill has been tabled in the House to avoid blacklisting, by satisfying - better read “appeasing” - the European Union (EU) in its campaign to extract full compliance on tax matters.
Girls making boss moves: Young women discover their greatness
To help the often abused, broken and lost girls in Bahamian communities, and even just those struggling to find their self-worth, the Purpose Made Me Do It organisation each year hosts a special party to uplift young women.This year’s Girl Bosses Pa
UB partners with Caribbean and US experts on new studies
Hampton University (HU) and the University of the Bahamas (UB) are collaborating with experts in the fields of public health, population health, clinical health and research to address health disparities in the Caribbean and the United States through
Disability Council shows appreciation for seniors
It was a day to celebrate community and togetherness, as the Bahamas National Council For Disability hosted a luncheon to celebrate senior citizens from throughout New Providence.Participating senior citizen homes included the Demetrius Centre, the N
Financial seminar focuses on women's empowerment
Nearly 1,200 women attended Fidelity’s Women Only Seminar that was held last Saturday at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.Under the theme “The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth”, seminar guests were given practical advice on money manage
EDITORIAL: Environment Minister on Right Track with Plastics Ban
If Minister of Environment and Housing Romauld ‘Romi’ Ferreira accomplishes nothing more in his five-year term of office, he will still have had a remarkable impact on the future of The Bahamas through his single act of banning single-use plastics by 2020. Ferreira made the announcement during a press conference along with the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation on April 23.
Where are the activists?
MUST congratulate the letter writer Abraham Moss on his criticism of the Government on LNG.
Facts behind the $200m
IS there any validity as to the accuracy that there is a factor of between $200-500m lost to corruption?
CCA slams 'implausible' $2.25bn Sarkis lawsuit
Baha Mar’s main contractor yesterday slammed Sarkis Izmirlian’s $2.25 billion fraud claim as “implausible”, branding his action as groundless and having no basis in law.China Construction America (CCA), in its long-awaited response to the fraud and “
Insurer: Profits goal beaten by 57% if no Irma
A Bahamian insurer yesterday said it would have beaten 2017 profit projections by 57 per cent had Hurricane Irma not inflicted a $2 million net loss on its Turks & Caicos portfolio.
'Draw the red lines' on WTO open up
The Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) president yesterday urged his colleagues and other industries “to draw the red lines” on what should be liberalised under WTO.Quentin Knowles told Tribune Business that all sectors of the Bahamian economy needed
