GIBSON WINS 400M HURDLES AT DRAKE RELAYS
GRAND Bahamian national record holder Jeffery Gibson powered from behind for a victory in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
Darnette Weir new president of the BLTA
FOR the next two years, Darnette Weir will serve as the new president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.
Bahamas 8th overall in the Tournament of Champions
THE Bahamas Flag Football League sent an All-Star ladies’ team to compete in the Tournament of Champions flag football tournament in Las Vegas.
Culture in the park
KEMP Road’s Salem Park was the location for the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Youth Outreach and Culture in the Park on April 21 in the Free Town constituency.
Armed robbers hunted by police
POLICE are looking for the suspects behind two armed robberies that happened Saturday morning.
Palm Cay ordered to pay employee for unfair firing
A SUPREME Court judge has ordered a local gated community development to pay one of its employees almost $4,000 for unfairly firing her by two text messages while she was on vacation almost three years ago.
Man guilty of shooting
A SUPREME Court jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of another man on Independence Day last year.
Call for independent body to oversee Over-the-Hill initiative
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis wants an independent commission to be appointed to oversee the administration of the government’s Over-the-Hill Development Partnership Initiative, citing fears there could be “discrimination” concerning the programme’s concessions.
SPORTS NOTES
THE New Providence Softball Association, under the new presidency of Desiree Taylor, had to postpone the start of its 2018 regular season in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night due to the rain that left the field soaked.
Stop Mashing Up Our Boats
When the late Timothy Gibson composed the national anthem, he wanted to capture the essence of this archipelago. He warned us to beware of the wide and treacherous shoal.
Police praise
The recent announcement that there has been a “downward trending” with murders, declining by 45%, is to be commended.
The maths of tourism
PM that GDP will grow by 2.5%…not because anything the FNM did actually because of what Baha Mar which they did not want to open — The Warwick Hotel and Courtyard.
Oil exploration one step closer
Oil exploration in Bahamian waters is one step closer to reality after an application for environmental approval was submitted to the Government late last week.Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC), which has spent more than a decade on its exploration pro
Specialist: Gov’t facing ‘minefield’ on Ownership Registry
A Bahamian IT specialist is warning the Government it faces a technical “minefield” over its Beneficial Ownership Registry, whose operations he urged it to outsource to the private sector.
Gov't urged: Delay WTO until 2021's new power plant established
The Government was yesterday urged to delay the Bahamas’ WTO accession until 2021 to coincide with the prospect of lower energy costs for New Providence at least.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) principal, told Tribun
QC: Licensees ‘can’t trust’ Port over WTO
Freeport needs “two seats” in the WTO negotiations because the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) cannot be trusted to look after its licensees’ interests, an outspoken QC has warned.
Bahamas' GDP growth '25%' of what's needed
The Bahamas is just “25 per cent of the way” towards generating the economic growth its needs following real GDP expansion of 1.4 per cent in 2017.Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG), told Tribune Business
Bahamas to host Caribbean's main aviation forum
The Bahamas will host the Caribbean’s largest aviation conference this June, bringing together major players from the sector and tourism industries for three days of discussions.The third annual Caribbean Aviation Meet-up is scheduled for June 12-14
Brewery profits increase 10% on election boost
A general election boost and product innovation drove a ten per cent profit increase for Commonwealth Brewery last year to $18.8m.Unveiling its results for the 12 months to end-2017, the Kalik and Heineken brewer enjoyed a 13 per cent year-over-year
Development Bank cuts losses by 43%
The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) cut its losses by 43 per cent last year, the Deputy Prime Minister has said, as he urged entrepreneurs to “take another look” at the institution.K Peter Turnquest, speaking at a press conference to highlight the BDB
