Carifta swim team to bring home 56 medals - 23 gold
THE Bahamas can once again proudly claim the top junior swimming programme in the region. The 36-member team won back-to-back CARIFTA Swimming Championships and their fourth title in five years as the curtain closed on the competition at the Nationa
Team Bahamas to hold 'memorial-typeservice' in honour of Debron Moxey
GOLD COAST, Australia — It was a somber moment in the Bahamas Olympic Committee on hearing of the death of their office manager Debron Moxey. It was just about a year ago that Moxey replaced Al Diliette at the BOC’s office in the JS Johnson Building
Boxers eager to fight
GOLD COAST, Australia — While one is hoping that his jet lag won’t hamper him physically, the other is more inspired by his will to endure whatever he’s faced with. One way or the other, Rashield Williams and Carl Hield Jr are both confident that the
'She was just getting a feeling of what she was doing and getting her confidence level up'
GOLD COAST, Australia — Immediate past president Wellington Miller said it’s going to be so difficult to walk into the Bahamas Olympic Committee and not find Debron Moxey working when he returns home.A year ago, Miller said they set out on a recruitm
DNAs should join the PLP
AFTER two flops at back-to-back elections it is obvious the DNA is done. The party can’t win seats. It won’t ever form a government.
Gladstone Rd post office move
Boy now that has to be totally crazy.
Alternatives to Customs duty
IF Customs duty revenue goes, some ideas where we can make up.
Bridge striping
PARADISE Bridge the Sir Sidney Poitier side…stripping.
Student protest
AS a former student protester (ban the Bomb, anti -Apartheid, etc) I have always been disappointed that tertiary students in The Bahamas did not protest.
Swimmers up first at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia — With no time to relax after carrying the flag for the Bahamas during the march pass in the opening ceremonies at the XXI Commonwealth Games on Wednesday night, Joanna Evans will be the first of two of the four-member swim team
Medical staff all set and ready to assist Team Bahamas
GOLD COAST, Australia — Team Bahamas won’t have to worry if they sustain any injury at the XXI Commonwealth Games. The Bahamas Olympic Committee has assembled a medical staff that is equipped to handle any major problems.Just ask Doctor Rickey Davis.
Web shops: No 'red flag' with us
WEB shops yesterday slammed claims they are open to financial abuse and responsible for the Bahamas’ recent ‘blacklisting’, saying: “No one can point to any red flags.”Gershan Major, the Bahamas Gaming Operators Association’s (BGOA) chief executive,
Charge bungle acquits trio of false declaration
A WELL-known businessman and two employees were acquitted of making a false $28,401 US currency declaration because Crown prosecutors failed to charge them with a conspiracy.This meant that allegedly “inconsistent” statements made by James Curling, p
Insurance cover 'did not pay off' post-Matthew
THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has backed industry calls to eliminate VAT on property and casualty insurance, as many policies “did not pay off” following Hurricane Matthew.The bank, in its assessment of the economic damage and loss inflic
Irma to widen deficit by $44m
HURRICANE Irma-related reconstruction is expected to widen the 2017-2018 fiscal deficit by $44 million, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned.The multilateral lending institution, in its assessment of the economic loss and damages infl
Nassau airport operator unveils new scholarship
VANTAGE Airport Group, which manages both Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, has introduced a new aviation scholarship. The Rob Robichaud Vantage Airport Group Scholarship offers $9,0
Private sector 'can't sit still' on energy solutions
THE private sector has been urged to drive green energy solutions for the Bahamas, a Chamber of Commerce executive arguing: “Sitting still gets us nowhere.” Debbie Deal, head of the Chamber’s energy and environment division, told Tribune Business tha
Fishers Alliance not opposed to Oban
MANY fishermen are not opposed to the $5.5 billion Oban Energies oil refinery and storage terminal project, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) president said yesterday.Adrian LaRoda told Tribune Business that the Bahamas should seek to
Fishermen eye 'bigger' 2019 crawfish season
BAHAMIAN fishermen are already looking towards a “bigger” 2019 crawfish season, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) president yesterday confirming this year “did not turn out as bad as expected”.“I think we did OK,” Adrian LaRoda told Tr
Got him - pit bull owner arrested
A MAN has been taken into custody in connection with a dog killing incident that went viral over the holidays.
