Sports calendar January 31 2025
THE 22nd Star Performers Track and Field Classic is scheduled to take place on Saturday at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
DIANE PHILLIPS: What if......it took just a few dollars to save the life of this father of four; this mother’s son?
All his life, from the time he was old enough to wish he could climb one, Michael Claridge has been in love with trees. He can’t remember a time when he didn’t follow Mom, and later, work with her to trim and preserve the greatest silk cotton, mahogany, sapodilla, madeira, mango trees in The Bahamas from being the youngest crew in A-1 Tree Trimming to be the arborist everyone turned to.
ERIC WIBERG: Wrecks on remote Hogsty Reef in the southeastern Bahamas, between Great Inagua and Acklins, are so numerous – at least 115 documented in the past 250 years, and probably over 150 – that h
Wrecks on remote Hogsty Reef in the southeastern Bahamas, between Great Inagua and Acklins, are so numerous – at least 115 documented in the past 250 years, and probably over 150 – that here we focus on just those since the 1960s.
IAN FERGUSON: How to design mentoring programmes that work
In an era where job loyalty is increasingly rare, and employees are quick to seek better opportunities, retaining top talent has become a formidable challenge for corporate leaders. Although most Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programmes, very few staff actually benefit from them. Mentorship initiatives require great sensitivity in design if they are to experience any significant measure of success.
BPL warns Eleuthera to brace for ‘a little bit of growing pain’
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) executives yesterday revealed that Eleuthera will experience “a little bit of growing pain” as the utility initiates a 90-day plan to resolve the island’s frequent power outages.
Marinas voice concern over tax hike fall-out
Marinas and yacht brokers yesterday blamed tax hikes and especially the addition of 10 percent VAT to foreign yacht charter fees for a drop-off in business in recent years.
Tourism? GB doesn’t have enough hotels for corporate
A top resort operator says never mind tourism because Grand Bahama presently lacks sufficient hotel rooms to accommodate Grand Bahama Shipyard’s expansion and other corporate travellers.
Briland resorts clash on Pink Sand Beach usage
An Eleuthera resort developer’s bid to launch Judicial Review proceedings after it clashed with a rival Briland resort over beach usage has been rejected by the Supreme Court.
Bran hits out on ‘unfair’ pharmacy competition
A former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader yesterday urged the Government to tackle “unfair competition” in the pharmaceutical industry caused by wholesale drug suppliers also owning retail outlets.
Sarkis attacks ‘conspiracy’ over his Baha Mar ousting
Baha Mar’s original developer yesterday slammed what he branded a “conspiracy” involving the former Christie administration to oust him while defending his decision to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Arawak Cay restaurant shut down by regulator
Food safety regulators have confirmed that Arawak Cay-based Bruno’s Seafood and Steakhouse was shut down due to sanitary and Business Licence-related concerns.
Local government election results announced
The results of the local government elections have been released by the Parliamentary Registration Department.
Murder suspect charged
A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday after he was accused of a fatal shooting on Cowpen Road that marked the country’s third murder of 2025.
Woman denies stealing $4,000 of Popeye’s food
A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of stealing over $4,000 while working at a Popeye’s Fast Food Restaurant last month.
US trio accused over fishing
THREE American men were charged in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court on Thursday with illegal commercial fishing and possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition.
Trial by judge alone laws in force by March
LEGISLATION allowing people to waive their constitutional right to a jury trial in favour of a trial by judge alone is expected to come into force in March, The Tribune understands.
Police warn of trend of smuggling through courier companies
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police (ACP) Roberto Goodman highlighted an alarming trend of drug traffickers increasingly exploiting courier companies to smuggle illegal substances.
Privy Council rules legal challenge over home ownership was too late
THE Privy Council has overturned rulings by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of The Bahamas, finding that a legal challenge to a woman’s ownership of a family home was filed too late.
Man accused of abducting and attempting to rape 16-year-old girl
A 41-year-old man was remanded into custody yesterday after he was accused of abducting a 16-year-old girl and attempting to rape her in his car near a park in the Yamacraw area last week.
Eleuthera residents told to expect scheduled outages as BPL performs upgrades
ELEUTHERA residents should expect scheduled power outages in the coming days as Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) upgrades the island’s transmission and distribution network.
