Rolle: UB Athletics looking forward to ‘productive’ year
THE University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes have welcomed 25 freshmen student athletes to join the respective sporting teams. The Mingoes have fielded competitive women and men’s teams in basketball, soccer, track and field, golf, volleyball, softball and cross country over the years. With fresh faces now joining the fold, the UB Athletics Department is ready for the new sporting year.
Team Bahamas named for Concacaf Nations League
THE Bahamas Football Association has announced a 23-player roster for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League match against Puerto Rico. The game is scheduled to be held at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on September 9.
A plea for understanding and change
This is a plea for understanding and change. It addresses the concerns raised by Grace Community Church's senior pastor:
The Health Professions Council unveils new app
THE Health Professions Council has unveiled an innovative APP to enhance patient care and safety while streamlining the professional registration and accreditation processes.
Poultry farm targets next month for $45k hatchery
An Abaco poultry farm yesterday said its $45,000 hatchery will be completed by the end of September 2023.
ALICIA WALLACE: Are we protecting criminals while violence victims struggle to survive?
IT was just about two weeks ago that the general public was told that a serial sex offender who has not been rehabilitated would be released from prison.
Lucayan Towers South board submit proposal to transform deteriorating condominium - GBPA grants brief extension
THE Lucayan Towers South board has submitted a proposal to the Grand Bahama Port Authority to transform the deteriorating condominium.
EDITORIAL: Lower the eligibility age to 18 for the House of Assembly
THIS week, The Tribune is inviting a series of guest editorial writers to answer a single question - "What is one thing you would change?"
Social Services national hotline received 164 reports of abuse so far for 2023
ONE hundred and sixty-four cases of abuse were reported on the national hotline through July, according to the Department of Social Services.
‘Get fiscal house in order’ before $2.3bn debt repay
The Government has a narrow window to “get its fiscal house in order” and refinance $2.36bn in external bonds maturing over an eight-year period without challenges, a governance reformer warned yesterday.
Gov’t ‘doesn’t compare’ to GBPA upkeep record
The Government “cannot compare” to the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) record in maintaining Freeport because much of the infrastructure it is responsible for on the island is in “disrepair”, a licensee argued yesterday.
Fiscal Council limbo sparks ‘alarm’ over accountability
Governance reformers yesterday voiced “alarm” that the uncertainty surrounding the Fiscal Responsibility Council highlights a growing “trend” where public accountability and transparency “lack priority” within government.
‘Four hurricanes’ cost GB resort 20% of its revenues
A Grand Bahama resort generated “about 20 percent more revenue” prior to the “four hurricanes” that have struck the island since 2016, its senior executive has revealed.
Vendors exceed expectations at Royal Caribbean workshop
Royal Caribbean yesterday said the first Royal Beach Club workshop for potential Bahamian food and beverage, retail and artisan partners exceeded expectations by attracting around 70-80 attendees.
Haitian community comment on ‘tragic loss’ of Jean Rony
JEAN Rony Jean-Charles’ legal trials symbolised hope for many residents of Haitian descent.
Bahamians in Florida bracing for hurricane, flights impacted at home
BAHAMIANS in Florida are bracing for Hurricane Idalia, a Category Three storm expected to hit the state today.
Treatment of swimming pigs investigated after viral video
THE Ministry of Tourism is investigating a report alleging pigs have been mistreated at an excursion business in Grand Bahama.
Darville: Most people contracting more severe form of dengue fever
SEVENTY-SIX per cent of people diagnosed with dengue fever have type three of the virus, a more severe form of the disease, according to Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville.
FAMILY OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD IN SHOCK AFTER SHOOTING: Mother afraid to return home after daughter shot in leg
THE mother of an eight-year-old girl shot in the leg in Flamingo Gardens on Monday night said she is afraid to return home, is struggling to sleep and can’t stop replaying the moment when a man in all-black sprayed bullets on her and her children, endangering their lives.
