Hotels ‘even stronger’ than touted 13% bookings leap
The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday disclosed some resorts are enjoying “even stronger” growth than the near-13 percent jump in advanced bookings through to February 2024.
Bishop Grant considered frontrunner for West Grand Bahama and Bimini seat for FNM
BISHOP Ricardo Grant, the frontrunner to be the Free National Movement’s candidate in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency in the upcoming by-election, believes his work as a religious leader is a solid foundation for launching a political career.
EDITORIAL: Constituents deserve an MP that is not MIA
THERE are some telling words from 79-year-old ice cream parlour owner Diana Beneby in today’s Tribune.
Man shot dead off Boyd Road
A 44-year-old man is dead after a shooting on Tyler Street early on Friday.
Two women on leave as police investigate Grand Bahama Parliamentary Registration Department
TWO women employed by the Parliamentary Registration Department in Grand Bahama were placed on administrative leave yesterday as part of a police investigation, The Tribune understands.
Psychiatrist testifies over miscarriage risk
A PSYCHIATRIST testified yesterday that work stress could have contributed to the miscarriage Alana Major experienced in 2019.
United to bid Obie farewell
WITH reflections about his broadcasting prowess, devotion to constituents and commitment to the Progressive Liberal Party, the nation bade farewell to Obie Wilchcombe yesterday at a state funeral steeped in tradition, pomp and pageantry.
Veteran boxer Carl Hield set to make his pro debut
VETERAN boxer Carl Hield is excited to make his professional debut next weekend at the International Knockout Night against Colombian John Blanco.
TV host Carlos Mackey pays tribute to ‘Obie the sportsman’
CARLOS Mackey, television host of the Best of Sports World show, joined alongside the late Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe to make history in 1991.
Heads Up! Navigating Concussions in Soccer: Incidence, Management and Treatment
SOCCER, known as the beautiful game, has thrilled fans for generations, but the sport is not without its risks, particularly concerning concussions.
Chisholm Jr undergoes successful turf toe surgery
BAHAMIAN Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a nagging toe turf injury that sidelined him during the Major League Baseball (MLB) season.
UB Mingoes men’s soccer team end up in scoreless tie with Atlantis University
THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team fought to a scoreless tie against Atlantis University in a match that had two red cards and eight yellow cards Thursday in Miami.
Now deal with signs and shacks
If I might piggy back on the resounding result of the Atlantis Aerodrome town hall meeting on Tuesday night. I have never heard people speak so passionately against what was being proposed and I actually had the feeling that what they felt about Fort Montagu is that it is a sacred place.
Take your own advice, Mitchell
In politics and life, self-awareness is often the hardest but most essential virtue. It’s this very virtue that the respected chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Mr Fred Mitchell, recently invoked when commenting on the importance of former public figures recognising when it’s time to move on. It’s both ironic and poignant that Mr Mitchell, having turned 70 and holding the dual roles of chairman of the PLP and Minister of Foreign Affairs, seems not to apply this wisdom to his own situation.
Man granted $9,000 bail after allegedly being found with $40k worth of cocaine
A MAN was granted $9,000 bail after allegedly being found with $40,000 worth of cocaine in his Stapledon Gardens home earlier this week.
Two men charged with possession of an unlicenced firearm granted $7k bail each
TWO men were granted bail after they were accused of having a loaded gun in their jeep outside a lounge on West Bay Street last week.
Medical marijuana: 'This is what it takes to get it right'
A Cabinet minister last night urged Bahamians to voice their opinions on the draft legislation to legalise and regulate medical marijuana because "that's what it takes to get it right".
FRONT PORCH: Ignorant fundamentalists showing homophobic, undemocratic colours
THE wildly irrational freak-out, moral panic and paroxysms by certain clerics and their cheering squads over a Pride Bahamas forum at the University of The Bahamas was at times humorous, especially given the nonsensical statements by an excitable prideful parade of homophobes displaying their theocratic colours.
