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Ayton helps Wildcats secure 88-82 win over Crimson Tide

THE Arizona Wildcats were locked into another close game down the stretch when they turned to their freshman phenom to deliver in the clutch. DeAndre Ayton made a pair of jumpers on consecutive possessions to help the Wildcats pull away for an 88-82 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide at the McKale Center in Tuscon, Arizona, on Saturday.

Fighting sizeism: With obesity on rise, Paris reflects on mirrored ‘fatphobia’

PARIS (AP) — France gave the world butter croissants and foie gras, yet it has often been a place where being overweight was seen as almost sinful.

Mortgage Corp 'bends overbackward' for troubled loans

The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) “bends over backwards” to work with troubled borrowers, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding that it is moving to improve a dire financial position.Romauld Ferreira, minister of the environment and housing,

Minnis deals blow to Disney critics

THE argument that Disney’s proposed Lighthouse Point project could damage the environment of the 700-acre peninsula in South Eleuthera will not sway the government as it weighs approving the project, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said during a town hall meeting on the island last night.

Law and order established

For two hundred years the settlement of Hope Town on Elbow Cay, Abaco, was a sleepy little fishing village with very little crime. In the 1990’s when the internet put the island on the map, the economic growth that followed, led to more and more crime. A tipping point came in 2018 when Hope Town experienced its first armed robbery http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/may/22/holiday-weekend-blighted-by-series-of-armed/robberies.

Govt 'dedicated' to technology hub goal

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the government has not abandoned its Grand Bahama “technology hub” ambitions as it refocuses on training to drive a “resurgence” in entrepreneurs. Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama, said: “We are con

EDITORIAL: Missing Bahamians are not just a number - and they deserve better

HOW seriously is the government taking the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian?

Govt touts 14,000 new SMEs created

The government yesterday sought to show its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) focus is delivering results by reiterating that almost 14,000 such businesses have been formed since the 2017 general election.

Media helps promote fake narratives

Once again, The Bahamas looks likely to be forced to do the right thing for its population only after being bullied into it by outsiders.

Robotics and renewables join high school curriculum

The Ministry of Education is adding robotics and sustainable energy as topics to its high school curriculum in a bid to further reduce workforce skills gaps in industries The Bahamas wants to develop.

EDITORIAL: Friends or not, get the business done

FEW would have mistaken Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and House Speaker Halson Moultrie as bosom buddies, but the frosty nature of their relationship has come to light in recent days.

Bahamas must ‘step up game’ on cyber security

Bahamian companies and the nation-at-large need to “step up their game” to protect critical IT (information technology) infrastructure against “advanced attacks” and hacks growing in sophistication.

Buddy and Kings keep slim playoff hopes alive

Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings kept their chances for the NBA’s postseason play-in tournament alive with their fifth win in their last six games.

$3m earmarked for GB hotel and airport

MORE than $3m has been earmarked for repairs to Grand Lucayan’s Lighthouse Pointe and the Grand Bahama International Airport, according to State Finance Minister Kwasi Thompson.

EDITORIAL: It’s not snitching, it’s saving lives

YOU have a weapon against COVID-19.

EDITORIAL: Marital rape law? Don’t expect anyone to rush

WHATEVER your viewpoint on the issue of marital rape – freshly in the headlines after Speaker Halson Moultrie opened his mouth on the subject and put his foot squarely in it – let’s be clear about one thing: Nothing’s going to change in a hurry.

33 years for killing former Governor General's aide

A MAN was sentenced to over 30 years in prison yesterday for murdering the aide-de-camp to former Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling over a year ago. Justice Bernard Turner sentenced Timothy Cole to 33 years behind bars for murdering Inspector

Teachers union president calls for educational year to be repeated

After seeing the results of the country’s national examinations, President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers Belinda Wilson is recommending that the Ministry of Education repeat the 2020 educational year and stop social promotion in schools.

2021 hope

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.

PUTTING SELF-CARE INTO PRACTICE: Bahamians strive for emotional well-being in 2021

AFTER living through an unprecedented year full of turmoil and uncertainty, prioritising self-care should be at the top of everyone’s New Year’s resolutions list for 2021.

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