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A celebration of Bahamian composers

Bahamian songbird JoAnn Callender will lead a cohort of contemporaries in a celebration of Bahamian composers. The concert is an official event on the 40th anniversary of independence calendar.

Leaders unite to criticise Miller’s actions

THE leaders of both major parties disagreed with Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller’s use of parliamentary privilege to accuse someone of his son’s killing – but the FNM’s Dr Hubert Minnis added that the failures of the judicial system are partially responsible.

Four charged over $3m marijuana discovery

FOUR men from Bimini appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday, accused of conspiring to possess and import nearly $3 million worth of marijuana found at sea two weeks ago.

$232m borrowing to pay for boats

THE Christie administration will today table a resolution to borrow $232 million to purchase nine new Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels.

Bill to detail rights of disabled

THE rights of the disabled will be made clear through the passage of a Bill that is nearing its completion for presentation to Parliament.

Raising the bar of Bahamas coaching

THE genesis of the Bahamas Football Coaches’ Association (BFCA) is perhaps equal to that of the game itself in the Bahamas. From the very outset, you had a ball, a team (players) and, of course, a coach.

The tale of a wedding Bahamian style

AS the laughter continues to live on in his shows, the cast and crew of James Catalyn and Friends are excited to stage their first production of the year, “A Weddin’ Tale.

'Get up off your rump and do something'

URBAN Renewal 2.0 co-chair Cynthia “Mother” Pratt hit out at the “naysayers” of the programme – calling on those who criticise it to “get up off your rump and do something” to help the country.

Port's $21m offer 'fully subscribed' a week early

The Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) $21 million preference share offering was “pretty much” fully subscribed one week before it was due to close, Tribune Business was told last night.

Bahamas falls to Bermuda 4-0

IT WAS certainly not the start Team Bahamas wanted in the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Under-17 Qualifier and they now face an uphill battle if they hope to become one of the top qualifiers in the current group stage.

‘YOU CAN’T CALL THIS ETHNIC CLEANSING’: Govt lawyer hits back at attack on ‘humane’ shanty town actions

THE government’s plan to demolish shanty towns in the country is not driven by ethnic cleansing and will be executed in a “humane manner”, according to the attorney representing the Crown in a judicial review centred on the demolition of the unregulated communities.

Arawak port targets 10-20% profits rise

The Nassau Container Port’s operator yesterday said its 2020 profits could beat the prior year by as much as 10-20 percent following a stronger-than-anticipated first half. Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) president and chief fi

PM: We're doing all we can to help families

A DAY after he visited the victims of the Labour Day Parade tragedy, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told The Tribune yesterday that Cabinet will discuss the level of government involvement needed in the wake of a national tragedy with the aim of dev

Defence Force bolsters fleet with three new vessels, mobile base

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) held the largest commissioning ceremony in the service’s history on Friday at the John Alfred Wharf, bolstering its fleet with three new vessels and a 17-piece containerised mobile base as it upgrades its fleet to safeguard the Bahamas.

Wins for Caribs and Stingers as regular season returns

AFTER an exciting All-Star weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association returned to its regular season action on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the College of the Bahamas Caribs and the PJ Stingers picked up victories.

No answer yet over missing supplies

MORE than two months after state-of-the-art first responder backpacks, flash frozen food, tools and other survival supplies intended for Hurricane Joaquin relief went missing from a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) flight to Crooked Island, The Tribune Media Group is still waiting for answers as to what happened to them.

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