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NACAC ‘working well’ under Sands’ leadership

Since taking over as the new executive board, general secretary Keith Joseph said the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) has been functioning very well under the leadership of Mike Sands.

Sister lost to Dorian on Abaco vacation

NEARLY two years ago Rose Lubin travelled to Abaco to visit her family on a two-week trip but was never heard from again after Hurricane Dorian destroyed the community where she was believed to have stayed, a Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.

INSIGHT: Think we’ve learned the lessons of Dorian and are better prepared? Think again.

With all we have gone through since the start of the pandemic, the least we should hope for is that we emerge wiser from it. This is especially true when it comes to what we expect from government.

WORLD VIEW: Will regional unity be forever lost to the Caribbean?

SEVERAL editorials in respected newspapers as well as blogs by influential people in the region are, once again, expressing deep concern about CARICOM, particularly over its lack of unity in international affairs and the failure of its leaders to implement their own decisions regarding the single market.

INSIGHT: We’ll all be winners if we each do what we can in the fight against COVID

This weekend brought us a sight of what could have been us in the continuing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

WORLD VIEW: Hypocrisy unmasked as OAS stands at crossroads

IF candidates were to get a prize for making the best case for why they are best suited to be Secretary-General of the OAS, María Fernanda Espinosa would have easily walked away with it when the three contenders for the post appeared before the Permanent Council of the Organization on February 12.

WORLD VIEW: Trump-Pompeo parting shots hurt the Caribbean

AS they are preparing to exit the White House and the State Department on January 20, the outgoing Donald Trump administration has planted some explosives for the foreign policy of the government of Joseph Biden, Jr.

WORLD VIEW: Has the time come for Caribbean republics?

IN 1994, shortly after Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba established diplomatic relations, Fidel Castro and Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Lester Bird, had a memorable conversation in Havana.

WORLD VIEW: Caribbean bowed but far from beaten

THIS week I was asked to provide an answer to a question posed by an influential Washington-based publication regarding the future of tourism in the Caribbean in the wake of the damage wreaked, in quick succession, by two Category 5 hurricanes.

Amateur boxing could face suspension

Amateur boxing in the Bahamas could be facing suspension from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) if the upcoming elections fail to comply with the international governing of the sport.Ronn Rodgers, founder of the Strikers Boxing Club and one

THE FINISH LINE: CARIFTA LOC making amends to ‘human error’ over missing medals

DURING the week, the Local Organising Committee for the CARIFTA Games took the opportunity to make amendments to a “human error” that occurred during the hosting of the top regional track and field competition here over the Easter holiday weekend.

IMF: Worker notice below world average

A trade union leader yesterday hailed the IMF for confirming that the two-week notice period for terminated Bahamian workers is below international standards.Obie Ferguson, the Trades Union Congress’s (TUC) president, told Tribune Business that the I

UPDATED - Carifta 2018 Day one: Healthy medal haul for Team Bahamas

Team Bahamas is off to an impressive start with a 12-medal haul on day one of the 47th edition of the CARIFTA Track and Field Championships.

MJ seeking assistance to pursue his professional football dream

Having to run nearly three miles in the heat every day for training did not deter him from his passion for football, neither did being held up by robbers three times. No matter the challenges – financial or otherwise – Medwelth “MJ” Curry Jr is determined to pursue his love for the game and one day maybe even play as a professional.

Four Dominicans charged with curfew offences

FOUR Dominican men, two of whom had expired work permits, were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with violating the weekend lockdown. They were among several people who appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis for lockdown infract

UK’s envoy: So much to work on together

ACCESS to British visa and consular services will remain unchanged despite the return of a resident High Commissioner to the capital.

WORLD VIEW: Term limits for Prime Ministers – unlikely and maybe unnecessary

A DEBATE has now started in parts of the Caribbean about whether there should be term limits for Prime Ministers. The debate arises from the view that longevity in office leads to abuse and to the suppression of challengers both within political parties specifically, and the political system more generally.

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