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‘Buddy’ and Pacers beat Warriors, Curry hurt
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points and the Indiana Pacers made 16 3-pointers to hold on for a 125-119 victory last night over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry, who didn’t finish the game because of a left shoulder injury.
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Gas station warning of New Year lay-offs
A gas station operator yesterday warned the 24 percent minimum wage increase will “almost certainly” force the sector to cut staffing levels unless the Government grants a long-awaited margin increase.
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No vaccines yet for dengue as cases still rise
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently not considering bringing dengue vaccines into the country, according to the head of the ministry’s surveillance unit who said officials are waiting for more data to ensure the vaccines’ safety.
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Bahamas ‘prioritises’ debt servicing over its people
The Bahamas has reached a point where the Government is prioritising interest payments on its $11.645bn national over services to its people, an investment analyst argued yesterday.
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‘Let businesses set own rules over mask rules for customers’
GROCERY store managers said yesterday that while they support the lifting of the country’s mask mandate, they also believe businesses should be allowed to set their own mask wearing rules for customers.
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Isaacs and Hanna team up at Lake Eerie Crushers
A PAIR of Bahamian players are set to become teammates in the Frontier League after a series of trades by the Lake Eerie Crushers.
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Jonquel Jones makes debut with Turkish club
A brief offseason break for Jonquel Jones came to an end in just over a month as she returned to the hardwood in Turkey’s Herbalife Nutrition Women’s Basketball Super League.
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‘15 percent rise’ hailed as exam results released
THERE was a 15 percent increase in the number of BGCSE candidates who received a C or higher in five or more subjects this year, according to Director of Education Marcellus Taylor.
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Sky to host winner-take-all game 5 tonight
THE ninth meeting between Jonquel Jones’ Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky will determine which team will advance to the WNBA Finals and which team will see its 2022 season come to an end.
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‘Unions need to find a solution apart from industrial action’
FORMER Labour Director John Pinder says he believes union leaders should apply more skills to getting matters resolved outside of industrial action that features, among other tactics, large numbers of workers calling in sick.
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Buddy: I’m playing for Team Bahamas
BUDDY Hield is spending a part of his off-season at home on a talent search for his youth basketball programme but also announced his intention to return to international competition for team Bahamas.
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Union boss warns tough summer ahead
CONSUMERS should prepare for a “tough summer”, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson, telling The Tribune yesterday “we are already having issues” in the first weeks of the hottest months of the year.
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EDITORIAL: Resisting temptation to break the law
THERE was quite a startling admission from Environment Minister Vaughn Miller yesterday.
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Ayton to miss next window
The Bahamas Basketball Federation was hoping to have all three Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) players suited up to play together for the first time in the fourth window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
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INSIGHT: The Rastafarian community’s fight for religious freedom a tall order
WITH a wave of countries removing bans on marijuana, the subject of legalising or decriminalising the herb has been the subject of much discussion.
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'PLP fails to invest in Bahamians'
SHADOW Finance Minister Zhivargo Laing accused the government of leaving hundreds of Bahamians without hope as the Ingraham administration’s temporary work programme comes to an end.
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36% of 'major' hotels at risk from sea rise
More than one-third of “major” Bahamian hotels will be impacted by just a one metre sea level rise, with a regional study calling for “serious and urgent” action to address the likely climate change impacts on this nation.
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$50,000 gift to assist prison
HER Majesty’s Prison was yesterday presented with $50,000 worth of state-of-the-art anti-contraband equipment, courtesy of the US Embassy.
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BBF on path towards qualification for 2016 Olympics
THE path toward Olympic qualification in 2016 begins this month for the Bahamas Basketball Federation with one of the top events in the regi
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FNM crime laws 'will do more harm than good'
THE series of amendments made to criminal laws under the previous Ingraham administration will yield more harm than good, attorney Wayne Munroe suggested yesterday.
