Story
Budding entrepreneurs discover fertile landscape
Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to Marc-Arnold Christophe and Ryan Ferguson.Their terminations gave them the freedom and spark to launch their own business, True Green, a landscaping company.The 23-year-olds met in 2012, at their
Story
Trent donates bats during visit to Mario Ford Baseball Camp
BEFORE leaving to begin spring training camp in Tempe, Arizona, centre fielder Trent Deveaux took the time out to spend Saturday, giving some instructions to players in the Mario Ford Baseball Camp as they returned to Windsor Park.
Story
Prospect Watch: Chisholm, Robinson in D-backs’ top 6 ranking
JAZZ Chisholm and Kristian Robinson find themselves in an unique position in the Major League pre-season with the Arizona Diamondbacks professional baseball organisation.
Story
Zane Knowles: ‘I’m beyond thankful for this opportunity’
ZANE Knowles suffered a possible life-threatening injury last season but the former national basketball team standout is set to return to the court in Bulgaria.
Story
Concern over S&P rating
THERE is “at least a one in three chance” that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) will downgrade the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating within the next 24 months, with Wall Street ruling tax reform out as a major difference maker in the short-term.
Story
Bahamas faces 'one in three chance' of downgrade in two years
THERE is “at least a one in three chance” that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) will downgrade the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating within the next 24 months, with Wall Street ruling tax reform out as a major difference maker in the short-term.
Story
96 killed in 2019 as murder count increases by five percent
THE country’s murder count in 2019 was pushed to 96, according to The Tribune’s records, a 5.5 percent increase over 2018’s 91 killings.
Story
Lucayan managers agree settlement
GRAND Lucayan managers have agreed to voluntarily separate from the resort with a total payout of $4.4m, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar announced yesterday, signalling the end of an at times contentious battle between stakeholders.
Story
Lucius Fox and Biscuits eliminated in semi-finals
LUCIUS Fox’s debut season in Double A baseball came to an end after his Montgomery Biscuits were eliminated in a decisive game five of the Southern League semi-finals.
Story
Conquerors, Crimestoppers pull off victories in NPBA
THE Police Crimestoppers and the Woodside Petroleum Conquerors both pulled off victories Tuesday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at CI Gibson Gym.
Story
Bahamas to face Canada, US Virgin Islands and DR
TEAM Bahamas will face Canada, The Dominican Republic, and The US Virgin Islands in the first round of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
Story
Bahamas girls ready for under-17 Centrobasket in San Juan
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation will field its first team for a busy summer with the upcoming Centrobasket Under-17 Championships. The U-17 Girls will be hosted at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team Bahamas will be capta
Story
Pair are making it big in Japan
The Japanese B-League tipped off its season opener last weekend and a pair of Bahamian national team players saw their respective teams get off to perfect starts.
Story
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM – Pass masters: four ‘Air Aces’ of all time
I WATCHED the Chargers and the Packers go back and forth on Sunday afternoon, with Aaron Rodgers finally out-duelling Philip Rivers in an amazing match up of two of today’s top quarterbacks.
Story
Moody’s: Govt must broaden revenue
Moody's yesterday asserted that hitting the Government's fiscal targets "rests on broadening the revenue base" as a prominent banker urged the administration: "Stop saying no new taxes."
Story
AML chief: ‘Size of pie yet to be seen’
* Uncertainties over Xmas spending * Hopes December ‘uptick’ will persist * All retailers see October/November fall-off
BISX-listed AML Foods has warned that “the size of the pie” remains unknown when it comes to Bahamian consumer spending this Christmas. Gavin Watchorn, the group’s president and chief executive, told Tribune Business that while it was “very confident” of gaining its due share, the extent of holiday expenditure was difficult to predict given continued economic uncertainty and fragile confidence.
Story
MP pushes for bank shared service hubs
Long Island's MP yesterday urged Bahamian commercial banks to created shared services hubs that will cater to multiple Family Islands rather than abandon these locations completely.
Story
FIBA: Bahamas to face Dominican Republic tonight
COACH Mario Bowleg said the men’s national basketball team is prepared to put the devastating loss to the US Virgin Islands behind them and is eagerly looking forward to closing out play tonight against the Dominican Republic on a high note in the FI
Story
Melania’s twelve days of love
ELEVEN-year-old Melania Nixon is embarking on a mission to show “12 Days of Love and Gratitude” bringing holiday cheer to those she comes into contact.
Story
IDB chief hails BPL fuel hedging impact
The Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) president yesterday hailed the impact of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedging strategy despite doubts on whether it remains in place.
