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Jones posts double double - 29 points and 16 rebounds
JONQUEL Jones starred for Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s national team and several other Bahamian players posted double doubles to lead their team in their respective leagues across Europe this week.
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BAAA to celebrate athletes, assist in hurricane relief effort
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAAs) is set to launch a community outreach initiative to celebrate athletes and assist in the post-Hurricane Dorian restoration effort.
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Non-profit sector ‘lucrative’ area for financial services
A well-known QC has backed the Government’s decision to spend more time in getting non-profit regulation right, describing the sector as a “lucrative practice” for the financial services industry.
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Roker has double double in 78-74 win over Panthers
CANADIAN colleges and universities continued with their second weekend of play out of the holiday break at both the U-Sports and Canadian Colleges Athletic Association levels.
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Baha Mar payments made to around 1,900 former employees
THE Baha Mar Claims Committee, headed by former State Minister for Finance James Smith, has made payments to 1,900 or so former employees and is still considering how to address the claims of other Bahamians who were associated with the resort but were not included on its official list of employees.
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Cans for kids launches 'Spring Bash Collection Competition'
THE non-profit organisation Cans for Kids is announcing its first “Spring Bash Collection Competition”.
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Treasury admits breaching 75% wage deduction limit
The Government was yesterday urged to “curtail” civil servant salary deductions to no more than a combined 40 per cent of total income, after the Auditor-General rapped the Treasury for allowing the current 75 per cent limit to be breached.
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With one in six Bahamian men affected, here is how to lower your risk of prostate cancer
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamians seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and are therefore often not captured in local statistics.
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Training Agency: More than half of graduates get job
The National Training Agency (NTA) has assisted ‘more than half’ of its 2,000 graduates to-date to find full-time employment, its director told Tribune Business yesterday.
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Atlantis launches summer season with double bill of shows
THE Atlantis resort will host two unique events this weekend marking the launch of the resort’s “summer in Atlantis” series.
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Cybots champions
The Mail Boat Cybots have returned as New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.
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Minnis backs govt's electricity bill assistance
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday he supports the government’s proposal to assist thousands of poor Bahamians who were unable to pay their electricity bills and were “taken off the grid.”
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44 traffic fatalities recorded in 2016
A total of 44 people died as a result of traffic fatalities in 2016, with Bahamians accounting for over 90 per cent of that figure, according to the latest Royal Bahamas Police Force crime statistics.
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Helping women in need dress for success
IN PARTNERSHIP with the Salvation Army, which is celebrating 90 years of service in the Bahamas, local clothing brand CAY 92 is currently conducting a drive to encourage people to donate gently used professional clothing for women in need.
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Ninety years serving Christ and Community
UNDER THE theme “Defining The Purpose Of The Church” the Transfiguration Baptist Church celebrated its 90th anniversary this past Sunday.In recognition of its work and witness in the Bain and Grants Town community, church members celebrated in grand
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‘LAUGHABLE’: Davis blasts govt over explanation on Pointe permits
THE government's disappointment in the ratio of foreign workers to Bahamian labour at The Pointe is "laughable," according to Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip "Brave" Davis.
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Nygard tries to dodge jail term
LAWYERS for Canadian tycoon Peter Nygard filed an urgent application on Monday to appeal Justice Ruth Bowe-Darville’s decision last Friday to jail the fashion designer for 90 days and fine him.
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Unions should have some perspective over Minnis bailout
The Free National Movement (FNM) administration of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has taken plenty criticism for going out on a limb and purchasing the Grand Lucayan Resort for an estimated $65 million from Cheung Long (Ck) Property Holdings, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa.
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Post Office relocation to complete next week
The General Post Office will open at its new Town Centre Mall location next week, Tribune Business was told yesterday, as staff complete the move from East Hill Street.
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Power loss leaves bed maker dozing
A bedding manufacturer yesterday said business levels had plunged almost 90 per cent year-over-year post-Matthew, with the loss of electricity for two full weeks severely compromising its ability to produce finished products and generate sales.
