All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Neil Hartnell (486)
- Samora St Rose (172)
- Brent Stubbs (165)
- Natario McKenzie (155)
- Renaldo Dorsett (128)
- Eloise Poitier (79)
- Paul Turnquest (60)
- Paco Nunez (51)
- Ava Turnquest (46)
- Eileen Carron (40)
Avoiding common start-up failures
Starting a small business can be extremely rewarding. You are your own boss. You find your own clients, and set your own hours and rates. Sounds easy, right? Sometimes the odds are stacked against you, with a surprisingly high small business failure rate. According to a research company, 20 percent of small businesses fail in their first year, with this figure rising to a stunning 70 percent failure rate by year ten.
D'Aguilar trying to divert attention from $20m LPIA deal, says Hanna Martin
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday suggested Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar had only advanced their current spat over a 2017 Western Air rental agreement to divert attention away from the $20 million LPIA runway deal awarde
CARIFTA: The Bahamas rounds up 14 medals in evening session
St George’s, Grenada: Team Bahamas made day two one to remember, particularly in the field events, at the 51st CARIFTA Games. After amassing 11 total medals through three sessions, The Bahamas rounded up 14 medals during Sunday’s evening session at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium.
Ayton and Suns rally for 120-112 win over Knicks
PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton snatched the loose ball, glanced down the court and saw Aron Baynes streaking toward the rim with no one around him. The 6-foot-11 centre never hesitated, launching a pass to his 6-10 teammate and hitting him in stride fo
20-year sentence for shooting quashed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction and 20-year sentence of a man previously found guilty of attempting to murder another man as he and his friends sat in a car outside his residence five years ago.Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs, Roy Jones
BREEF's '20 Shades of Blue' party draws big crowd
MARKING 20 years of conservation and remembering founder the late Sir Nicholas Nuttall, close to 400 people partied in fitting celebratory manner at the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation’s “20 Shades of Blue Full Moon Party”.
Fishing ‘distress’ over boat registration hike
Bahamian fishermen were yesterday said to be “distressed” over “ten-fold” rises in annual boat registration fees that are causing “a lot of panic” in the sector.
CARIFTA GAMES: Bahamas claims first gold medals
ST. George's, Grenada: The BTC Bahamas Team picked up their first two gold medals from Jyles Etienne and Kendrick Thompson and, highlighted by four silver medals in the 4 x 100 metre relays, extended its total to 18 on Sunday as day two of the 45th Carifta Games came to a close at the Grenada National Athletics Stadium.
Man jailed for stabbing his child's mother with fork
A 36-year-old man who admitted to stabbing his child’s mother in the head with a fork was sentenced to nine months in prison yesterday.
Buddy Hield sinks a career-high 46
Bahamian Buddy Hield had a career night on Monday but it wasn’t enough as the No.2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners fell victim to top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks 109-106 in triple overtime as they had their perfect winning season snapped at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
Minister salutes progress in protecting marine environment
THE BAHAMAS is halfway to meeting its commitment to protect at least 20 per cent of its marine environment by 2020 and making steady progress towards its target, Environment Minister Kendred Dorsett said this week.
Coalition calls for more effort to stop spills
A COALITION of environmental groups while praising the fast response to the July 20 oil spill at Great Exuma, called for improved spill prevention and preparedness as well as increased transparency in matters of this kind.
$5m Atlantis sports book's 'huge numbers'
Atlantis’ new $5 million race and sports book facility will probably generate 20-30 new jobs, its top executive said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that weekend traffic “in the hundreds” had exceeded initial expectations.
Hearing examines nine-year-old murder case
TWO men allegedly involved in the infamous Fox Hill prison break nearly a decade ago appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for a case management hearing.
Bran: 'No justification' for curb-side retailing
The DNA's former leader yesterday argued there was "no justification at all" for restricting merchants to curb-side operations - a move expected to cause a 15-20 percent sales fall at his family's pharmacy.
Four arrests in connection with One Order Facebook page
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with death threats posted on Facebook against a senior police officer.
Arson suspected as second fire breaks out at shanty town
HOURS after Police Fire Services successfully contained a massive fire in the Gamble Heights shanty town on Sunday evening, officers had to be called in again early yesterday morning to battle a second blaze.
Teenage robbery suspects shot after chase
POLICE shot and injured two teen armed robbery suspects late Tuesday night after a high speed chase and shoot-out in New Providence that lasted about 20 minutes.
'800 jobs' created carrying out school repairs this summer
SEVERAL hundred jobs were created this summer as the government moved to ready schools throughout the country ahead of the new academic year, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday.
Eleven more COVID deaths added to toll
ELEVEN COVID-19 deaths were reported over a three-day period according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, pushing the total number of reported deaths in the country up to 746.