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'I've never seen it like this before'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamas-based used car dealers have seen a significant drop off in business year-over-year, with one telling Tribune Business: "I've never see

NHI's extra $10m 'no cost overrun'

Top National Health Insurance (NHI) executives yesterday said extra government funding was required to cover the five percent monthly increase in beneficiaries, and did not represent a “cost overrun”.Dr Robin Roberts, the National Health Insurance Au

Contractor chief: 'Show me numbers' on Pointe

The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday demanded to “see the numbers” showing Bahamian participation on The Pointe project has increased 100-150 percent.Leonard Sands called on the government to show just how many Bahamians a

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Killings go on as another man dies

POLICE are investigating another shooting incident that left a man dead yesterday afternoon, the fourth killing since Tuesday.

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CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold

BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme.

Buddy scores 13 in Kings' 105-99 win over the Magic

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Garrett Temple took over in the fourth quarter and led the struggling Sacramento Kings to a big win.Temple scored 19 of his career-high 34 points in the final quarter to lift the Kings to a 105-99 win over the Orlando Magic la

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Buddy and Kings rally from 21 points down, beat Ayton and Suns 114-103

PHOENIX (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 27 points, Nemanja Bjelica 19, Buddy Hield added 16 and the Sacramento Kings rallied from a 21-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 114-103 last night.

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Jonquel, Liberty look to bounce back after Sunday’s loss to Sky

BAHAMIAN Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty will look to bounce back from this past weekend’s loss against the Chicago Sky.

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Big Red Machine takes BAISS Track and Field title

The St. Augustine’s College Big Red Machine regained the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools‘ Track and Field Championships in come from behind fashion to claim the 27th meet title in the school’s history.

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Tropical storm Danny strengthens in Atlantic - could become first hurricane of the season

TROPICAL Storm Danny - the fourth named storm of the season - is strengthening far out in the Atlantic Ocean and could become a hurricane on Thursday, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami said on Wednesday morning.

Shanea Armrbsiter ends junior career as game’s top scorer

HER junior career has come to a close, now high-scoring wing Shanea Armbrister will turn her sights towards making her mark in the the upper echelons of college basketball.

Shanea Armrbsiter ends junior career as game’s top scorer

HER junior career has come to a close, now high-scoring wing Shanea Armbrister will turn her sights towards making her mark in the the upper echelons of college basketball.

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Fredrick King Jr commits to Bluejays

Just over one month after he reopened his recruiting process, Fredrick King Jr committed to the Creighton Bluejays and will head to the Big East to begin his collegiate basketball career.

Over 1,000 firms escape mandatory VAT registration

The Government yesterday estimated it would lose over 1,000 mandatory Value-Added Tax (VAT) payers in increasing the registration threshold to $100,000, but would still “capture” almost 98 per cent of economic activity.

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Mystery over death of man, 84

POLICE are still unsure of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of an elderly man. The 84-year-old man of Lyford Cay was found unresponsive at a construction site at the Caves, West Bay Street around 5pm Wednesday.

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WORLD VIEW - The Caribbean: Facing a fatal fate

HIGH-tide flooding is set to become an every-other-day affair in coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast of the United States of America by the year 2100. It will also fatally harm the countries of the Caribbean.

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Basketball player Trevone Grant making move to Acadia

THE basketball journey continues for Trevone Grant as he prepares to make the transition to the university level.

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Jury discharged in Gibson trial for protocol breach

THE jury in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial was discharged yesterday after a Supreme Court judge dismissed two jurors for failing to obey protocols.

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Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial

A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.

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Court of Appeal rejects Adrian Gibson's constitutional motion

THE Court of Appeal rejected Adrian Gibson’s latest constitutional motion on Friday, paving the way for his corruption trial to begin on Monday.