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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.

Cable adviser scoldsmanagers on US$ miss

Cable Bahamas’s financial adviser yesterday expressed “disappointment” that institutional asset managers had failed to deliver on indications they would place between $10-$18 million US dollars into the company’s private placement, having invested a paltry $100,000 to-date.

Kerzner’s praise for Farrington

Two minutes ago I stumbled on my copy of the attached letter, apparently written to Barry Farrington by Butch Kerzner. I find it to be a profound and well deserved compliment to Barry. You may publish it if you wish.

Loney Bowl must be played Tuesday

EUGENE McMinns, Shelton Williams, Arrien McDonald and their Acadia Axemen were prepared to contend for a conference championship last weekend but after a lengthy dispute, the title will now be decided Tuesday afternoon.The Atlantic University Sport C

Cybots to face Crimestoppers in BGDBA best-of-5 championships

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association’s best-of-five championships is all set. It is scheduled to begin 8pm Wednesday at AF Adderley Gymnasium and will be played between the Bamboo Shack Cybots and the Police Crimestoppers.Last n

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DIANE PHILLIPS: There really is no place like home - shame we don’t go out and see it

It began with a thin piece of paper that fell out of an old folder. I can’t explain why I kept it for more than 40 years or why I kept any of the stuff in that folder, for that matter. Instinct, maybe, but back to the slip of paper. It was a small 4.5”x 8.5” flyer, now yellowed with age, with the name and photograph of Earl Nightingale, the legendary author and radio personality who ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and ‘60s.

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Team Bahamas: ‘We are all safe’

By now the Bahamas’ nine-member team should have returned home from the World Athletics’ Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, but they had to take a slight detour in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Partial payment for foreign Baha Mar staff

FOREIGN former employees of Baha Mar will be paid by the government appointed Claims Committee next month, committee Chairman James Smith said yesterday.

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New coaches selected for national basketball teams

ON the departure of Larry Smith, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has named Larry Eustachy as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team.

THE FINISH LINE: ‘I firmly believe that more recognition needs to be given to our athletes for their achievements’

Last week, the Bahamas Government rolled out the red carpet with the ceremony to name the road from Thompson Boulevard to the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium, the Mychal Thompson Boulevard.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Going the distance at Marathon Bahamas

The Gilette couple took centre stage at the Sunshine Insurance Race weekend for the second consecutive year and emerged as the overall winners of Marathon Bahamas 2015.

Dingman hits back on failed Nassau eateries

Bahamian creditors are facing opposition to their push for a $1.113 million default judgment against Jamie Dingman’s failed Nassau restaurant empire.

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Sarkis pushes for full Baha Mar liquidation

Sarkis Izmirlian yesterday again sought to present himself as the ‘champion’ of Baha Mar’s unsecured Bahamian creditors, as he moved to push the $3.5 billion development into full liquidation.

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Supreme Court takes over PharmaChem’s liquidation

The liquidation of PharmaChem Technologies has been placed under the Supreme Court’s supervision due to the company’s massive insolvency, Tribune Business can reveal.

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WHAT'S ON: CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

The Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas recently held elections of officers and directors for the years 2014-2015.

Bonded warehouses 'good business all around', say dealers

Auto dealers believe it will be “good business all around” if recent Customs visits mark the first step towards being able to establish bonded warehouses at their properties.Fred Albury, the Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president, said

Christie government was slow to act

Christie government was slow to act SPEAKING at the opening of Golden Gates constituency office, Prime Minister Ingraham said that the New Providence Road Improvement Project could have been completed "six or seven years ago" if it weren't for the incomp

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Bahamasair off 35% against pre-COVID

Bahamasair’s peak summer revenues were down by 35 percent compared to pre-COVID19 figures, its chairman has revealed, although passenger occupancy on its US routes averaged around 80 percent.

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Lathaniel Bastian and the Cardinals advance

The Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals got back into the win column and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament.

Summer of Thunder: McNeese State in win column, Dukes dominate in debut

THE McNeese State Cowboys concluded their experience in the Bahamas with a pair of wins while Duquesne Dukes made their debut in dominant fashion at the Summer of Thunder. The Cowboys lost the first game of the series to the Commonwealth Bank Giants