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Marijuana field found off Thomson Boulevard

THREE people – a Bahamian man and a Jamaican man and woman – are assisting police after an illegal marijuana field was found on a property on Portago Road off Thompson Boulevard Friday.

Romad Dean on the rise in OSBA

ROMAD Dean continues his series of impressive performances in the second half of the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season.

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Jonquel to take Sun hiatus for international event

Fresh off being named May’s Eastern Conference Player Month, Jonquel Jones continued her dominant play in the WNBA with the conference’s Player of the Week award, and will take a brief hiatus from the Connecticut Sun for international competition.

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College players make their debuts at the JuCo level

SEVERAL Bahamian collegiate basketball players made their season debuts with new programmes at the JuCo level in NJCAA basketball.

BBF does not have proper training venue

ALREADY faced with the task of securing the funding to travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas Basketball Federation now finds itself without the proper venue to train in.

IAN FERGUSON: Entreprenurial ideas for Bahamians in ‘17

At the beginning of each New Year, dreamers begin to formalise their plans, and stretch themselves to realise their goals. One goal that seems to occupy the minds of millions, and perhaps billions, of people throughout the world is that of entrepreneurship. People love the thought of owning and operating their own business. Despite the 90 per cent ‘fail’ rate for such start-ups, many Bahamians remain willing to assume the risk of engaging in sole proprietary enterprise.

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Three face court on drugs charges

THREE WOMEN and a man were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on separate drug charges.

Carnival ‘spruce up’ for 50% passenger growth

A senior Carnival executive yesterday said the cruise giant plans to “spruce up” Princess Cay, adding that the Eleuthera-based private island needs “quite a bit of love”.

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Jones helps Sun stay undefeated

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun are off to a historic start in the 2021 WNBA season and are currently the league’s lone undefeated team.

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Man, 43, faces separate charges of murder and attempted murder

A New Providence man was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two separate shooting incidents in Grand Bahama.

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LJ Rose takes part in a workout with the LA Lakers

FOLLOWING an injury-shortened final collegiate season, LJ Rose has shifted his sights to the professional ranks and had an opportunity to attend a pre-draft workout for one of the NBA’s most storied franchises.Rose participated in a workout for the L

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Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalization and killed more than 209,000 Americans.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: How many could have survived Dorian if they’d known how to swim?

The enormous economic toll of Hurricane Dorian continues to shake The Bahamas with Finance Minister Peter Turnquest this week confirming we were borrowing hundreds of millions more to help rebuild our devastated islands.

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Emails show Fyre Festival organisers knew of challenges

EMAILS leaked to US media purport to show that Fyre Festival organisers were aware of critical logistical challenges more than three weeks from the event’s chaotic cancellation. Meanwhile, Bahamian vendors and workers remain in the dark over what ac

BAISS track and field championships to start this morning

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WILL this be the year that the St Augustine's College Big Red Machine's dominance of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' inter-school track and field championships come

Sharapova reaches the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez. The top-seeded Russian said the court was faster than expected after she hit 19

Sharapova reaches the quarterfinals

By TRUNG LATIEULE Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez. The top-seeded Russian said the court was faster than expected after she hit 19

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Man accused of using debit card in frauds

A 33-year-old man who denied using his debit card to defraud several business establishments of over $10,000 worth of goods was yesterday remanded to prison pending a bail hearing.

Youth march for Mothering Sunday

Members of the Parish of St John the Baptist hosted an energetic Mothering Sunday service in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, this past Sunday. 

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Deadlock in talks over Baha Mar

WITH the employment of thousands of Baha Mar workers hanging in the balance, negotiators ended a protracted second day of talks in China without a deal to push the project forward, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said.