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‘Nothing to celebrate’ on $99m borrowing

The Opposition yesterday argued there was “nothing to celebrate” in the Christie administration’s revelation that it is only borrowing $99 million to fund the 2016-2017 fiscal deficit, its finance spokesman saying it had over-burdened Bahamians with taxes to achieve this.

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ART OF GRAPHIX: Getting better returns from video marketing

In the past, research showed the average person spent 84 minutes or more per day watching online videos, and this is only expected to increase in 2021. Facebook Live videos have become incredibly popular, especially gardening and cooking videos, with 88 percent of marketers reporting they offered a positive return on investment. Many businesses were using video as a marketing tool in 2020, and 92 percent of those marketers credited this medium as an important part of their marketing strategy.

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Difficulty standing up for the second round

Last week’s urology column dealt with the often embarrassing topic of premature ejaculation that affects as many as one in three men.

Toledo Rockets tip off ‘Nassau Championship’ with victory

THE Toledo Rockets opened a week of NCAA basketball at the inaugural Baha Mar Hoops with the first win in the series of tournaments.

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Long Island bananas: 80-90% destruction

While Long Island farmers likely lost 80-90 per cent of their banana crop due to Hurricane Sandy, Tribune Business was told yesterday, but many homes and businesses were likely to be “back to normal in a few days”.

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'The Tank' loses in Helsinki

SHERMAN “The Tank” Williams put up a gallant effort, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to impress the judges enough to give him the decision.

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Atlantis: 30% spend, rate jumps ‘as good as it gets’

Atlantis yesterday said its year-to-date performance is “as good as you can get” with rates and visitor spending per occupied room both exceeding pre-COVID levels by up to 30 percent.

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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season at the Donald Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Cybots are number one

Once again, Brian “Tucker” Bain came through with the clutch pair of free throws down the stretch as the Mail Boat Cybots held off the Commonwealth Bank Giants 101-99 at the AF Adderley Gym Thursday night to secure their second New Providence Basketball Association championship title, adding to their first crown in 2009.

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Roots wants Junkanoo judging change

MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.

Pro basketball player Zane Knowles signs with new club

ZANE Knowles will continue his career in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.

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Mingoes clinch 87-84 win over Shockers

FOUR University of the Bahamas basketball players hit double figures as the Mingoes came back hard in the second half to defeat the JD’s Seafood Shockers 87-84 at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night and now lead the division one standings in the New Providence Basketball Association.

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Stingers beat Cybots, 82-80

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend. A series of games were played.

SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology projected track of Invest 98(L)

8 AM SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology long range projected track of future tropical cyclone Invest 98(L)

Scotiabank: $80m mortgages restructured in 18 months

Scotiabank (Bahamas) yesterday disclosed it had managed to restructure more than $80 million worth of mortgages, held by over 500 customers, within the last 18 months, telling Tribune Business just 5-6 per cent of that number had fallen back into delinquency.

High Flyers soar to championship

The Breezes High Flyers had their best offensive output in the final game of the series to claim the New Providence Basketball Association Division II Championship.

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Cybots champions

The Mail Boat Cybots have returned as New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.

3PM SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology projected track of Invest 98 (L)

3PM SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology Real-Time satellite long range projected track of future tropical cyclone Invest 98 (L)

Total visitor arrivals up 30% though stopovers still trail

The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday said total visitor arrivals to The Bahamas are 30 percent ahead of their pre-COVID record through to end-July although stopover visitors are still trailing slightly.

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New champions: Regulators rout Cybots 100-81 for title

It was a dominant performance over the course of the last three games of the series as the Mr Ship It Regulators unseated the two-time defending champions to take the New Providence Basketball Association Division I title.