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Junior Davis Cup team advances to the finals

THE Bahamas’ Junior Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams performed brilliantly at the Billie Jean King Cup/Junior Davis Cup North, Central American and the Caribbean Pre- Qualifying Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday.

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Petroleum retailers continue to seek a 25 cent increase per gallon on margins

THE Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association continues to seek a 25 cent per gallon margin increase compared to the previously sought 30 cent increase, with hopes of meeting with Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis this weekend.

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer said Tuesday that a suggested 100-year prison sentence for the FTX founder by an arm of the court is "grotesque" and "barbaric" and at most a term of a few years behind bars is appropriate for cryptocurrency crimes that the California man still disputes.

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Demolition continuing at Abaco ‘Gaza’ Shanty town

MORE than 60 structures have been demolished at the Gaza shanty town in Abaco so far - with more expected to be destroyed, according to the Ministry of Works.

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Police urge men who are victims of domestic abuse to speak out

THE director of the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s domestic unit is urging men who are being abused to speak out, saying many men are often also suffering in silence as victims of domestic violence.

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‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss Lady Rebels two conference wins away from making history

GRAND Bahama native coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels are just two wins away from earning the most Southeastern Conference victories in the programme’s history.

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ATHLETES OF THE MONTH: Devynne Charlton & Shannon Hanna II shine in February

DEVYNNE Charlton and Shannon Hanna II excelled in athletics and wrestling to be selected as February’s Tribune Athletes of the Month.

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$3,500 fine for curfew breaches

A MAN on bail for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after he admitted to breaching his curfew five times this month.

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DEMOLITION OF 100 SHANTY HOMES BEGINS: Residents hurry to get personal items before structures destroyed

AFTER years of government pledges to dismantle unregulated communities in Abaco, the Ministry of Works began demolishing more than 100 structures in the Gaza shanty town on the island yesterday.

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World leader Ken Mullings excited to be in Scotland

While his aim was to get ready for the decathlon in the Olympic Games this summer, Ken Mullings took a shot at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, but he didn’t know that he would be the top heptathlon qualifier going into Glasgow, Scotland, this weekend.

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CARIFTA swimming trials: Last chance meet all set for King’s College on Western Road

THE Bahamas Aquatics Federation was hoping to host the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Trials at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre March 8-9 but, due to ongoing renovations at the facility, the meet will be carried out at King’s College on Western Road instead.

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‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss on a hot streak

WITH just two games remaining until the end of the NCAA Division 1 season, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels have turned it up a notch to reel off four straight wins.

USCG searches for boat with couple missing on trip to the Bahamas

THE US Coast Guard is searching for a pair of boaters who left the Florida Keys for The Bahamas.

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Man charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply

A MAN was granted $1,000 bail after he was accused of having drugs last weekend.

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FACE TO FACE: Alexander Maillis - first Bahamian to be ordained deacon in the Greek Orthodox Church

Alexander Maillis was born into the Greek Orthodox Church in The Bahamas. He was baptised in the church sanctuary on West Street, Nassau. He and his family members went through all the rights of passage there.

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Bahamas ‘still in good position’

The Bahamas men’s national basketball team may have dropped a “disappointing” game to Puerto Rico in their rematch of the FIBA 2025 AmeriCup Qualifier on Sunday night.

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Dakarai, 17, to bring home 9-ball singles championship title

THE Bahamas has another world champion in 17-year-old Dakarai Turnquest from Deadman’s Cay, Long Island.

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Man charged with five counts of breaching bail

A MAN awaiting a murder trial was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to breaking curfew while on release.

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‘The world’s fastest mama’

SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE

The first thing you notice about Shaunae Miller- Uibo – the world-famous sprinter who has clinched two Olympic golds for The Bahamas – is her kaleidoscopic style. From one day to the next, her hair colour swings from magenta Kool-Aid to purple, emerald, blue and yellow.

More than 100 investors at risk of losing crowdfund investment

A former Colina Insurance Company chief and at least 115 fellow investors are in peril of losing most, if not all, their combined $2.4m-plus investment in the insolvent ArawakX crowd-funding platform.