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Prep basketball prospect Rashawn Ferguson commits to Mounties

ANOTHER Bahamian prep basketball prospect will head to Canada to begin his collegiate and academic career.

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FRONT PORCH: Fragility and Potential Resilience of Democracy

FROM ancient Greece, with its limited democratic franchise, to the present, democracy has always been an idea, a set of principles and values, often codified into law, equally a set of conventions and traditions defined and crafted over centuries, observed and adjudicated by flawed and biased human beings.

EDITORIAL: A deal that’s been a long time coming

THE announcement of the buyer for the Grand Lucayan Resort has been long coming.

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‘We are going to have to play together’

Deandre Ayton looks ahead to game 6 against Mavericks

The Phoenix Suns have an opportunity to clinch a second consecutive berth to the Western Conference Finals but Deandre Ayton said he expects tonight’s game six matchup to be one of the toughest in the series.

Ian Lewis makes Single A debut

MIAMI Marlins prospect Ian Lewis made his debut in Single-A baseball and provided an immediate boost to the Jupiter Hammerheads lineup in one of their highest scoring games of the season thus far.

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Tyler Pinder commits to Redlands Community College Cougars

JUNIOR national basketball team standout Tyler Pinder will begin his athletic and academic collegiate career with the Redlands Community College Cougars.

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Agreement for $100m sale of Grand Lucayan Resort

ELECTRA America Hospitality Group has made a $100M purchase offer for the Grand Lucayan Resort at Grand Bahama.

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ALICIA WALLACE: No excuse for failing to disclose on time

HERE we are again. It is a familiar place. Government administrations change with some regularity, and many of the practices remain the same.

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More migrants head for America rather than Bahamas

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said while the RBDF has noticed an increase in illegal migrants coming to The Bahamas, there has been a noticeable shift in the number of vessels seeking to enter the United States.

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Two years on after Dorian - and residents still repairing homes

MORE than two years after Hurricane Dorian devastated parts of The Bahamas, Grand Bahama residents are still repairing homes throughout the island, even as the storm season approaches.

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No new taxes in Budget, says Halkitis

Minister for Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis said there will be no new taxes in the upcoming budget as it would be “counterproductive” to economic recovery.

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Autopsies on tourists complete but not released

THE autopsies of three American tourists who were found dead at Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Exuma last week have now been completed, Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday.

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$40k bail set in $250k cocaine case

A MAN and a woman were granted $40,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being charged with possession of nearly $250K worth of cocaine.

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Ayton and Suns take 3-2 lead

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 last night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

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Athletes get set for Diamond League in Doha

World indoor champion Shaunae Miller- Uibo, silver medallist Devynne Charlton and semifinalist Anthonique Strachan are expected to compete in the first meeting of the World Athletics’ 2022 Wanda Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.

Top athletes in Fast Track’s inaugural Spring Fling Invitational

SOME of the country’s top junior and senior athletes will be in Grand Bahama competing in the Fast Track Athletics’ inaugural Spring Fling Invitational this weekend.

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Thriving with diabetes

New course provides information and support for those living with condition

SINCE there is still no cure for diabetes, those diagnosed must consider an overhaul in lifestyle practices to ensure proper management and control of the condition.

A mother to one, daughter to many, and a nurse to all

Kelsha Roberts, a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit, is this week joining her colleagues throughout the country to celebrate National Nurses Week.

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PETER YOUNG: Local elections send message to political leaders

HAVING read an interesting letter recently in The Tribune by Maurice Tynes entitled “Modernising our nation” in which he advocated introduction of community or local government in New Providence, I thought it might be interesting in today’s column to write about last week’s regional and local government elections in Britain and the effect on the wider political situation in the country.

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FACE TO FACE – Commodore Bethel: Name our waters the ‘Lucayan Sea’

The beautiful waters of the Bahamas are a treasure trove of natural resources that could become a symbol for world peace, paying homage to a rich past and guiding the way toward a bright future.