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Bamboo Shack takes 2-0 lead

THE Bamboo Shack Cybots took a 2-0 lead in the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association’s championship series after winning the first two games over the Police Crimestoppers at the DW Davis Gymnasium over the weekend.

PI resorts eye 90% Xmas occupancies

Major Paradise Island resorts are eyeing 90 percent occupancy levels for the Christmas and New Year holiday, an industry executive said yesterday, with the sector closely watching March softness. Carlton Russell, pictured , the Bahamas Hotel and Tou

Guyana win rounds out Centrobasket challenge

By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Team Bahamas ended Centrobasket the way it began, with a lopsided win over Guyana, but ultimately a disappointing seventh place finish.The Bahamas scored the 91-63 win to conclude the

84 new cases and three more deaths as surge continues

EIGHTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday along with three more deaths.

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Stingers and Giants remain undefeated in the NPBA

BOTH the PJ Stingers and the Commonwealth Bank Giants remained undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association after pulling off the double header victories on Saturday night.At the AF Adderley Gymnasium in the men’s division one play, the St

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Tourism ‘90% unaffected’ by COVID-19 tightening

Tourism industry executives yesterday voiced optimism that the industry’s recovery will not be impacted by the government’s tightening of COVID restrictions, with one asserting it will be “90 percent unaffected”.

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Tavario Miller and Zane Knowles in playoffs

Two Bahamian senior men’s national basketball team players got their postseasons off to successful starts.

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Bahamas’ FIBA 2022 AmeriCup qualification bid comes to an end

TEAM Bahamas experienced another fourth quarter collapse against Puerto Rico and saw their FIBA 2022 AmeriCup qualification bid come to an end.

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Jones and Sun clinch second straight WNBA playoff berth

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun continue to click at the right time and clinched their second consecutive WNBA playoff berth.The Sun defeated the Dallas Wings 101-92 at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday night.It was the

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Police question suspect after young man dies in Yellow Elder Gardens shooting

A MAN is in custody assisting police in connection with a shooting incident that left a young man dead in Yellow Elder Gardens on Friday night.

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Man shot and killed in Pinewood Gardens

A man was shot and killed in the Pinewood Gardens area this morning.

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Stuart and volleyball team are champions

IT was another historic moment for Bahamian sports internationally as Eugene Stuart and his Arcada Galati men’s volleyball team emerged as the champions of the Romania Division A1 League.

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Minnis calls for extension to exigency

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis urged the government yesterday to extend its exigency order, which allows Family Island residents hard hit by Hurricane Joaquin to import certain items duty free over a 90-day period.

AIRLINE '90 PER CENT COMPLETE' ON $4.5-$5 MILLION PROJECT

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WESTERN Air chief executive, Rex Rolle, said yesterday that construction on the airline's new terminal and maintenance facility in Freeport is "about 90 per cent" complete, telling

Airline's bookings in promotion spike

A LEADING Bahamian airline executive has seen a major spike in bookings due to a special rate offering on its Freeport/Fort Lauderdale route, with those for its Nassau/Fort Lauderdale route hitting a 90 per cent high.

URCA boosts BTC with promotion 'cool-off' slash

Regulators have reduced the time span between when communications providers can launch ‘similar promotions’ from 120 to 90 days, after the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) complained existing restrictions were harming consumer welfare and its ability to fight competitors.

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Attorneys: Real estate legal work down 90%

Two leading attorneys yesterday said real estate-related legal work in Freeport was down by “more than 90 per cent” compared to pre-recession levels, with an Albany or Baker’s Bay-style development vital to a market turnaround.

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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Tennis players get in swing at the Pan Am Games

THE 19th Pan American Games continued yesterday in Santiago, Chile, which saw more Bahamians begin competition in tennis and swimming.

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Transform Your Life: Vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian and plant-based

Based on findings that the over-consumption of red meat causes a host of preventable diseases and ailments, many people are looking for a more animal-free diet for a healthier body.