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Attorney loses appeal on ‘forged’ bank drafts

A Bahamian attorney yesterday failed to overturn the rejection of his “gross negligence” claim against Scotiabank (Bahamas) after two “fraudulent” bank drafts left his account overdrawn by $165,000.

S&P: ‘All possibilities on table’ over rating

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) yesterday said “all possibilities are still on the table” over the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating, with “execution” of Value-Added Tax (VAT) and other Budget measures key to avoiding a further downgrade.

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CI Gibson Rattlers emerge as winners of Providence Basketball Tournament

The CI Gibson Rattlers, still riding a perfect season on the local scene although they are coming off two losses overseas, emerged as champions of their own Providence Basketball Tournament.

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Ayton posts double double, Suns blow out Pelicans

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul played OK. Devin Booker had one of his least productive games in recent memory. The Suns’ best two players didn’t really do much in an intriguing matchup between two of the league’s rising teams.

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UPDATED – MAGIC MACHINE: St Augustine’s win BAISS by 8.5 points

THE St. Augustine's College Big Red Machine won by the slimmest of margins to regain the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' Track and Field Championship title from the Queen's College Comets.

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Bahamas tops Guyana 4-1 at CONCACAF beach soccer

The Bahamas men’s national team gave the home crowd of eager spectators the opener they were hoping for and set the tone for the remainder of  Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Beach Soccer Championship.

Underground abortion industry

Bahamian evangelical Christians must play close attention to the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) impending policy announcement on abortion.

A celebration of Brazil coming to Mall at Marathon this Saturday

A CELEBRATION of Brazil is to be held at the Mall of Marathon on Saturday.

No US Ambassador

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Drowning suspected as body found off Junkanoo Beach

POLICE are investigating a suspected drowning after a body was found last Friday under water off Junkanoo Beach.

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Ayton posts double double in loss to Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 20 points and led the Phoenix Suns with 12 rebounds on Saturday night. But they were defeated by the New Orleans Pelicans 119-99. It was the eighth double-double for the rookie No. 1 draft choice. He shot 9-12

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Jones and Sun, with 1-7 record, continue to struggle

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun continue to struggle and fell to 1-7 in the WNBA standings after a pair of losses this weekend.

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Jonquel Jones named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

New York Liberty on four-game win streak

BAHAMIAN Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week while the New York Liberty enjoys a four-game win streak.

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College basketball: Bahamians shine in Canada

BAHAMIAN players are leading their respective programmes to national rankings at various levels of collegiate basketball in Canada.

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NPBA: Giants and Regulators on collision course for big showdown

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators are on a collision course for a big showdown in the John Archer Division of the New Providence Basketball Association’s 2017 postseason.

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Fears from farmers prompt move to acquire feeding mill

AGRICULTURE Minister V Alfred Gray says the government has not moved to close the Gladstone Road Agriculture Centre’s feeding mill amid fears from farmers of increased costs associated with sustaining livestock.

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New $100m NHI will be 'hard sell'

The restructured National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme’s basic coverage will cost $100m but avoid “creating another bloated government bureaucracy”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.Dr Duane Sands, minister of health, told Tribune Business that the

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Lashann Higgs posts triple-double in 83-49 win

IT has been a great ride so far for Bahamian freshman Lashann Higgs as she reunites with her adopted father George Washington on the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team.

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Families earning under $5K yearly increase by 83%

The number of Bahamian households surviving on less than $5,000 per year has increased by an "alarming" 83 per cent in the past four years, Department of Statistics data shows, indicating the recession has most im

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Dolphins destroy the Raiders 34-14 in Miami

By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Even with his team losing badly, Oakland Raiders linebacker Aaron Curry had to smile. He broke up a fourth-quarter pass with a jarring hit on Reggie Bush, who responded by rolling over onto his stomach and doi