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Surprise at Christie admission

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis was surprised by Prime Minister Christie's acknowledgment that the Bahamas was now "in the midst of one of the most difficult and challenging fiscal periods in the nation's history". The Prime Minister made his observati

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FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers: Team Bahamas finishes with undefeated record

THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team finished the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers for Group A with an undefeated record and will advance to the next round in November.

Bahamas First shareholders support board on resolutions

Bahamas First yesterday said shareholders had agreed to board of directors’ recommendations for all proposed resolutions during last week’s annual general meeting (AGM).Shareholders representing 32.2m shares, some 88 percent of those that have been i

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Activists: Study exposes oil’s ‘roll of the dice’

OIL exploration opponents yesterday said their demands for a drilling halt are justified by a study showing The Bahamas must match almost 60 percent of US offshore crude output to fully offset all economic risks.

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Raptors are the junior track & field champs!

They had their consecutive meet title streak broken in 2018, but the CH Reeves Raptors regained their place as the GSSSA junior track and field champions.

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USA runs past The Bahamas 99-59 in AmeriCup qualifier

The United States dominated both the boards and points in the paint en route to a lopsided win over a shorthanded Team Bahamas at the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers.

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Jonquel posts double double, Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of WNBA playoff series

GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones put up a dominant double double performance to propel the New York Liberty to a game one win over the Washington Mystics.

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INSIGHT: The real reasons behind ‘passports for sale’

On January 1, “60 minutes”, an investigative programme aired by the US television company, CBS Corporation, ran a segment on “Citizenship by Investment Programmes” (CIP) that are operated by several countries around the world.

Have business owners lost confidence?

LOCAL and foreign investors are probably having more board room sessions about whether this is the right time to invest in this country. So far, the Christie government has done nothing to assure the private sector that they know the direction in which their government’s sails are set.

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Burrows and Tigers finish 5th in U Sports Men’s Basketball Final 8

SHAMAR Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers concluded their season with a fifth place finish overall at the U Sports Men’s Basketball Final 8.

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AID at 85-90% of pre-fire sales

MAJOR construction on Automotive Industrial Distributors' (AID) new Wulff Road headquarters should be completed within eight months, the company's operations manager yesterday told Tribune Business that the company's sales had recovered to 85 to 90 per cent of pre-fire levels.

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‘At least 90 percent reduction in conflicts’ since psychologist arrived at BDCS

CONFLICTS among mentally ill inmates at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services have declined by 90 per cent since a psychologist arrived three weeks ago, Acting Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare said yesterday.

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Sir Sean Connery dies age 90

James Bond star and longtime Bahamas resident Sir Sean Connery has died aged 90.

Renovated Wyndham re-opens

AFTER an extensive $4m hurricane restoration, Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort reopened its newly renovated property to guests and is expecting 90 per cent occupancy during the Christmas season.

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Shockers edge past Regulators

EVEN though he struggled in spurts, William ‘J R’ Rigby still managed to can a game high 30 points, including the game winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left on the clock.

Bull Reg and Lady Sonia earn Cup race honours

The 63rd Annual National Family Island Regatta got off to a quick start yesterday with a competitive series of “Cup” races.

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Sir Durward Knowles oldest living Olympic gold medallist in world

OUR very own national hero and philanthropist Sir Durward Knowles, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world.Sir Durward, who sailed to a first-place finish in the

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Eight Mile Rock man charged with rape

AN Eight Mile Rock man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Friday.

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Potential tropical storm development heading west in central Caribbean

THUNDERSTORM activity associated with a strong tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea about 350 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, is threatening to develop into a tropical storm later on Monday or overnight according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami.

A great loss for us all

Tragedy is something we are never prepared for. ‎The shock of murder is unexplainable, unfathomable.