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Insurers fearing 'flood of claims'

By NEIL HARTNELL

Areas try to get back to normal

RESIDENTS, business owners, families and schoolchildren were trying to get back to normal life today in the wake of a major thunderstorm and record downpours which deluged Nassau, wrecking property, closing schools and leaving homeowners stranded.

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Miami Heat to hold training camp at Atlantis

You’ve seen them on television as they repeated as the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions in June.

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Undefeated Wildcats beat Bahamas 98-74

The Bahamas Select team, preparing for its next window of the World Cup Qualifier this coming weekend, put up the best showing against the University of Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

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Jonquel leads her team to brink of FIBA qualification

Jonquel Jones has led Bosnia and Herzegovina to the brink of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 qualification after another pair of dominant performances in the latest window.

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Forbes: Vaccine coverage must be the priority

THE country’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine coverage in the country needs to be prioritised as less than 40,000 Bahamians have been fully vaccinated and COVID-19 cases surge again.

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Miller-Uibo, Gardiner win in Diamond League

Bahamian double sprint national record holders Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner made their 2019 Diamond League Circuit debuts in grand style at the Herculis EBS in Monaco on Friday.

Knowles and Coleby enjoying win streaks

BOTH Zane Knowles and Dwight Coleby are currently enjoying win streaks for their respective clubs in the Turkish Basketball First League with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season.

The grass on the other side

THE great, French leader Charles de Gaulle said, “the cemeteries of the world are filled with indispensable men”.

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Record win for Jones and Sun

Jonquel Jones posted her league leading 17th double double of the season and the Connecticut Sun set a new franchise record with their 13th consecutive win.

Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida

Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.

No. 3 Notre Dame beat UCLA 92-84 in OT

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Madison Cable saves her best games for UCLA.

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Quincy Poitier to join Concord University Mountain Lions

ONE local basketball player will see his game make the transition to another level in the collegiate ranks this fall.

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Team Bahamas has ground to cover for golf title

AFTER two rounds at the top amateur golfing event in the region, Team Bahamas finds itself with much ground to cover if they hope to contend for the overall title.

The truth about being gay

Hello I’m a gay Bahamian teen in Nassau and I have lived here for my whole life not being anywhere else I attend church and have a mother and father.

Roberts responds to editorial

My attention is again drawn to the journalism terrorism of Eileen Dupuch Carron, the Publisher/Editor of The Tribune in her editorial of Tuesday, February 16, 2016 titled “Bradley Roberts questions editor’s opinion of FNM Leader”.

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US rape alert over jet skiers

DAYS after an American woman was allegedly raped by a man riding a Jet Ski at Cabbage Beach, the United States Embassy in Nassau has “prohibited” its employees from using Jet Ski rentals in Nassau, saying the industry is “minimally regulated.”

51st Heart Ball hopes to raise $350,000 for children’s surgeries

WHAT started out as an idea by a Hollywood legend is today one of Nassau’s most anticipated charitable events which once again will be held this Valentine’s Day to raise funds for the repair of children’s hearts.

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Antoan: I never gave up on my dream

IT’S one thing to get a chance to play at the highest level of your sport. It’s another when you get a second chance to do it all over again.

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‘B.P.L. management failed to anticipate summer demand’

AS Bahamians rage over power cuts during this hot summer, Prime Minister Perry Christie admitted yesterday that the management of Bahamas Power & Light failed to adequately anticipate the challenge of generating electricity during the summer months and prepare for it.