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Super Value sees 80% business rise through Matthew

Super Value’s owner yesterday said he had seen an estimated 80 per cent spike in business over the weekend, as Bahamians stocked up on food and water ahead of Hurricane Matthew.

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BUDDY SETS CAREER HIGH 3O, AWARDED ROOKIE OF THE MONTH

BUDDY Hield ended the Sacramento Kings’ first season in the Golden 1 Centre by giving the fanbase a glimpse of what the franchise can expect from the rising star.

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PAHO: Be vigilant over monkeypox

THE Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has urged countries in the region to remain vigilant in light of monkeypox being declared a global health emergency.

Contractor chief hails removal of 'cloak and dagger'

THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday hailed the new pre-qualification process for removing the “cloak and dagger” secrecy around public project bidding.Leonard Sands told Tribune Business that the new regime, unveiled by g

IDB’s 37% digital woe ‘totally different’ now

A digital payments provider yesterday said a survey that found 37 percent of Bahamian firms have challenges accessing electronic payments would have “a totally different result” if done today.

Bimini Bay sparks Hotel Corp revival

Genting’s partnership with the Bimini Bay Resort’s developers appears to have created a revival opportunity for the Hotel Corporation, whose subsidiary will be operating the project’s transportation and water sports facilities.

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Regulators stay alive, Shockers take 2-1 lead

The Real Deal Shockers pulled off an 80-69 win over the Mail Boat Cybots to take a 2-1 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association men’s semi-final series, while Mr Ship It Freight Regulators stayed alive in their series against the Commonwealth Bank Giants with a 114-85 blowout victory.

Anfernee Seymour No.26 on Miami Marlins’ 2015 Prospect Watch list

RANKED as one of the top prospects in the Miami Marlins organisation, this summer could present a major opportunity for Anfernee Seymour to progress within the franchise.

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83 Dominican poachers detained

MORE than 80 suspected Dominican poachers were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force yesterday.

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Munnings lifts Benfica to FIBA EuroCup win

Travis Munnings had another team-leading performance on the boards to lift Sporting Lisboa Benfica to another FIBA EuroCup win.

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THE VIEW ON THE STREET

Constituents in South Beach and Pinewood talk to The Tribune on the eve of the poll

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Island-wide blackout plunges thousands into darkness - again

TRANSMISSION network failure and related issues caused an island-wide power cut that plunged thousands of New Providence residents into darkness on Friday for hours. The power cut caused great embarrassment when it interrupted the final games of Bat

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Hobby Horse workers must wait on pay

THE roughly 200 former Baha Mar employees hired by or through The Hobby Horse Company will have to wait out the ongoing payout process to learn their fate, as Claims Committee personnel deliberate over how best to handle the “precarious” group.

Miller brands $600m waste plant's output 'fiction'

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) executive chairman has branded as “fiction” and “far-fetched” the assertion by Stellar Energy that its waste-to-energy plant could produce 75-80 Mega Watts of power daily, telling Tribune Business: “The capacity just isn’t there”.

Communications sector rebounds through 3.7% growth in turnover

The Bahamian communications industry saw its total turnover increase 3.7 per cent year-over-year to hit $444 million in 2011, regulators have estimated, despite cellular phone subscribers falling by 90,000 since 2009.

Instructor training held

MORE than 80 people participated in a certified craft instructor training course yesterday.

Celtics take control of East

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Paul Pierce watched the shot sail just over LeBron James' outstretched arm. And when it swished, he turned toward the Boston bench, shaking his head. The biggest shot of the night, for certain. And it put the

29% qualification rate over Mortgage Relief

A Cabinet Minister yesterday said 29 per cent of troubled borrowers contacted to-date had completed the requirements to enter the Government’s Mortgage Relief Plan, although he emphasised that this - and other legal changes - were “not a panacea” for the Bahamas’ housing crisis.

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Robinson leads Team Bahamas golfers in Dominican Republic

The 2017 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at The Links Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic and several Bahamian golfers fell behind the pace they established on day one.

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Bahamas secure hard-fought win over Panama

THE Bahamas men’s national team played with a lot of heart and grit right to the end, securing a hard fought 83-79 victory over Panama in the first of two games at home this weekend as the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier continued Friday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.