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It’s a French renaissance for players

Bahamian basketball players at various levels in France continue to experience early success with their teams.

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Deandre Ayton posts his 17th double double of the season

DEANDRE Ayton was off his minutes restriction and had his most dominant performance of the three games he has been back on the floor since his return from an ankle injury.

HOTELS TO 'BEAT' TARGET THROUGH 10% GROWTH

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian tourism industry is set to "exceed" 2012 first quarter/Easter performance forecasts, with some hotels seeing 10 per cent year-

HOTELS TO 'BEAT' TARGET THROUGH 10% GROWTH

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian tourism industry is set to "exceed" 2012 first quarter/Easter performance forecasts, with some hotels seeing 10 per cent year-

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Man shot dead on way to his friend’s funeral

ONE of the two men killed in three separate shootings over the weekend was on his way to the funeral of a friend murdered in the Yellow Elder community, police said yesterday. 

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Getting a direct client response

MY son could recognise the Golden Arches of McDonald's from the time he was two.

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Nassau Cruise Port joins with the dignified girl project to donate feminine products to four groups

IN celebration of International Women’s Month, the Nassau Cruise Port partnered with the Dignified Girl project to donate 300 bags filled with essential feminine products to four organisations on Friday.

Divisions over national honours

THE National Honours… Is it just a small storm or a gigantic Cat seven hurricane? In 2018 we have resurrected partisan division based on ethnic and political lines…We should be ashamed. Surely we are not so immature? It seems we are totally insensitive. Shame on PM Minnis.

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Davis questions BPL team after Alstron quits

THE sudden resignation of Bahamas Power & Light Chief Operations Officer Christina Alstron, pictured right, is raising fresh questions about the functioning of BPL’s executive team, Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said during a press conference yesterday.

Prospect Ridge an experiment

Considered by American historians as one of the final great legislative achievements of the civil rights movement, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on April 11 (1968), seven days after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ragged Island set for renewable energy investment

CABINET has approved the investment in renewable energy for storm-ravaged Ragged Island, according to Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister, who said on Friday repairs are underway.

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Transportation of huge generators for BPL delayed by adverse weather

THE transportation of Wartsila tri-fuel generators and engines from the Arawak Cay Port to Bahamas Power & Light’s Clifton Pier site has been stalled because of weather issues, according to BPL board chairman Donovan Moxey.

MP inspects schools ahead of start of the new term

PINERIDGE MP Rev Frederick McAlpine visited all of the public schools in his constituency to inspect the progress of school repairs ahead of the new school year. There are five schools in the Pineridge constituency and contractors are on site at tho

Central Bank link for co-operatives department

FORMING a transition plan to strengthen satellite co-operative associations, the Department of Co-operatives is expected to graduate from its affiliation with unions to a partnership with the Central Bank of the Bahamas.

S&P’s higher deficits on VAT ‘uncertainties’

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has agreed that there are “indeed uncertainties” surrounding Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation, and is less optimistic than the Government in projecting a 3 per cent fiscal deficit for 2015-2016.

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Jones and Sun eliminated – but WNBA MVP scores 25 points, grabs 11 rebounds

A season of accolades came to an abrupt and disappointing end for reigning MVP Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun.

Big Red Machine just keeps rolling

The St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine kept rolling at the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships where they claimed six out of eight division victories on Sunday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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Giants, High Flyers take title

THE New Providence Basketball Association concluded its 2017-18 season with champions crowned in both divisions over the weekend.

Insolvent broker's Liquidators possess $200k for $17.5m claims

The joint liquidators for Owen Bethel’s insolvent Montaque Capital Partners currently possess just $196,238 in liquid assets to cover total creditor claims of $17.5 million, it has been revealed.

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Country’s first dengue death confirmed to be nine-year-old boy

HEALTH officials confirmed the country’s first dengue fever death since the virus’ re-emergence this year - a nine-year-old boy who died after showing symptoms of the disease.