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IT firms: We'll 'stress' business resiliency

Information technology (IT) firms yesterday said their will “heavily stress” the importance of business resiliency to every client once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Philip Darville, SolveIT Bahamas’ managing director, told Tribune Business yester

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Jones-Fry makes the top 10 in the 25th IFBB Arnold Classic

IN just five years, Dawnita Jones-Fry has become one of the household names on the local bodybuilding scene.

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Pedrya Seymour recovers to land 100m hurdles semifinal place

RIO de Janeiro, Brazil: In the aftermath of Shaunae Miller's inspiring gold medal performance, Bahamian national record holder Pedrya Seymour rebounded from a disappointing start to propel into third place in her heat of the women's 100 metre preliminaries on Tuesday morning.

Shot brothers in hospital

Shot brothers in hospital By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Immigration Brent Symonette expressed concern yesterday after sensitive documents from the Department of Immigration were l

We won't be ready for plastics ban, says shop owner

AS the country braces for the government’s upcoming ban on single-use plastics, some local retailers are saying they have not yet made preparations for the 2020 ban, which will come into effect next month. In an interview with The Tribune, owner of

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Bahamas ends up 5th in 4 x 400m relay final

Team Bahamas was hoping to add at least one more medal to its tally before the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games came to a close in Barranquilla, Colombia.But in the final of the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay on Thursday night, the quartet of Alo

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High jumper Jamal Wilson qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

COACH Ronald Cartwright feels that based on their offseason training, high jumper Jamal Wilson is on track for turning in a credible performance this year. In his first international meet in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on Tuesday, Wilson soared to a

Bahamas losing boating ground to the Caribbean

A former Association of Bahamas Marinas (AB) president yesterday warned Caribbean rivals are gaining a competitive advantage over The Bahamas with "new and innovative" legislation.

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'I'm afraid and worried. I just feel like I'm in a hole even talking about this'

LIFE for Juliet Dann has never been harder than it is now. The 48-year-old is caring for her four children, including one who is suffering from a debilitating eye disease in the United States, while sometimes living in a house without necessities as

Els, Harrington looking to atone for poor 2011

GEORGE, South Africa (AP) -- Playing in the same group in the opening round of the Volvo Golf Champions today isn't the only thing Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington have in common. They're both also desperate to atone for disappointing seasons in 2011. The

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Wells: Minnis doing the right thing

WHILE he empathised with the economic depression faced by Grand Bahamians, former Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday disagreed with Pineridge MP Fredrick McAlpine’s position against the government’s decision to accommodate storm-displaced Domi

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Joshua Turnquest has 'pretty good' season

JOSHUA Turnquest was more than delighted with his freshman year at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky.He was named the Eagles men’s tennis Player of the Year and was selected to the NAIA Second Team All-American, all during the month of May.“The

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Brent Symonette: I would have voted for Donald Trump

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette said he would have voted for Donald Trump if he was eligible to vote in last year's US presidential election.

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'It's a great deal to be able to represent your country'

KEVIN Major Jr, back home for the summer break from college, clearly remembers when he and Jonathan Taylor represented the Bahamas in 2008 at the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.“It’s a great deal to be able to represent your country beca

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Women's 4x100 relay team clock season best but don't make final

LONDON, England — The team of Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil and Anthonique Strachan ran a season’s best of 43.07 seconds, but a slight fumble on the third exchange may have been the difference with them getting into the final of the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay.

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THE PRESS BOX: SUPER BOWL OR BUST

I MUST say that I’m stoked as I prepare to head off to Super Bowl 52 (Roman numerals are overrated) in freezing Minneapolis, Minnesota as a Bud Light and Bud Light Caribbean brand ambassador. I will be broadcasting live from the Super Bowl, back to

Flats fishing confusion 'destroying our industry'

The Government was yesterday urged to end “the confusion destroying our flats fishing industry” by publicly clarifying whether it has suspended the sector’s governing regulations.Cindy Pinder, vice-president of the Abaco Fly Fishing Guide Association

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Hoffman builds 5-shot lead as Woods fades in Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods fell behind early and never recovered. Charley Hoffman pulled away late and made himself hard to beat.

Long Island vacation rentals hit by Dorian

Long Island has been hit by Hurricane Dorian fall-out, its Chamber of Commerce president revealed yesterday, with vacation rental bookings significantly down on prior years. Cheryl de Goicoechea told Tribune Business that her own Airbnb properties “