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Boston survives 42-point night by LeBron, down Cavs 107-94

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics withstood a 42-point night by LeBron James to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-94 last night and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Jones posts double double - 29 points and 16 rebounds

JONQUEL Jones starred for Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s national team and several other Bahamian players posted double doubles to lead their team in their respective leagues across Europe this week.

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52 samples sent to be tested for new strains

HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of 52 positive COVID-19 samples which were sent abroad to determine if any of the new coronavirus strains are present in The Bahamas.

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Dean, Greene go head-to-head in Canada high school preseason

A PAIR of Bahamian prep basketball prospects went head-to-head with their respective programmes in Canadian high school preseason play. Romad Dean (Crestwood Prep) and Paul Greene (J Addison Prep) are both in their first year with their respective p

$357,000 of repairs approved for 37 Sweeting Cay Homes

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has approved some 37 homeowners on Sweeting’s Cay for nearly $360,000 of repair assistance under the Small Homes Repair Programme.

70 to 80 correctional officers 'still waiting on promotions'

DESPITE 110 correctional officers being promoted to corporals this week, the Correctional Officers Staff Association estimates that many more await their awards.

Labour director sees outsource dispute rise

The Director of Labour says employee outsourcing by Bahamian companies has provoked a number of disputes, particularly in the financial services and hotel industries.“There have been a number of matters from trade unions that had a small pocket of th

Freeport now 'worth $11bn'

The total infrastructure investment in Freeport today is worth $11 billion, the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) chairman yesterday saying this exceeded annual Bahamian GDP and “could not be replicated.

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Long Island cruise port build-out to hit $500m

The developer behind the planned Long Island cruise port has committed to employing a workforce that is a minimum 80 percent Bahamian for a project where the total investment could exceed $500m.

84 new cases and three more deaths as surge continues

EIGHTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday along with three more deaths.

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Motivation for Bahamians to lose weight

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines overweight and obesity as excessive or abnormal fat accumulation that leads to increased health risks. Overweight is defined as a body mass index BMI greater than 25 and obesity is defined as a BMI greater than 30.

Stranger danger

A short while back, a Supreme Court jury acquitted a grown man of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. The not guilty vote was a vote of six to three.

Nassau hotels eye strong Thanksgiving business

Atlantis executives yesterday said the resort is “slightly ahead” of last year’s Thanksgiving bookings as it gets set to host the sixth installment of the ‘Battle 4 Atlantis’ basketball tournament today.

INSIGHT: The good, the bad and the ugly - A dangerous mix of tourism and crime

For generations the relationship between country's leaders and its inhabitants have straddled a Cartesian dualism, in a sense that both politician and voter interact within a single socio-economic reality from competing foundations.

Fishers Alliance makes conch protect proposals

A BAN on conch exports could stem the Bahamas’ conch population decline, the Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) president yesterday disputing the reported 80 per cent fall. Adrian LaRoda told Tribune Business that such a ban was one of several prop

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr