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Annual KPMG Youth Winter Championship rocks Montagu

THE annual K.P.M.G Youth Winter Championship was hosted by The Nassau Yacht Club and Bahamas National Sailing School (B.N.S.S.) with sailing in Montagu Bay February 19-20.

Date ‘hoopla’ to boost Carnival, says chairman

The  Bahamas National Festival Commission’s (BNFC) chairman yesterday said the Carnival postponement controversy would inflict no long-term damage, arguing that “all of the hoopla” had given the event “a new presence” locally and internationally.

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Deangelo offensive spark for Bahamas in loss to Panama

The Bahamas’ under-15 boys national team lost its second game of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Championships to host Panama in the feature game on day two of the tournament.

Four-lane glass window replacement is ruled out

THE GOVERNMENT’S advisers have ruled out replacing Eleuthera’s Glass Window Bridge with a four-lane highway because the island’s projected growth will not generate sufficient traffic volumes to warrant such expansion.

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Health minister: Hospital's new critical care block does not have enough beds

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez said the critical care block under construction at the Princess Margaret Hospital is “inadequate” considering the needs of the country’s growing population – as it will only have 20 beds.

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‘Buddy’ Hield and Pacers off to surprising start

CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield’s sixth 20-point game of the year led the Indiana Pacers to a win on the road for what most NBA pundits have deemed a surprising start to the 2022-23 season.

EDITORIAL: In the shadow of Stalin and Chairman Mao?

FRED Smith, QC, certainly knows how to catch attention. In his latest collision with the government over shanty towns, he compares government policy to that of Stalin. Asked to tone it down by the court, he offered an alternative of Mao Zedong in China, whose cultural revolution “destroyed the homes of 20 million people”.

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'Shaq' Cleare re-signs with basketball club in Spain

AFTER a successful late-season stint with Actel Forca Lleida less than a year ago, Shaquille Cleare resigned with the club for the upcoming 2019-20 campaign. Actel Forca Lleida competes in Spain’s Liga Española de Baloncesto – Gold, the second divis

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Lions advance with 22-20 win over Sharks

IT came down to a battle between two of the league’s top scorers to decide the second finalist for the GSSSA junior girls’ basketball championship series.

Miss Galaxy Bahamas contestants unveiled

THE 11 contestants vying for the title of Miss Galaxy Bahamas 2014 were unveiled during a special event over the weekend at the Sun Fun Resort.

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Athletes qualify for CARIFTA at annual track classic

AT least three athletes attained the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games on Saturday during the 10th Annual Road Runners Dianne Lynn Thompson Track Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

New golf challenge on Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama is back on the golfing map again with the launching of the first Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson/Fred Higgs Golf Challenge at the Reef Golf Course next week.

Abaco venture ready to sow seeds for future

INVESTORS behind an Abaco-based soybean, corn and dairy cattle farming venture said that they were “on track” to break ground in early September, telling Tribune Business yesterday that the venture would create 20 to 25 jobs.

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Which high school will take home national volleyball title?

THE official list of participants has been released as 20 teams are set to vie for the title of high school volleyball national champions this weekend. Corporate sponsor JS Johnson Insurance Agents and Brokers Ltd will join the Ministries of Youth S

Four shillings and a bottle of rum

Those Disney people have come into Eleuthera the way the Bay Street Boys used to come in at election time in the bad old days.

Realtor chief forecasts 20% property price fall

The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday forecast a 20 percent price cut across the real estate market as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Christine Wallace-Whitfield, pictured , told Tribune Business: “I think prices will

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PM announces international travel restrictions, 15 new COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Sunday that international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers will not be permitted to enter the Bahamas from Wednesday unless they are from Canada, the UK or the European Union.

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Man fights for life after crash

A 20-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital today after being thrown from his vehicle in a crash early yesterday morning.

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Man questioned over first murders of year

A 20-YEAR-OLD man is assisting with the police investigation into the first two murders of 2013.