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Haitian schoolchildren

In the Bahamas government primary schools there are approximately 65 per cent Haitians and 5 per cent different nationalities sitting in our classrooms.

$60 for a light bulb that lasts 20 years

$60 for a light bulb that lasts 20 years NEW YORK Associated Press How much would you pay for an amazing, state-of-the-art light bulb? Shoppers will be asking themselves that very question at Home Depot and other outlets starting Sunday -- Earth Day -- w

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Antoan Richardson retires from baseball

ANTOAN Richardson, the sixth Bahamian to play in the major leagues, announced his retirement from professional baseball on Tuesday after a stellar 12-year career.

Tech Talk

• President Donald Trump’s administration is publicly blaming North Korea for a ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in May and crippled parts of Britain’s National Health Service.

Ex-US diplomat in 25,000 acre Andros venture

A $5m commercial faming venture that involved a former US ambassador to The Bahamas was yesterday identified as one of three competing investment proposals targeting North Andros.Documents obtained by Tribune Business name Ned Siegel, an ex-US ambass

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.

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New weather stations which can provide island-specific information

THE installation of a WeatherSTEM weather station at Blue Lagoon marks the first Caribbean destination with capacity to provide island-specific, real-time weather information to the island’s management and guests.

Commission petitions for broker/dealer’s ‘compulsory’ wind-up

The Securities Commission is petitioning the Supreme Court to place a Bahamian broker/dealer into compulsory liquidation, and appoint a provisional liquidator to wind it up.

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Fishing tournament helps Grand Bahama schools

FREEPORT – The saying goes, ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’.

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Daddy Harry - a founding patriarch of priest order

MOUNT Tabor Full Gospel Church is honouring ‘Fabulous 40’ fathers to mark the 40th Anniversary of Independence. The Tribune is publishing the church’s profiles of the fathers.

Jones scores 34, grabs 19 rebounds in her team’s latest victory

JONQUEL Jones continues to put up phenomenal numbers during the offseason in China and is pegged as one of the early candidates for MVP.

Bahamian prospects in minor league baseball are off to a promising start

SUMMER league baseball is underway and some of the top Bahamian prospects in the minor leagues are off to a promising start with their respective clubs.

Sir Durward should be first!

I read lately where the Minister of Education tabled in the House of Assembly during the Budget debate that they were going to name a road after Mychal Thompson. And this was to take place shortly.

Outstanding performances in 8th annual Fritz Grant Track Classic

DESPITE the rain that came at the end, the Ambassadors Track Club hosted a successful version of the 8th annual Fritz Grant Track Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.

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Ride For Hope: Top cyclists get in gear

ONE of the most nationally renowned annual flagship fundraising events on the local sporting calendar, the 2015 Ride For Hope Bahamas will have an infusion of top international cycling talent from the United States.

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Ride for Hope to return to Eleuthera

RIDE FOR Hope is going back to its roots in Eleuthera for its 10th anniversary charity bike-athon next year, the organisers announced yesterday.

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Ayton and Suns host Dallas tonight to start second round

THE NBA careers of Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic will always be connected due to the 2018 Draft and the pair will meet in the postseason for the first time when their second round series begins tonight.

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Fresh delay for roadworks project

THE completion date for the New Providence Infrastruture Improvement Project has been pushed back once again, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Phillp Brave Davis said yesterday.

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Olympic flashback

IT was in the summer of 1956 that the Bahamas won its first Olympic medal - at the Melbourne Olympic Games.

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‘MOTION DENIED’ IN GIBSON TRIAL: Long Island MP’s constitutional motion ‘improper’, judge said

A SUPREME Court judge rejected Adrian Gibson’s latest constitutional motion to impact his corruption trial yesterday.