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Woman in 80s assaulted in home raid

AN elderly woman was sexually assaulted during an armed robbery attack on Saturday, police said.

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Union of Central Bankers members walk off the job

MEMBERS of the Union of Central Bankers walked off the job yesterday citing unresolved grievances with management.

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‘We’ve flattened the curve’

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said officials have managed to “flatten the curve” by having a maximum of six COVID-19 cases on any given day, but this does not mean the nation is out of the woods.

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Expectations loom large for infielder Daunte Stuart

FOLLOWING a breakout campaign as a sophomore, expectations loom large for Daunte Stuart headed into the upcoming 2022 campaign as one of the top players in the Southland Conference.

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‘The Promise’ delivers

“THE PROMISE” delivered, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his Arizona Wildcats from being the second ranked team to fall on day one of the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis, presented by Bad Boy Mowers.

NORCECA: BAHAMAS SEVENTH OVERALL

THE Bahamas men’s national volleyball team had to settle for seventh place at the NORCECA Men’s Continental Championships after defeating Saint Lucia in three straight sets, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 at the Langley Events Centre in British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday.

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Jones and Sun lose Game 3

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun are faced with must win situations to keep their season and 2021 title hopes alive.

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Can Big Red Machine win 27th straight BAISS title?

WILL the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine succeed in winning their 27th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships or will this be the year that the Queen’s College Comets or any of the other 10 schools finally snap their dominance?

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Bahamian players are ‘bright spots’ in NCAA Division I

BAHAMIAN basketball players at the NCAA Division I level have been brights early in conference play for their respective programmes.

Buddy Hield scores 17 in 102-87 loss to Raptors

BUDDY Hield’s productivity off the bench continues for the Sacramento Kings and is approaching milestone numbers for his efficient shooting.

NPBA: Specialists and High Flyers win

UPTOWN Cuts Specialists and Breezes High Flyers pulled off the New Providence Basketball Association’s double-header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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TEACHERS REJECT SALARY PROPOSALS: But union will hold off on industrial action for one week

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says the union will hold off on industrial action for one week, after revealing that members have twice rejected counter proposals from government as it relates to salaries for members.

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FACE TO FACE: From ‘playing doctor’ as a child, Theresa’s now in the frontline of our battle with COVID

If all is well the latest national lockdown will lift next week. For that to happen experience tells us we will need to have seen a period when there were no new cases. This is what allowed our southern islands to be taken out of lockdown on Sunday.

$300m stocking island project to bring 200 permanent jobs

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced the government’s approval of an application for the sale of 70 acres of land on Stocking Island, off Exuma, where a $300m five star development will be constructed.

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Prince Charles business owners seek compensation from government

BUSINESS owners in Prince Charles Drive have got together to get the government’s assistance in providing some form of compensation for their losses as a result of the New Providence Road Improvement Project.

80 SMES in Grand Bahama to benefit from grants programme

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock @ tribunemedia.net SOME 80 small businesses in Grand Bahama that were affected by Hurricane Dorian will benefit from a grants programme to assist with reopening their businesses. A Small Busine

High office, retail demand for $250m PI development

The developer behind Hurricane Hole’s $250m revival has fully leased all the office space in phase one of its project together with 80 percent of the retail units, it has revealed. Sterling Global Financial said the Paradise Island-based development

Doctors chief: Non-COVID patient care ‘under threat’

Doctor’s Hospital’s top executive yesterday warned that care for non-COVID patients is “under threat” as pandemic sufferers drive bed occupancy levels at its main hospital to near 80 percent.

$80m Baha Mar funds may have been ‘killed’

The $80 million financing facility created by Sarkis Izmirlian to cover Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 operating expenses may have effectively been ‘killed at birth’ by the outcome of yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing, Tribune Business can reveal.

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DEMOLITION GOES ON DESPITE SHANTY FIRE: No casualties reported but cause of blaze is still being investigated

DEMOLITION of the Kool Acres community will still proceed today despite the blaze that tore through the shanty town on Saturday engulfing more than 70 homes and destroying numerous belongings and personal items.