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Sports in brief
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its 2013/14 regular season with a double header at AF Adderley Gym on Monday night.
Digicel: ‘We’ll cross union bridge when we reach it’
Digicel is unconcerned about trade union hostility towards its bid for the Bahamas’ second cellular licence, a senior executive telling Tribune Business: “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
Halkitis details revenue moves
STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday outlined “key revenue measures” contained in the 2014/2015 budget.
The pumpkin that grew and grew and grew . . .
ZELDA Bevans intends to share her mother’s latest gift – a 50 pound pumpkin grown on her farm in South Andros – with family and friends.
Man shot dead and second victim in hospital
POLICE are investigating a shooting in Montell Heights yesterday that left one man dead and another in hospital in serious condition. Residents told The Tribune at the scene that yesterday’s incident was the third day of shooting in the area.
Latest delay in family dispute
THE legal dispute between the millionaire Weissfisch brothers experienced another setback yesterday as the matter was adjourned to a date to be announced by the Court of Appeal.
Late Joseph goal sees Titans through against Dynamos
THE Bahamas Football Association continued its regular season action on Wednesday night at the Roscoe AL Davies Soccer Field.
Jones, Thomas lead Sun to 94- 66 win over Mercury
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Jonquel Jones added 20 points and eight rebounds and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 94-66 yesterday.
Tributes paid for 100th birthday celebration
GOVERNOR General Sir Arthur Foulkes presented Rachel Elizabeth Jennings with a bouquet of flowers in honour of her 100th birthday during a visit to Government House on April 13.
PETER YOUNG: From the summit of success to now being shown the door - it’s all over for Boris
“ALL political careers end in failure”. Those were the memorable words of Enoch Powell, who was a leading right-wing Tory, and some say a contrarian and a maverick politician, of the 1960s and beyond. It is a fair bet that some of the older generation in Britain will have recalled this famous dictum when watching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation statement outside No 10 Downing Street last Thursday as he stood down from what he called “the best job in the world”.
Customs duties under 20% ‘not a far stretch’
Slashing Customs Duty rates below 20 per cent when Value Added Tax (VAT) is introduced is “not a far stretch”, a senior Ministry of Finance official said yesterday, adding that shifting the tax burden services should reduce the levy on imported goods.
Sweeting signs with Padres
Evan Sweeting’s baseball journey will continue at the professional ranks with the San Diego Padres organisation.
Appeal justice raises 'judicial activism' fear
A Court of Appeal judge has seemingly cautioned a colleague for straying into “judicial activism” in a case involving the termination of a 14-year veteran John Bull store manager.Appeal justice Stella Crane-Scott said “courts should avoid” straying i
‘Catastrophic’ if latest COVID wave runs free
The hotel union’s president yesterday warned it would be “catastrophic” for Bahamian tourism and the wider economy if the country fails to control the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
Construction to start on zip-line as Pirate’s Cove project nears finish
THE water theme park at Pirate’s Cove on Taino Beach west is 90 per cent complete and work on the second phase will begin in the next couple of weeks with construction of Grand Bahama’s first zip-line.
Abaco shanty town
HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.
Louis Bacon wins conservation award
DECLARING that his “bold actions were inspiring others to protect and steward their lands,” the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) this month presented one of its highest and rarest honours to philanthropic conservationist Louis Bacon.
Labour chief asserts whimper greeted COVID furlough end
The COVID furlough period’s end sparked very few worker terminations, the Government’s top labour official is asserting, with Nassau Cruise Port’s need for 250 construction workers “a good indicator” of the economy’s growing revival.
McFall having standout junior season
JONATHAN McFall is having a standout junior season for the Chowan Hawks in NCAA Division II basketball.
Hilton give staff vacation 'option'
The British Colonial Hilton yesterday confirmed it has given staff the “option” of taking two weeks’ vacation leave as it joins Atlantis in seeking to reduce labour costs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pablo Casal, the downtown Nassau resort’s gener
