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'Hunted and priced out of rent because of xenophobia'

SHANTY town residents in Abaco say they have nowhere else to go, adding xenophobia and unaddressed tensions between Bahamians and people of Haitian descent have caused unregulated communities to flourish. As government officials assessed the Pigeon P

BARRACUDA ANNUAL FAMILY GUARDIAN INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Results of the Barracuda annual Family Guardian invitational, held on Friday and Saturday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center: Girls 9-10 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. MacPhail, Anya I, SWIFT-BA, 6:58.20. Girls 11-12 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. Reed, Ch

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Clayton Bain retains national sculling title

TREASURE CAY, Abaco — Clayton Bain didn’t waste anytime in proving why he was the defending champion of the Sands Beer ‘Man in the Boat’ National Sculling Championships.

Gov't urged to 'correct' Stamp Duty platform

The Government has been urged to “correct” the practice of basing Stamp Duty on real estate ‘market value’, as opposed to ‘conveyancing value’, one realtor warning the uncertainty threatened to leave sales “up in the air”.

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MAJOR EARNS TOP RANKING

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net PHILIP Major Jr was determined to join Iesha Shepherd, Danny Wallace and Erin Strachan as top ranked players in their respective divisions of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's Junior Inv

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Ferguson: I wasn't surprised that I got an award

WHILE Prince Wilson was by far the best offensive player for the Bahamas at the NORCECA Men’s Continental Championships, Byron Ferguson was the only one to be selected for one of the individual categories at the end of the week-long tournament at the Langley Events Centre in British Columbia, Canada.

Davis re-emerges as the top male bowler

Davis re-emerges as the top male bowler By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net After more than a decade of inactivity due to the closure of the Village Bowling Lane, Leonardo 'Lee' Davis and Driskell Rolle re-emerged as the top

Davis re-emerges as the top male bowler

Davis re-emerges as the top male bowler By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net After more than a decade of inactivity due to the closure of the Village Bowling Lane, Leonardo 'Lee' Davis and Driskell Rolle re-emerged as the top

Davis re-emerges as the top male bowler

Davis re-emerges as the top male bowler By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net After more than a decade of inactivity due to the closure of the Village Bowling Lane, Leonardo 'Lee' Davis and Driskell Rolle re-emerged as the top

Auto parts suppliers: 'one day won't cut it'

Auto parts suppliers yesterday said being allowed to open one day per week during the COVID-19 pandemic “is not going to cut it” based on the heavy consumer demand all experienced.William Bastian, Big Six Auto Parts’ general manager, told Tribune Bus

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Abaco holds its breath after Baker's Bay cases

ABACO residents say they fear there could be more COVID-19 cases on the island after two workers employed at Baker’s Bay resort tested positive for the virus this week, with one official calling for a “shut down” to avoid a surge.Roscoe Thompson told

Ex-MP denies BPL protest is 'political'

A former FNM MP for North Andros yesterday denied that Wednesday's protest over Bahamas Power & Light's (BPL) woes was political, asserting: "I live here too."

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Leevan 'Superman' Sands plans to retire next year

HE will skip this year’s National Track and Field Championships this weekend in Grand Bahama, but national record holder Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands said he intends to hop, skip and jump his way into his retirement next year. Nursing an injury that will

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Munnings: 'Being a senior comes with a lot of responsibility'

TRAVIS Munnings heads into his senior season with the University of Louisiana-Monroe men’s basketball programme as its leading returning scorer, an All-Conference player and the unquestioned of the Warhawks for the 2018-19 season.“Being a senior come

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'Divine Lady' nominated for six international awards

Sometimes in life you just have to start over.That’s exactly what multi-award winning Bahamian gospel singer, author and journalist Vanessa Clarke had to do to launch her new “Like the Dew” project.“This was a special mandate given to me by God to re

Business Outlook gives summit speaker line-up

The upcoming Bahamas Business Outlook conference will focus on how multiple post-Hurricane Dorian challenges can be converted into quality rebuilding, modernisation and growth opportunities. ssembling some heavy hitters to explore the theme of this

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'Revisions' sought to Grand Lucayan deal

A Cabinet minister yesterday said “it’s full steam ahead” on the Grand Lucayan’s redevelopment even though the ITM/Royal Caribbean joint venture is seeking “certain proposed revisions” to the deal. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviatio

BTVI chief: Skills gap has widened

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) president is arguing that skills gaps within the Bahamian workforce have actually widened over the past decade based on recent survey results.Dr Robert Robertson, speaking to Tribune Business fo

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Ayton: 'I represent an entire nation'

AN eager Phoenix Suns fan base was officially introduced to Deandre Ayton and expectations already loom large for the first No.1 overall NBA draft pick in franchise history.Ayton and other members of the Suns’ 2018 Draft class – Mikal Bridges, George