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UKRAINE BEATS SWEDEN 2-1, FRANCE DRAWS 1-1 WITH ENGLAND

By MATTIAS KAREN AP Sports Writer KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Andriy Shevchenko trumped Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Monday, scoring two great headers to give Ukraine a 2-1 win over Sweden at the European Championship. After Ibrahimovic had given Sweden the lead in th

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Employees walk out of PMH over AC fault

DISGRUNTLED employees of the record’s section in Princess Margaret Hospital staged a sit-out yesterday because of no air-conditioning in their department. Bahamas Public Services Union President Kimsley Ferguson said the air-conditioner in that part

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Buddy Hield scores 19 in 87-82 loss to Heat

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 17 rebounds and Jimmy Butler scored seven straight points late in the fourth quarter to help the Miami Heat hold off the Indiana Pacers 87-82 last night.

Out Island resorts 10% above Christmas 2019

Family Island resorts are “expecting” business for the November-December period to be 10 percent above 2019 levels, an industry executive saying: “The needle is moving in the right direction.”

Renewable adoption hit by 'out of sync' approvals

A renewable energy provider yesterday said an eight month to four-year approvals process featuring “out of sync” government agencies is the greatest obstacle to the technology’s adoption. Philip Holdom, president of Alternative Power Supply (APS), s

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USC holds off Xavier to cap Bahamas tourney

Southern California coach Andy Enfield wanted a time-out. No one noticed. And that was a most fortunate break for the Trojans.

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Ashley Moss dominates in Hurricanes' season opening rout of Rams

BAHAMIANS in the Holland College football programme have grabbed headlines recently with their Atlantic Football League title win. Now, a member of the women’s basketball programme is having an immediate impact in her first year with the programme.

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Reduction on electricity bills 'not due to BPL'

IF you’ve noticed a reduction on your Bahamas Power and Light billing, it’s probably because you used less electricity, BPL Chairman Donovan Moxey told The Tribune Monday, not because the electricity provider did anything differently.

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Hurricane forces delay in trial of men accused of killing press secretary

TWO men scheduled to stand trial for the murder of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary, Latore Mackey, face another delay in the start of their case.

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Moody’s doubles down on ‘overly optimistic’ forecasts

Moody’s has doubled down on concerns that the Government’s Budget revenue forecasts are “overly optimistic” and that its debt servicing payments will be higher than projected due to the rise in global interest rates

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Lawyer fears for client in hurricane-hit prison

A LAWYER yesterday expressed concern for his client’s stay in prison, which had been affected by the passing of Hurricane Matthew.

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Stingrays win the Boil Fish Bowl title

MISSED opportunities by the defending champions, and a dominant performance by one of the league’s top running backs propelled the V8 Fusion Stingrays to the 2014 Commonwealth American Football League Boil Fish Bowl title.

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Bahamas lands 20 medals in swimming championships

TEAM Bahamas produced a total of 20 medals and an eighth place finish at the 28th CCCAN Swimming Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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JONES AND SUN LOSE TO MYSTICS, 84-76 IN OVERTIME

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun were outscored 17-9 in overtime en route to their second consecutive loss.

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Wynn's 300 building jobs to 'far outweigh' environment impacts

A $100m, 14-storey Goodman's Bay penthouse complex will create 300 construction jobs and generate benefits "that far outweigh" the touted limited environmental impact, it has been pledged.

Lift the roof on ventilation costs

Is winter over already? Are we prepared to beat the heat this year? On a hot summer afternoon, you probably would not consider propping open your refrigerator door to cool off your kitchen. Neither would you run your air conditioning while wearing warm jackets in January. No one would think about throwing away money like that, right? But I find that many of my fellow Bahamians do just that all summer by cranking up their AC in homes that are poorly ventilated.

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‘Developing your talent for the future’

THE Diamond Basketball Development Camp is now in full swing and director and coach Terrance ‘Red Eye’ McSweeney is looking forward to “developing the hidden talent” in the young female participants over the rest of the week.

sports inbrief

TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN MATCH play was suspended due to rain on day four of the French Open at Roland Garros, with Bahamian tennis ace Mark Knowles on the brink of elimination in the men's doubles draw. Knowles and Xavier Malisse of Belgium dropped the first

Messi's 2 penalties lead Barcelona past Milan 3-1

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi broke yet another record in an already remarkable season as Barcelona finally broke down AC Milan's stubborn defense to move one step closer to successsfully defending its Champions

Early exit for Knowles and new partner in Indian Wells

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net IT WAS an early exit for Bahamian tennis ace Mark Knowles and his new partner in the latest event on the ATP Tour in California on Sunday. Knowles, 40, and Nicolas Almagro of Spain lost to Cana