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Baha Mar energy partner seeking $6m in Bahamas

The company behind Baha Mar’s proposed Seawater District Cooling (SDC) plant is seeking to raise $6 million from Bahamian investors, Tribune Business can reveal, having signed a 20-year energy supply agreement with the Cable Beach resort developer.

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QC Comets to defend track and field title

The Queen’s College Comets, with a well-balanced team across the board, is all set to defend their title as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ 31st Track and Field Championships gets underway today.The three-day meet, featuring

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Lashann and Longhorns advance to NCAA Tournament

FOR the third consecutive year, Lashann Higgs saw her programme advance to the Women’s NCAA Tournament following the “Selection Monday” process for the field of 64.

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Rolle secures Bahamas’ berth in Pure Silk LPGA Classic

DESPITE the adverse weather conditions that “made it feel like a boxing match,” Georgette Rolle was able to out-distance Raquel Riley by five strokes to secure the Bahamas’ berth in the 2016 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Tournament.

FNM deputy questions Mortgage Relief ‘sense’

The Christie administration’s revised Mortgage Relief Plan does not make much sense “on the face of it”, according to the Opposition’s finance spokesman, who questioned what return the Government would get for its $20 million ‘investment’.

Root of problem must be tackled

In response to MP Richard Lightbourn’s suggestion to the nation’s problem that is a result of irresponsible sexual behaviour or habits. To enact legal rights for tubal ligation for a single woman with two children, not to allow her to have any more children.

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Freedom Farm in 'mid-swing'

It’s that exciting time of year when Freedom Farm hosts its biggest fund-raiser – the Annual Steakout and Jamboree – at the Yamacraw Beach playing fields on Saturday, March 23.

Lady Truckers get 69-66 win over Cybots Queens

SHANTELL Rolle came up with a big basket and Suzette McKenzie completed one of two of her free throws as the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers continued to roll in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.

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Team Bahamas makes history with first ever Caribbean Island Swim Championship title

The local swimming community continues to set new milestones and can now add its first ever Caribbean Island Swimming Championship title to its resumé.

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Ayton leads Suns past Mavericks

PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 25 points, Devin Booker added 23 and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns rolled to a 121-114 win over the Dallas Mavericks last night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

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Pair given three months in jail for illegal landing

A 23-year-old Haitian woman and a 38-year-old Haitian man charged with illegal landing were both sentenced to three months in prison by a magistrate yesterday after it was revealed that they had been previously deported from the country.Sherline Myrt

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‘Coach Yo’ leads Ole Miss Rebels to No.24 ranking

Enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 years

Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme continue their climb toward national recognition and are off to their best start in over a decade.

Higgs and Longhorns rout Alabama State 86-42 to advance

LASHANN Higgs and her No.2 ranked in the Bridgeport Region, Texas Longhorns, dominated in the opening round with an 86-42 win over Alabama State.

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Search goes on for three missing at sea since January

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has not given up hope in finding three people who went missing at sea after leaving for a fishing trip last month.

D’Andre Vilmar dunk goes viral

D’ANDRE Vilmar appears to have regained the explosiveness and return to form from injury in his first season for the Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies.

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SHAUNAE CRUISES TO WIN IN ZURICH: Miller-Uibo clocks 51.83 in 400 metres

It didn’t take Shaunae Miller-Uibo that long to get her legs back under her. In fact, in just her second international meet since having her baby boy on April 20, she said it’s all about getting ready to defend her women’s 400 metre title at the Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Drogba takes Chelsea into Champions League last 16

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With Chelsea's Champions League progress secured with a ruthless victory over Valencia, Andre Villas-Boas had the confidence -- after weeks of pent-up frustration -- to take on his critics. The manager declared

Drogba takes Chelsea into Champions League last 16

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With Chelsea's Champions League progress secured with a ruthless victory over Valencia, Andre Villas-Boas had the confidence -- after weeks of pent-up frustration -- to take on his critics. The manager declared

Drogba takes Chelsea into Champions League last 16

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With Chelsea's Champions League progress secured with a ruthless victory over Valencia, Andre Villas-Boas had the confidence -- after weeks of pent-up frustration -- to take on his critics. The manager declared