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Doctors: Patient days down 25% from 2010

Doctors Hospital Health Systems yesterday told Tribune Business it was “in the third year of a downward trend”, with patient days off 25 per cent compared to 2010 as it eyes “measurable growth” from its re-opening Bahamas Medical Centre.

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DEALER: CAR SHOW PROPOSALS 'DOUBLE'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bahamian auto dealers are nervously waiting to see whether seemingly-heightened buyer interest at last weekend's Car Show will translate into increased sales, one yesterday saying it had seen a 100 per cent year-o

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IMF WARNING TO GOVT ON DEFICIT: Spending expected to outpace income by three times forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last night blew a hole in the Government’s 2023-2024 Budget projections by warning the fiscal deficit will likely be almost three times’ higher than forecast.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: A Rose that will always bloom

THERE are photographers and then there was Roland Rose.

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CARIFTA ‘fever’ as organisers launch ticket sales

The CARIFTA fever is in the air and so is the rivalry from the participating countries, who have been described as “extended families” of the host Bahamas by Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard.

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Dynasty Tip-Off Classic: Rattlers win silver title, Falcons runners-up

COACHES Kevin Clarke and Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson said they both had no regrets their Tabernacle Baptist Falcons and CI Gibson Rattlers skipped this year’s Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic to participate in the Dynasty Tip-Off Classic. Over the weekend in

Residents fighting govt’s eradication policy

THE applicants leading the judicial review challenge of the government’s decision to eliminate shanty towns do not have a building permit and are in violation of the Building Regulations Act, according to the affidavit of Building Controls Officer in the Ministry of Public Works Craig Delancy.

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WORLD VIEW: Caribbean lessons from Britain’s EU exit

The ‘Brexit’ chickens are coming home to roost in a troubled British economy, however much British government ministers and other English nationalistic hopefuls are trying to suggest otherwise.

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Stingrays take opener

If the regular season was any indication, the PJ’s Cleaning Services Stingers feel they should have no problem dealing with the Y-Care Wreckers in their New Providence Basketball Association men’s first round best-of-five playoff series.

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Kadeem: Everybody played their hearts out

IT was a bitter pill for centre Kadeem Coleby and his Wichita State Shockers to swallow after they had their winning streak snapped when they got eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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'We left school and went to fight a war'

JOHN McPhee dropped out of school in 1942 to enlist in the British Army during the Second World War. He tells Rashad Rolle his story, as The Tribune continues its spotlight on war stories and The Bahamas in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday this weekend.

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Eight police officers recommended for dismissal - none fired

NONE of the eight officers recommended for dismissal by the police Court of Enquiry Tribunals last year have been let go, Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn McCartney confirmed yesterday.

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Women's national basketball team 5th overall at the CBC

THEY fell short of advancing to the CentroBasket Tournament, but head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said she was still pleased with the performance of the women’s national team at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

University partnership with Saylor Academy

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has forged a partnership with Saylor Academy, an open access education provider, to increase pathways to higher learning and professional development.

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NPBA takes break until month end

AFTER playing its doubleheader over the weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association will now take a break until the end of the month.

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Government approves $2m to rebuild BAMSI dorm

THE government has approved the use of more than $2m to rebuild the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) dormitory that was destroyed by fire in early 2015, according to Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister V Alfred Gray yesterday.

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Pro basketball players Munnings, Davis headed to new clubs in France

A PAIR of national team members from the recent FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers will head to new locations when they resume their pro careers in Europe.

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Sea Bees meet is buzzing

WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.

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Journalism giant Ed Bethel dies aged 82

VETERAN journalist Eldred “Ed” Bethel died yesterday at the age of 82.

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Fritz Grant track and field reulsts

RESULTS of the annual Fritz Grant Track & Field Invitational at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium Saturday - the event was sponsored by Florida's Natural. Girls 80 Meter Dash Under 7 Finals 1, 705 Thompson, Lan