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Mystic Marlins are the Hugh Campbell champs!

The Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins continued a season of milestones with their first Hugh Campbell title in school history.

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STATESIDE: A spellbinding Sunday in Augusta

Among golf tournaments, the British Open and the Masters are generally regarded as the most prestigious and the most steeped in the many traditions with which golf drapes itself.

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Diabetes awareness mural coming

TWO local organisations joined forces last Saturday to raise awareness about diabetes and work with children affected by the disease.

Arbitration unnecesary over Baha Mar dispute

A well-known QC says there is no need for a formal arbitration process to resolve the $3.5 billion Baha Mar dispute, arguing that the court-appointed joint provisional liquidators (JPLs) were fully capable of mediating and “sponsoring a resolution”.

Munroe slams E&Y’s presence in court

The Government dropped Ernst & Young as its provisional Baha Mar liquidators due to concerns that it had done work for the developer and was also a creditor.

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Antoan Richardson makes the Texas Rangers’ top 40

IT WAS a definite step in the right direction for Antoan Richardson as he attempts to stake his claim with the Texas Rangers organisation.

Shake off 'self-imposed investment xenophobia'

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Downtown group hopes cruise ports ‘benefit all’

THE Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP) yesterday said it hopes that the cruise port developments eyed for both Nassau and Freeport will benefit “all stakeholders”.

Brewery shrugs off $10m storm costs

Commonwealth Brewery shrugged off more than $10 million in Hurricane Matthew-related damage and business interruption costs to post a 45 per cent year-over-year profits increase for 2016.The vertically-integrated, BISX-listed brewer foreshadowed an i

Teenager accused of Grand Bahama murder

AN 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrates Court yesterday.

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Centenarian enjoys Bahamas vacation

After having reached the grand old age of 100 years, American visitor Gussie Taylor-Dennis would not be deterred from enjoying a fun-packed vacation in the Bahamas. She was in Nassau last week as a guest of former Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mothe

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Nesbitt, Miller key contributors in late season playoff race

WITH their respective teams in late season playoff races, David Nesbitt and Tavario Miller con-tinue to provide key contributions for their clubs as they conclude the regular season.

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‘Bubba’ posts double doubles

Van ‘Bubba’ Hutchinson Jr, still reeling off his historic 56-point game performance, had a pair of double-double stings to lead the Niagara College Knights to a pair of victories over the weekend.

$627m in FDI for 2014 year-to-date

THE Government has approved $627 million worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding that this nation receives $3 in return for every dollar offered in investment incentives and subsidies.

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Only 46% leave high school with a diploma

ONLY 46 percent of students who leave high school qualify for a diploma, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the House of Assembly.

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QC Class of 1985 remember Frankie Simmons

IN memory of their deceased classmate Frankie Simmons, the class of 1985 of Queen’s College made a cheque presentation to the Freedom Farm Green Parrots to assist in their travel to the Perfect Game Tournament in Sandford, Florida.

Tourism staff rally round

MORE than 30,000 pounds of essential relief items were delivered to the islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin as part of the Tourism Sector Relief Effort led by the Ministry of Tourism.

Finishing touches on the Cat Island regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend

AFTER postponing the sailing competition because of the inclement weather in Cat Island earlier this month, Cat Island Sailing Club president Pat Strachan said they will now put the finishing touches on the 2014 Cat Island Regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend.

To nationalise or re-nationlise

It concerns me seriously that journalists, who might not know better as I suspect, owing to their surname are not Bahamian, use the word “re-nationalise” in the context of the ongoing proposal arising from a pre-election promise, to the reality of face-to-face discussions between the Government and Cable & Wireless, whereas the intent is for the Government to re-establish that the majority of the equity shares will be held by the Treasurer of The Bahamas instead of the people.

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Atlantis see eight per cent Fall booking rise

SEVERAL major Nassau-based hotel properties are expecting a successful fall 2012 season, with an Atlantis executive telling Tribune Business its bookings for the season were expected to be 8 per cent ahead of 2011 numbers.