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Sandals staff learning to save lives

BOTH Sandals Royal Bahamian and Sandals Emerald Bay are continuing their bid to ensure that as many as 80 per cent of their staff are trained to deliver life-saving aid, not only to resort guests, but to members of the public who may need assistance.

New fly fishing regime may hit 90% of market

The Bahamas’ new fly fishing regulations could drive away 90 per cent of visiting anglers, research has shown, with affecting a market of “major significance” that generates almost 10 per cent of this nation’s stopover visitors.

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Magnum Rolle helps Wyverns roar in Japan

AFTER joining his new club near the mid-season mark, Magnum Rolle has paid immediate dividends for the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns in Japan’s National Basketball Development League.

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Another 30-point performance by our very own Buddy Hield

ANOTHER game, another 30-point performance that has become commonplace for Bahamian basketball star Buddy Hield.

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‘One major regret’ for Mychal ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson

DESPITE a 14-year NBA career which included two NBA titles, and watching his sons win their own respective titles in the NBA and the NBA Development League this season, Bahamian basketball icon Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson said there is one regret that remains from his days on the hardwood.

Sir Jack ‘true nation builder’

Sir Jack Hayward would only have sold his family’s 50 per cent Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) stake to someone who could match his deep “passion and love” for the island, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

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Mavin Saunders named to ACC Academic Honour Roll

BAHAMIAN gridiron star Mavin Saunders earned a noteworthy accolade in the classroom as he prepares for a breakout season on the field.

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PLP Chairman hits back at FNM Convention speakers

AMIDST the high drama at the Free National Movement national convention, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts released a series of missives tackling claims made by Thursday night's speakers.

Tapping into loan ‘like printing money’

OPPOSITION leader Michael Pintard has warned of “grave concern” over the government tapping into $232m International Monetary Fund (IMF) special drawing rights (SDR), warning of the “equivalent of printing money”.

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Dame Marguerite Pindling says ‘Wilchcombe was in a class all by himself’

FORMER Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling said she will forever be indebted to former Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe, who died on Monday.

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Two Bahamian players star in MLB game: Marlins’ Chisholm, Nats’ Fox

THEY were members of the same International Signing Class in 2015 and now seven years later, Jazz Chisholm Jr and Lucius Fox made Bahamian baseball history once again at the major league level.

Union leader rejects 'parasite' labelling

A top trade union leader yesterday hit back over being described as “parasitic” by the Hotel Corporation chairman’s, asserting that the labour movement is “responsible for the new Bahamas”. Obie Ferguson, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) president, t

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Two banks robbed, two suspects apprehended

AN unarmed man reportedly jumped over the counter at First Caribbean Bank at the Malll at Marathon and grabbed an unknown amount of cash

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Minister Bowleg: ‘This was a great Bahamas Games’

AS the curtain came down on the sixth Bahamas Games, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said he was pleased with what he saw from the nine days of competition.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture announces 2026 edition

FOLLOWING the conclusion of the sixth Bahamas Games on Saturday night, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg announced the seventh edition is scheduled for 2026.

SPORTS NOTES

THE University of the Bahamas Mingos and the Commonwealth Bank Giants won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at AF Adderley Gym Monday night.

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91 caught in migrant operations

THE ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) apprehended nearly 100 illegal migrants in three separate incidents over the holiday weekend.

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Kai Jones commits to the University of Texas Longhorns

THE much-anticipated recruiting process for Kai Jones has come to an end and the Bahamian prep superstar basketball player has committed to the University of Texas.

Insurer: Dorian causes largest vehicle losses

Bahamas First says Hurricane Dorian’s devastation caused its “largest motor vehicle” loss ever with 538 claims producing gross losses of more $6m in that business category.The property and casualty insurer’s 2019 annual report adds that while most of

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'Marijuana will boost economy': Commission report says drug has huge business potential

THE Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana has endorsed the economic potential of a cannabis industry in The Bahamas as robust.