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80 Haitian migrants held after vessel intercepted

EIGHTY Haitian migrants were apprehended when their vessel was intercepted in the Ragged Island chain on Sunday. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the group will be taken to Nassau.

Jones, Sun force decisive Game 5

UNCASVILLE, Conn (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 last night and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA semi-final series.

GB Power, PHA seek financing millions

The Bahamian capital markets are gearing up for a busy fall/winter season, Tribune Business has been informed, with both the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and Grand Bahama Power Company seeking multi-million dollar financings.

Minnis attacks urban renewal

URBAN Renewal under the PLP has become nothing more than a scheme for turning trained police officers into delivery boys, opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis charged yesterday.

PETROL STRIKE FOR EASTER WEEKEND? Operators say they are struggling to survive as fuel costs increase

THE leadership of the Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association is trying to ward off a planned Easter weekend strike by around 80 percent of operators who say their businesses are struggling to survive the economy compounded by the rising cost of fuel.

The causes of crime

As A trained lawyer, albeit a defrocked one, I had extensive practice before the Criminal Defence Bar during my hey days. In fact, at any given time, I commanded 80 per cent or more of the most heinous cases before all courts, the Supreme and Magistrates included. The other lawyers were obliged to literally, in some case, fight for the crumbs. As such, I came to understand the economic and psychology of crime and the causation.

BPL: Shell bid process ‘transparent and fair’

BAHAMAS Power & Light’s (BPL) top executive yesterday defended Shell’s selection as its preferred generation partner as “transparent and fair”, revealing 50 per cent of bids offered long-term solutions.

In Spain, Lashann Higgs sinks 13 in losing effort

Bahamian guard Lashann Higgs turned in another outstanding performance, but it wasn’t quite enough to lead her Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM women’s professional basketball team to victory in the Spanish League yesterday.

Ragged rises from Irma

DESPITE challenges with water supply on Ragged Island, clean up efforts are nearly complete as residents forge ahead in restoring their homes more than a month after Hurricane Irma decimated the small island.

$339,000 donated to American Red Cross to assist hurricane victims

THE hurricane relief effort put on by the Michigan State Spartans and Georgia Bulldogs raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit victims of last summer’s storms.The Spartans took an 80-62 win over the Bulldogs at the Van Andel Arena in Grand

‘Tum Tum’: My final college season ‘going by too fast’

His final season playing collegiate basketball is going by quicker than anticipated for Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn but the senior guard continues to embrace the moments of the season for the Michigan State Spartans.

Tahnaj Thomas on Indians' Top 30 Prospects list

THE Cleveland Indians were busy at Major League Baseball’s trade deadline and the transactions within the farm system allowed Tahnaj Thomas to enter the organisation’s Top 30 Prospects list.Thomas was listed as the Indians’ 30th ranked prospect on th

EDITORIAL: We need to stay resolute

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the relaxation of lockdown restrictions for southern islands yesterday while disclosing efforts to add an additional 80 beds to the frontline fight against COVID-19.

NPBA: Bucket, Shockers Stingers in the win column

THE Aliv Bucket, Seafood Shockers and PJ Stingers were winners of the New Providence Basketball Association’s triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

BTC union fears over CWC's $100m cost saving drive

THE UNION representing Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) line staff said yesterday it was “extremely concerned” about the potential impact its majority shareholder’s $100 million cost savings push will have on jobs, warning it would “not sit idle and let them do what they want”.

Call for National Youth Policy to be implemented

YOUNG people called for a National Youth Policy to be implemented, while raising concerns about crime and the government’s handling of it during an “Operation Cease Fire: Let Your Voice Be Heard” crime forum on Monday night.

CBC launches the official website of Championship

WITH just over 80 days to go before the region’s best basketball teams square off in the elite FIBA qualifying event for Caribbean countries, the organisers are beginning to galvanise support through the Internet.

Port's 80% efficiency almost tops Caribbean

The Freeport Container Port (FCP) is the second most efficient port in the Caribbean despite having the highest shipping costs per mile, a World Bank study has found.

MP: All natural resource earnings in sovereign fund

The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday backed the Government’s plan to create a sovereign wealth fund in principle, arguing that it should receive all royalty payments related to exploitation of this nation’s natural resources.

Month’s end closing for John S George

One of the Bahamas’ best-known and historic retail names is ceasing business at month’s end with the loss of “under 15 jobs”, its owner yesterday telling Tribune Business he had been unable to “make inroads” into the annual $1 million losses it was suffering when he took over.

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