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‘Buddy’ heats up, Ayton injured

Chavano “Buddy” Hield has enjoyed a hot shooting streak over the last four games while Deandre Ayton continues to be sidelined with an ankle injury to highlight play from Bahamian players in the NBA.

KFCs stay closed as row escalates

KFCs stay closed as row escalates By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net UNION chiefs yesterday accused KFC Nassau of intimidating workers and undermining labour laws as the fast-food chain remained closed for a second day

PORT IPO HOLDING $1,150 MAXIMUM

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE than 95 per cent of share subscriptions in the Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO) were from individual investors, with subscripti

BPL pulls together $125m loan facility

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is seeking to borrow $125 million by end-August 2017, despite the receipt of $32 million in Baha Mar receivables cutting operating expenses by almost 40 per cent.

Christie says NHI will boost nation’s economy

WHILE still not providing clarity to much of the country’s confusion surrounding the planned implementation of National Health Insurance, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday made a push to persuade Bahamians to trust the government in handling the healthcare scheme, insisting that NHI is expected to “boost the economy”.

Nine held after drugs found worth more than $600,000

POLICE arrested nine persons over the weekend, including a Bahamian pilot and two men from Suriname, in connection with three major marijuana seizures in New Providence and Abaco.

Union tells govt: Protect BTC value for future sale

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) line staff union has urged the Government to protect the value of its shareholding and commit to selling this to Bahamian investors.Dino Rolle, the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union’s (BCP

Briland: Cruise tourism ‘disaster waiting to happen’

More than 99.4 percent of existing and potential Harbour Island visitors have made it “crystal clear cruise tourism is a disaster waiting to happen” for the destination, a hotelier warned yesterday.

Ole Miss Rebels in National Invitational Tourneys

BOTH Ole Miss Rebels basketball programmes feature Bahamians and both will be headed to National Invitational Tournaments in their respective divisions.

Tax break scrutiny urged as Albany’s exemption $23m

The high-end Albany project received more than $23m in tax breaks during the 2017-2018 fiscal year as the government’s financial watchdog called for a “cost benefit analysis” on all such exemptions.

Aliv addresses 50% data demand growth

Aliv’s top executive says the COVID-19 pandemic has driven a 50 percent increase in data demand as it works on finalising a $70m loan from its controlling shareholder.

EDITORIAL: Time to refill the NIB pot

THERE is a saying in the US that social security is the third rail of politics – the third rail being the one that carries the electric charge and if you touch it, you’ll get zapped.

Defeat for Bahamas in Davis Cup opener

DORAL Park, Miami - Philip Major Jr, eager to put on a good show in his first ever five-set match, gave it all he had but came up short in the Bahamas’ opening match in the American Zone II Davis Cup tie against the hosts, Venezuela, on Friday at the Doral Park Country Club.

Bahamas cannot 'shortcut' exchange control relaxing

THE Bahamas cannot “shortcut” economic reforms essential to underpinning exchange control liberalisation that can go “much further”, the Central Bank’s governor said yesterday.Signalling that further relaxation will be forthcoming, John Rolle said th

Team Bahamas off to favourable start

Team Bahamas got out to a favourable start at the Compass North American IC 16 and Under Junior Challenge.The mixed doubles team of Jacobi Bain and Sydney Clarke won the decisive match to take the win over Mexico (Red Team) at Club Raquetas Bosques,

Mortgage market 'in very bad shape'

THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said the “very low” number of qualifiers for the government’s low-cost serviced lot initiative was likely “not a true indicator” of the market.Leonard Sands argued that there would be a

Robot boat sails into history by finishing Atlantic crossing

All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North Atlantic until it neared the Irish coast, where it made history by becoming the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic.

Halkitis denies claims over PLP travel budget

MICHAEL Halkitis, former State Minister for Finance, denies Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson’s remarks that the Christie administration understated its travel budget.In a statement released yesterday, Mr Halkitis said Mr Johnson’s remarks were “mat

Gibson the millionaire

THE news of the Free National Movement (FNM) administration’s agreement to fund $10,000 towards former Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson’s medical bills is not sitting well with many rank-and-file FNM supporters, some of whom have demonstrated unconditional loyalty to the governing party for years.

Medical centre to make Eleuthera 'wellness capital of Bahamas'

Social media and word of mouth on the island of Eleuthera are spreading the news of a medical centre that is set to make a huge difference in the community.The Eleuthera Community Healthcare Initiative (ECHI), a non-profit organisation, has as its mi

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