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Mixed relay team qualifies for the Paris Olympics
A new national record that was powered by a stunning second leg from 16-year-old rookie Shania Adderley helped to propel The Bahamas mixed 4 x 400 metre team to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Mother’s hopes dashed as man’s body is found
WHEN she spoke to The Tribune around 1pm yesterday, Michelle Greene was still optimistic her son would be found in good health.
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Head coach Jay Philippe ‘pleased to see the amount of talent here in New Providence’
THE tryouts for the under-17 boys’ junior men’s national basketball team made its way to the DW Davis Gymnasium here in New Providence over the weekend as the team’s head coach Jay Philippe scouted out the talent pool. It was the first tryout hosted in New Providence for the respective national team and the third tryouts overall with the first two editions being held in Grand Bahama. The exercise attracted a total of 60 potential national team members coming from both the private and public school systems.
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All-white Pentecost Prayer Parade this Sunday seeks to “Heal the Land”
THE streets will be painted white this coming Sunday as churches across New Providence convene in solidarity and a spirit of worship for the second all-white Pentecost Prayer Parade.
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Heartbreaking rise in suicides and attempts
A SERIES of stories about suspected suicides have featured in The Tribune recently – and each is genuinely heartbreaking.
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PETER YOUNG: Russian doublespeak
IT is always said that George Orwell was credited with inventing doublespeak after coining the term doublethink in his novel 1984.
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Athletes qualify for the Paris Olympics
Hurdler Denisha Cartwright and sprinter Wanya McCoy produced qualifying performances for the Olympic Games in their respective collegiate meets, while quarter-milers Steven Gardiner and Wendell Miller pulled off victories in their professional meets.
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The Sports Calendar May 2024
Sports Calendar for May 2024
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NPBA President: We have a lot of work to do
A LITTLE over a week ago the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) postseason ended with the Discount Distributors Rockets crowned as champions.
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Bahamians told: Invest into ‘big scale tourism’
More Bahamians must “invest in tourism big-scale”, the deputy prime minister is urging, challenging why this is not occurring given how “bullish” the country is on the industry.
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Regatta time again!
CARIBBEAN Bottling Company (CBC), local producers of Coca-Cola and Dasani products and longtime corporate supporter of the National Family Island (NFI) Regatta, looks forward to another year of stiff competition and culture at the 68th NFI Regatta April 23-27 in George Town, Exuma.
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Bowleg hits back on audit findings
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said the government did not overspend on last year’s CARIFTA and Jubilee Games, which cost more than $7m than was allocated, according to audit reports from the Office of the Auditor General.
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Denisha Cartwright pleased with performance
DENISHA Cartwright knew sooner or later that she would qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Miller-Uibo leading the way ahead of the Paris Olympics
While the focus was centred on relay teams qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games over the weekend, four Bahamians who already booked their tickets to Paris, France were in the spotlight at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
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YES Giants national basketball champions
CONGO TOWN, South Andros - It was quite a phenomenal week for the Your Essential Store (YES) Giants as they repeated as the division two champions of the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) National Round Robin Tournament in South Andros just a few days after successfully defending their division two title in the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA).
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Central Bank exposed to $3m claim on abandoning new HQ
The decision to abandon the Central Bank’s new Royal Victoria Gardens headquarters has exposed the banking regulator to a potential $3m-plus claim from one of the project vendors.
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Resort proprietor targets 60 jobs in two-hotel expansion
A Bahamian resort entrepreneur is aiming to double his total workforce by 60 jobs through the launch of two new boutique properties by year-end 2026.
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Local shark feeding operations and how to reduce bite chances
MY name is André Musgrove. I’m a professional underwater photographer, shark diver, and spearfisherman from the Bahamas, and have extensive experience working with sharks and shark scientists worldwide, including Tiger Sharks, Bull Sharks, and Great White Sharks.
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ALICIA WALLACE: You are not alone, reach out for help
MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month and it meets us at a time of frequent suicide and attempted suicide reports.
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‘There’s no hospital without physicians”
More than half of surveyed doctors feel the new $290m hospital is not “fiscally sound”, the Medical Association of The Bahamas (MAB) president said yesterday, as she warned: “There’s no hospital without the physicians.”
