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Deandre Ayton clears COVID-19 protocols
DEANDRE Ayton recently cleared COVID-19 protocols but while fans are still waiting for his return to the court, the Phoenix Suns centre appeared on the leaderboard for a spot in the NBA All-Star game.
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Physicians concerned about hundreds of new cases
CONSULTANT physicians are concerned about the hundreds of COVID-19 cases recorded in recent days, a representative has told The Tribune.
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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.
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Bastian records 4th double double of season
BAHAMIAN student athletes at various levels of NCAA basketball opened their conference schedules following a series of COVID-19 related postponements.
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Around town
Sort of around town... the big McDonald protest at their Oakes Field branch seems to be all over as the line up of cars to their drive through lane certainly confirmed that.
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ingraham pays tribute to ‘proud son of the Bahamas’
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham also gave condolences in the wake of Sir Sidney Poitier’s death.
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388 new cases of COVID-19
THREE hundred and eighty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday, Ministry of Health officials reported on Friday.
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Sir Sidney Poitier dies age 94
Legendary Bahamian actor, activist, director and ambassador Sir Sidney Poitier has died age 94.
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More doctors and nurses to be added
MORE doctors and nurses will be soon added to the public healthcare system as COVID-19 cases and hospital rates continue to climb.
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Buddy’ scores 26, Kings cool down Heat
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield concluded 2021 in a bit of a shooting slump but had a resurgent performance to lead his Sacramento Kings to win in his first game of 2022.
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International basketball players head into break with wins
TAVARIO Miller helped his club extend their win streak, David Nesbitt scored a season high, and Jaraun Burrows led his club into the break with another season high to highlight Bahamian basketball players in various leagues across Europe and South America.
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COVID-19 forces Atlantic University sport to a halt
BAHAMIAN student athletes were looking to return from the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) winter break and resume their basketball seasons next week, but the COVID- 19 pandemic has forced the conference to postpone all competition.
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Bahamas sees $715m gain if ‘infrastructure gap’ closed
The Bahamas stands to gain a $715m boost if it invests just $31m to close the “digital infrastructure gap” between itself and the world’s leading economies, a multilateral lender is arguing.
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Digital banking can’t be ‘rammed down throats’
A senior banker yesterday said the industry must adopt the “Mary Poppins with medicine” approach in encouraging more Bahamians and businesses to switch to digital transactions.
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Dorian rebuild in question for 98% on tax break loss
Some 98 percent of business and home owners in Dorian-devastated Abaco say reinstating 10 percent VAT on construction services will “significantly influence” whether they rebuild or not.
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Omicron ‘pushes back’ pre-COVID for tourism
Tourism’s hoped-for return to 2019 business volumes this year has been “pushed back” several months by Omicron with Internet searches for The Bahamas now “half” of pre-COVID levels.
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Defence Force COVID-19 cases peaked at 216 in first week of January
DURING the first week of this month, COVID-19 infections within the Royal Bahamas Defence Force peaked at 216 cases, according to its Commodore Raymond King.
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923 police officers promoted this month
MORE than 920 Royal Bahamas Police Force officers of all ranks received promotions this month.
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NACAC President Mike Sands says 2021 ‘will be very hard act to follow’
COMING off what could only be described as an exceptional year for the North American, Central American and Caribbean, president Mike Sands said their athletes will be hard pressed to surpass their achievements in 2021, but they’re looking forward to greater success in 2022.
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McKay Jr eager to make his return
AFTER enjoying some good old Bahamian cooking in the company of his family and friends over the Christmas holiday, freshman forward Gregory McKay Jr is rejuvenated to return to Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina, to continue his collegiate season with the Saints men’s basketball team.
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