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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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Jonquel Jones has double double, Foxes 11-0 in Euro League
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes returned to FIBA Women’s EuroLeague play for the first time in nearly a month and remained just as dominant as the last time they took the floor.
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McCoy’s double double leads Tigers to 10th straight victory
MALACHI McCoy and his Benedict Tigers continue their win streak to highlight Bahamian players in NCAA Division II.
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo Tribune Sports’ Female Athlete of Year
WITH another sterling 400-metre gold medal performance at the COVID-19 delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games a year later, Shaunae Miller-Uibo was in vintage form as she got her name stamped on another Tribune Sports’ Female Athlete of the Year.
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ISLAND INSIGHTS – Climate Change: Are we ready?
In this segment, we will explore the issues Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as The Bahamas face regarding climate change. The Bahamas, among other countries within the region, are extremely vulnerable and sensitive to the direct and indirect impact of climate change. It is a topic of concern that some countries have taken seriously while others are moving at a slower pace to address such pertinent issues.
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University partners in fight against gender violence
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.
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STATESIDE: Just another date in the calendar? I don’t think so
HAVE you ever googled your birthday? Or maybe your wedding day, or the day your child was born? Have you wondered what else might have happened on a date that has special significance for you?
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Local healthcare sector can be leader in new climate change reality
WHEN we think of climate change, the resilience of our health system and its facilities may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, it is one of the most critical aspects of ensuring that the Bahamas is able to adapt to the inevitable changes that climate change will bring.
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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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More than 100 nominees for local government in GB
OVER 100 candidates have nominated for local government positions in the four districts on Grand Bahama. The local government election is January 27.
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Pole vaulter Vanderpool following father’s legacy
It’s not every day you find a father grooming his son to take over a legacy he created for himself.
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IMF restructure?: ‘Not on my watch’
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged “not on my watch” after a noted Caribbean economist again forecast The Bahamas will need an “IMF restructure” with GDP still below pre-COVID at end-2023.
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WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones designated as core player
THE Connecticut Sun have placed the core tag on reigning WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, weeks ahead of what is expected to be a busy 2022 free agency period.
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PETER YOUNG: Getting out of the pandemic isn’t the only thing we’ve got to worry about
AFTER reflecting in last week’s column about events in The Bahamas and Britain during the past year – in particular about the coronavirus crisis and a mood of growing optimism for the coming year – it might be interesting to look today at developments on the world stage as well.
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Realtor unveils his rent-to-own crowdfund plan
A Bahamian realtor yesterday predicted his crowdfunding-driven rent-to-own initiative could build a $10m property portfolio within two years, adding: “The sky’s the limit.”
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Avoid ‘knee jerk’ Omicron response, business urges
Businesses yesterday urged the Government to avoid a “knee jerk” response to the rapid expansion of COVID-19 cases with 1,850 new infections reported over a five-day period.
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Airlines ‘pay price’ over COVID surge with 15-20% drop
Bahamian domestic airlines have “paid the price” for the recent Omicron-led COVID case surge with a 15-20 percent drop in passenger numbers, an industry executive has revealed.
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Love Beach developer: Town Planning approved project
The developer for the controversial The View Love Beach project claims to have “duly stamped” documents showing the Town Planning Committee approved his project, but residents are saying that is impossible and are preparing to get lawyers to stop the project cold in its tracks.
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Unions must ‘come to grips with reality’ over COVID wage increase
A trade union leader yesterday pledged that organised labour will not employ strong-arm tactics to achieve inflation-matching wage increases, adding: “We must all come to grips with reality.”
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Cruise port: ‘Omicron not slowed us down’
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said vessel bookings have not been impacted by what he slammed as an “unfair analysis” by US health regulators of the industry’s COVID risk.
