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Relay team could qualify for the London Olympics
The Bahamas Swimming Federation (BSF) could for the first time have a 4 x 100 freestyle relay team qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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sports inbrief
FUNERAL SERVICE KENT FORBES FUNERAL service for the late Kent Forbes is scheduled for 2pm today at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, West Street. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens. Forbes, 51, collapsed on the field while playing in a Masters So
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City Markets name 'should have died'
THE City Markets name was what ultimately caused the struggling supermarket chain to fail to recover, a rival food retailer believes, telling Tribune Business that the Finlayson family "should have let the name die" when they acquired the 78 per cent majority stake back in 2010.
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'Fireman' postpones meet until next April
INSTEAD of going to Grand Bahama, Chris 'Fireman' Brown has decided to holf off his initial Invitational Track and Field Classic and is now expected to stage it at the new Thomas A Robinson Stadium next year.
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City Markets chief hoping deal 'imminent'
CITY Markets' principal believes the acquisition of the struggling five-store supermarket chain by Super Value's owner and president, Rupert Roberts, is "imminent", telling Tribune Business: "He's a very serious man, and he's very serious about this deal."
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Crossing the generation gap
By Ian Ferguson Much has been said and written on the differences between the four generations present in today's workforce. A number of titles have been given to them, but for the purpose of this discourse, we will refer to them as Traditionalist, Baby
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Grand Bahama company unveils distribution deal
Grand Bahama-based Paint Fair has launched its distributorship of International Paint, the industrial protective coatings brand, in the Bahamas along with specialised training for its team. In a launch attended by Minister of Public Works and Transport, N
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Bank warns on provisions rise
BANK of the Bahamas International has warned investors it may have to increase loan loss provisions further during its financial year's second half, its managing director telling Tribune Business it was "grappling" with the inability to rapidly sell distressed real estate assets.
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City Markets staff allege 'conspiracy'
TEN Grand Bahama-based City Markets employees are alleging that the company and its principals deliberately altered their employment terms to "coerce and compel" them to leave voluntarily, thereby relieving the supermarket chain of the need to pay them severance and pension benefits.
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Athletes get good send-off to Carifta Games
WITH the 70-member team preparing to leave town on Thursday for Hamilton, Bermuda, the majority of the athletes got a good send-off to the Carifta Games on Saturday night.
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Man shot dead
A 32-year-old man was shot dead in the early hours of Monday morning
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World Health Day shines spotlight on ageing
World Health Day is celebrated annually on April 7 and represents a unique opportunity to focus attention on a specific global health issues with intention, and to compel governments, international communities, civil societies and individuals to take action globally.
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Marriage: What you need to know before the vows
Marriage: What you need to know before the vows By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer SOME people invest a great deal of time and money educating themselves about special interest fields, but do not think the same can be applied to marriage. For
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One shoe can change your life
One shoe can change your life By Bernadette Gibson Baby boomers might be surprised to learn that many of their generation are wearing the wrong size shoes. Overtime, feet can widen or flatten, and fat padding on the sole of the feet can wear down. Weigh
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NAD READIES FOR 10,000 PASSENGER EASTER PERIOD
The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) is gearing up for an Easter weekend when it is likely to process up to 10,000 passengers, this week marking five years since it took over day-to-day operations at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA
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Who cares about human rights?
It was a constant theme amongst women advocates in the United States, and it appears to be the hard cold reality for women advocates in the Bahamas: that is, policy makers and private citizens are basically unmoved by impassioned cries for human rights.
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Eleuthera Junior Baseball League RESULTS
Eleuthera Junior Baseball League RESULTS THE Eleuthera Junior Baseball League continued its regular season in Spanish Wells over the weekend. * Here's a look at the results: Minor Division (Green Castle) Scotiabank Dragons def. (Harbour Island) Brilan
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Teens charged over robbery
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net POLICE charged two teenagers in Magistrate's Court yesterday with kidnapping and armed robbery at Paradise Island on March 7. They were accused of abducting a
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Minister fears air trafficaction's effect on tourism
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE industrial action is imminent if an amicable resolution is not reached within the next few days on outstanding issues raised by the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union (BATCU
