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'I'm afraid and worried. I just feel like I'm in a hole even talking about this'
LIFE for Juliet Dann has never been harder than it is now. The 48-year-old is caring for her four children, including one who is suffering from a debilitating eye disease in the United States, while sometimes living in a house without necessities as
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'Fireman' getting ready for indoor season
AFTER deciding to skip the remainder of the outdoor season, including the 16th IAAF World Championships last year, quarter-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown is preparing to return to the indoor season where he’s had a great deal of success.Undoubtedly, the
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Hield aims for medal
FOR the past three trips he’s been on, Carl Hield has always travelled with a Bahamian partner. This time, he’s making the trek alone to compete at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Boxing Championships.
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Undefeated 'Reno' to face Curtis Stevens next month
AFTER a little over a year of inactivity, Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson will be putting his undefeated record on the line when he faces Brooklyn middleweight Curtis Stevens on April 4.
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Shavez Hart burning up the track
TEXAS A&M senior sprinter Shavez Hart had another impressive showing on the track for the Aggies this weekend as he rewrote the school record books and the IAAF top list on the season.
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Summit’s peak rating a timely confidence boost
Summit Insurance Company’s president yesterday said its ‘A grade’ rating from A. M. Best had provided a timely confidence boost for clients in Hurricane Matthew’s wake.
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Quotes of the day
Quotes of the day I'm a 20 year old, COB student, and a first time voter. I'm so proud to be able to have a job in this country, and to also be on a COB scholarship! Don't know HOW ppl could still vote PLP. I Can't wait until I get off at 12pm sharp to v
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Bahamian insurer ‘bolstered’ after hurricane losses
* Security and General in Q4 capital injection * Performance ‘marginal’, ‘below average’ * Rival Summit also gets top ratings
A MAJOR Bahamian insurer has seen its balance sheet “bolstered” by its parent as a result of recent hurricane-related losses. A. M. Best, the insurance rating agency, said Security and General Insurance Company had received a fourth quarter capital injection from its Bermuda-based owner following recent storm payouts. The rating agency, which reaffirmed the Bahamian property and casualty insurer’s creditworthiness, provided few details and its top executive, Marlon Graham, did not return Tribune Business’s voice mail message yesterday seeking comment.
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I'm leaving town, says woman who accused PM's brother of hitting her
TIFFANY Dennison said she is leaving the country after making an assault allegation against Cyril “Boxer” Minnis, the brother of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. When contacted yesterday, Ms Dennison said she is fleeing the “racism and misogyny” in
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Hurdler Gibson hoping 2019 will be banner year
AFTER a rarely quiet year since winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, in April, Bahamas national 400 metre hurdles record holder Jeffery Gibson is hoping to have a banner year in 2019. “I’m setting some goal
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Major confident ahead of fight
Having made the weight and holding an advantage in height, Meacher ‘Pain’ Major said he’s confident that he will be successful against Brazilian Roger Rosa tonight in their light welterweight fight in the Rain Forest Theatre at the Wyndham Resort Hotel, Cable Beach.
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Larikah prepares to regain No.1 spot
AFTER sitting out last year, Grand Bahamian Larikah Russell is already in town and preparing to regain her No.1 spot in the women’s division of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.
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'I'm in a very good place right now'
ARIANNA Vanderpool-Wallace has some unfinished business to take care of before her celebrated 2014 swimming season is over.
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SPORTS NOTES
THE Baptist Sports Council is all set to kick off its 2015 AID Basketball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday. The basketball season is being dedicated to the memory of the late Colin ‘Troppy’ Knowles, a former player, coach and executive of the BSC.
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BSC basketball Classic continues Saturday
THE Baptist Sports Council continued its 2014 Basketball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday. The following results were posted:
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Sea Bees Swimming Invitational RESULTS
A LOOK at the top three finishers in Sea Bees Swimming Invitational Championships at Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center Saturday: Girls 11-12 400 LC Meter Freestyle 1, McCarroll, Zoe N, DSC-BA, 5:45.12 NATL. 2, Kemp, Reagan M, DSC-BA, 6:42.19. Girls 13
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Sea Bees Swimming Invitational RESULTS
A LOOK at the top three finishers in Sea Bees Swimming Invitational Championships at Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center Saturday: Girls 11-12 400 LC Meter Freestyle 1, McCarroll, Zoe N, DSC-BA, 5:45.12 NATL. 2, Kemp, Reagan M, DSC-BA, 6:42.19. Girls 13
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Sea Bees Swimming Invitational RESULTS
A LOOK at the top three finishers in Sea Bees Swimming Invitational Championships at Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center Saturday: Girls 11-12 400 LC Meter Freestyle 1, McCarroll, Zoe N, DSC-BA, 5:45.12 NATL. 2, Kemp, Reagan M, DSC-BA, 6:42.19. Girls 13
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FamGuard: Downgrade ‘defies logic’
FamGuard Corporation yesterday said A. M. Best’s decision to downgrade the company’s rating “just defies logic”, especially after its mortgage book’s share of total investment assets was reduced by 15 percentage points over a five-year period.
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Family Guardian: Mortgages outperforming market by 33%
Family Guardian believes its mortgage portfolio is outperforming the Bahamian market by “about 33 per cent”, with the value of delinquent properties also recovering in the past 10 months.
