Eugene Stuart to begin rookie yearas pro volleyball player in Finland
DIRECTOR of Sports Timothy Munnings joined 6’7” Eugene Stuart at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday as he prepared to leave for Finland to begin his rookie year as a professional volleyball player for the ‘Karelian Hurmos’ volleyball
BUSINESS BITES: Shifting sands in the way we spend money
I have been reading about a new Sand Dollar - not the physical sea urchin, but an immaterial financial concept based on digital technology. We will never see a Sand Dollar to hold in our hand, just a numeral in an account statement.
Crown withdraws acquittal appeal after suspect killed by police
THE Crown has been forced to withdraw its own appeal of a man’s acquittal of a murder charge because he was controversially killed by police two months before the appeal could be heard. Trevor Cooper Jr was due to appear before the appellate court o
Officials to boost ebola awareness
THE Ministry of Health is enhancing its Ebola preparedness protocol after the World Health Organisation declared a recent outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”. Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday that though it is
Minnis opens new Exuma police station
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday celebrated Exuma’s “economic expansion” as he delivered remarks at the re-opening ceremony of the Rolleville Police Station, which was renovated to “meet the demands” of the island. Dr Minnis noted renovatio
TV's Colin Trotman Jr dies, aged 57
TRIBUTES poured in yesterday for veteran producer Colin Trotman Jr who died at 57. Trotman was the assistant general manager of tv production at ZNS. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also offered condolences to him. He was a former m
Carey Jr sets sights on Spain, Miller set to join the UBL
A PAIR of Bahamian senior men’s national basketball team players will be on the move to new franchises this fall in their pro careers. Mike Carey Jr will head to the LEB Silver league in Spain while Tavario Miller exits the LEB Silver for the Urugua
Thomas on a roll, Chisholm makes an impact
TAHNAJ Thomas set a season’s best strikeout total for the third time this season and continues to be the leading pitcher in the rotation for the Bristol Pirates. Thomas now has 42 strikeouts on the season to lead the Pirates and is seventh in the Ap
Team Bahamas in Back-To-Back 3-0 victory
ON the Dominican Courts of Clay our girls came to play.After recording a shutout victory against the host country, the Bahamas’ under-12 girls team followed up with another 3-0 victory over Cuba yesterday.Saphirre Ferguson would lead out the gate str
Political deception
The FNM came into high office in May, 2017 based on Christie fatigue and the myriad of fools' dreams and promises which it sold to the expectant electorate. The slogan: 'It's the people's time' resonated with most Bahamians. The PLP's: 'We believe in Bahamians' had come to resemble a four lettered cuss word. The PLP and it's erstwhile leader, Christie, had to go one way or the other. What did we get instead?
Military link to today's data mining
After world war 2, Fredrick Terman became head of Standford University School of Engineering. He brought personnel that work with him at Harvard University that created technology used in World War 2. The office of Naval Research gave the Stanford University Engineering Department their first contract. (microwave research). In 1951 he created the Stanford industrial park. The Stanford Industrial Park which eventually became Silicon Valley leased land to companies such as Lockheed Corporation, Hewlett Packard, General Electric, and other important technology companies.
Bahamas eliminated
DESPITE a stellar performance on the mound from Cleve Sutherland, Team Bahamas was unable to generate enough run support and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Cal Ripken Baseball Major 70 World Series. Sutherland finished with 10 strikeout
Seymour advances to final of 100m hurdles
Pedrya Seymour led the list of top performers for Team Bahamas yesterday at the 18th Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.Seymour advanced to tonight’s final of the 100m hurdles and will enter with the fourth fastest qualifying time of the field. She fin
Sky chief: 'If it's me I'll step down'
Sky Bahamas principal last night vowed to step aside if he was the only obstacle to the airline restarting operations, revealing he had told his managers to prepare for a Saturday resumption.Captain Randy Butler, speaking after he met with the airlin
BTC's parent 'confident' on 2020 revival
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) ultimate owner yesterday voiced optimism its mobile business will deliver an “improved performance” heading into 2020 despite further subscriber losses.Balan Nair, Liberty Latin America’s chief executive
Many Labour on Block hires 'temporary'
“Many” of those hired through the government’s Labour on the Blocks initiative were only employed temporarily, the director of labour revealed yesterday.John Pinder, pictured, said the Department of Labour’s follow-up inquiries with employers showed
Bahamian institute teams for scholarship initiative
The Bahamas Institute of Business Technology (BIBT) yesterday unveiled a new scholarship programme with DeVry University, a US higher learning institute founded in 1931.Called “Bridge to Brilliance”, the programme offers online undergraduate and grad
Bimini 'getting back on track' after BPL issues
BIMINI’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday voiced optimism that the island’s economy will “get back on track” despite taking a “hit” from recent energy woes. “Things have normalised to a certain degree,” Edward Reckley told Tribune Business of
Farmers urged: 'Take the bull by the horns'
BAHAMIAN farmers have been urged to “get on one accord” and tackle The Bahamas $500m food import bill, amid warnings that the “livelihood of our nation depends on it”.Caron Shepherd, the Farmers United Co-operative president, told an agricultural con
