Saunders catches first touchdown reception of his NCAA career
IT was a career milestone for Mavin Saunders while Chris Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats became bowl eligible with their sixth straight win.Saunders caught the first touchdown reception of his NCAA career in his Kansas Jayhawks’ 38-22 loss to th
Progress beyond scale
Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.
UNDEFEATED: Heavyweight boxer Amron 'Sandman' Sands improves to 7-0 in pro career
Bahamian heavyweight boxer Amron ‘Sandman’ Sands continued his undefeated streak and improved to 7-0 on his professional career. Sands defeated American journeyman Francois Russell via second round TKO on the undercard of Friday Night Brawl, hosted
Archer to run for BAAA president
BAAA Secretary General Drumeco Archer officially announced his intentions to run for president of the organisation. Archer said his platform is aimed at bridging the gap between the administration and the athletes to ensure a cohesive system, integr
UB Mingoes defeat Warriors 2-1 in the BFA preseason
THE UB Mingoes soccer team - thanks to some great defence - defeated the Warriors 2-1 to remain undefeated in the Bahamas Football Association preseason on Sunday.The Mingoes scored twice in the match at the Roscow AL Davies Field - once from Elcott
Use Disney to 'rewrite our old cruise model'
The “largest investment in South Eleuthera for generations” could give The Bahamas a chance to “rewrite an outdated 20 year-old cruise model”, a prominent businessman believes.Thomas Sands, emphasising that he was speaking as a private citizen, and n
Storm insurance eyed for fisheries, farming sectors
A Cabinet minister says he will hold talks with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) on providing “sector-wide” hurricane insurance for Bahamian farmers and fishermen.Michael Pintard, minister of agriculture and fisheries, who i
Underfunded public pensions bigger than national economy
The underfunding of The Bahamas’ public sector pensions “poses a serious long-term challenge” because these liabilities are collectively larger than this nation’s economy.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in latest Caribbean Quarterly Bullet
Privy Council vindicates Bahamasair personnel
Bahamasair’s maintenance staff were yesterday vindicated by the highest court in the Bahamian judicial system, which ruled they were not to blame for an April 20, 2007, plane crash.The London-based Privy Council, in reinstating the original Supreme C
Bahamian airlines 'hold on for dear life'
A Bahamian aviation executive has warned that taxes threaten to “stagnate” this nation’s aviation sector, with private domestic carriers “holding on for dear life”.Captain Randy Butler, Sky Bahamas chief executive, told Tribune Business: “We have to
Bahamasair eyeing Caribbean alliance
Bahamasair is interested in “tying into” the regional Caribsky airline alliance as a way to establish improved connectivity with the Caribbean.During the Sky Is The Limit workshop at the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), held last wee
Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15; 333 injured
PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a 5.9 earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend rose to 15 people with 333 injured, authorities said Monday, as thousands of people slept outdoors fearing aftershocks would topple their cracked homes.
Department of Corrections officer arrested for drug possession
An officer from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after he was arrested for drug possession on Friday.
Strong aftershock rattles north Haiti day after deadly quake
PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti (AP) — A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck Haiti on Sunday, even as survivors of the previous day's temblor were sifting through the rubble of their cinderblock homes. The death toll stood at 12, with fears it could rise.
Haiti quake kills at least 11, injures others
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed at least 11 people and left several injured.
Young child among injured in Montel Heights shooting
Several people, including a young child, were shot in an incident in Montel Heights on Saturday night.
Doctors vote in favour of obtaining strike certificate
MORE than seventy senior doctors in the public healthcare system voted on Friday to obtain a strike certificate, a move that illustrates that union members are willing to withdraw services if the Public Hospitals Authority does not meet their requests.
Man killed, woman injured in Nassau Village shooting
ONE MAN is dead and a woman injured following a double shooting off Taylor Street, Nassau Village, Friday afternoon.
Three arrested in connection with break-ins
POLICE have arrested three men suspected of carrying out a string of house break-ins in both eastern and western New Providence.
