Three Americans held over gun seizures
THREE Americans are in police custody after they were found with weapons over the weekend.
Who uses a siren?
Who is permitted to legally use a siren and flashing lights?
Wildcats stop Lady Truckers to take1-0 lead
THE Sunshine Auto Wildcats got the timely hits and good pitching when they needed it as they rolled past the Johnson’s Lady Truckers 9-6 to snatch a 1-0 lead in their New Providence Softball Association ladies’ best-of-seven championship series on Sa
INSIGHT: Shorts fired in Dealey Plaza echo in the White House today
At precisely 1pm on November 22, 1963, the 35th president of the United States was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital Trauma Room 1 in Dallas, Texas.
NCAA Football: Bahamians in the win column
NCAA football moved into week three with wins across the boards for Bahamian players at the Division I and Division II levels.Chris Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats scored a 63-7 win over the Alabama A and M Bulldogs on Saturday in their home ope
Hitmen roll over Truckers 5-2 for 1-0 lead
Ace pitcher Alcott Forbes missed a no-hitter and the shut-out, but he was confident that his C&S Hitmen would not have lost game one of the men’s best-of-seven championship series against the Commando Security Truckers. The series got started in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.
Welcome home 'Diamond Queen'
OLYMPIC gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo can be seen (top left with her husband) here enjoying a welcome reception at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday night. Last week, she paid a courtesy call on Michael Pintard, the Minister of Agriculture
Govt aims for more cruise jobs
MIINISTER of Labour Dion Foulkes pledged the government’s commitment to creating more jobs for Bahamians in the cruise ship and maritime sectors during a recent tour of the LJM Maritime Academy (LJMMA) in Nassau.This pledge comes just days after Mini
Tinker, Reckley to join Conquistadors this fall
A PAIR of Bahamian players will join the freshman class at Dodge City Community College Basketball for the upcoming fall campaign.Deon’Ta Tinker and KJ Reckley are two members of a complete roster overhaul for the Conquistadors in the Kansas Jayhawk
Robbery conviction quashed by court
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the 2015 armed robbery conviction of Deangelo Antonio due to “defects” identified by the appellate judges.In their written ruling, Appellate Justice Jon Isaacs, along with Justices S. Maureen Crane-Scott and Roy Jones
EDITORIAL: Historic day for Princess Margaret Hospital
AS one of the most widely admired and oft quoted world leaders, Sir Winston Churchill’s rousing oratory, wit, and steadfast leadership during the London Blitz held a besieged and frightened nation together, while his legendary tenacity and profound sense of conviction rallied the UK to victory against Hitler’s Germany.
Bewildered inside the hospital
This week, I went to the Princess Margaret Hospital to visit a patient. When I entered the lobby, I was greeted by a very pleasant, helpful security guard. I said I was there to see a patient and was asked his name and when he was admitted. I had his name but was unsure about when he was admitted. The security guard let me pass and directed me to Accident & Emergency.
$2.8bn project's closing delayed by marina issue
The $2.8bn revival of Grand Bahama’s West End, which promises to create 1,400 full-time Bahamian jobs, has been delayed by marina-related concerns that have impacted the deal’s closing.Tribune Business can reveal that Skyline Investments, the Toronto
'One-stop shop' for Bahamians to trade globally
A bank has unveiled an online trading platform to give Bahamian investors direct “one-stop shop” access to the US and global financial markets.Cornèrtrader, a subsidiary of Bahamas-based Cornèr Bank (Overseas) subsidiary, said the initiative was desi
Former beauty queen: I'm not 'money hungry'
A Bahamian beauty queen-turned-songstress has accused the Ministry of Tourism of using “sharp tactics” to portray her as “money hungry” in the latest salvo of their acrimonious legal battle.Khiara Sherman, the former Miss Bahamas Universe, and her US
Govt reassurances on WTO 'irrelevant'
The Government’s drive for full WTO membership by mid-2020 is “unnerving” for Bahamian firms, a businessman branding reassurances from its new chief negotiator as “irrelevant”.Robert Myers, pictured, the former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce chairman, t
Anti-trade groups: 'We'll awaken the Bahamian people'
Anti-free trade activists have pledged to mobilise and “awaken the Bahamian people” against joining the WTO, with one saying: “Our leaders just don’t recognise the danger.”Paul Moss, a leading member of the Bahamians Agitating for a Referendum on Fre
Western Union targets 'top priority' out islands
WESTERN Union’s regional head says the company is targeting the Family Island vacuum caused by the withdrawal of the commercial banks as “a top priority”.André Largie said the commercial banking exit is enabling the money transfer business to expand
AML Foods suffers 63% q1 profits fall
AML Foods suffered a near-63 percent profit decline for the quarter to end-July 2018 as the hangover from its prior financial year carried over into the new one.Franklyn Butler, the BISX-listed food retail and franchise group’s chairman, blamed the d
BAIC to assist on web, social media
The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) is aiming to help small businesses establish on online and social media presence to boost their visibility both locally and abroad.BAIC will tomorrow host a workshop facilitated by Kristi Pow
