Wildcats top Bahamas 85-61 in Big Blue debut
The Bahamas’ national select squad gave the Kentucky Wildcats all they could handle through 30 minutes, but the visitors separated themselves late in the second half to win their Big Blue Bahamas Tour debut.The Wildcats won 85-61 last night in front
NBA tip-off: Ayton and Suns to face Mavs
DEANDRE Ayton will be showcased on national television to highlight the NBA’s opening week schedule for local fans eager to see this year’s top overall pick.The NBA announced its national television schedule for the opening week of the 2018-19 regula
FRANCO MILLER AND REBELS ON TOUR IN CANADA
FRANCO Miller had his first opportunity to suit up as an official member of Ole Miss Rebels Basketball as the team continues its preseason foreign tour through Canada.The Rebels played the first two games of the tour in Montreal with wins over the Mc
Edukarting Bahamas hosting 6th summer camp at BTVI
EDUKARTING Bahamas is hosting the sixth edition of its summer camp programme, aimed at bringing greater awareness to motorsports through “stealth education.”The Edukarting Summer Kart Club will host two independent sessions at the BTVI campus.The fir
Bahamas First Junior Open takes the spotlight
TEN-year-olds Aidan Gorospe and Kaydence Yepa shot a team score of 74 to be the low round for the 2018 Bahamas First Junior Open. And Riya Miller and partner A’Marie Smith won the 18-and-under division on her 15th birthday, according to a press relea
SUN OIL LIMITED SHOOTS TO WIN WITH CYBOTS BASKETBALL CAMP
SINCE 2002, Wayde Watson, a former Bahamian basketball player and product of Bain and Grants Town, has headed the Carry Your Brethren On The Shoulders (CYBOTS) Basketball Club, headquartered at the ‘George Brown Park’ on Dumping Ground Corner.The clu
Pintard promises 'urgency' in helping farmers
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard said yesterday government is taking steps with “urgency” to help build capacity in the local agricultural sector, acknowledging there were far too many “gaps” in discussions with local farmers
BPL exodus leaves up to 60 roles vacant to fill
BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) needs to fill 50-60 key positions vacated during its voluntary separation exercise, its chief executive has confirmed to Tribune Business.The VSEP exercise opened to all employees of BPL on May 18 and closed on June 8. O
Realtors applaud property tax U-turn as Turnquest seeks to clarify position
THE government’s decision to revert to the previous definition of ‘owner occupied’ properties may have saved ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in real estate value and helped to preserve investor trust in The Bahamas the Bahamas Real Estate Associati
National lottery - Wilchcombe argues for full steam ahead
THE establishment of a national lottery could provide the additional revenue to address budgetary shortfalls in areas such as education and social assistance according to an ex-tourism minister who urged the government not to hesitate.Obie Wilchcombe
Outback unveils plans to head out West
Outback Bahamas plans to invest some $2 million on a second restaurant on New Providence.Since July 2013, the Outback Steakhouse Brand has been serving up Aussie inspired food favourites with a Bahamian twist. Through the continued support of its lo
High schoolers dive into Technology at BTVI
Young Kwsaind Turnquest made one of the best decisions when he decided to sacrifice his summer vacation to participate in the Information and Communication Technology Summer Youth Programme at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).Kws
Art of Graphix: Deisha really is the genie outside the bottle
If you have never met a “genie outside of a bottle” I would say you have not met this brilliant and creative young lady who answers to the name Jerdeshia Moxey. This assertive gal does not own a magic wand, rub a bottle, nor does she pull rabbits fro
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Wednesday 8th August, 2018.
Davis: I would not have let govt buy Grand Lucayan
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said if he were the country’s leader, he would not let the government buy the Grand Lucayan hotel properties, likening Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ intention to do so to his ridiculed pre-election promise to
Shanty town residents' joy at injunction on evictions
SHANTY town residents expressed joy yesterday at a Supreme Court injunction barring the Minnis administration from moving ahead with its August 10 deadline eviction deadline for unregulated New Providence communities.Despite the injunction, the gover
Turnquest U-turn over property tax increases
THE government intends to revert to the previous definition of owner-occupied properties that was in effect up until June of this year, Finance Minister Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
Unlawful killing No. 2 - by the same officer
A CORONER’S Court jury yesterday ruled the 2013 police involved shooting death of Terrique Fowler, 22, was an unlawful killing.
‘Injunction wrong - but so is plan’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis says the Minnis administration’s shanty town eradication policy lacks resolution, sensitivity and coherence.
John Bull rolex robbery: Two charged
TWO New Providence men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the brazen robbery at the John Bull store in Grand Bahama.
