WORLD CUP: Own-goal earns Iran 1-0 win over Morocco
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Aziz Bouhaddouz, head in his hands and face buried in the turf, was probably unaware of the opposing players and coaches swarming all around him in jubilation.
WORLD CUP: Gimenez scores late winner for Uruguay
Defender Jose Gimenez came to Uruguay's rescue scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Egypt in their Group A opening game at the World Cup on Friday.
Judge delays his URCA case ruling
A Supreme Court judge has reserved his decision on whether the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority was right to find that ZSR Sports Radio’s operator is not the true holder of the 103.5 FM radio licence.The Tribune understands that Justice
A COMIC'S VIEW: You have to laugh or else you’ll cry
DESPITE the naysayers, and detractors, the march against VAT was well attended all things considered.
Shooting of man carrying shotgun was lawful
THE fatal shooting of a 23-year-old mental patient by an assistant commissioner of police and another senior officer two years ago was a lawful killing, jurors decided yesterday.The jury found that Assistant Commissioner of Police Kendal Strachan and
WORLD CUP: 5-0 victory for Russia in Opener
MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin craves sporting glory, and he got another taste of it in the opening match of the World Cup.
Sands may testify in Smith trial
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands may be called to testify in a Magistrate’s Court hearing into former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial, it was revealed yesterday.It was also revealed that lawyers for the accused were just served mi
Govt to consider CARICOM findings on medical marijuana
THE Minnis administration will consider changes to policy on medicinal marijuana following the completion of a report from a CARICOM task force on the herbal drug, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands told Parliament yesterday.This report, he said, is expe
Feeling unsafe
Re: ‘No reason to feel unsafe’.
Bahamas Volleyball team a mixture of youth and experience
EVEN though it’s a very young team selected, the Bahamas Volleyball Federation and its women’s national volleyball team are hoping to make their presence felt when they travel to Suriname to participate in the CAZOVA Senior Championships.
All together now: the next level for baseball
The Bahamas Baseball Association has reformed into one operation with all of the fragmented bodies now back under its fold.
Junior golfers to face best in the region
The country’s top junior golfers will again face off with the best in the region at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.
Government signs deal to borrow $70m from IDB
THE government signed agreements for two investment loans worth $70m with the Inter-American Development Bank yesterday.The loans will fund an airport infrastructure programme in the Family Islands and a climate resilient coastal infrastructure and m
'VAT hike will bring a day of reckoning'
THE government’s proposed hike of value added tax will induce a “day of reckoning” sooner than expected, according to Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper.Speaking to reporters as crowds protested against the government’s proposed V
Minnis: We're creating a better tomorrow
WHILE hundreds of protesters took over Bay Street yesterday in protest of a value added tax increase and a new sliding tax for web shops, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told The Tribune his government’s fiscal agenda is about creating “a better tomo
Woman dies as car crashes into barriers on Munnings Rd
A WOMAN was killed yesterday morning when her burgundy 2013 Hyundai Elantra collided into road barriers on Munnings Road.Paramedics pronounced her, Garvanisha Anastasia Carey, dead on scene after attempting to revive her.The death prompted fresh crit
Grand Bahama 'the gun capital of The Bahamas'
GRAND Bahama, in addition to be being the industrial capital, is being called “the gun capital” of The Bahamas in terms of firearm violence and shootings in the country, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.Dr S
Isaacs Jr helps Captains defeat the Lugnuts
A pair of Bahamian baseball players once again faced off in the Midwest League, while another increased his team-leading home run total to highlight this week’s action around the minors.
Man arrested as water thrown over Campbell
POLICE yesterday arrested a man after he showered Transport Minister Frankie Campbell with water during a protest against the government’s proposed value added tax hike.Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, the officer in charge of crim
Magistrate who ordered Pindling’s arrest dies
JOHN Baily, a former magistrate who famously ordered the arrest of Sir Lynden Pindling, then leader of the Opposition, died in an Irish hospital on May 9.
