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Women finish strongin CBC

DESPITE the disappointment of not qualifying for the medal round at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships, the Bahamas women’s national team regrouped to finish strong at the tournament.

SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Betty Cole ‘was the first person to see the talent in me’

YESTERDAY I dropped my sons off to the Dolphins Swim Club Summer Camp and, boy, did the memories come flooding back.

Bahamas ‘unfairly dumped on’ with EU blacklisting

The Bahamas was yesterday “dumped on” through its inclusion on another so-called financial services ‘blacklist’, although an ex-Attorney General and others suggested the development should be taken “with a big grain of salt”.

BEC bribe case: No party has 'corruption monopoly'

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) ‘bribe’ case proves “no one political party has a monopoly on corruption”, a leading businessman calling for such practices to be “stamped out”.

New Arawak port road proposal within 45 days

The Arawak Port Development Company (APD) expects to pin down financial and planning details for a proposed new road link to its facility within 45 days, believing it could open up further investment on the Cay.

WORLD VIEW: Small island states seek climate justice in case

ON September 11 in Hamburg, Germany, a significant legal proceeding began that could redefine the parameters of climate justice for small island states. This case, slated to run until September 25, will unfold at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

FACE TO FACE: Sister cities – Nassau and Ghana

A Sister City Agreement between Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas and Princess Town, Ahanta, Ghana, will form long-needed, direct connections between Africa and the people of its Diaspora born in The Bahamas. It will serve to strengthen cultural, social and economic ties for the people of both countries.

45% FDI growth in 2011 exposes 'diversity' need

DESPITE the Bahamas seeing a 45 per cent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) to $840 million during the first nine months of 2011, a senior private sector official yesterday said this nation needed to divert more capital into industries long "devoid of any focus".

Best-of-3 championship series to begin today

GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION SOFTBALL & BASEBALL

The Government Secondary Schools Sports Association will begin its best-of-three softball and baseball championship series today at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, although there’s still some unfinished business to be completed before it all unfolds.

Broker clients want right to sue for $25

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Clients of a failed Bahamian broker/dealer are seeking a Supreme Court order that would assign them the right to sue those deemed responsible for their collective $24.5 million loss, fearing they may lose forever

Aviation industry 'not given its due'

Aviation industry 'not given its due' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Developing a Bahamian aircraft registry could ultimately lead to spin-offs such as a "maintenance facility equivalent in size to Miami", an attorney yesterday urging: "Now is

Christmas Day murder is fourth killing in 48 hours

A MAN was shot dead on Christmas Day in the latest of a series of shootings over the Christmas period that left four people killed in 48 hours, and a fifth man shot dead by police.

Marathon Bahamas student relay winners receive awards

CONTINUING its effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer, Scotiabank awarded its student relay winners in the eighth annual Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend.

VIDEO: Jubilee Gardens evacuated as smoke from dump fire chokes residents

JUBILEE Gardens residents have been evacuated after a "massive" blaze broke out on Sunday at the city dump sending plumes of choking smoke billowing over parts of New Providence. Emergency services were tackling the fire from early afternoon and the Flamingo Gardens clinic will stay open until 9pm to help residents suffering from smoke inhalation as the Princess Margaret Hospital Accident and Emergency Department was said to be "overflowing".

‘Reno’ Johnson happy pro boxing is back, can’t wait to travel

AFTER all of the problems he has experienced training here at home with the Bahamas Boxing Federation, Tureano ‘Reno’ Johnson said he’s glad that professional boxing is back and he can’t wait for the international borders to open so he can return either to Cuba or the United States to continue to prepare for a possible world title shot.

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