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Bahamas to face top teams in Rugby World Cup Finals regional qualifier

The Bahamas Rugby Football Union (BRFU) returns to international competition this week, this time in 7s play against the region’s best lineup of teams.

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Policy changes neccessary for renewable energy push says sector expert

A change in policy is necessary to facilitate the Bahamas’ progression towards renewable energy according to the head of a leading renewable energy firm.

BORCO donates $100,000 to Lewis Yard Primary

FREEPORT — Lewis Yard Primary will benefit from a $100,000 donation from BORCO just as the school is preparing to relocate to a new campus in Hunters this September.

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242 Untapped

A NEW singing competition is seeking to link industry professionals with aspiring gospels artists.

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FNM minister faces probe

OBIE Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism, yesterday said the government plans to continue a probe into allegations made against his predecessor during the height of the 2012 campaign season.

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Man stands accused of cutting woman's throat

A MAN was arraigned at the Magistrate’s court yesterday in connection with the murder of Kitley St Brave, a 20-year-old mother of two. Gibson Raphael, 27, appeared in Court One, Nassau Street, to face the charges.

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URCA appoints general counsel

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has appointed of Vincent Wallace-Whitfield as its general counsel with effect from August 1, 2012.

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Weekend of violence

A WEEKEND of violence and bloodshed left one woman dead after her throat was slit in a domestic dispute, and four men injured in two separate shootings.

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Woman killed 'after altercation'

Reports reached The Tribune late Friday night that a woman was killed in a house on St Charles Vincent Street off Cordeaux Avenue

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Bahamas second highest oil import spender in Latin American region

The Bahamas spends the second highest sum in the Latin America/Caribbean region, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), on oil imports , something a senior private sector official yesterday described as “concerning”.

McPhee admission

The recent admission by the pastoral group that they should have approached their fellow pastor before coming out against his stated position, finds its root in the Matthew 18 passage, that gives clear outline on how such “faults” should be handled within the Christian church; but the fact that Pastor McPhee is in the place of being right is really a “technicality”, brought about by the grace of God.

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LOCAL NEWS: judo team set for US Junior Open

A team of national champions will represent the Bahamas in the United States Junior Open on July 27.

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Trial of taxi driver accused of killing ex-girlfriend is delayed

A TAXI driver accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend inside her car at a gas station will have to wait five weeks for a trial date.

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Da Rhythm in Via Cafe

THE BITTER defeat earlier this year at the Global Battle of the Bands was the beginning of the end for well known musical group Ira Storr and the Spank Band. As not to be defeated, however, members of the now broken group banded together to launch a new musical collaboration under a new musical name.

How does gambling benefit us?

If we did not consider ourselves a “Christian Nation” I would keep my mouth shut, but as a Christian in a Christian Nation, I feel the need to speak out.

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Ballin' By Da Beach basketball camp for girls now open

WITH summer basketball camps around the country in full swing, one of the few camps dedicated to female players opened yesterday for its highly anticipated third edition.

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Road crash victims named by police

POLICE have identified the victims of last week’s two fatal car accidents.

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Husband and wife charged over firearm

FREEPORT - A husband and wife and a minor were charged with possession of firearms and ammunition in the Firearms Court in New Providence on Th

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Three dead in road crashes

POLICE are investigating three separate traffic accidents that resulted in the deaths of two men and a 19-year-old girl.

Bahamas ranked favourably in global corruption index

A GLOBAL index measuring perceived corruption in the public sector has ranked The Bahamas favourably in its top 25.