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Bahamas 0-3 after 96-63 loss to Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic caught fire from beyond the arch in the second half and, in particular, during a third-quarter run where they took control for good en route to a win in the latest World Cup qualifier.

Hugh Campbell: More teams eliminated on day 4

THE 2018 Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic moved into day four featuring another series of eliminations and the first matchups between teams in the winner’s bracket.In the opening session of the day at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, one of two Abaco teams

Falcons rout Stingrays 58-28 on day 3

DAY three of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic traditionally produced the first group of eliminations and the introduction of Family Island teams in the annual tournament as the field starts to dwindle headed into mid-term break for most schools.T

BTVI president gets a close-up look at work of students

PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, Dr Robert Robertson, recently conducted a walkabout to visit classrooms, workshops and labs at the Old Trail Road campus, giving him the opportunity to further connect and get first-hand fe

Lawsuit threat to $5.5bn oil refinery

THE $5.5 billion Oban Energies oil refinery project was last night threatened with legal action, with the controversy involving its principals described as a “wake-up call” for the Prime Minister.Fred Smith QC, the Freeport-based attorney, told Tribu

FIBA: Team Bahamas looks to focus on defence

WHEN the second leg of the FIBA World Cup is played on Thursday and Sunday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, the key word for Team Bahamas against the Dominican Republic and Canada will be defence. Team Bahamas, with a 13-member team selected, will pl

'Labour on Blocks' event registers 2,500 job seekers

THE Department of Labour has registered 2,500 job seekers through its ‘Labour on the Blocks’ events, as it moves to aggressively dent the Bahamas’ 10 per cent unemployment rate.Robert Farquharson, director of labour, told Tribune Business yesterday t

DNA breakthrough shows Taino lived on after Columbus

AN international team of scientists, led by Dr Hannes Schroeder and Professor Eske Willerslev from the University of Copenhagen, successfully reconstructed the full genome of a Lucayan-Taino individual from a thousand-year-old tooth discovered at Preacher’s Cave on Eleuthera.

From a ‘one-bedroom shack’ to cover girl glamour

Bahamian spotlighted by international magazine

The experience of gracing the cover of an international magazine has been nothing short of amazing for Bahamian Felicia Archer.

Mantas water polo teams warm up for Carifta in South Florida tourney

THE Mantas water polo teams, in final preparations for CARIFTA, competed in the South Florida International Water Polo Tournament (SFIWP) February 16-18. Head coach Laszlo “Lotty” Borbely used the tournament as one of the final measures for selectin

$5.5bn refinery: 80% of jobs for Bahamians

THE developer behind the proposed $5.5 billion oil storage terminal and refinery for Grand Bahama yesterday pledged that 80 per cent of jobs will go to Bahamians. Peter Krieger, Oban Energies’ non-executive chairman, speaking at the signing of a Memo

Questions raised over refinery deal

AHEAD of an anticipated signing of a heads of agreement today, the Progressive Liberal Party is raising questions about Oban Energies, the company involved in a proposed $4.5bn oil refinery project for Grand Bahama, asking if the developers have their funding in place.

Foulkes confirms five made redundant at Melia

FIVE people have been made redundant at the Melia, according to Robert Sands, Baha Mar’s senior vice-president of government and external affairs.

EDITORIAL: Tug-of-War between Trump and FBI

LAST Saturday had the potential to be one of the great news days of 2018, and it delivered on that promise. In the continuing, deepening battle between Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the US Department of Justice and the FBI on one side and American president Donald Trump and his scarred administration on the other, last Saturday could have represented a home run for either side.

FIBA: Bahamas to host Canada, Dominican Republic

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation men’s national basketball team will have their hands full this weekend when they host the Dominican Republic and Canada in the second leg of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Workers fired from Melia

SEVERAL persons were fired from the reservations department at Melia on Friday, the hotel confirmed.

Freeport rugby developing well

WITH the popularity of rugby rising around the world, the Freeport Rugby Football Club (FRFC) is working to expand its own rugby programme. The success of its Saturday developmental league has created a surplus of players and now a full women’s and y

Gunman kills at least 17 people at Florida high school

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

Minister: No decision yet on Bay Street height restrictions

A CABINET minister says no decision has been made on calls to revise downtown Nassau’s height/zoning restrictions, amid fears they are deterring investment to spark the city’s revival.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism, told Tribune Business in

FACE TO FACE: The singer with words to say about the law

She is a Gospel recording artist who shares her gift at churches and events throughout The Bahamas and the world. She was a school administrator for 32 years, helping to nurture the lives of Bahamian children. Yet Lenora Taylor was treated with such disrespect by police, even in her senior years, that she felt obliged to share her story and call on the leaders of the Royal Bahamas Police Force to ensure the officers who deal with the public act with more professionalism.

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