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Miller re-elected president of BAAC in landslide victory

SHAUN Miller has been re-elected as president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches in a landslide victory over past president Curtis Pride with all of his slate of officers voted in.

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NTC holds second annual general assembly

THE National Tripartite Council (NTC) held its 2nd annual general assembly Friday under the theme “Transform, Innovate and Restore”.

GBPA conducts own investigation into suspected electricity theft

AFTER recent incidents of suspected electricity theft involving several businesses in Freeport, the Grand Bahama Port Authority said it conducted its own independent investigation and has determined the work performed by a person selling and installing so-called energy saving devices was not in compliance with his business licence.

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Residents angry about neglected buildings

LUCAYAN Towers South – once a premier residential high-rise condominium building in Freeport/Lucaya – is showing serious signs of deterioration and neglect which is causing some concern among many of the condo owners who reside there and say they pay monthly maintenance fees.

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High jumpers qualify for CARIFTA Games

In a repeat showdown from last year, Kenya Forbes turned the tables on Shaunece Miller as the two high jumpers took the top two spots and also surpassed the under-17 girls’ qualifying height for the CARIFTA Games.

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Pair face murder charge

TWO Grand Bahama men accused of attempted murder were arraigned in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Power firm warns over bogus device

POWER supply has finally been restored at several businesses in Freeport following an investigation conducted by the Grand Bahama Power Company into a “fake” energy saving device that was allegedly sold to many business owners and residents on Grand Bahama by a local contractor.

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Charles Bain and Colonials advance to 2nd round

CHARLES Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials are moving on to the second round of the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Sprint hurdler Sasha Wells named Summit League’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

A breakout indoor season for sprint hurdler Sasha Wells produced a top honour in her conference.

Seven fast-food outlets in GB could be closed today

THE closure of at least one of the seven fast-food restaurants owned by the Cooper family could happen as early as today due to the disconnection of power supply at those businesses by the Grand Bahama Power Company, The Tribune has learned.

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Ecuadorian pair admit overstaying

TWO Ecuadorians who admitted to coming to The Bahamas to be smuggled to the US were arraigned on Tuesday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for being in breach of the Immigration Act.

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‘GBPC refusing to sit down and talk to us’

A LAWYER representing Grand Bahama business owners has claimed that a Grand Bahama Power Company executive refuses to sit down with them to find an “amicable” resolution regarding disconnection of power supply at seven fast food restaurants which are the subject of a police investigation into alleged electricity theft.

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Single-use plastics ‘to be banned by 2020’

DRAFT legislation is in place for the ban of Styrofoam and single-use plastics, with a target date of implementation by 2020, according to Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira.

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Bahamian players all set for invitational tournaments

IT may not be in the highly publicised NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but several Bahamian players will have an opportunity to extend their postseasons at the Division I level.

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At-risk girls join Governor General’s Youth Award

A juvenile detention facility for girls is about to receive a new addition.

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‘We weren’t stealing power supply’

THE Cooper family – the operators of several major fast food franchise restaurants in Freeport - has “categorically and emphatically” denied any wrongdoing concerning the alleged theft of electricity by the Grand Bahama Power Company.

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KPMG Youth Winter Championship - a great display of junior sailing talent

THE sixth annual KPMG Youth Winter Championship was held March 9-10 by Bahamas National Sailing School (BNSS) and Nassau Yacht Club (NYC) on Montagu Bay.

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GB Power Company files complaint over suspected electricity theft

THE Grand Bahama Power Company has filed a police complaint against a prominent family over the suspected theft of electricity by several fast food businesses.

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IDB loan to go towards to e-government services

THE digital transformation of the Bahamas Cabinet and all government services will soon become a reality through a $30-million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan that is expected to be executed within the next two to three weeks by the Government of the Bahamas, according to a cabinet minister.

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Cabinet demands answers on NHI

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) must “give it another go” after failing to win Cabinet approval for the scheme at the first try, a minister revealed yesterday.