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4th High School Basketball Nationals in Grand Bahama

ON the heels of the exciting climax of the prestigious 37th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture are gearing up for their fourth National High School Basketball Tournament.

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Carlton E Francis basketball team has a ‘winning attitude’

SINCE becoming the new principal a year ago, Olivia Daxon said she was waiting for the opportunity to join coach Sherman Smith in celebrating another championship performance from their Carlton E Francis basketball team.

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18-year-old charged with three murders

AN 18-year-old appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing multiple murder charges.

Details still to be announced over relocation of general post office

DESPITE weeks of shortened shifts and chaos in its sorting system, the government still has not provided a timeline for the relocation of staff and operations from the General Post Office, according to Bahamas Public Services Union President John Pin

Central Grand Bahama Independent candidate: This is no time to accept excuses

DONALD Mortimer, the Independent candidate for Central Grand Bahama, is urging Bahamians voters not to be fooled by false hope and empty promises by politicians.

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Senior NIB officials put on leave

SENIOR officials from the National Insurance Board have been told to take their take vacation leave effective today as the Minnis administration prepares to audit the government agency, well-placed sources confirmed to The Tribune yesterday.

Visa perk of travel to the US

IN THE Bahamas, we enjoy luxuries countries could only dream of.

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UPDATED: Woman, 55, stabbed to death in her home

A 55-year-old woman is dead after she was stabbed multiple times in her home off Mackey Street during a suspected domestic dispute early yesterday morning.

Darius Adams earns national championship honours in long jump

MULTIPLE sports star Darius Adams continues to excel for the Coast Guard Academy Bears and his latest exploits earned national championship honours in the process.Adams won the national championship in the long jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor T

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Rockets beat the Pros, Caribs stun Shockers 98-96

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Mavin Saunders becoming a greater part of the Seminoles’ offence

AS he continues to become a greater part of the offence, Mavin Saunders has now recorded catches in three consecutive games for the Florida State Seminoles.

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Baha Mar Casino to host third Annual Celebrity Golf Invitational

THE Baha Mar Casino, the largest gaming destination in the Caribbean, is thrilled to announce its third annual Celebrity Golf Invitational, scheduled for February 23-24.

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Haitian prime minister in Kenya to try to salvage African country’s deployment of police to Haiti

Haiti’s prime minister arrived Thursday in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African country deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence.

Man shot in both arms

Police are appealing to members of the public to help them in investigating the murder of a woman whose body was discovered on Friday. Just after 10am, police received information that a body was found in Blue Water Cay, sou

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Local swim clubs' presence felt at the Winter Swimming Championships

FOR the last 10 years, Swift Swimming has made its presence felt at the annual Winter Swimming Championships in Plantation, Florida. Swift had 12 out of 19 swimmers (or 63 per cent of the team) score in the finals. It scored 197.5 points to finish 21st out of a field of 50 teams that were mostly from South Florida, according to a press release.

Self-starter winner 'silences doubters'

BAHAMAS Striping, the self-starter grant-winner, is hoping that it has “silenced all doubters” over its ability to handle major projects with the recent completion of a major striping project at the Eastern Road junction over the Thanksgiving holiday.
 It completed improvements at the Newgate Road junction near Blair Estates.

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AG targeting 'disturbing' company formation findings

Branding World Bank findings that it takes 10-11 days to form a company in Bahamas as “unacceptable”, the Attorney General has unveiled a Companies Advisory Committee to tackle the “disturbing” result.

Sports in brief

VOLLEYBALL action continued with two men’s games last evening.

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Symbolic pink bras used in new breast cancer exhibit

BAHAMIAN ARTIST Angelika Wallace-Whitfield is employing an alternative method to the symbolic pink ribbon to raise awareness about breast cancer.

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Police seize ten firearms

Police staged several successful operations this weekend, with more than 100 motorists cited for traffic vocations, and ten firearms taken off the street. At least seven people were arrested for various criminal offenses.