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Backyard Rumble - Part II: ‘Tank’ wins by TKO

THE main event of Backyard Rumble - Part II ended prematurely, much to the chagrin of fight fans.

‘I saw pair of accused men with brother at time of shooting’

THE brother of a man killed in Abaco in 2016 testified that he saw two men accused of the crime with his brother at the time of the shooting.

BTC's $8m network to boost GB service

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday said an $8 million fibre network investment will enable it to launch its FlowTV product on Grand Bahama within the next two weeks. Leon Williams, its chief executive, told Tribune Business that t

Island Run Bahamas app exceeds beta test goals

Less than two months after the Island Run Bahamas gaming app launched in Google Play and iOS stores, developers have logged more than 1,700 active users from around the world. App creator and local entrepreneur Don Williams confirmed that downloads during the phase one beta testing period quickly surpassed the team’s original target of 1,000.

A businessman and a community leader

CONTINUING our series on the 40 men selected by Mount Tabor Full Gospel Church, honouring ‘Fabulous Forty’ fathers for the independence anniversary, today’s profile is on William McCartney.

Athletes tune up for Commonwealth Games

QUARTER-milers Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown and LaToy Williams, along with sprinter Anthonique Strachan and long jumper Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart, continue to prepare for the Commonwealth Games.

Amateur boxers prepare for Olympic qualifiers next year

COACH Andre Seymour and his crew of amateur boxers are back together again as they prepare for the Olympic Games qualifying tournaments next year.

Last chance for boxers to qualify for the Olympics

IT’S on. Former amateur/professional boxer turned coach Valentino Knowles, assisted by Ronn Rodgers, heads a delegation of seven amateur boxers in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the final qualification round of the 2016 Olympic Games.

BTC DONATES $275,000 TO 3rd IAAF WORLD RELAYS

WHILE making a donation of $275,000 to the IAAF/BTC World Relays, BTC Chief Executive Officer Leon Williams said they continue to be the title sponsor for as long as the event is held in the Bahamas.

Insurance newcomer targets $2m top-line

A newcomer to the Bahamian general insurance industry is expecting to “write in excess of $2 million” worth of business during its first full year, describing the market as “heavily slanted” against consumers.

Three of six champions crowned in the AID Claycourt

AFTER the completion of the first of the two-week AID Claycourt Championships at the Gym Tennis Courts in Winton Meadows, three of the six champions - two in singles and one in doubles - have been decided,

MAN CALLS FOR LENIENCY, SAYING HE DID NOT INTEND TO HARM ANYONE

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AFTER pleading guilty to firearm and ammunition possession, a Farm Road man begged the Magistrate's Court for leniency, saying he did not intend to cause harm with the weapon. Before his sentencing yesterday m

Nolle prosequi issued over murder of FOAM president’s boyfriend

PROSECUTORS produced a written directive from the Attorney General’s Office requesting that proceedings be discontinued against a man accused of committing murder nearly two years ago.

Rand set for bad weather

WITH severe weather expected to affect the central and northwest Bahamas this weekend, officials of Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama are taking extra precautions ahead of the system to secure patients in Samaritan’s Purse tents.

Duke and Duchess going green for Bahamas visit

WHEN Prince William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrive in The Bahamas today, you might spot them chauffeured around the streets of Nassau in an electric vehicle.

Parent jailed for a year after attack on principal

A GRAND Bahama parent who attacked the Principal of Jack Hayward High School was sentenced to one year at Her Majesty’s Prison yesterday.

Councillors meet Port Authority

Newly-elected city councillors, accompanied by administrator Alexander Williams, have paid a courtesy call on officials at the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA).

'Training has been going great' for the CAC Games

IN preparation for the Central American and Caribbean Games this month in Veracruz, Mexico, Rashield Williams has decided to go to Washington DC to train with assistant team coach Floyd ‘Pretty Boy’ Seymour instead of joining his teammates in Havana, Cuba.

Elderly Exuma man dies in Williams Town house fire

A HOUSE fire early on Saturday has claimed the life of an elderly Exuma resident.

Man wanted for questioning in connection with murder

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 28-year-old Alfred George, of Knowles Drive off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway, who is wanted for questioning in connection to murder.

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