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A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21

Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?

Food store surprise at Brazil meat ban

Bahamian supermarket chains were surprised yesterday by the Government’s decision to place an immediate ban on all meat imports from Brazil, in the wake of a health and corruption scandal impacting that nation’s export processing industry.

32-member team all set for the 3rd IAAF/ BTC World Relays

WHEN the third edition of the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017 comes to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium later this month, the Bahamas will assemble a 31-member team, focusing primarily on the men and women 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 metre relays.

Redundancy ‘cap’ raise by 2/3 to ‘cripple’ firms

Removing the Employment Act’s ‘cap’ on redundancy pay will “cripple and/or bankrupt most businesses” in the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce has warned, resulting in mass lay-offs and company closures.

Chairman Mitchell comes out fighting

NEWLY elected Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell has committed the party to meeting the governing Free National Movement “at every corner and on every street” as opposition party recommits to capturing an election victory in 2022.

Bill's $250,000 threshold 'inequitable' for Bahamians

THE Commercial Enterprises Bill must not operate “to the detriment of Bahamian businesses”, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive warned yesterday, while rejecting claims it undermines ‘Bahamianisation’.Edison Sumner told Tribune Business that th

Bahamas born - but held for 3 months

A 34-year-old man born in The Bahamas is petitioning the courts over the lawfulness of his detention of some three months at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.

‘Morale as low as water pressure’

PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) Dwayne Woods said yesterday it was a coincidence that water pressure throughout New Providence was low one day after workers reportedly staged a ‘sick out’ at the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

Job initiatives rolled out by Minister of Labour

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes announced a slate of three new employment initiatives yesterday, geared toward easily pairing potential employers with job seekers via the Department of Labour. During a press conference at the department’s Rosetta Stree

GAIN AN EDGE: Take the challenge of TVET - it’s worth it

Vital lessons can be learned at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute in pursuing education . . .

Iesha survives 1st round of the Goombay Splash Bowl

IESHA Shepherd, back home on a break from participating in a tennis academy in the United States, picked up her first win in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Goombay Splash Bowl.

Elite Tennis Programme set for Tuesday launch

FROM the time he retired in 2016, former touring pro Mark Knowles said his intention was to come home and contribute to the sport of tennis.Now is the ideal time.On Tuesday, Knowles will launch his Mark Knowles Elite Tennis Programme that will be a p

31 RECEIVE GOLD AWARD AS GGYA TURNS 30

IT took less than an hour to bring to an auspicious end an epic, three-year journey which saw 31 students develop from awkward teens into confident young adults. On Thursday, September 28, Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling presented the youth

THE PRESS BOX: Ezekiel Elliott suspension . . . 'Dak Knight' to the rescue

COWBOY Nation, I know we are all on a slippery slope regarding the now infamous Ezekiel Elliott six-game suspension.

Top basketball players eager to try out for Team Bahamas

The new format for the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and the Pre Olympic qualifier will begin later this month when the Bahamas Basketball Federation heads to Canada before coming home to host.The BBF’s first vice president Mario Bowleg,

Bahamian players hit court in NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I basketball tipped off Friday night and several Bahamian players were hit the floor for their respective programmes in divisions across the United States.Some of the top performers included Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Lashann Higgs of th

NPOTSA ALL-STAR CLASSIC SET FOR SATURDAY

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association is set to hold its All-Star Classic in the Archdeacon Canon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds on Saturday.

Three dead in just 12 hours

THE family of two teen brothers fatally shot in a barbershop on Saturday are on edge, fearing criminals are not done with targeting their family.

Buddy to headline roster for Americas World Cup qualifier

MEN’s senior national basketball team head coach Mario Bowleg called this current Bahamas roster “one of the most talented the federation has put together” as they continue to seek FIBA World Cup qualification.Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield will

$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

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