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CBC: Bahamas tops USVI 67-63 for victory

WHAT a difference a year has made for our senior women’s national basketball team as they started the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships with a win over the same team that sent them to an opening-round loss in 2014.

'Carbon monoxide poisoning' cause of deaths at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort

CARBON monoxide poisoning was found to be the cause of death of three American tourists who were found at Sandals in Exuma earlier this month, The Tribune was told.

Bahamas to face Cayman in Rugby WCup qualifier

THE Bahamas will be back on the international rugby scene in just under two weeks as the country begins the path toward IRB World Cup 2015 qualification. The team is scheduled to travel to face

Boxers get ready for ‘rumble in the jungle’

A contingent of boxers from throughout the Bahamas has been assembled to compete against their counterparts from around the region in the Boxing Federation of the Bahamas’ second annual Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming and Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller Memorial Boxing Championships this weekend.

UPDATED: Nassau shootings leave two men dead, five in hospital

A SPATE of shootings in Nassau on Friday night and Saturday has left two men dead, five in hospital and police investigating five separate incidents.

Shenseea should be banned

A US-based online news site recently reported that The Bahamas leads the world in rape cases per capita. According to the site, the rate is pegged at 133 per 100,000 people. In the Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the rate is 112 per 100,000; while in Jamaica it is 51 per 100,000.

Sports Notes

THREE of the Bahamian players have advanced to the semi-final of the SVGTA NLA Junior ITF Tournament in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Man held over alleged rape of American tourist

POLICE have one man in custody in connection with the alleged rape of an American tourist early Sunday morning and are on the hunt for another suspect who sexually assaulted a woman during an armed robbery in western New Providence Saturday night.

Twelve to represent Bahamas at the CBC

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation has finalised the list of 12 players who will represent the men’s team at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships next week in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Remembering the crew of the HMBS Flamingo

FAMILY members and friends of the four Bahamian Marines killed in action 36 years ago during the sinking of HMBS Flamingo joined officers and marines of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force at a brief ceremony at the Coral Harbour Base for a special Morning Colours ceremony yesterday.

Bahamas ranked favourably in global corruption index

A GLOBAL index measuring perceived corruption in the public sector has ranked The Bahamas favourably in its top 25.

Ben Carson to keynote CEO conference at the Melia

BEN Carson, the United States’ secretary of housing and urban development, will be the international keynote speaker at the 2018 CEO Network Global Empowerment Conference to be held April 25-28 at the Melia Resort Ballroom, Cable Beach.The theme of

URCA to host utility regulation conference

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) will host the 10th annual conference of the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR), from November 7-9 next week at the Grand Lucayan Resort .

Church scuffle case delayed until March

THE trial of three ministers accused of getting into a scuffle on the pulpit following a succession battle for church leadership has been adjourned to March 8.

Police seek help over robberies

POLICE are asking for the public’s help in solving five robberies that took place on Saturday and Sunday. The first incident took place around 1am on Saturday.

Another delay in sentencing for men who tried to kill senior policeman

THERE was another delay in the sentencing of Excel Josey and Maurice Armbrister in the case of attempted armed robbery and attempted murder of Police Superintendent Clayton Fernander.

Grand Bahama Lucayans win battle in the pool

THE Grand Bahama Lucayans, behind the top performance from Marvin Johnson, came and conquered the swimming competition at the sixth Bahamas Games.

Truckers win national title

THE Bommer G Truckers lived up to their end of the bargain by giving sponsor Bommer George a Bahamas Softball Federation men’s national championship title.

Prayer rally against crime in Rawson Square

THE NATIONAL Student Christian Movement (SCM) will officially launch operation Cover Our Schools In Prayer with a “No Weapons Prayer Rally” at Rawson Square today from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

LEFT IN TEARS: Animals injured, families scramble for belongings as bulldozers move in

A LOCAL outreach organisation had dozens of its beneficiaries displaced yesterday after bulldozers ripped through their homes and other buildings in the Prince Charles area as the result of a long-standing land ownership dispute.

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