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Falcons, SAC in win column

JORDAN Prince William Falcons and St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine each placed multiple teams in the BAISS Championship final and each had two teams win yesterday as the series tipped off in the four divisions.

Bahamas 'better positioned than Caribbean' over hotel investment

THE Bahamas is better-positioned than the rest of the Caribbean to attract inward investment and financing for resort development, a leading accountant yesterday telling Tribune Business projects such as Baha Mar's would be "a waste of time" without supporting infrastructure "capacity".

QC boys, SAC girls are basketball champions

Both titles in the BAISS Senior divisions were decided by two-game sweeps as the SAC Big Red Machine won the Senior Girls while the Queen’s College Comets won Senior Boys at Loyola Hall last night.

SAC are National Champions

A total of seven made the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games and at least 12 records were broken as the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture concluded their National High School Track and Field Championships on Saturday night as the Big Red Machine took home another overall title to St Augustine’s College.

Game of Thrones star Richard Madden talks to the Big T

• THE Big T got a chance to sit down with three leading actors from the award-winning HBO show “Game of Thrones” as they wrapped up their tour of the region to promote the second season. In a Tribune exclusive three-part interview series, find out what is in store for the new season and get up close and personal with Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) and Richard Madden (Robb Stark).

Roberts and Major Jr reuniting for Davis Cup

THEY haven’t played against each other since they were juniors. But now that they are all grown up and playing on the professional circuit, Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr are reuniting to play together for the first time as members of the Bahamas’

Dorian debris clear needs big 'ramp up'

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday called for post-Dorian debris removal to be “ramped up significantly” given the huge obstacle it presents to the island’s reconstruction. Ken Hutton, pictured , told Tribune Business that the authoriti

Business owners 'not living in ivory towers'

The prime minister’s attack on business owners “has no merit” in most cases, a prominent entrepreneur argued yesterday, adding: “We’re not living in ivory towers.” Robert Myers, who has multiple business interests, told Tribune Business that it was

Fidelity pledges no 'false euphoria' on planned stock split

Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) yesterday pledged that its proposed early 2020 stock split will guard against the “false euphoria” that such moves sometimes provoke in local shareholders.Gowon Bowe, the BISX-listed commercial bank’s chief financial officer,

Swimming teams named for CCCAN, Fina and Pan Am Games

WITH the completion of the Aliv National Championships over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre, the Bahamas Swimming Federation is preparing for their swimmers to compete in four international meets. • On Thursday, the first team

Sands tumbles out of triple jump with knee injury

LONDON, England — Sitting in fourth place in the men’s triple jump final as he went through his fourth attempt, Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands’ knee gave up on him as he went through his skip, hop and jump phase.

Texaco retailers to discover what new owner's 'all about'

LOCAL Texaco retailers are expected to meet with their new distributor today after RUBIS/Vitogaz completed its "nine-figure buyout" of Chevron's fuels marketing and aviation business in this nation, one independent dealer telling Tribune Business that the latter "was the worst dealer I had to deal with".