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Sandals union: We will ‘not sit quietly’

The Bahamas Hotel Maintenance & Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU), which is the bargaining agent for the 600 Sandals Royal Bahamian employees, said yesterday that it would “not sit quietly” in the wake of the wake to the resort’s decision to make employees redundant, calling it “a sad day for the labour movement”.

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Team Bahamas in T&T for pre-Olympic boxing showdown

A FIVE-member boxing team is in Trinidad & Tobago as the two countries host a pre-Olympic boxing showdown.

Bahamas Jr Golf Association and Fourteen Clubs Academy host US Kids at Lyford Cay

THE Bahamas Junior Golf Association and the Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosted the US Kids Golf at the Lyford Cay Golf Club on Sunday.

CONCACAF Men’s U-17 qualifiers: Bahamas improves record to 2-1

TEAM Bahamas is currently fourth in Group A at the CONCACAF Men’s U17 Qualifiers.

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Record-setting day in BLTA ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ programme

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ programme continues to bear fruit as the association welcomed approximately 80 kids on Saturday.

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Girls’ basketball tourney to be staged in memory of Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb

“MISSED, but not forgotten” is the theme that coach Terrance ‘Red-Eye’ McSweeney is using for the third annual basketball tournament for girls as the Diamond Basketball development programme honours the late Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb.

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Mt Carmel senior boys rout Greenville 43-25

BAHAMAS SCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

IT was an excellent start to the Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association’s (Small Schools) 2022/2023 basketball season.

STAMP TAX RISE STILL 'DISCOURAGING' BUYERS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE 12 per cent decline in non-trade stamp taxes recorded in the Central Bank's quarterly report for the 2011 fourth quarter shows that the Stamp Duty increase continues to "discour

A fond adieu to Monsieur Cash

EDITOR, The Tribune. Eric Bertram Cash gave up the ghost Friday, 3rd February, at the advanced age of 93 years. He was my modern language teacher when I attended Prince Williams School from 1977 to 1980 (Forms 1 to 3) and one of my favourite dominies. I

BAISS track and field championships to start this morning

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WILL this be the year that the St Augustine's College Big Red Machine's dominance of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' inter-school track and field championships come

Mobile portability’s launch ‘promising’

The first day of mobile number portability was described as “promising” by the Bahamas’ two providers, with each reporting strong customer interest.

Two held over human smuggling

TWO Bahamian men suspected of illegal human smuggling were intercepted and apprehended, along with 13 migrants, in US waters last week.

Butler and Bobcats in midst of career season

IN the midst of a career season, Michael Butler and his Peru State Bobcats will again in appear in a game televised by ESPN.Peru State will host its ESPN3 game of the week this coming Saturday when they face the William Penn Statesmen at the Oak Bowl

Bahamian players help Axemen to33-23 victory over Huskies

THE Acadia Axemen are headed to the AUS playoffs as the top overall seed.Eugene McMinns caught his third touchdown of the season, Arrien McDonald led the team in punt return yardage and Shelton Williams got the start on the offensive line in the Axem

Work space provider gives start-up boost

A Bahamian shared work space company is aiming to help entrepreneurs and start-ups “get going” by reducing overhead costs, its co-founder saying: “The response has been really good.”William Bastian, co-founder of Incudesk, told Tribune Business that

Church of God of Prophecy conference calls for "coherent" use of music

The Church of God of Prophecy has wrapped up its holistic National Evangelism Conference which had the goal of providing a platform for networking in ministry, to educate, inspire and equip believers for effective ministry.Over the past two decades i

Stan Bethell, Camille Burnside bowling MVPS

TOP scorer in Financial Bowling League competition Wednesday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment was Stan Bethell of the Strike Force with a 244 high game and a 622 high three-game series. The runner-up was teammate Kevin B Williams

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Bahamas to foot the bill for Royal couple’s visit

TAXPAYERS will pay fully for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to The Bahamas next week, an official said yesterday.

SPORTS NOTES

THE New Providence Old Timers Softball League continued its regular season in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

Awards ceremony to honour Bahamian nation builders

TWENTY TWO outstanding people who have contributed to the development of nation building in The Bahamas will be honoured at the Atlantis ballroom tomorrow evening at a gala celebration when they will receive the 2016 R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Service Award.