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FNM still playing the dating game over naming day of the election

FNM still playing the dating game over naming day of the election THE decision to call a general election is made by the prime minister, who advises the governor-general (who represents the monarch) to dissolve parliament. This gives the governing party

ERIC WIBERG: B-25 ditched in the sea two miles north of Tarpum Bay

JUST before noon on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, the operational record book of base OTU 111 records that “B-25 FW-154 FR was airborne at 11.16am upon A/S [anti-submarine] patrol No 2. No W/T [radio] contact was made with this aircraft after 11.50am, when a long dash [Mayday] was received. At 1.50pm, a signal was received from the pilot, via government channels, that the aircraft had ditched in the sea two miles north of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, at 11.48 am.

Insurer targets 'strong double digit growth'

A Bahamian general insurer yesterday said it was targeting "strong double digit growth" in its bottom line for 2012, its prior year results having been impacted by res

Start-up targeting digital media push

A Bahamian start-up aims to transform the digital media sector by providing platforms that offer the greatest marketing potential for business clients.“We’re on the cusp of something big,” said Marc Hohnstein, co-owner of TAHM Management and Marketin

THE FINISH LINE: Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr 'made us proud as a Spartan'

I REMEMBER when Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr was running cross country for Carlton Francis Primary School. In his younger years, he had what was considered to be a promising career in track and field. Could you imagine where he would have been had h

Union chief fears COVID middle class wipe-out

A trade union leader last night backed the Prime Minister's decision to place New Providence on total lockdown as he warned that COVID-19's economic impact may wipe out the Bahamian middle class.

Foreign debt breaching ex-minister's 25% 'goal'

Foreign holdings of the Bahamas’ sovereign debt are higher than “the manageable range” targeted by a former finance minister, who fears this could increasingly drain the external reserves.James Smith, also an ex-Central Bank governor, told Tribune Bu

THE BIG T TRAVELS TO LOS ANGELES TO SEE REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER LIVE

There’s been plenty for Bill Maher to celebrate of late: He’s just marked the 20th anniversary of his original talk show, Politically Incorrect, with his team; his HBO political discussion programme Real Time is in its 11th season, and the news just keeps handing him comedy material.

Coleby: Playing this year was a big sigh of relief for me

WHEN the Wichita State Shockers made an improbable run at the 2013 NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, Kadeem Coleby watched from the sidelines during his transfer period and missed a chance at history.

Softball: National Round Robin Championship set to start tonight

IF you enjoyed the competitive Austin Knowles National High School Softball Tournament at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend, Bahamas Softball Federation president Burkett Dorsett says you won’t want to miss the National Round Robin Softball Championship Tournament which starts tonight

SAC Big Red Machine dominate cross country

WITH the return of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ cross country championships on Saturday at St Augustine’s College, the Big Red Machine rode around their campus with another dominating performance.

Comets blaze to BAISS victory and end SAC's 26-year streak

THEY painted the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium green and white on Friday as the Queen's College Comets rushed onto the field to celebrate their victory as St Augustine's College's long stranglehold on the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' Track and Field Championships was finally broken after 26 years.

Jyles Etienne matches lifetime best at Big Ten Championships

THE men’s high jump, featuring two Bahamians, was the highlight at the Big Ten Conference Championships in Geneva, Ohio, as Jyles Etienne - a junior Indiana University - matched his lifetime best to help Indiana University take the men’s title back t

Cost of restoring water and power to Abaco '$110m'

IT will cost about $110m to restore water and electricity services to all of Abaco, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said yesterday.

Street Talk: LGBT rights

THE Tribune took to the streets to quiz the public on their views about lesbian, gay and transgender rights, in the wake of Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell’s statement that the US might cut back on assistance to the Bahamas over a negative stance on rights.

Truckers run over Cheetahs, Operators stop the Cybots

THE defending champions Johnson Lady Truckers pulled off a big 72-64 victory over former champions Career Builders Lady Cheetahs to highlight the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association double header at the DW Davis Gymnasium Saturday night.

Higgs and Longhorns stop the Lady Raiders, stay undefeated

Conference play presented an early season matchup featuring two of the country’s top college basketball players in a Big 12 rivalry game.

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

Changing times over Marlin fishing

I see where a letter writer to The Tribune was sickened by your front page photo on June 7, headed “Sport or Slaughter”, and environmentalist Sam Duncombe has taken the sportsmen to task remarking that it is “absolutely ludicrous” that the capture of the country’s national fish is allowed in such events, adding that “these bloody tournaments” need to stop.

Lashann and Longhorns ‘loaded’ in Big 12

Lashann Higgs and the Texas Longhorns are expected to be contenders once again in the Big 12 and possibly for a national title.

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