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Stuart and volleyball team are champions

IT was another historic moment for Bahamian sports internationally as Eugene Stuart and his Arcada Galati men’s volleyball team emerged as the champions of the Romania Division A1 League.

Marijuana legislation promised ‘by end of budget year’

MARIJUANA legislation, once approved by Cabinet, will be introduced to Parliament before the end of the budget year, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.

‘Curbside only is killing us’

A MANAGER of a local clothing store said curbside restrictions are “killing” the retail sector.

GB businesses RISE with $160,000 funding

A further 14 Grand Bahama businesses have received grant funding from an initiative that has already awarded almost $160,000 to assist with post-Hurricane Dorian restoration.Team RISE, which stands for Restoring Industries and Sustaining Employment,

PLP picks Laroda to fight for Pinewood

PUBLIC Disclosure Commission chairman Myles Laroda has been chosen by the PLP’s Candidates Committee to fight as their election candidate for the Pinewood constituency, The Tribune can confirm.

Poor communication

Communication etiquette is certainly in the toilet these days, particularly if one is trying to communicate with people in government, who are theoretically “Servants of the people”. We have gone from the never answered telephones, to the voicemail expeditions, to email which sometimes will elicit a response and can be programmed to confirm receipt or even opened. No proof of reading, of course, and certainly none of comprehension.

20,000 backyard farming kits for Grand Bahama

Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard is on target to distributing 20,000 backyard kits on Grand Bahama as part of an “aggressive” backyard farming programme recently launched by the government.

Baha Mar revisited

LIKE many Bahamians, I have watched the Baha Mar saga unfold. Having almost applied to work there, I now count myself fortunate for never having linked my future with that resort. Since its inception,

THE FINISH LINE - Davis Cup: Bahamas, 'it's time to get back to Zone I'

OVER the weekend, the Bahamas’ super quartet of Baker Newman, Philip Major Jr, Jody Turnquest and player captain Marvin Rolle returned home, having accomplished their ultimate goal of advancing from American Zone III to Zone II for 2019. It was anot

Birthday girl Joanna Evans wins another silver at the CAC Games

Birthday girl Joanna Evans added another silver medal to her ledger, this time in the rarely swum 400 metre individual medley and was joined by Albury Higgs with a bronze to push Team Bahamas’ total to five on the medal table at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games.

Weir: ‘We will see what the new board decides’

WITH the election of officers scheduled for Saturday, outgoing president Darnett Weir said it will be up to the new executive board of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association to decide whether or not they will keep the current Davis and Fed Cup teams in place.

Athletes will not compete as NCAA events are cancelled

THE NCAA joined the growing list of organisations to cancel sporting events as a means of combating the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19. Several Bahamian athletes were set to compete at basketball and track and field championship meets at various

Atlantis staff asked to take unpaid leave

ATLANTIS has asked staff at the Paradise Island resort and casino to either take two weeks unpaid leave or take earned vacation days due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hurt the tourism and travel industry.

Senior Exuma executive goes into self-isolation

EXUMA Administrator Preston Cunningham is in isolation after coming into contact with one of the COVID-19 cases on the island, local MP Chester Cooper said yesterday. Mr Cooper, MP for Exuma and Ragged Island, also said while Mr Cunningham had teste

Sweeting: 'We are here to help families through the process of acquiring these scholarships'

INTERNATIONAL Elite Sports Academy has become known for producing young talent to the professional baseball level but has also recognised several prospective student-athletes on their path to collegiate baseball this fall.I-Elite recently extended it

EDITORIAL: Accusation and counter-accusation over contracts

IT would seem any suggestion of bi-partisanship in politics is long gone.

Aircraft registry needs ‘glaring advantages’

The Bahamas must develop “glaring advantages” over rival jurisdictions if its proposed aircraft registry is to overcome its late market entrance, a Cabinet minister admitted yesterday.

Fears of oil spill at Arawak Cay

ACTING Port Controller Dr Raymond King called on the maritime industry to immediately advise the Port Department of any oil spills after officials were unable to recover any of the spilled oil found at Arawak Cay yesterday.

Antoan to host ‘career paths to athletic success’

AS the new year rolls in, professional baseball player Antoan Richardson will give Bahamian sporting enthusiasts an opportunity to participate in a free educational forum designed to empower Bahamians interested in college athletics and professional sports.

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