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UPDATED: Cabinet Office confirms Lanisha Rolle's resignation, says 'certain matters' are under investigation
IN a statement confirming Lanisha Rolle’s resignation as minister of youth, sports, and culture, the Cabinet Office said “certain matters have been brought to the attention” of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and are now “under investigation”.
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Speaker in new clash over report sign-off
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie committed a “clear and flagrant breach of the Constitution” when he submitted a report on Friday to Governor General C A Smith that contained only his signature and no one else’s from the Constituencies Commission, committee member Marco City MP Michael Pintard said in a statement.
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Social promotion ‘would be tricky to eliminate’
IN response to the head of the Bahamas Union of Teachers calling for an end to “social promotion” in schools, a local education official suggested the “long-standing” process would be tricky to eliminate.
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FIVE CES TECH SHOW TRENDS TO WATCH
CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 attendees across the globe.
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FIVE CES TECH SHOW TRENDS TO WATCH
CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 attendees across the globe.
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‘Schools not ready’ for classes in person
WHILE officials hope to soon announce a date for the resumption of face-to-face learning, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin disclosed that several schools will be unable to open due to an unsatisfactory state of repair.
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EDITORIAL: We are failing our children
THE children of our nation seem to be caught in the middle of an almighty mess.
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Schools restart in early January
ALL schools in the country will reopen for in-person instruction in the second week of January with just a few exceptions, according to Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training Glenys Hanna Martin.
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New judges are appointed
THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has announced the appointment of new judges to the Supreme and Magistrates Courts.
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Fuel charge to stay same after review, says BPL
BAHAMAS Power and Light said yesterday that after a mandated 12-month review, the fuel charge for BPL customers will remain at about 10.5 cents per kilowatt hour through June 2022.
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Lucayan seeks $3m over water ‘damage’
The government-owned Grand Lucayan yesterday said it is seeking almost $3m in compensation from the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for “the exorbitant loss and damage” caused by poor quality water.
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Davis Cup: Bahamas set to play Cuba today
ALTHOUGH they don’t know much about their first round opponents from Cuba, player/captain Marvin Rolle said Team Bahamas won’t take anything for granted when they step on the tennis court today in Panama City, Panama.
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Bank chief pushes back on imminent debt default
A prominent banker yesterday said there are no signs the international capital markets agree with a Caribbean economist that a Bahamian sovereign debt default is imminent.
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Bahamas Bowl set to return in December
A LANDMARK event on The Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar, the Bahamas Bowl is set to return in 2021.
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Grand Bahama engineer dies
Well-known Grand Bahama engineer and contractor Philip T English died this weekend while in hospital.
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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Bahamas eliminated
THE Bahamas senior men’s national soccer team continued its recent struggles in international play and was eliminated from the CONCACAF Gold Cup prelims, prior to the group stage.
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Lyford Cay scholarships
COVID-19 turned the world upside down, closing schools to in-person learning, shutting down tourism and forcing countries to ramp up healthcare operations. But there is one thing it did not dampen – Bahamian students’ desire to go to college.
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In Russia, Jonquel and Foxes dominate
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes returned to Russian Premier League play and continued their dominance after an undefeated run in the first round of the FIBA EuroLeague group stage.
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Jonquel Jones and Foxes one step closer to FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes are one step closer to the FIBA EuroLeague Women Final Four.
