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Last-ditch threat to oil exploration
Environmental activists last night threatened to initiate legal action against the Government and Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) within 14 days unless the latter halts its oil exploration plans.
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Tavario Miller makes impact in Argentina
TAVARIO Miller was an early season acquisition for Boca Juniors in Argentina’s Liga Nacional de Básquet and has had an immediate impact with his new club.
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Oil explorer: 'We will pay double required royalties'
A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday said it will "pay double the royalties that the law provides for" to the Government should it strike success when exploratory drilling starts in less than a month.
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General Post Office demolition underway
DEMOLITION of the General Post Office at East Hill Street began yesterday as part of efforts to modernise the downtown area.
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STATESIDE: Trump still plays the squatter in the White House as Republicans struggle to cut the chains to their electoral loser
IT’S been 16 days now since America’s general election. A nasty joke has been making the rounds. It goes like this:
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BPC director blasts 'preposterous' action
A Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) director yesterday slammed "preposterous" environmental activists for seeking to block this nation from discovering whether it has natural resources to exploit.
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Ayton poster boy
Bahamian Deandre Ayton, preparing for his third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was the poster boy for the upstart Phoenix Suns as they unveiled their new Nike City Edition uniforms.
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‘SWEET BELLS’ ON KLAY INJURY: ‘IT’S A PART OF LIFE’
MYCHAL ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson, the first Bahamian and international player to be selected as the No.1 pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s draft in 1978, remembered when he suffered a broken leg in a pickup game at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
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Jonquel leads her team to brink of FIBA qualification
Jonquel Jones has led Bosnia and Herzegovina to the brink of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 qualification after another pair of dominant performances in the latest window.
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Prince Strachan and Rams have thrilling finish in the playoffs
PRINCE Strachan and his John Carroll Catholic High School Golden Rams will continue their season after a thrilling finish in the first round of the Florida 2-3A regional playoffs.
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Taskforce to tackle oil dumping
A Police task force led by two senior officers has been assigned to deal with any further illegal oil dumping incidents on Grand Bahama following two recent incidents on the island.
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EDITORIAL: Good riddance to a building long past its best
IT’S the end of an era – and not before time.
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Abaco resorts: 'We must know what we're facing'
Abaco resorts yesterday called for more clarity around the COVID-19 travel protocols as they seek to rebound from the combined devastation of Hurricane Dorian and the global pandemic.
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Retailer's 'hard decision' to exit Mall at Marathon
A Bahamian retailer yesterday said high rental rates combined with the ongoing uncertainty over COVID-19 restrictions had given it no choice but to exit its space at the Mall at Marathon.
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Liquidator concern on $8m taken from collapsed broker
A Bahamian broker/dealer’s liquidator has voiced concern that its majority shareholder and then-senior management removed over $8m in the two-and-a-half years prior to its insolvency.
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Cruise port poised for berth expansion
Nassau Cruise Port is poised to begin the expansion of key vessel berths as it revealed yesterday that demolition of the former Festival Place welcome centre is now 90 percent complete.
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PETER YOUNG: And you thought things were bad in the White House
Whether or not one agrees with former US President Richard Nixon who said, with supreme irony, that he ‘rejected the cynical view that politics is a dirty business’, there is no denying recent goings-on at the heart of Britain’s political establishment have been dramatic and messy.
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'Worrying' growth in uninsured accidents
Bahamas First's top executive yesterday revealed that COVID-19 restrictions have produced a "noticeable" drop in motor vehicle claims despite a "worrying" increase in uninsured driver accidents.
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Water Corp debt to major supplier slashed to $15m
The Water & Sewerage Corporation managed to cut the debt owed to its main BISX-listed supplier by $3.3m in October after making zero progress during then first nine months of 2020.
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THOMAS ON THREE-PITCH ARSENAL
THE premier pitcher in the Bahamian minor league pipeline, Tahnaj Thomas’ performance at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ instructional league has the team looking forward to a new addition to his skill set.
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