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Gas stations seek margin rise: ‘Our backs are against the wall’

Gas station operators have their “backs against the wall” after returning to 24/7 operations due to the continuing wait for an increase to their price-controlled margins.

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Orioles claim Lucius Fox off waivers

LUCIUS Fox is headed to the fourth franchise of his Major League Baseball career.

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Bail granted in firearm assault case

A 56-year-old man was granted bail after he faced allegations that he used a loaded firearm to assault his relative.

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‘Standard bearer’ bank put into administration

A Bahamian bank, whose new owners pledged it would be “a standard bearer” for the jurisdiction just eight months ago, has been placed under statutory administration by the Central Bank.

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Man claims he was unknowingly recruited to commit fraud

A 49-year-old man who claimed he was unknowingly recruited to commit more than $10,000 worth of fraud will stand trial early next year.

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Suspect charged with murder

A 32-year-old man was in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder.

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Burrows and Gibson post double doubles in head-to-head meeting

TWO teams headed in opposite directions - Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers maintained their national ranking with a three-game winning streak while Qyemah Gibson and the St Mary’s Huskies lost their third game in a row.

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Why be thankful?

This week Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving in the USA as a national holiday. Traditionally it is a day when they celebrate and thank God or whichever deity that they worship. They celebrate the birth of the USA way back in 1776 and spend time with immediate family and close friends. There is usually an uptick in travelling by air, car or rail to different parts of that country. It is also a magnet for sales and giveaways by stores and other commercial outlets.

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PM opens Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship

THE Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship opened yesterday with four national Division I women’s programmes in action on day one.

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Gamecocks win first Battle 4 Atlantis title

The No.1 team in NCAA basketball lived up to that top billing and dominated the competition en route to the inaugural Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s Tournament title.

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Mitchell and his propaganda

Please allow me space in your column to express my views on a story that appeared in your Tuesday, November 23, 2021, edition under the headline, “Mitchell says Minnis should go quietly”.

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Union chief hails ‘night and day’ labour change

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) president yesterday accused the former Minnis administration of committing “an unforgivable sin” as he hailed a “night and day” difference in labour relations.

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BPL fuel hedge among ‘first issues’ for Board

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedging strategy will be continued beyond its June 2022 end, a Cabinet minister promised yesterday, although there may be some adjustments.

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10th Battle 4 Atlantis tips off at Imperial Arena

HEAD coaches of several of the top NCAA Division I men’s basketball programmes in America had a similar message for their players headed into the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis - enjoy the amenities of the Atlantis resort and what the Bahamas has to offer, but treat the star-studded tournament like a “business trip.

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FRONT PORCH: Why don’t the unvaccinated listen? More waves are coming and hundreds are going to die

After the punishing Delta wave and now with much lower case numbers and deaths, there is a lulling complacency setting in yet again throughout the country about the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic.