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Why did women’s national basketball team not travel?
WHO is responsible for the financial fiasco that forced the Bahamas Basketball Federation to leave the women’s national basketball team home, instead of travelling last week to compete in the Centrobasket Tournament.
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A special dance show to celebrate confident women
Supporting women through dance and movement, the Girl on Pole Studio is celebrating its holiday season ‘Sexy Pole Dance Show’ on December 16.
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Three more athletes added to Walk of Fame
WORLD and Olympic champions Shaunae Miller- Uibo and Steven Gardiner and their World Relays’ mixed relay gold medal teammate Anthonique Strachan were the latest athletes added to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Legends Walk of Fame.
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Cable to appeal URCA fines over TV ‘quality’
Cable Bahamas is pledging to appeal the adverse findings and fines levied against it following a probe into the “quality of service” provided to its pay-TV customers during the 2021 calendar year.
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Man accused of gun threat
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after allegedly threatening someone with a handgun.
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Former AG: Will exists to change sex offences laws
FORMER Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson believes that public officials have the political will to actually make changes to sexual offences legislation.
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Valley Boys donate to Bahamas Red Cross Society
TO help the community, the Valley Boys Junkanoo group gave a donation to The Bahamas Red Cross Society on Friday.
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Christmas food items 'will reflect Thanksgiving prices'
SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts said Friday with the holidays approaching, the price of popular holiday goods will remain consistent to the prices currently reflected in stores.
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50th Carifta Games set for April 7-10
AMIDST the backdrop of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) officially launched the hosting of the 50th CARIFTA Games to commemorate the Bahamas’ 50th anniversary of Independence.
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We’re on the Road to 50th Independence anniversary
THE Independence Secretariat yesterday launched the country’s 50th anniversary campaign, announcing events leading up to the milestone that starts next month with a national road race.
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Three-year agreement signed between BCPOU and Bridge Authority
THE Bridge Authority and the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union signed a three-year industrial agreement yesterday that includes increased increments and salary scales.
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PM pitching for stadium to become baseball hub
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he anticipates that the country will become the nexus in regional baseball with the opening of the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.
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FACE TO FACE: The first in line to change The Bahamas
ON November 26, 1962, women in The Bahamas voted for the very first time. It was an occasion that will forever be etched in the annals of Bahamian history.
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Fitzpatrick earns Hero Shot at Albany championship
MATT Fitzpatrick earned the Hero Shot at Albany championship yesterday to kick off the 2022 Hero World Challenge.
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‘Stellar 2023’: Crowdfunding platform targets $26m raises
A Bahamian crowdfunding platform yesterday predicted 2023 “will be a stellar year” for capital raises with investors seeking a collective $26m set to approach the market between now and end-March.
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WORLD VIEW: Higher cost of living demands competent governments
THROUGHOUT the world, people and their governments and Central Banks are worrying about inflation, or the rate of increase in the cost of living. In many countries, this concern about the cost of living has become a prime consideration in general elections because electorates want competent governments in whose hands they commit their expectations.
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Bridge tolls may go up - but not for cars
THE Bridge Authority yesterday announced a possible toll increase for vehicles with heavy equipment and weight restrictions on the Paradise Island bridges next year pending an assessment on the traffic impact on the structures.
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Child labour policy conventions signed
THE government yesterday signed two conventions concerning progress for persons with disabilities and gender-based violence and also launched one phase of the National Child Labour Policy.
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Lettuce case price up 119% above ‘normal’
FOOD retailers yesterday warned that vegetable prices will continue to increase with the cost for a case of lettuce soaring by 119 percent compared to normal times.
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Taxi union says minister is missing in action
WESLEY Ferguson, president of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union, said yesterday that union members are still awaiting correspondence from the Ministry of Transport and Housing on the issue of the regulation of taxi plates.
