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THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a pair of games played at various gyms on Friday and Saturday night.
Bahamas can’t pay $4bn costs for climate change
The Bahamas cannot afford the $4bn required to meet its pledged climate change targets without international financial, technology and other “capacity-building” support, it has admitted.
Bahamas youth flag football season begins on August 26
THE Bahamas Youth Flag Football League (BYFFL) season is scheduled to begin next week Saturday.
SUFFERING ON THE STREET AS HEAT SOARS: Hot weather affecting everyone, but homeless are especially vulnerable
BAHAMIANS of all backgrounds are scrambling for relief from the brutal heat this summer, but for some of the country’s poorest residents, managing the conditions is an existential challenge.
Big Red Machine just keeps rolling
The St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine kept rolling at the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships where they claimed six out of eight division victories on Sunday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
Jonquel Jones leads New York to first WNBA Finals in 21 years with victory over her former team
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones have New York back in the WNBA Finals for the first time in more than two decades.
‘40 percent of work permits are jobs Bahamians can do’
LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson believes 40 per cent of the 12,000 work permits issued this year relate to jobs Bahamians can fill.
BPL: 8% 'crazy growth' in New Providence
A senior Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) executive yesterday said the utility had seen "crazy growth" in customer demand over the summer with New Providence's peak load increasing by 8 percent year-over-year.
‘Not enough time given’, says Abaco shanty town resident
ALTHOUGH for years government has threatened to destroy Abaco’s shanty towns, a father of two facing eviction from The Farm fears his family will have nowhere to go before the deadline is up to leave the unregulated community, his home for 20 years.
Despite health concerns, possibly due to mould, Ministry of Grand Bahama remains open
STAFF at the Grand Bahama Ministry has been experiencing health issues due to the presence of mould at the Harold DeGregory Government Complex Building on the Mall.
Deflation in the East
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Everyone in The Bahamas is feeling the rising cost of goods, energy and transportation. No matter if you visit the food store, turn on your AC or fuel up your car, you are paying more for these necessities than compared to the previous year. But the inflation rate in the islands is decreasing, and went down from 3.1 percent to 2.3 percent when compared to last year.
BGDBA Playoffs: Crimestoppers tie series 1-1, Cybots win game one
THE Police Crimestoppers tied their series 1-1 with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Panthers.
Elite Girls Basketball League back in action on Saturday
IN an effort to provide more opportunities for the high school players to improve their level of play before they head into international competition, Ryan Turnquest and a group of coaches have formed the Elite Girls Basketball League.
Public school attendance is down four percentage points since last year
THE public school attendance rate is at 91 percent this year, according to Acting Education Director Dominique Russell.
School monitors find boy, aged 12, living in car alone
SCHOOL attendance monitors tasked with getting drop-outs back in school recently found a 12-year-old boy living alone in a car.
GB Power solar rates '30% below Caribbean'
Grand Bahama Power Company says the solar power rate it has obtained from independent energy providers (IPPs) is "30 percent less than what you see elsewhere" in the Caribbean.
Bahamas defeats Argentina, 101-89
Wins Group A to advance to semifinals
The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team continued their winning ways last night, defeating Argentina 101-89 on their home turf to move on to the semifinals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers.
‘This year’s carnival will look less like Junkanoo’
COSTUMES for Bahamas Carnival 2024 will look less like the Junkanoo-themed costumes of years past, according to Bahamas Carnival Association (BCA) president Dario Tirelli.
Tennis ace Michael Major Jr eager to get started with Howard University Bison
AFTER holding his own as one of the top junior tennis players in the region, Michael Major Jr is eager to get started at the next level as he displays his skills on the collegiate circuit.
Mullings and McCoy break national records
With personal best performances in six of the seven individual events, Ken Mullings combined his points total to improve on his own Bahamas national record in the men’s heptathlon, while producing a world-leading performance.
