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Committee set up to advise on university president search
THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.
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.
‘I’m really excited for Jazz. Opening day is going to be really special’
WITH the passing of Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister, retired outfielder Antoan Richardson has now assumed the elder statesmanship of the Bahamian Major League baseball fraternity.
Public demand for vaccine ‘flattened’
DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
Ayton dominates in playoff debut
DEANDRE Ayton and the Phoenix Suns made a dynamic return to the NBA playoffs and dominated en route to the franchise’s first postseason win since 2011.
Government urged to speed up Downtown demolitions
THE Downtown Nassau Partnership has called on the government to get serious with owners of abandoned and dilapidated buildings on Bay Street.
Over-65s invited to take COVID vaccine
VACCINATION sites across New Providence will have the capacity to vaccinate over 2,000 people daily once the country has enough supplies, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Deputy Chair Ed Fields.
PM says affordable land and housing plans are part of manifesto
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has insisted that recently announced plans to offer concessions to young, prospective homeowners was sparked by goals in his party’s manifesto and not because an election is approaching.
Dump trucks destroyed in blaze at compound
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is investigating a fire that left several privately owned dump trucks destroyed on Monday morning.
Coleby posts double double in Turkey debut
AFTER a strong preseason, Dwight Coleby made his 2020 debut in the Turkey Basketball League.
Bahamas to get $60m for COVID battle boost
The Government is set to borrow $60m to boost the public health sector in its fight with COVID-19 and eliminate the paper-based system it employed to manage the crisis up until August 2020.
14-game win streak to end season for Jones
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun had a historic finish to the 2021 WNBA regular season and now set their sights on the postseason as the No 1 overall seed.
LW Young and broke candidates
Leon Walter Young, better known to us as L W Young, was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1912, during the governorship of either Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter or Sir William Grey-Wilson. A carpenter and building contractor by profession, Young would serve in Parliament for the Eastern District of New Providence, from the aforementioned 1912 to 1942 – the year of the Burma Road Riots.
Men’s national basketball team members open seasons
SEVERAL senior men’s national basketball team members recently opened their respective seasons across various professional leagues in Europe and South America.
Tourism chief: ‘Step up our game’ over vaccination roll-out
A senior Ministry of Tourism executive yesterday urged the Bahamas to “step up its game” on the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out over fears its Caribbean rivals are outpacing it.
5,000 have now had vaccine
ABOUT 5,000 people have received their first shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since the country began its vaccination programme last week.
Harvey scores career high 10 points in win
AHMARD Harvey had the best game of his collegiate career while several Bahamian players made their NCAA Division I basketball debuts this week after their programmes got off to late starts due to schedule adjustments and COVID-19 protocols.
Jones named Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month
For the second time this season, Jonquel Jones has been named the WNBA’s Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month.
Another career milestone for our WNBA star
JONQUEL Jones reached another career milestone this season and added another résumé builder to an MVP calibre 2021 season.
Robinson No. 39 overall, Chisholm No. 61 in MLB Pipeline top 100
FOLLOWING the completion of the 2020 Major League Baseball season, the pair of Kristian Robinson and Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm each achieved their highest rankings to date in the MLB Pipeline top 100.
