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Sand Dollar rout Zulu Media 96-64, Cyber Tech top Mekaddish Millionaires 82-80
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Regulators, millionaires win double header
THE Leno Regulators and the Mekaddish Millionaires won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
2022 mixed for Out Island resort targets
FAMILY Island resorts experienced a mixed 2022 in terms of hitting their collective targets as they closed in on a return to pre-COVID business volumes, a top tourism official has confirmed.
NPBA: Giants and DDL in win column
THE defending champions Discount Distributors Liquors and runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants both pulled off victories over the weekend to highlight the men’s division one play in the New Providence Basketball Association.
Roots wants Junkanoo judging change
MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.
Firearms task force ‘to create safer Bahamas’
PRIME Minister Philip Davis said the success of a firearms task force will make fighting illegal weapons more likely by providing a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the problem.
Ed Armbrister Baseball League officially open
PLAY ACTION ON DIAMOND CONTINUES THROUGH TO APRIL
AFTER hosting their developmental training programme at Flamingo Park in Carmichael Road, organiser Michael Butler said it was time for them to expose the players to a full-fledged league with games being played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Scotia: 95% gone online amid ‘lousy’ service claim
SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) will this year test mobile banking technology capable of serving all Family Islands, its top executive said yesterday, with 95 percent of customer transactions now conducted online or at ABMs.
NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.
Police chief concern over bail decisions
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police are looking forward to a good year working with legal officials with a view of taking individuals off the street who continue to offend and get bail.
DPM targets 8m visitors for 2023
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday forecast that 2023 tourist arrivals will hit the eight million mark with downtown Nassau’s British Colonial Hilton set to fully re-open by year-end.
Art bringing awareness to young lives lost on the street
VIOLENCE in society was the inspiration behind artist Dwight Ferguson’s latest installation - a public artwork in Elizabeth Estates Park, which was unveiled on Saturday.
Police: Reported financial crimes strike five-year low
TOTAL financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) fell to their lowest level for five years in 2022 with a near-30 percent decline compared to 2021.
Briland resort enjoys 33% revenue surge
A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of pre-COVID comparisons for that month.
‘Good time to be a seller’, says realtor
A Bahamian realtor yesterday said it is a “good time to be seller” as the demand for properties valued under $500,000 has generated numerous inquiries from prospective purchasers.
Crimes against the person increased by 23 percent last year
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander revealed on Friday that crimes against the person increased by 23 percent last year when compared to the same period in 2021, including murders, armed robberies and sex crimes that also trended upwards.
Bahamasair suspends flights to Haiti’s capital
Bahamasair’s weekly jet service to Cape Haitien has been “leaving full every time” even though service to the country’s capital has been suspended from January 28, its managing director revealed yesterday.
Giants and Eagles win the NPBA’s double header
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and the RC Liquors Eagles won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Learning loss assessment starts next month
THE Ministry of Education announced the start of the learning loss assessment tests for next month in partnership with a private international learning analytics company.
100 youths enlist in guard scheme
NEARLY 100 young people from throughout the country that have enlisted in the Bahamas National Youth Guard programme are in Grand Bahama for three months of training at the Police College in Freeport.
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