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Student athletes shine at NAIA, Junior College level
BAHAMIAN student athletes have excelled this season at various levels of collegiate basketball, highlighted by recent performances at the NAIA and Junior College level.
McCoy and Bastian stand out in NCAA Division II basketball
BAHAMIAN student athletes continue to have a major impact on their respective programmes in NCAA Division II basketball.
Johnson posts two double doubles
CHRISTOPHER Johnson has emerged as an offensive leader for the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Cardinals.
Bahamian farm eyes 1.4m herbs in $60m joint venture
A Bahamian hydroponic producer and its US partner last night revealed they will invest $60m in developing a 71,000 square foot facility able to grow “300 times more food” than a traditional farm.
Seven more deaths added to COVID toll
SEVEN COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded so far this month, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday.
375 new cases confirmed
THE Ministry of Health recorded 375 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period last week, with cases falling to the double digits for two of those days for the first time this month.
McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels back in win column
YOLETT McPhee-McCuin’s Ole Miss Rebels have rebounded from their lone Southeastern Conference loss of the season with a pair of dominant performances, including a milestone win over an in-state rival.
Coleby set for United Arab Emirates National Basketball League
DWIGHT Coleby joined his third club of the 2021- 22 season while several other Bahamian frontcourt players had season high performances for their respective clubs.
University partners in fight against gender violence
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.
Airlines ‘pay price’ over COVID surge with 15-20% drop
Bahamian domestic airlines have “paid the price” for the recent Omicron-led COVID case surge with a 15-20 percent drop in passenger numbers, an industry executive has revealed.
Unions must ‘come to grips with reality’ over COVID wage increase
A trade union leader yesterday pledged that organised labour will not employ strong-arm tactics to achieve inflation-matching wage increases, adding: “We must all come to grips with reality.”
‘Absolutely livid’ over doubling, tripling tax
Real property taxpayers were yesterday said to be “absolutely livid” after receiving bills that doubled and tripled their 2022 payments following the recent New Providence-wide revaluation.
Tourism sees little impact from COVID downgrade
Hotel operators yesterday forecast that The Bahamas’ downgrade to “do not travel” status yet again by US health authorities will have little to no impact on travel demand.
Police end search after report of downed plane
POLICE have suspended the search for a reported downed plane, according to press liaison officer, Superintendent Audley Peters.
‘Caribbean’s Singapore’: $15bn GDP target urged
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to target a 50 percent GDP increase to $15bn, a governance reformer arguing: “There’s no reason we can’t be the Singapore of the Caribbean.”
Judge cuts $66k from Sir William’s outstanding loans
The late Sir William Allen’s estate has persuaded the Supreme Court to slash unpaid loans allegedly owed to a prominent Bahamian businessman by some $66,000.
Hilton closure to hit downtown business
DOWNTOWN Nassau businesses yesterday lamented that the British Colonial Hilton’s imminent February 15 closure will result in lost trade for their enterprises.
No major rush with return to classroom
BACK-to-school suppliers say they did not see the typical customer volumes ahead of this week’s return to the classroom.
Halkitis: Dubai trip chance to boost investment
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis defended the trip to Expo 2020 in Dubai, saying the event was an opportunity to establish connections and hopefully boost foreign direct investment.
Gov’ts ‘strong stance’ limited GB Power hike
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government’s intervention was responsible for the 47 percent reduction in Grand Bahama Power Company’s base electricity rate increase.
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