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Lucius Fox Player of the Week, Knowles promoted, Young back in AAA
D’SHAWN Knowles and Chavez Young received call-ups in their respective organisations while Lucius Fox was named Player of the Week to highlight play from Bahamians in minor league baseball.
Freedom Farm champions crowned
THE Freedom Farm Baseball League concluded its 2022 season with “Championship Sunday” at the league’s complex in Yamacraw.
Fox, Knowles hit home runs
A PAIR of Bahamian minor league baseball prospects hit their first home runs of the season in productive weekends at the plate for their respective clubs.
Don’t allow COVID apathy to ‘strangle economic rebound’
A top hotelier yesterday warned The Bahamas “must not allow apathy” to undermine the COVID fight, while admitting the surge in cases will make the Government “more tentative” over the further restriction easing sought by tourism.
Chavez Young homers on rehab assignment in Single A
CHAVEZ Young continues to work his way back from an early season injury in his second stint with the Dunedin Blue Jay of the Single-A Florida State League.
Bastian picks Titans to continue in Division I
LATHANIEL Bastian’s academic and athletic journey will continue at the Division I level.
A legacy: Leah O’Brien of Cat Island
Timothy 1:3-5: 3 I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did. I thank him as I remember you always in my prayers night and day. 4 I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also.
Four in court over dangerous drug possession charges
FOUR MEN were charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate drug offences.
Unions get ready for Labour Day
TRADE Union leaders yesterday announced several planned activities to be held to celebrate labour week, including the Sir Randol Fawkes Labour Day parade.
Man found guilty of stealing parts
A MAN was found guilty by a magistrate yesterday of stealing $1,800 worth of car parts from a woman's car and also causing $200 damage to the same vehicle.
Hotel union set to break away from umbrella body
The hotel union has served notice that it plans to break away from its umbrella union, the National Congress of Trades Unions of The Bahamas (NCTUB), with “immediate effect”, it was revealed yesterday.
Men’s national soccer team is announced
COMING off the two-game split of their friendly matches against the Turks & Caicos Islands over the weekend, the Bahamas Football Association has selected its men’s national team that will represent the Bahamas at the CONCACAF National League.
CDC raises COVID risk rating to level three
TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper said he doesn’t expect the nation’s tourism product to be seriously affected after the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raised the country’s COVID-19 travel risk rating to level three due to increasing virus cases.
Tricky Russians
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EVEN many Russians cannot believe their eyes at the exchange offices in Moscow: The ruble is getting stronger and stronger. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, western sanctions, the mass departure of companies - all of this is weakening the country’s economy. On Thursday, for example, McDonalds announced the sale of its 850 stores to a Siberian businessman. This should also affect the ruble exchange rate.
Blacklist ‘factor’ fear on bank Business Licence
A commercial bank chief yesterday questioned whether the Government’s plan to reimpose Business Licence fees on the sector could revive a situation that caused The Bahamas’ 2018 blacklisting by the European Union (EU).
Attorney concerned at sex registry operation
A NOTED attorney has raised concerns about the lack of information given to convicts about the sexual offender’s registry prior to their imprisonment.
FACE TO FACE: The Legacy of Uncle Lou
SOME educators come into the lives of children and leave such an impact on them, that they are never forgotten. Deacon Leviticus Lewis Joseph Adderley was one of them. As the beloved principal of St. Augustine’s College for many years, he impacted the lives of countless SAC students, molding nation leaders and global influencers.
ALICIA WALLACE: Know your rights over family leave
THERE are many laws in The Bahamas that need to be reformed for various reasons. Over the past few years, I have specifically focused on gender inequality in the law and laws that have the effect of perpetuating and sustaining gender stereotypes. One law that does not often get attention is the Employment Act.