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Ministry and National Sports Authority join hands for 2nd annual Fitness Fest workout
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture in partnership with the National Sports Authority is celebrating the second annual Fitness Fest workout programme.
Former pro boxers Bowe and Pratt celebrate birthdays
FORMER professional boxers David ‘Sugar’ Bowe and Quincy ‘Thrill- A-Minute’ Pratt shared their birthdays together on Thursday before Pratt spent some time in church with his former rival Ray Minus Jr on Sunday.
Thomas and Saguaros clinch spot in finals
AS the Arizona Fall League heads into the final week of its regular season, Tahnaj Thomas and his Surprise Saguaros have clinched a spot in the league’s championship.
‘FTX forced sale will not undermine’ nation plans
The seemingly-forced sale of The Bahamas’ flagship digital assets investor will not undermine the country’s ambitions to become a major “hub” in this space, a prominent banker argued yesterday.
‘Bump in the road’: Nicole costs Nassau 27k visitors
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said Tropical Storm Nicole has likely cost the capital some 27,000 visitors this week after almost one-third of its vessel arrivals cancelled.
BLTA partners with ITF to train the next generation of coaches
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Play Tennis Course Certification Course for coaches was a huge success!
BFA: UB Mingoes men lose to United FC 4-1
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s soccer team put its undefeated season on the line in Bahamas Football Association action Sunday against United FC. This was the third time UB had risked the streak snap and this week it happened.
DEREK SMITH: Don’t ignore risks posed by your human resources
The compliance landscape, and the needs of employees, are constantly evolving so it is no surprise that employers find cultivating an environment that meets the requirements of both extremely challenging. Though not exhaustive, the intersection of these factors equates to a human resources risk.
Town Planning provides Adelaide Pines approval
THE Town Planning Committee yesterday confirmed it has approved a $62.788m “mixed-use” residential and light industrial development in south-west New Providence that promises to create up to 300 full-time jobs.
GB business owners in Dorian flashbacks
GRAND Bahama business owners yesterday said sub-tropical Storm Nicole is giving them flashbacks to Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impact on the island just over three years ago.
TUESDAY'S UPDATES: Tropical Storm Nicole
he Bahamas Department of Meteorology says Tropical Storm Nicole is likely to become a hurricane by Wednesday, weather conditions continue to deteriorate and life-threatening sea conditions persist in the Northwest Bahamas.
Nicole ‘unnecessary evil’ amid reinsurance fears
A Bahamian insurer yesterday branded sub-tropical Storm Nicole “an unnecessary evil we don’t need” as he voiced fears that claims payouts could be impacted by the country’s European Union (EU) blacklisting.
Chinese saw Baha Mar as ‘state-owned assets’
Baha Mar’s Beijing-owned contractor and major financier were already treating the mega resort project as “state-owned assets” prior to finally ousting Sarkis Izmirlian as the project’s developer.
Tourism: Concern Nicole will ‘dampen’ winter start
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday voiced fears that Nicole will “dampen” vital Thanksgiving tourism business while arguing that the storm’s emergence reinforces the need to renew the Dorian-related tax break as is.
BTC chief says fibre roll-out 70% finished
THE BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) will be increasingly relying on a fibre network roll-out that is 70 percent complete to drive revenue growth and market share, its newly-appointed chief executive says.
Exchange control ease urged for digital assets participation
AN ACCOUNTANT has called for further exchange control “relaxation” so that more Bahamians can participate freely in digital assets and crypto currency trading.
Fight against inflation
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IT WAS another seesaw week in the global financial markets. The hope that Beijing will relax COVID measures that have been very strict so far is fuelling expectations of higher demand.
Ground-breaking operation to cut out kidney tumor
BAHAMIAN urologist Dr Greggory Pinto and Bahamian interventional radiologist Dr Mikhail Higgins successfully conducted laparoscopic surgery at Doctors Hospital during a first-time collaboration for the removal of a kidney tumor that was larger than the kidney.
Carbon-negative homes planned by Rick Fox’s company
THE Davis administration is eyeing the development of the world’s first carbon-negative housing community as it seeks to mitigate the impacts of climate change disasters, three years after Hurricane Dorian ravaged Abaco and portions of Grand Bahama.
