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87 new cases of COVID
EIGHTY-seven new cases of COVID-19 were recorded last Thursday and Friday, according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
IDB’s taxpayer boost for $385m Gov’t bond issue
The Bahamas will this week seek to limit the debt servicing burden for taxpayers via an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) guarantee that will underwrite most of its $385m foreign currency bond issue.
Tests remain for unvaccinated
TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper said that a change to the requirement for unvaccinated travellers to be tested for COVID-19 is not being considered at present.
Senior men’s national soccer team back on pitch
THE Bahamas Football Association’s senior men’s national team returns to the pitch this weekend to kickoff the second edition of the CONCACAF Nations League.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Why do we feel so unsettled? Is it because we’re in the Age of Confusion?
I wasn’t around and probably you weren’t either, but after the upheaval of WWII, history seems to show us the relieved and exhausted world settled down to a new predictability.
Davis Cup: Bahamas suffers 2-1 loss to Jamaica
THE Bahamas suffered its second loss in as many days in play at the Davis Cup Group III Americas competition in Escazu, Costa Rica.
New Legend, New Susan Chase and Xena victorious
53RD ANNUAL LONG ISLAND REGATTA IN SALT POND
The 53rd annual Long Island Regatta was held over the weekend in Salt Pond, Long Island and was dubbed a tremendous success.
114 new COVID cases
THERE were 114 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the country on Friday and Saturday.
No respect for Queen’s 70th Jubilee
We show enormous respect to our mothers - grandmothers and great grandmothers in that case if we have the privilege of still having her. We treat them with enormous respect - never forgetting their birthdays - anniversary’s and in many cases even if they have left us, we memorialise them on their anniversary of their births and deaths.
Jay Fitness 5K was a success
MACKEY Williams and Lesli Hanna emerged as the overall male and female walk winners, while Dexter Adderley and Eve Dorsette won the run segment of the 5-kilometre race.
‘Don’t derail tourism revival with higher electricity costs’
The Bahamian tourism industry yesterday warned it “can ill-afford to be derailed” from its post-COVID recovery by a hike in electricity prices which remain “pivotal” to the sector’s global competitiveness.
Unlawful sex charge for 55-year-old suspect
A MAN was remanded in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of unlawfully having sex with a mentally unstable woman and assaulting her with a knife.
Opposition: ‘Shore up’ investors’ confidence
The Bahamas is “not doing anything to shore up” the confidence of investors who are “rightly concerned” about the country’s economic and fiscal prospects, the Opposition’s finance spokesman asserted yesterday.
18 Bahamians named in Queen's Birthday Honours
Eighteen Bahamians have been named in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Trampling on the Constitution?
Is our Constitution being trampled on?
One more death from COVID recorded
THE Bahamas has recorded another 77 COVID-19 cases and one death, according to the Ministry of Health & Wellness.
Davis Cup: Team Bahamas avoids relegation to Group IV
THE Bahamas Davis Cup team, captained by Marvin Rolle and featuring Kevin Major Jr and brother Baker and Spencer Newman, avoided relegation to Group IV in Davis Cup play by winning their final match against Guatemala.
Suspected case of Monkeypox being monitored
The Ministry of Health has released a statement regarding a potential case of Monkeypox:
Davis Cup: Bahamas suffers loss to Paraguay
TEAM Bahamas began its current Davis Cup tie with a loss to the top ranked team in its pool. Paraguay scored a 2-1 win over The Bahamas’ team of Kevin Major Jr, Spencer Newman, Baker Newman and Marvin Rolle yesterday at the Costa Rica Country Club in Escazu, Costa Rica.
