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'Buddy' returns to Eight Mile Rock to host his 12th annual basketball camp
GRAND Bahama — Bahamian National Basketball Association veteran player Chavano “Buddy” Hield returned to his hometown of Eight Mile Rock to host the 12th annual Buddy Hield Foundation Basketball Camp.
Digital wallet screening to put Bahamas ‘in step’ with world
THE SECURITIES Commission’s top executive yesterday said the proposed “screening” of licensees’ digital asset wallets will bring The Bahamas’ “in step with global best practice” and ensure they are being used properly.
$2m marina project ‘won’t compete’ with Potter’s Cay
THE MARINA developer targeting a Nassau harbourfront location just west of Potter’s Cay said he plans to invest more than $2m in the project while promising vendors it will generate extra business rather than compete with them.
LPIA transport rules unchanged amid fresh driver confrontation
THE MINISTRY of Transport yesterday warned taxi, livery and tour operators that existing rules at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) remain in force amid competing accounts over a proposed two-week trial that threatens to deepen a long-running dispute.
Spending watchdog to investigate $1.5m pre-election vouchers
PARLIAMENT’S spending watchdog will today probe whether $1.5m worth of building vouchers were used to influence voters in the May 12 general election as the Opposition’s leader voiced suspicions the National Investment Fund’s $265m may have been used for similar purposes.
Bahamas ‘clearly ahead’ over shipping clean energy switch
THE BAHAMAS was yesterday hailed as “a strong leader” in the Caribbean on the shipping industry’s transition to cleaner fuel and energy sources, with Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday asserting this nation will be “clearly ahead” of all rivals by 2027.
Govt moves to expand special education to address island waitlist
THE Davis administration is moving to expand special education capacity in Grand Bahama after officials found more than 50 children waiting for placement at the island’s Beacon School, with two schools now being refurbished to accommodate additional special education units.
Violence commission gets home but not ready yet
THE Protection Against Violence Commission will be officially housed in a new building on Pitt Road this month, bringing it one step closer to becoming fully operational, although it will still not be able to provide direct support to victims.
BCC calls for 21 days of prayer to combat crime and corruption
THE Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) is calling on Bahamians to join a mass prayer rally in Rawson Square on August 30 to take a stand against crime, corruption and other social ills plaguing the country.
