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Arianna misses out on 100m freestyle semifinal - eyes 50m free on Friday
RIO de Janeiro, Brazil: Having won a medal in all of the major international events except the Olympic Games, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace finished just two spots shy of qualifying for the semifinal of the women´s 100 metre freestyle on Wednesday. But she admitted that she has her sights set on her specialty – the 50m free – on Friday.
OLYMPIC GAMES: Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace fails to qualify
A disappointing start for Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace as she finishes seventh in heat 12 of the 100m freestyle.
Davis sidesteps leadership question
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was evasive when asked yesterday if he will join Alfred Sears and challenge Prime Minister Perry Christie for leader of the Progressive Liberal Party in November.
Collie: Time for Tennyson Wells to zip his lips
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie said yesterday it is time for former Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells to “zip his lips” if he is not saying anything “helpful” or beneficial to the party.
Marathon MP says Sears defeat of Christie is ‘highly unlikely’
MARATHON MP Jerome Fitzgerald said the chances of former Attorney General Alfred Sears defeating Prime Minister Perry Christie in the Progressive Liberal Party’s leadership battle are “highly unlikely” as he questioned the rationale behind the former MP’s bid to head the governing organisation.
‘Letter of intent doubts make Wells a bad choice’
DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday questioned the Free National Movement’s decision to make Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly despite not knowing the full story surrounding his controversial signing of a $650m letter of intent with Stellar Waste to Energy while a member of the Progressive Liberal Party.
Immigration policy a ‘dead end’
NEARLY two years after the government rolled out its new immigration policy to clamp down on illegal migration, the Haitian ambassador yesterday described a cumbersome, sluggish and disorganised process marred by ethnic profiling, that ultimately created a “dead end” for unregularised persons of Haitian descent in the country.
UPDATED: First Zika case confirmed in the Bahamas
THERE is now one confirmed case of the Zika virus in the Bahamas, Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez announced on Wednesday morning.
No breakdown of exam results
IN the absence of an official Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examination letter grade breakdown, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald’s high praise of an across the board improvement in eight test subjects, including mathematics and English, have raised questions over how well students fared in individual subjects this year.
Chef de mission: ‘At this point, things are looking very good for the team’
RIO de Janeiro, Brazil — Chef de mission Roy Colebrooke said everything is going very well for Team Bahamas at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Track and field team hopes to have ‘perfect storm,’ says head coach
RIO de Janeiro, Brazil — The BTC Bahamas team is all set and ready to put on a show when the athletic competition gets underway on Friday at the Olympic Stadium, according to head coach George Cleare, who is predicting some medals at the end of the 10 days of competition.
Smith: Sears is the best person to run the country
LAWYER Fred Smith, QC, said yesterday that former Attorney General Alfred Sears is not only the best man to lead the Progressive Liberal Party but also the best person to run the country.
$18m contract sealed to improve patient records
AN international healthcare technology provider was awarded an $18m contract by the Christie administration yesterday for the implementation of an integrated health information system to improve the accessibility of patient records at the country’s various public health facilities.
Morley clinches final berth
RIO de Janeiro, Brazil — In just her first exposure to the international circuit, Emily Morley said she feels like a celebrity after all the attention she has received in treading new waters for the Bahamas at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Tax certificate demand forcing “cash only” deals with Govt
A BAHAMIAN auto dealer said yesterday that the Government’s “unreasonable” monthly Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) demand was putting a serious strain on local businesses and creating a “big paperwork backlog”, arguing that the Government’s failure to keep its own fiscal house in order was pushing some businesses into “cash only” arrangements.
Govt involvement a “disincentive” to Freeport investors
OPPOSITION Finance spokesman K Peter Turnquest yesterday asserted that Government’s involvement with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) would result in neither quick decisions nor efficient business, suggesting that one need “only look as far as BEC and NIB” to see the results of political considerations.
Where do we go from here?
Branville McCartney’s offer to disaffected FNM supporters last week was a brilliant move, says Malcolm J Strachan . . .
BPL’s request for turnover-based licence fee agreed
THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) acceded to Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) request that its annual fees to the regulator be based on turnover - with the exclusion of fuel charge - while dismissing the electricity provider’s request for the licence fee to take the place of the annual business licence fee.
Taking students to court over loans is “last resort” says minister
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday that he was “pleased” with the level of participation in the student loan repayment arrangements, noting that legal action “is a last resort and not the first”.
Community centre to be completed by October
THE stalled Fox Hill community centre, once considered a dream, is now expected to be refurbished and completed by October as a result of a $250,000 loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and a private-public partnership launched by the Christie administration yesterday.
Ambassador warns of effect on immigration if election process fails
THE social, political and economic stability of Haiti hinges on the outcome of its upcoming presidential elections, according to Haitian Ambassador Jean Victor Geneus, who yesterday underscored the damning impact another failed bid would have on illegal migration challenges in the Bahamas.
Questions remain over NHI
I have had many conversations lately concerning the PLP’s new national health insurance legislation. KPMG came out and said they were in favour of the legislation, and I believe they are. After all they were hired to create a framework in which national health insurance and universal healthcare function. The wrong question was asked of KPMG, it should not have been, do they support the legislation, but rather questions like:
Sears is to be congratulated
As a former colleague of Alfred Sears on the College of The Bahamas Council, let me begin by congratulating him for his modern day attempt to challenge the way leadership politics has been and is being conducted in the Progressive Liberal Party.
Who has a right to citizenship?
I always thought if my mother could show that she was born to a Bahamian, and I am her child, then there is zero dispute to my claim to Bahamian citizenship.
Residents left without water with island plant in disrepair
DISRUPTIONS to their water supply has left many residents of Eleuthera angry and miserable as they struggle to obtain water to carry out such basic tasks as bathing and flushing toilets.
Damaged underwater cable leaves parts of Bimini without power
BAHAMAS Power and Light officials are in the process of repairing a damaged underwater cable that has reportedly left portions of Resorts World Bimini without power since the weekend.
Legal parties to visit Nygard property as part of review
PROCEEDINGS concerning whether Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his Lyford Cay property will resume in October with a visit to the site of the alleged expansion.
Woman accused of biting female police officer
A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of attacking a police officer at the scene of a house fire.
Vanderpool-Wallace looks to make a splash in 100m free tonight
RIO de Janeiro, Brazil — With a day off to relax and reflect on the fantastic performances so far from Joanna Evans, head coach Andy Loveitt said he’s looking forward to the swim team returning to action today in the 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Swim Complex.
Grand Bahamians finally have 'a seat at the table'
MINISTER for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville said that the passing of the Grand Bahama Investment Incentives Bill will allow in excess of a half a billion dollars to be injected into the Grand Bahama economy.
