Sports notes
THE Bahamas Boxing Federation has had to reduce its national team to a five-member squad that will travel to compete in the Sugar Bert Boxing Championship in Kissimmee, Florida, this weekend.
Albury and Greene lead Chipola to no.6 ranking
DEYTON Albury and Paul Greene have led Chipola to a no.6 national ranking while the Bahamian contingent at Northeast Community College continues to put up major numbers in their sophomore campaign.
Swim meet held in honour of the late coach Sue Coleby
MAKO Aquatics Club’s Harold Simmons broke the only record on Saturday as the Bahamas Aquatics hosted its eighth annual CG Atlantic Medical Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.
National baseball team in Grand Bahama training camp
IN preparation for the fourth Caribbean Baseball Cup, scheduled for December 4-11 at the newly constructed Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium, members of the Bahamas Baseball Federation’s national team are in Grand Bahama for a training camp.
Commending the police on performance
It is with the greatest of pleasure, that I write to commend the Commissioner of Police and members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force for the remarkable performance in the arrests for violent crimes (murders, armed robbery and rape) and the recovery of guns and ammunition from criminals on our streets. The Oath of Office, which reads: "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear True Allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizebeth (no) King Charles) His Heirs and Successors according to Law is being kept and most importantly the Mission Statement continues to have a positive effect on the standard of performance and public relations.
Landing gear issues as plane arrives at LPIA
AN airplane with 20 people on board experienced landing gear issues at Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday afternoon.
STATESIDE: Trump and McConnell were both right
DONALD Trump was correct. Mitch McConnell was also correct.
FRONT PORCH: Hubris and the march of folly
It is at once fascinating and disturbing to observe how the lust for power, greed and other blinding ambitions, so often lead to folly and failure. Politicians, businesspeople and others over millennia, though repeatedly warned of their delusions, have pursued courses of action leading to disaster and defeat.
VIN numbers of stolen vehicles ‘being covered with false plates’
POLICE have noticed a trend regarding stolen vehicles where suspects are covering the original VIN number with a false plate, according to Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander.
Police to establish a domestic violence office before end of year
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said yesterday that a domestic violence office, housed separate and apart from the Royal Bahamas Police, should be established before the end of the year.
Mental Health Bill debated in House
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday debated the Mental Health Bill, which, once enacted, will allow people suffering with mental illness to be better protected.
Deputy PM: Officials working on Downtown Revitalisation Project
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday officials are working actively on the Downtown Revitalisation Project as developments are on the way and some dilapidated structures have already been demolished.
Bahamas liquidators detect ‘serious fraud’ signs at FTX
FTX’s Bahamian provisional liquidators have yet to gain control of all its assets amid signs that “serious fraud and mismanagement” may have caused the group’s collapse, it has been revealed.
Sebas: $6.4m Abaco dome contract leaves ‘bitter taste’
Sebas Bastian last night said his Brickell Management Group (BMG) had “a bitter taste in our mouth” after losing money on the $6.4m contract to construct 213 dome homes in Abaco post-Hurricane Dorian.
Pintard says minister ‘misled House’ on BPL fuel hedging
The Opposition’s leader yesterday accused a Cabinet minister of “misleading Parliament” after he admitted the Davis administration rejected proposals “that had the potential to save the Bahamian people $100m”.
‘Not out of woods’ despite lowest deficit for 10 years
The Prime Minister yesterday warned Bahamians “we are not yet out of the woods” as he hailed the lowest first quarter fiscal deficit “in more than ten years”.
BTC revenue growth slows to only 1.3%
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) year-over-year revenue growth slowed to just 1.3 percent year-over-year for the 2022 third quarter even though it remained ahead of prior year comparatives for the first nine months.
Police have not interviewed FTX CEO
POLICE have not interviewed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said.
GB to host Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair
NEARLY 30 companies and over 200 jobs will be available at the Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair in Grand Bahama this weekend, said Labour Director Robert Farquharson yesterday.
