‘Buddy’ heats up, Ayton injured
Chavano “Buddy” Hield has enjoyed a hot shooting streak over the last four games while Deandre Ayton continues to be sidelined with an ankle injury to highlight play from Bahamian players in the NBA.
McPhee-McCuin looks to build on last year’s success
WITH a new contract signed, Grand Bahamian Yolett McPhee-McCuin is looking forward to building on the success of last year by her University of Mississippi Lady Rebels.
Bahamians get early start in NCAA Division I
THE NCAA Division I basketball season is still days away from tip-off but several Bahamians got an early start to their 2022-23 campaigns with exhibition games.
SBDC: Funding slowed drastically after election
ENTREPRENEUR financing facilitated by the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) has slowed drastically since the Davis administration took office with just $2m, or 2.7 percent, of funds disbursed to-date occurring since the election.
Exuma businesses: ‘We will believe $1.2bn when see it’
EXUMA businesses yesterday said they will believe there are $1.2bn in investments in the pipeline for the island, as identified by the deputy prime minister, when they see them materialise.
Price control woes confine $100k butter to warehouse
A BAHAMIAN wholesaler says it has been unable to sell $100,000 worth of butter, which has been sitting in its warehouse for five weeks, because the Price Control Commission has yet to approve a revised selling price.
Bahamas ‘non-functional’ portal led to EU blacklist
THE ATTORNEY General says The Bahamas’ efforts to comply with the European Union’s (EU) economic substance reporting demands became “non-functional” with corporate filings having to be entered manually.
Destroying fortunes
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EVEN the most powerful online retailer in the world is having trouble with the gloomy consumer mood. After disappointing quarterly figures, Amazon’s share price collapsed dramatically. This also affected the fortune of its founder. And some of the world’s other richest men are still feeling the effects of this technology crash.
Spanish Wells committee implements one-year building ban in Blackwoods area
THE Spanish Wells Commonage Committee has implemented a one-year building ban due to the expansion of shanty towns on generational farmland.
Potter's Cay vendors 'relieved' they are able to rebuild stalls
A spokesperson for Potter’s Cay vendors said it is a “relief” that they are able to rebuild their stalls and get back to work more than a year after a fire at the site.
Govt promoting mission of Governor General’s Volunteer Bahamas
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has proclaimed November National Volunteer Month, and the government is using the opportunity to promote the mission of the Governor General’s Volunteer Bahamas.
Woman sentenced to 18 months for arson
A Freeport woman found guilty of arson was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Friday in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama.
Not guilty plea to drug charges
A MAN was granted $10,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with a drug bust of over $60,000 worth of Indian hemp over the summer.
Man admits owning gun to protect himself as drug dealer
A MAN was sent to prison on Friday after admitting owning a gun to protect himself as a drug dealer.
Murder and attempted murder charges dropped
TWO men had their 2016 murder and attempted murder charges dropped in the Supreme Court on Friday because of insufficient evidence against them.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Speaking up and speaking out for justice – even if the victim is someone whose opinions scare the living daylights out of you
IT’S a dilemma lawyers overcome easily, giving their legal best to represent people they do not necessarily like. They take an oath to seek justice for those who seek it even if it feels like the person demanding it does not deserve it. They do what they were trained to do, protect the less likeable or even the guilty, to preserve the process that allows everyone to have confidence in a system that works.
Growing for the future
THIS month will be historic for One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF) and our sister entity The Centre for Training and Innovation (CTI) located in Rock Sound, Eleuthera. It will mark the first planting of our newly completed, and quite revolutionary 1.1-acre solar powered growhouse. We’ve named it the “OASIS,” in part because of its built-in rain catchment system and massive water storage tanks which will collect and store over a million gallons of rainwater to irrigate crops and supply the entire farm.
EDITORIAL: The tangled web of PLP’s Bermuda trip
THE story of the PLP’s jaunt to Bermuda is becoming increasingly tangled – and it doesn’t need to be.
