Three Bahamians get set for Major League Baseball action
Major League Baseball’s opening week of the 2022 season has arrived and three Bahamians are expected to be in action with their respective clubs.
Basketball camp in Eleuthera
WITH schools being closed for the Easter holiday, Tony Crean and Sharon ‘the General’ Storr are combining their skills to host another basketball camp for high school students in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera.
2022 Orjan Lindroth Memorial Open Chess Championship
The local chess community hosted several masters of the sport from across the globe at the 2022 Orjan Lindroth Memorial Open Chess Championship. Norwegian Grand Master Johan-Sebastian Christiansen won the inaugural event.
Five killed since Sunday in deadly murder toll
TWO men were killed in separate homicides just hours apart on Tuesday night - and another in a shooting last night. Five people have been killed since Sunday.
ALICIA WALLACE: We need more than laws
LAST week was tough. The conversations taking place in public and private spaces were difficult. Reading the news was a chore. The constant barrage of video clips, audio snippets, and sensational quotes were intrusive and exhausting.
Bain vows to sue over clampdown on land use
LINCOLN Bain, leader of the Coalition of Independents, has vowed to take legal action against the government if officials move to prosecute Bahamians living and farming on Crown land.
GB airport first in line for public private deal
THE government has officially launched phase one of the public private partnership to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain several airports throughout The Bahamas.
Students are urged to stay away from gangs and violence
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force and education officials held a special forum at AF Adderley Junior High School yesterday to caution students about the dangers of gangs and violence.
Coalition reiterates opposition to oil drilling
A COALITION of activists, business owners and tourism advocates, has reaffirmed its position calling for a permanent nationwide ban on oil drilling following the most recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
Govt monitoring spread of Omicron subvariant
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville says the government is closely monitoring the highly infectious Omicron subvariant that is spreading in some parts of the world and is preparing in the event of another potential surge.
EDITORIAL: A transformation we should reach towards
WHEN a meeting was held last month to discuss the problems affecting Downtown Nassau – problems that frankly stretch back decades – Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper talked of the need for “aggressive transformation.”
‘Intelligent’ planning to slash urban growth cost by $1.6bn
New Providence’s urban development costs could be slashed by $1.6bn over a 30-year period via “intelligent” planning, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report revealed yesterday, as it urged “vexing challenges” be confronted.
DPM’s vacation rental ‘law breaking’ concern
The Government is aiming to roll-out a vacation rental register that could ultimately feature 10,000 properties in time for the May Budget, the deputy prime minister said yesterday, as he voiced concern over “law breaking” by some owners.
Bahamasair raises fares on $100k weekly fuel cost rise
Bahamasair has increased ticket prices on all domestic and international routes with effect from early April after its fuel costs soared by an “extra $100,000 per week”, its managing director revealed yesterday.
Ex-Grand Lucayan director backs aggressive sale push
A former Grand Lucayan director is backing the Government’s decision to set aggressive timeline for the resort’s sale, saying it would “be great” if the deputy prime minister achieves a signed sales agreement by end-April.
New board to help steer UWIOCB
THE University of the West Indies Open Campus Bahamas (UWIOCB) has appointed an advisory board of directors.
Two dead after separate shootings
Two men are dead after separate shooting incidents on Tuesday night.
Nurses warn non-urgent surgery delay may be lengthy
BAHAMAS Nurses Union President Amancha Williams says Princess Margaret Hospital’s non-urgent surgical procedure backlog could continue for a long time, as large numbers of nurses continue to leave the public system for lucrative opportunities abroad.
Buyer chosen for Grand Lucayan ‘by end of month’
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper anticipates that the government will choose a buyer for the Grand Lucayan resort by the end of this month, after which a contract for the purchase of the hotel will soon be executed.
