Second annual National Schools Golf Championships March 21-25
AFTER the success of its inaugural event last year, the Bahamas Golf Federation is eager to get the second annual National School Golf Championships underway next month at the BGF’s golf club at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Umpire Sears assembles team of candidates ahead of elections
WHILE he waits for the election of officers next month, umpire in chief Thomas Sears has assembled a team of candidates to join him in taking over the reigns of the Bahamas Softball Federation.
$800 fine for ammunition possession
A MAN was fined $800 after pleading guilty in court yesterday to possession of ammunition.
STATESIDE: Putin’s dream of a Russian empire rising again could be a costly fantasy
THE American Secretary of State and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister held a joint, televised news conference earlier this week after Russian troops and artillery began what looks very much like the start of a general invasion of Ukraine. Both spoke solemnly and articulately as they fielded questions from American and European reporters.
FRONT PORCH: The Lure and Exercise of Political Power
What Lord Acton actually said in a letter to an Anglican Bishop is: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Acton, an English Catholic, was a politician, historian and writer with extraordinary insight into political power.
EDITORIAL: Look farther afield to help fix nursing issues
THE president of the Bahamas Nurses Union, Amancha Williams, says that nurses are calling it quits and seeking work elsewhere.
PAHO: Bahamas careful in implementing measures
PAHO director of health emergencies Dr Ciro Ugarte says The Bahamas has been “careful” in the way it implements measures to fight COVID-19.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe 'shattered'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world's geopolitical landscape. Ukraine's government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.
Inflation drives 5% price rise at high-end project
A Bahamian developer yesterday disclosed he has increased prices on the multi-million dollar units in his latest project by 5 percent in response to soaring construction materials costs.
Small businesses brace for 25% consumer spend drop
Bahamian small businesses were yesterday said to be bracing for up to a 25 percent drop-off in consumer demand compared to pre-COVID levels as inflation chips away at buying power.
Switching banks like ‘giving birth’
The Bahamas must make it easier for customers to switch banks and thereby boost competition, a senior banker agreed yesterday, as he likened the current process to “giving birth”.
BTC revenues $17.4m off pre-COVID levels
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2021 full-year revenues were $17.4m below pre-COVID levels despite representing a 4.9 percent year-over-year gain on 2020.
Bahamas at ‘critical point’ in gaining COVID balance
The Bahamas has reached “a critical juncture” in its battle against COVID-19 where it must balance saving lives and preserving livelihoods, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is warning.
Clean up going well?
FIRE at a debris site in Abaco sparked concerns yesterday that more of the waste will burn and potentially endanger the health of residents as temperatures heat up moving into the summer.
‘Low vaccination rate must be addressed to stop spread’
A PAN American Health Organisation official has warned that low vaccination coverage in many Caribbean countries must be urgently addressed to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Call to report cruise discharge findings
A LEADING environmentalist hopes the findings of government’s probe into Carnival Cruise Lines’ alleged discharge of sewage and food waste in Bahamian waters will be published now that Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis - a vocal proponent of the investigation when he was in opposition - is leader.
Young boys urged to ‘know your purpose in life’
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg encouraged young boys attending the 15th annual Reach Out Youth Organisation’s Boys to Men Conference in Freeport to find their passion and do it to the best of their ability.
Action needed to halt nurses exodus
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams says as many as 60 nurses have left the public healthcare system since the start of the year because of low staff morale and unresolved labour issues.
Infant left dead in three-car collision
AN INFANT is dead following a traffic accident in New Providence yesterday.
