DR KENT BAZARD:
IT’s one of the most frustrating - and often untimely - problems in sport. The sprint is going well, the match is heating up, the relay handoff is smooth—and then it hits.
Sports calendar May 23
THE Bahamas Triathlon Association has announced that its 6th Aquathlon/Triathlon National Championships is scheduled for from May 24-25 in Jaws Beach.
University of The Bahamas golfers victorious in Mingoes Invitational
THE University of The Bahamas’ golf players Rachel Quant and Darrius Thompson were part of the team that won the inaugural Mingoes Golf Invitational, powered by Leno, on Sunday at the Royal Blue Golf Course at the Baha Mar resort.
Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy wraps up the US Kids Golf Spring Tour
FOURTEEN Clubs Golf Academy recently wrapped up its highly anticipated US Kids Golf 2025 Spring Tour, showcasing some of the brightest and youngest golf talent in the country.
Bank of America hired to ‘explore Sandals options’
Sandals has hired Bank of America “to explore strategic options” amid a renewed push to have the Supreme Court appoint a Bahamian bank as ‘co-judicial trustee’ overseeing the resort chain.
Deltec slams ‘gamesmanship’ on ‘unlawfully withheld’ $20m
A Bahamian bank is accusing a global payments provider of converting more than $20m “misappropriated” from itself and its clients into crypto currency and transferring the funds to its own account.
Gov’t ‘within limits’ despite $140m Central Bank jump
The Government was yesterday said to be within its legal borrowing limits despite increasing its reliance on short-term Central Bank advances by $140m, or 72 percent, during 2024.
Clarify Grand Lucayan ‘ambiguity’ via Budget
The Government was yesterday urged to use the 2025-2026 Budget to clarify the “ambiguity” surrounding the Grand Lucayan deal and whether it has received the full $120m purchase price.
PM dodges queries over Grand Lucayan’s $120m
Prime Minister Philip Davis KC yesterday failed to confirm whether the Government has received the full $120m purchase price from Concord Wilshire to acquire the Grand Lucayan resort.
IAN FERGUSON: How summer interns can benefit business
As the school terms winds down and students sit examinations, businesses should now be considering how they will meaningfully engage high school and college students as interns and temporary employees.
Two islands hit with BPL power outages
Mayaguana and Harbour Island were both hit with island-wide power outages yesterday leaving businesses struggling to cope with serving their customers.
Potter’s Cay head praises electrification work moves
The head of the Potter’s Cay vendors association yesterday praised the progress in bringing electricity service to the destination, and added: “By September, the majority of the stalls will have electricity.”
Trade chief: Imports jump sign economy ‘expanding’
The Bahamas Trade Commission’s chairman yesterday said the 18 percent increase in imports for 2024 signals an economy that is expanding.
Man arraigned in teen girl sex assault case
A 22-year-old man was granted $6,500 bail yesterday after being accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on four separate occasions over the past month.
Man accused of drilling ATM to steal money
A MAN was denied bail yesterday after he was accused of drilling into an ATM on Coral Harbour Road in an attempt to steal $360,000 inside last month.
Man charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with 11-year-old girl
A 33-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he allegedly molested an 11-year-old girl earlier this year.
Woman alleges officer offered to dismiss traffic tickets if she had sex with him
A WOMAN testified that a police officer offered to dismiss her outstanding traffic tickets in exchange for sex.
ORG criticises lack of public information on disclosures calling for urgent reforms
THE Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) is once again criticising the lack of information on which public officials met or missed this year’s financial disclosure deadlines, saying it highlights persistent flaws in the system and reinforces the need for urgent reforms to improve transparency and accountability.
Water and Sewerage assistant GM pushes back over her qualifications
A SENIOR employee at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) fiercely defended her professional credentials during the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others yesterday, pushing back against what she described as attempts to discredit her work and portray her as unqualified.
FNM chairman raises concerns over drug shortages warning, ‘lives being put at risk’
FREE National Movement chairman and former Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands has raised fresh concern over drug shortages, warning that lives are being put at risk as basic treatments become harder to access.
