FACING REALITY: Going to the pump, gaming the system
I was born in the early fifties. We didn't have much, but we did the best with what we had. My mother made $40 per week while raising five of us. We lived in a tiny one-room house. We didn't know we were poor, but we were comfortable because we had nothing to compare it to. We got water from the government pump a block away. On wash day, we had to make several trips back and forth. It was a testament to our resilience, a reminder that even in the face of challenges, we can make the most of what we have.
PETER YOUNG: Govt to rescue of British Steel
How compelling it was early on Saturday morning to watch the BBC TV coverage of an emergency debate in the House of Commons at Westminster about the steel industry in Britain. Given the time difference, it was a live transmission.
Bahamas silver in World Fishing
After a 12-year drought, The Bahamas finally got back on the podium with a silver medal at the Offshore World Fishing Championships in Costa Rica.
Freshman Dentry Mortimer Jr holding court
FRESHMAN Dentry Mortimer Jr, following in the footsteps of his father, feels he’s progressing very well as a member of the Coppin State University Spartans varsity team.
‘We want CARIFTA swimmers to get their minds right’
WITH just about all of the 36-members in place, Team Bahamas is looking forward to making the trip to Trinidad & Tobago on a quest for their seventh straight CARIFTA Swimming Championship title.
Sports Calendar April 15
THE Silver Lightning Track Club is scheduled to hold its annual Track and Field Classic on Saturday, May 10, at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, starting at 9am.
Water polo teams bring home the hardware
COACH Laszlo “Lotty” Borbely said he was extremely pleased with the performance of the Bahamas Mantas Water Polo Club at the Rise Up Water Polo Tournament over the weekend in Florida.
Water Corp now moving to monthly customer bills
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) plans to switch billing its customers to a monthly as opposed to quarterly basis during this 2025 second quarter, it was confirmed yesterday.
Labour’s flying probe on cruise island complaints
The Government’s labour director yesterday said he wants to “make a statement” that all workers in The Bahamas are protected by law regardless of nationality amid an investigation into a private cruise island.
AML Foods: No jobs lost from fire-ravaged stores
A BISX-listed food retail and franchise group yesterday confirmed that no jobs will be lost as a result of the huge blaze that devastated its two East-West Highway stores.
PM: ‘Days of Bahamians being development bystanders over’
The Prime Minister yesterday pledged “the days of Bahamians being observers to our own development are over” as ground was broken for a resort project billed as creating 500 total full-time and construction jobs.
NIB line staff secure double-digit increase
Unionised National Insurance Board (NIB) line staff yesterday secured double-digit salary and bonus increases via the signing of a five-year industrial agreement.
Water Corp still grappling with ransomware fall-out
The Water and Sewerage Corporation’s general manager yesterday said it is still “actively addressing” the impact from a ransomware cyber attack that occurred last month.
Mixed-use PI towers eye 104 full-time jobs
A Paradise Island project is planning to facilitate the creation of 104 jobs via a mixed-use development on the presently-vacant site opposite both Comfort Suites and the Atlantis employee parking lot.
Electronics merchants escape 45% hike from tariffs - for now
Bahamian electronics retailers were bracing for 45 percent price increases until Donald Trump - temporarily at least - exempted smart phones and laptops from punishing 145 percent tariffs on Chinese imports.
Bahamasair unveils new baggage fees
Bahamasair will today introduce a new baggage fee structure designed to balance keeping fares competitive with the delivery of high quality services.
New industrial agreement between union and NIB a ‘major step forward’
NATIONAL Insurance Board employees will receive adoption leave, hazardous pay, and significant salary and bonus increases under a new five-year industrial agreement hailed by officials as a landmark deal for public officers.
Henfield: Time for Minnis to move on
FREE National Movement Senator Darren Henfield says it’s time for former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to move on following the party’s decision to drop him as its Killarney candidate.
UTEB monitoring university accreditation process
THE president of the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas says the union is monitoring the University of The Bahamas’ accreditation process to ensure it does not undermine employment protections or previously accepted qualifications for faculty.
Haitian man jailed for sex assault of teen neighbour
A HAITIAN national was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after admitting to sexually assaulting his 16-year-old neighbour on Milton Street last week.
