BTC ‘firing on all cylinders’ as 5G looms
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday pledged to deliver “more innovation” in 2025 via 5G and improved connectivity, adding: “It feels like we’re firing on all cylinders.”
D’Angelo Swaby beats the ‘Brown’ off Mason
After a four-year hiatus, D’Angelo Swaby shook off the ring rust by stopping his Jamaican heavyweight opponent Mason Brown in the third round on Saturday night in Kingston, Jamaica.
BFA: Mingoes, Dynamos, Cavalier in win column
THE Bahamas Football Association continued its regular season action for the men’s division on Sunday at the Roscoe AL Davies Soccer Center with some exciting matches played.
The Sports Calendar December 3
THE Andros Heats has announced that its fifth annual road race will take place on Saturday, December 14.
Minister Bowleg opens Thanksgiving Basketball Classic on Grand Bahama
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg says the William Dale Burns Basketball Classic exemplifies the values Bahamian parents hope to instil in their young children - hard work, fair play, respect and gratitude.
Primary school baseball, softball champions crowned
THE Sadie Curtis and Sandilands Primary Schools emerged as the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s baseball and softball tournaments for boys and girls respectively.
Junkanoo Jingle to Bay 5K - when 250-plus Santas rush down Bay Street
WHEN 250-plus Santas rush down Bay Street, you know Christmas is here soon.
Rugby players wanted as Buck Johnson Tourney hits Winton
THE 11th annual Buck Johnson’s Rugby Tournament took place this past Saturday at Winton Rugby Centre.
Big Red Madness Day
ST Augustine’s College, still reeling from its success at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National Awards Ceremony last month, hosted a Big Red Madness day on Saturday on its campus off Bernard Road and Prince Charles Drive.
Atlantis unveils four new pickleball courts
FALL’s balmy temperatures and sunshine provided a perfect backdrop for the recent debut of four new pickleball courts at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.
Chamber chief: ‘I have to believe’ in GB Power plan
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said he is expecting businesses to enjoy the traditional “boost in activity” over the Christmas holiday with several already starting their promotions.
Union chief: ‘Promise is comfort to a fool’
A trade union leader yesterday asserted that “a promise is a comfort to a fool” as “nothing in writing” has been received following a “rushed” late November meeting with the Prime Minister.
Bahamian realtor teams for sales drive on three projects
A US realtor’s development division has forged an alliance with a Bahamian counterpart to jointly spearhead the sales and marketing effort for three multi-million property projects in this nation.
New Freeport logistics provider in ‘open house’
A newly-launched Freeport logistics company, specialising in direct shipping from China to The Bahamas, last week held its first-ever open house event for local business owners.
‘Pub on the Mall’s’ re-developer hailed for ‘stepping up to plate’
The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the entrepreneur behind the restoration and reopening of a Freeport restaurant and bar for “stepping up the plate” and aiding revival of the city’s downtown area.
‘Desperately bleak’: Bahamas faces greatest sea level rise threat ‘by far’
More than half of New Providence and Paradise Island resorts are “vulnerable” to the weakest storms, it was revealed yesterday, with The Bahamas facing “by far” the greatest global threat from sea level rise.
Nygard legacy fails to halt $11.9m Union Wharf sale
A Bahamian attorney’s bid to block the $11.9m sale of downtown Nassau’s Union Wharf property over an alleged debt owed by Peter Nygard has been dismissed by two separate courts.
Governance reformers: Police chief’s ‘bribe call’ not sufficient
Governance reformers yesterday warned the police chief’s call for all persons solicited for bribes to “speak up” is unlikely to succeed unless backed by tough anti-corruption and ‘whistleblower’ protections.
AG: Unchecked climate change to make Bahamas ‘uninhabitable’
The Attorney General yesterday warned that climate change threatens to make The Bahamas “uninhabitable” with this nation projected to lose “nearly 60 percent of its shoreline” to rising seas by mid-century.
