McPhee-McCuin proud to be named ESPN’s Coach of the Week
GRAND Bahama native Yolett “Coach Yo” McPhee-McCuin has undoubtedly moved the needle for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels women’s basketball programme.
Miller seeking support for pro boxer Rashield
WHEN Rashield Williams returns home on Thursday as the new National Boxing Association welterweight champion, Wellington Miller said he hopes the Bahamian professional boxer can go back to his training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with some help from the Bahamas Government.
Amateur boxers win in St Maarten
TWO Sir Jack Hayward Senior High School amateur boxers from Grand Bahama were successful in their international debut in a one-day amateur boxing tournament that was held in St Maarten on March 1.
BVF elections set for noon on Saturday
WHILE Bishop Joseph “Joe Mo” Smith has decided not to seek another term in office because of his church obligations, either the second female or the first referee will be elected to take over as president of the Bahamas Volleyball Federation.
PETER YOUNG: Unabated extremist attitudes a growing concern in the UK
TO follow up last week’s column about anti-semitism, I revert today to the issue of extremism. In the last few days, there have been two important developments in Britain in relation to this that need to be aired in order to appreciate the seriousness of what is going on there.
FACE TO FACE: Weathering the hurricane of divorce
THERE is a stigma attached to being divorced that is often unspoken. But it is felt by all who have undergone its sting.
Sweeting says draft amendments aim to strengthen local government
WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry had drafted amendments to the Local Government Act to strengthen the effect of local government on Family Island communities.
Top KCs hired amid bid to avoid $200m GBPA battle
TWO top attorneys have been hired by the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) to defend an anticipated $200m demand from the Government amid last-ditch efforts to avoid a legal confrontation.
Gas dealers: ‘Silence too great’ on margin increase
GAS station operators yesterday said “we cannot wait longer than a week” for the Prime Minister to respond to cries to address their plight, with one asserting: “The silence is too great.”
URCA rejects Cable’s Starlink ‘level playing field’ push back
REGULATORS yesterday rejected Cable Bahamas’ renewed concerns that it is competing on an “unlevel playing field” against Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite Internet service.
Hotel workers gain ‘tens of millions’ via new deal
HOTEL workers will receive “tens of millions of dollars” in extra financial benefits following yesterday’s signing of the industry’s first industrial agreement for more than a decade.
Carnival Cruise Lines announces competition to name Artisan Village at new Celebration Key destination
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines, with support from the Ministry for Grand Bahama and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, is announcing a local community competition to name the Artisan Village at the new Celebration Key cruise destination.
Lindsay Shriver trial delayed until July
THE trial of an American woman accused of plotting to kill her husband was postponed yesterday to July.
Chinese eatery to pay worker burnt on job over $85,000
THE Supreme Court ordered Canton House Chinese Restaurant to pay $85,697.38 plus interest to a man who suffered severe burns on the job.
Hotel Union signs ‘historic’ agreement with Atlantis
THE Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) signed a five-year industrial agreement with the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association (BHREA) yesterday valued at some “tens of millions” that will affect about 10,000 employees.
Shanty town residents with children given extra time
SOME people with children in Abaco shanty towns were given extra time to find a place to live because they were not prepared to move when bulldozers showed up last week, Works Minister Clay Sweeting said yesterday.
BPL ‘requires over $500m’ as Bannister blasts ‘insult’
An ex-deputy prime minister yesterday branded the Government’s handling of Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) reforms “an insult to the Bahamian people” as it emerged the utility’s “financing needs” exceed $500m.
FLIGHTS ARE HALTED AMID HAITI CHAOS: State of emergency declared in nation after prison breakout
ALTHOUGH Bahamasair has suspended flights to Haiti, Immigration Acting Director William Pratt said repatriation flights to Haiti will continue even though that country declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped prison.
Aviation chief hails sector’s positive ‘industrial climate’
THE Government’s aviation director yesterday hailed the positive “industrial climate” with trade unions in the sector.
