Giants are NPBA champions
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and Your Essential Store Giants are the 2023 New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) division one and two champions. The pair of Giants wrapped up the last game of their series this past weekend at the A F Adderley Gymnasium.
Coca-Cola sponsors Island Relays in Grand Bahama
CARIBBEAN Bottling Company (CBC), the local producers of Coca-Cola, sponsored the inaugural Island Relays event which was held at the Grand Bahama Sports complex in Grand Bahama.
DEREK SMITH: Compliance is critical to corporate success
A compliance programme is an indispensable element for any company as it helps to prevent, detect and remedy potential violations of law and corporate policies.
‘Resorts and food’ double GDP impacts by $550m
THE Bahamas’ tourism-driven recovery saw “accommodation and food services” and the transportation sectors lead the way in returning 2022’s economic output to pre-COVID performance.
PM highlights importance of Bahamas National Youth Guard programme
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis touted the Bahamas National Youth Guard programme “as one of the most important initiatives on their roster of goals for this administrative term.”
Student Layla Leathan is new Junior Director of Tourism for Grand Bahama
STUDENT Layla Leathan is the new Junior Director of Tourism for Grand Bahama and will compete in the Junior Minister of Tourism Speech Competition in Nassau.
'Protecting women from gender-based violence not the same as ending it'
ACTIVIST Alicia Wallace said on Friday that protecting women from gender-based violence is not the same as ending it. She said more early educational intervention efforts are needed for the violence to be stopped.
Two-and-a-half year sentence for stealing
A MAN was sentenced to 2½ years in prison on Friday after admitting to stealing over $2,000 worth of property from a restaurant on Market Street, twice in the same month.
Man faces attempted murder charge
A MAN was sent to prison in connection with a failed murder bid on Farrington Road last month.
Man charged with rape
A 19-year-old man was sent to prison on Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in Exuma after he had offered her a ride home from a club.
Clubs and Societies – March 31th, 2023
Governor General Sir Cornelius A. Smith received the District Administrator for K-Kids Bahamas Kiwanis along with students in the programme who participated and won in their ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Independence. One Nation, Our Legacy, Our Future’ essay competition in a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor General on Wednesday.
DIANE PHILLIPS: A possible solution for Bahamians to benefit in the hospitality industry
Created just 15 years ago by two friends who rented out an air mattress on their floor when a major event sucked up all the hotel rooms in San Francisco, Airbnb has turned the short-term vacation industry on its head.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Adapting to create systems of change to facilitate national development
LAST month, I received an invitation to attend a Philanthropy Retreat in St Croix of the US Virgin Islands hosted by Deanna James, president of the St Croix Foundation for Community Development, and her team.
Grieving mother still has no answers on the burns found on her son’s body
A grieving mother said she still has not received an explanation for the apparent burns on her child’s remains in the morgue.
Govt has spent $6.8m on hosting CARFITA Games
THE Bahamas has spent $6.8m to host the upcoming CARIFTA games, which will feature 600 athletes from 28 countries starting April 7.
NFA: Tighter laws lead to responsible gun ownership
THE National Firearms Association Bahamas supports tighter regulations for licensed firearm ownership.
Government action on shanty towns will be determined by court ruling
AS Haitian pastors push the government to delay its shanty town demolition plans, press secretary Clint Watson says the Supreme Court will determine the pace of the government’s actions.
Bahamas hosts first all-woman world boxing fight tonight
Women’s History Month ends with a new historic moment tonight - as First Class Promotions hosts the region’s first World Boxing Association (WBA) all-female world title fight.
