GIANTS ROUT REBELS 121-67: Commonwealth Bank earn 1-0 lead in playoff series
The Commonwealth Bank Giants completely outmatched the division one Rebels in their first game of the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) playoffs. The matchup started off competitive in the first quarter with the Giants only beating the Rebels 27-24 to end the first period of basketball between the two.
CV Bethel Stingrays senior girls win Bahamas Scholastic Association title
THE CV Bethel Stingrays added the Bahamas Scholastic Association title to the one they won at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Father Marcian Peters Invitational.
New Lively Hope Baptist Church crowned winners of Bahamas Baptist Association’s inaugural basketball tournament
NEW Lively Hope Baptist Church was crowned the winners of the Bahamas Baptist Association’s inaugural Basketball Tournament.
BFA celebrates International Women’s Day with launch of new women’s football league logo
THE Bahamas Football Association celebrated International Women’s Day this past weekend with the social media release and launch of the new Bahamas Women’s Football League logo.
Regulators beat UB Mingoes, 76-63
THE University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team dropped to the Leno Regulators 76-63 in an inconsequential New Providence Basketball Association game Saturday night at The A.F. Adderley Gym.
HUBERT EDWARDS: Create environment private sector ‘can sink teeth into’
There are two important points in time to reflect on. First, the 2022 Fiscal Strategy Report (FSR) emerged after the half-way point of the current fiscal year.
‘First in a long time’: Minister hails primary budget surplus
A CABINET minister yesterday hailed the mid-year Budget’s $4.9m primary surplus as “the first in a very long time” and a signal that The Bahamas is no longer having to borrow to pay interest on its existing debt.
PETER YOUNG: Sunak’s EU handling has granted him some authority as ‘a problem-solver’
AS THE international news cycle moves on relentlessly, its spotlight is also always changing. In Britain during the last two weeks, the UK government’s new proposals agreed with the European Union for settling Northern Ireland’s post- Brexit trading arrangements dominated the front pages.
FACE TO FACE: Reuben ‘Ruppa Pumpum’ Deleveaux, a legendary Bahamian drummer
HAVE you ever heard a Bahamian conch shell blown like a true horn, filled with melodic notes?
BUT president says Abaco school ‘needs special attention’
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson said a “band-aid” approach will not settle the “myriad” of problems at Patrick J Bethel High School, saying the union is very concerned about the ongoing school violence.
EDITORIAL: Cautious reaction to RCI proposal
THE issues surrounding the approval of the Royal Caribbean beach club deal for Paradise Island are not as simple as a yes or a no.
DRA internal investigations to be handed over to police
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said a number of internal investigations at the agency will soon be turned over to police for further action.
US donates generators and reverse osmosis systems to NEMA for shelters
THE United States government donated 28 generators that will be deployed to shelters in seven Family Islands and six reverse osmosis systems.
Few straw vendors fully support the re-opening of Bay Street Straw Market
THE Bay Street Straw Market opened on a full-time basis yesterday, however some vendors are strongly opposed to the move, likening it to “Friday the 13th”.
FNM Senator ‘deeply disturbed’ by recent rape and incest cases
FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour said she is “deeply disturbed” by the recent arrest of a Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer for alleged sexual abuse of a minor, adding that all offenders must be punished “even if they wear uniforms”.
Pandemic saw increase in gambling disorders, especially among women
THERE was an increase in gambling disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic with women being the most affected, according to a physician from the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre.
FNM leader excited for CARIFTA tournament
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard and Deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright made sure that the opposition party was fully on board supporting the youth of the nation for the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games.
BISX-listed fund targets storage drive to $100m
A BISX-listed fund is entering New Providence’s warehouse and storage space market to help drive ambitions of more than doubling in scale to some $100m in assets.
‘Last peaceful settlement’s’ fears over 163-unit project
Adelaide residents yesterday voiced fears that a proposed 163-unit multi-family residential project will “destroy the last peaceful settlement we have in New Providence” if approved by government regulators.
