Brown's two touchdowns lead UAB past Miami (OH) 24-20 in Bahamas Bowl
NASSAU Bahamas (AP) — Jermaine Brown Jr. rushed for 116 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Trea Shropshire had 183 yards receiving and a score, and UAB held off Miami (Ohio) 24-20 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.
Minister urges greater caution on the roads
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis is urging members of the public to exercise “greater” caution on the roadways amidst the increase of traffic fatalities in recent weeks.
Man on bail in court to face multiple charges
A MAN was denied bail in the Magistrate‘s Court on Friday after being charged with a series of vehicle part thefts and violating his pre-existing bail on an armed robbery charge.
Bail for man charged with grievous harm
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court after being accused of harming a man in an attack earlier this year.
DIANE PHILLIPS: A true story of brotherly love
YOU see them walking together, never one or the other, always the two of them, side by side, each wearing worn out clothes and carrying worn out bags.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Eat well and be merry
“IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” and there is so much to be excited about this year.
Prison officer recruits welcomed by PM Davis
THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services welcomed its latest group of recruits during a passing out parade at the prison facility yesterday.
Ministry: Not all road fees affected
THE Ministry of Transport and Housing released a statement yesterday on impending Road Traffic Department fee increases, clarifying that not all fees have been affected by the adjustments set to take effect January 1, 2023.
Halkitis ‘open’ to proposal on Village Road stimulus
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he is open to reviewing a proposal from Village Road business owners who are requesting an economic stimulus package for loss of business due to ongoing road works.
San Salvador council staff ‘unpaid for two months’
THE chief councillor for San Salvador said employees of the island’s district council have been without pay for two months, adding it has left them “handicapped” this Christmas season.
URCA ‘out of their minds’ for BPL 163% fuel hike backing
A former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader yesterday blasted that electricity regulators “have got to be out of their minds” to determine Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has made the case for up to 163 percent fuel charge hikes.
‘Disaster for business’: Village Road works in up to 46% loss
Village Road companies have branded the area’s ten-month long roadworks “a disaster for business” with income losses running as high as 46 percent and damaged properties urgently needing repairs.
Tax breaks call as Village Road avoided ‘like plague’
Village Road businesses are seeking VAT credits, plus Business Licence and real property tax waivers, to compensate for the damage inflicted by roadworks that have caused consumers to avoid the area “like the plague”.
Fears FTX ‘a game changer’ for financial services sector
FTX could be “a game changer” for the Bahamian financial services industry’s growth prospects, a well-known businessman warned yesterday, with the country facing “severe attack” over its implosion.
‘Learn from FTX collapse’
THE collapse of FTX serves as a crucial learning lesson and an opportunity to fight for the reputation of the country, according to representatives of the Organization for Responsible Governance.
BPL to end deal covering 50% of Nassau electricity
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is ending a deal that supplies around 50 percent of New Providence’s base load electricity generation despite concerns its own staff are not trained to operate the engines involved.
$800m South Abaco agreement signed
THE government signed a heads of agreement yesterday for the Kakona South Abaco Development worth over $800m.
