Four killed in weekend road crashes
FOUR men are dead following four separate traffic fatalities over the weekend, two of the accidents having occurred in Eleuthera yesterday.
FNM: Sears throwing PM under bus
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard accused Minister of Works Alfred Sears of throwing Prime Minister Philip Davis “under the bus” on the Bahamas Power and Light fuel hedging controversy.
Policeman accused of conspiracy to murder
POLICE have charged a police officer with conspiracy to commit murder in relation to the death of a Passport Office employee.
Bankman-Fried: We tried to do right by regulators
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried yesterday denied claims of the company being non-compliant with the country’s digital assets regulations, insisting his team had spent an enormous amount of time “on regulations and compliance”.
FTX LIQUIDATOR IS FROZEN OUT: Access to company records blocked – and documents could be lost forever
The joint provisional liquidators for FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary have revealed a month-long block on access to the company’s records is “frustrating” their efforts to secure and protect assets.
Issues in the courts
Greetings and thanks very much for the opportunity to write these several points to ponder.
Getting nowhere fast
I have finally made my way through back issues of the two plus weeks of newspapers that accumulated during my trip to Europe recently.
Eugene Duffy
Thank you for your wonderful tribute to my friend and colleague over very many years, Eugene Duffy. You’ve very much captured the essence of the man.
5th Don’t Blink Home Run Derby in Paradise begins on Wednesday
ONE of the mainstays on the sports tourism calendar, the Don’t Blink Home Run Derby In Paradise is set to begin its week of festivities for its fifth edition.
Marijuana field found in Andros
OFFICERS in North Andros discovered a marijuana field on the island on Friday.
NCAA Indoors: Athletes reach new milestones
BAHAMIANS continue to reach new milestones early in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field season.
Market outlook for 2023
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THIS year has been a fertile one for market volatility. After decades of relative price stability, inflation returned with a vengeance, forcing a policy shift by developed country central banks and triggering interest rate hikes around the world.
Bahamas 4th overall
CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CUP
Team Bahamas finished the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup in fourth place and missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Ayton has 28 points, 12 rebounds in 129-124 loss to Pelicans in overtime
THE Phoenix Suns are mired in a losing streak, but Deandre Ayton continues to enjoy one of his best statistical stretches for the season.
Baha Mar Cup brings star tennis players to Bahamas
THE island nation’s most decorated tennis player brought the Baha Mar Cup back to the Bahamas for a third time with a line-up of some of the most accomplished male and female players in the world to the Baha Mar Tennis Club over the weekend.
BPL fuel charge hike to recover $76m cost
BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) is hiking its fuel charge to recover $76m in costs that it failed to pass on to customers after the late 2021 oil purchases designed to underpin its hedging strategy were not executed.
Nassau/PI hotels enjoying 136% room revenue jump
ROOM revenues for Nassau/Paradise Island hotels have increased by 136 percent year-over-year in 2022, it has been revealed, with non-US source markets also producing triple digit percentage increases in visitors.
Baha Mar’s Xmas bookings up 40%
BAHA Mar’s booking pace for the Christmas and New Year period is some 40 percent ahead of 2021 comparatives, a senior executive has revealed, with group bookings for 2023 up by 33 percent.
$3,000 fine for bail violations
A MAN on bail for five counts of attempted murder was fined $3,000 in court after admitting to failing to adhere to the conditions of that bail.
