For most of our young athletes, NACAC Open Championships was a learning experience
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — For most of the young Bahamian athletes, whether they made it to the final of their event or not, the 2022 North American, Central American and Caribbean Open Championships turned out to be a learning experience.
28th Annual AID Clay Court Championships
TWO championship matches were held this weekend as the 28th annual AID Clay Court Championships concluded at the Gym Tennis Centre, with two teams reigning supreme.
Five-man boxing team set for high school/Jr championships in Guyana
THE Boxing Federation of the Bahamas, in its bid to expose the next generation of amateur boxers to international competition, will be taking a five-man team to the High School/Junior Championships in George Town, Guyana.
Contractors chief warns of 60 percent cost rise
THE Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) says post pandemic inflation has influenced an increase in construction materials by around “60 percent”.
Slow uptake on child vaccines
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville has admitted that paediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine “are moving a little slower than we expected” with only about 320 to 330 administered so far.
WORLD VIEW: Haiti sinking deeper into catastrophe - who will save it?
HAITI has never been far from wide-scale human suffering, grave political instability, and grim economic underdevelopment. But its circumstances today are worse than they have been before.
THE KDK REPORT: Beyond the batter’s eye
THERE’S something uniquely American about baseball – its simplicity, the hot dogs and the cheering fans in the stands create what feels like a community connected.
INSIGHT: Will our politicians ever tackle the issue of marital rape?
THE issue of marital rape is one that seems to neither ever go away
Govt has not provided draft bill to campaigners
CAMPAIGNERS calling for the criminalisation of rape within marriage have been left in the dark about the state of proposed legislation.
‘FNM will regain public confidence’
THE Free National Movement knows what it must do to be re-elected to office, former prime minister Hubert Ingraham has said, adding he was confident the party would regain public confidence.
Lyford Cay developer says project fits with community’s vision
A controversial potential Lyford Cay developer hits back at the objections to their 72 unit quartet of nine-storey condominiums in the heart of the gated enclave.
Cooper: We’re going the right way with agriculture
The Deputy Prime Minister said the country is “moving in the right direction” on sustainable and climate smart agriculture.
Customers warned on rising costs on construction projects
Not only are the price of construction materials “through the roof” but contractors have to tell their customers there are “escalating costs” that must be recovered on all projects.
CIBC closing Palmdale branch
CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced that its Palmdale branch will close permanently on August 31, 2022.
Talks held at police HQ
HIGH-LEVEL discussions centering around the National Identified Risk Framework (NIRF) took place last week at Police Headquarters, underscoring the importance of the Royal Bahamas Police Force as the primary enforcement agency of the anti-money laundering, countering of Terrorist and proliferation financing regime (AML/CFT/CFP).
Tough Times for Britain
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During the second quarter of 2022, the United Kingdom’s GDP dropped by 0.1%, confirming the gloomy expectations of analysts, with the pace of the contraction expected to accelerate in the runup to the end of the year. Meanwhile, June’s inflation exceeded 10% for the first time since February 1982, while wage growth was limited to 5.1%. A significant drop in buying power for British families, driving an increase in poverty.
Pintard: Let’s get back to principles
MICHAEL Pintard, Free National Movement leader called on FNMs to return to some of the principles that guided the party in 1992, during a service commemorating the party’s first victory at the the polls 30 years ago.
Decision to give Gibson WSC role questioned
FORMER prime minister Hubert Ingraham called into question a decision made by the former Minnis administration to appoint a member of Parliament as chairman of a utility company.
