In WNBA, Jonquel Jones and Sun begin preseason on Sunday
EXPECTATIONS loom large for reigning WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun as the franchise is expected to be a major contender once again in pursuit of its first title.
Miller-Tooley named executive director of Bahamas Bowl
A RECOGNISED leader in the sports industry, Lea Miller-Tooley has been named the executive director of ESPN Events’ Bahamas Bowl.
Miller praises PM for helping to boost morale of CARIFTA athletes in Jamaica
IMMEDIATE past president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee Wellington Miller is in agreement with Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis that sports is a deterrent to crime in the country.
Jamaica studying Bahamas unemployment insurance
JAMAICAN officials are in The Bahamas studying its unemployment insurance programme as part of their feasibility study concerned with introducing the benefit to their country.
FRONT PORCH – Hubris: Wavering between reality and fantasy
Years ago in a high school English literature class reading and studying Macbeth, many of the students were surprised that the eponymous leading character constantly refused to heed the warnings of his impending doom as he vaingloriously pursued his bloody ambitions.
EDITORIAL: Is our permit system up to scratch?
A COURT case in today’s Tribune raises interesting questions about the permit process in this country.
Celebrating our heritage
CLIMATE change’s potential impact to Bahamian culture was highlighted at a ceremony at Clifton Heritage National Park celebrating World Heritage Day yesterday.
STATESIDE: Victory doubts over GOP vote?
THE Republicans are widely favored to win majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate this November. This has been a heartening rallying cry for the GOP, but their increasingly smug assurance of victory might be faltering a bit these days.
Sears: I’m not involved with WSC operations
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says he is not personally involved in the operations of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, however, he is confident the utility provider’s board of directors will handle any issues and turn them over to the proper authorities if needed.
Miller: We won’t let the world decide our future
THE Climate Change and Carbon Markets Initiatives Bill 2022 demonstrates that The Bahamas will not sit idly by and allow the rest of the world to decide its future.
Hanchell: We need help
BISHOP Walter Hanchell said his organisation needs help to fight the stark rise in homelessness and hunger in New Providence over the past few years.
‘Thunderball’ causes storm on Staniel Cay
The Supreme Court this week extended the construction halt on a property at the centre of an escalating dispute between Staniel Cay homeowners over fears it is a boutique hotel development in disguise.
Permit ‘backdoor’ allows developers to evade law
The immediate past environment minister has warned that the permitting system “creates a backdoor” for developers “to cloak their boutique hotels as single family residences” and evade Bahamian law.
Super Value principal backs VAT’s breadbasket removal
Super Value’s principal yesterday backed calls to remove VAT from breadbasket foods as a means to ease the burden soaring inflation has imposed on hard-pressed consumers still struggling to recover from COVID-19’s fall-out.
‘No more time to avoid pain’ over NIB reforms
Governance reformers yesterday warned “there is no more time to avoid the pain” associated with saving the National Insurance Board (NIB) as they called for “a clear plan” of rescue that will gain widespread buy-in from society.
Aliv: Third mobile player will damage consumers
Aliv is urging regulators to stop viewing the mobile market as “silos” in its approach to over-the-top (OTT) services such as What’s App, while warning that permitting a third market entrant could undermine investment in 5G technology.
Celebrating Earth Day at Botanical Gardens
THE Botanical Gardens proved the perfect space for students and their teachers to celebrate Earth Day.
Second crypto exchange eyes Bahamas expansion
A second cryptocurrency exchange yesterday confirmed it plans to establish and grow a Bahamas presence although it has no plans yet to follow FTX in making this nation a headquarters.
DPM pledges ‘innovative’ digital assets approvals
The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged that the Government’s revamped investment promotion and approvals agency will be “transparent” and “innovative” in how it handles applications from digital assets providers.
