BOB appoints first ever female chair
Bank of The Bahamas yesterday said it has appointed its first-ever female chair with attonery Donna Harding-Lee taking over the post with effect from March 18 following the necessary Central Bank approval.
‘Wonderful’ if Freeport cruise surge sustained
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said it would be “wonderful” if the four cruise ships that visited the island on Wednesday can be sustained.
Concern at Treasure Cay’s ‘state of limbo’
A Treasure Cay resident yesterday voiced frustration at the seeming “state of limbo” involving the sale of its resort property, urging that its fate be rapidly resolved.
GB vendors need more than $500 Gov’t ‘relief’
A Grand Bahama restaurant manager yesterday welcomed the $500 relief package unveiled by the Government but said businesses require more help to recover from the twin blows inflicted by Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19.
FTX makes donation to teams ahead of CARIFTA
FTX Digital Markets made a major contribution to youth development and the CARIFTA movement as the country’s elite junior athletes prepare for regional competition.
Rising hoops star Rhema Collins happy to return home
AFTER helping Webb School clinch their second consecutive senior girls basketball title in Cookeville, Tennessee, rising young basketball sensation Rhema Collins was happy to return home to spend time with her family and get some good old home cooking.
Local chess community hosting several masters of the sport, 3 grandmasters
ORJAN LINDROTH MEMORIAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
THE local chess community is currently hosting several masters of the sport from across the globe at the Orjan Lindroth Memorial Open Chess Championship.
Cyclists continue season with 30-mile cycling race around Clifton Heritage Park
THE New Providence Cycling Association continued its cycling season on Sunday with a 30-mile cycling race around the Clifton Heritage Park site.
PwC: Governance failures will cost companies dearly
Companies could lose key staff, customers and investments if they fail to live up to environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations, a Bahamian accountant said yesterday.
Campbell: Russia review revealed firm with $1.6bn assets
STATE Legal Affairs Minister Jomo Campbell said following The Bahamas’ sanctioning of entities with Russian federation ties, one company was found to have an “overwhelming” value of $1.6bn in private company assets held in a Bahamian fiduciary structure.
$9m financing deal for renewable energy reform
THE government signed a $9m non-reimbursable financing agreement with the European Union and Inter-Development Bank yesterday to assist with renewable energy reform in the country.
STATESIDE: Threat to standing of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
AS you drive south toward Florida on I-95 just beyond Savannah, there’s a historical marker announcing that near the next exit is the tiny hamlet of Pin Point, Georgia.
Islanders adrift in the stream of history
THE cover image on the first volume of Dr Gail Saunders’s history of The Bahamas, Islanders in the Stream, is an 1859 oil painting by Winslow Homer, entitled, The Gulf Stream.
EDITORIAL: Prosecutions director is blaming the victim
YOU sometimes have to wonder what officials are thinking when they open their mouths and insert their foot. Or even whether they are thinking at all.
‘Don’t leave us behind’
TAXI drivers in Grand Bahama say they are facing the same economic hardship as straw vendors due to the lack of tourists on the island.
Campaign launched to criminalise marital rape
EQUALITY Bahamas has announced the launch of its Strike5ive campaign to criminalise marital rape in the strongest, most explicit way.
‘Very real risk’ COVID food audit prejudiced
The head of the former COVID-19 feeding programme yesterday warned of “a very real risk” that the Government’s audit of the $53m initiative will be prejudiced by premature disclosures in Parliament.
Water Corp’s $18.8m debt paid-off come ‘early 2023’
The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s main supplier yesterday revealed that it had “received assurances from the highest level” of the Bahamian government that the multi-million sum owed to it will be brought current by “early 2023”.
Property tax challenge deadline is ‘too tight’
Realtors yesterday said today’s deadline for challenging 2022 real property tax billings is “too tight” because appraisers have been overwhelmed by clients requesting valuations of their real estate.
