Ishmael Clarke ‘was a fierce competitor, all-around athlete’
ISHMAEL “Cold Blooded” Clarke, known for his tenacity and terror on the boards as a rebounder for the Smirnoff Nangoes men’s basketball team out of Fox Hill, passed away on Tuesday. He was 63.
Jonquel Jones: ‘Shots weren’t falling and we weren’t getting stops’
JONQUEL Jones echoed the sentiments of her Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller when assessing their WNBA Semifinals loss to the Chicago Sky - they fell behind early, often and were unable to catch up.
STATESIDE: Every flag a memory
ON this day, there were 693,274 index card-sized white plastic flags. They were neatly arrayed in 149 sections, and a light breeze stretched out many of them so the messages they bore could be read by passersby. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. Summer humidity had given way to a fresh cooler wave that made early autumnal temperatures feel a bit like San Diego.
FRONT PORCH: ‘A hungry man is a angry man’
THE COVID-19 pandemic exposed and dramatically deepened food insecurity, hunger and undernutrition globally. According to the World Bank, the pandemic reversed years of development gains in numerous countries.
EDITORIAL: No easy balancing act as govt lays out blueprint
THE new government has shown its cards.
Davis: I did not know Munroe represented deputy commissioners
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis did not know that National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s law firm represented two deputy commissioners of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in a 2019 lawsuit that sought to quash Charles Murphy’s appointment as commissioner of corrections before Mr Murphy was placed on administrative leave last week.
Davis: We have asked Atlantis to reconsider test charge
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he has asked Atlantis to reconsider its requirement that employees pay for weekly antigen tests if they are not vaccinated.
Another 57,000 doses of vaccine by early November
HEALTH officials who recently sounded the alarm on the low supplies of vaccines left in the country can breathe a sigh of relief as authorities in the Pan American Health Organization are promising the arrival of 57,300 doses in the first week of November.
Christie: I am willing to help Davis
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said he is willing to help Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis in whatever way necessary should the nation’s leader deem it appropriate.
Minnis: Speech just a rehash of my plans
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Speech from The Throne read during the opening of the new session of Parliament yesterday was mainly a rehashing of plans he had promised on the campaign trail.
Bahamas to repay $3.65bn debts to creditors by 2026
The Bahamas is due to repay $3.65bn in debt principal by the time the next general election is due in 2026, Moody’s has revealed, leading to calls yesterday for “feverish” government action.
Realtor to ‘catapult forward ten-fold’ in global brand tie-up
A Bahamian realtor yesterday said it expects to be “catapulted ten-fold from where we are today” after becoming the latest industry player to forge an alliance with a global franchise.
‘Scared’ by livable wage uncertainty
A Chamber of Commerce director yesterday questioned how The Bahamas will be able to afford the Government’s planned “livable wage” phase-in and VAT cut, saying: “That scares me.”
‘Talk is cheap, money buy land’ on VAT cut
A well-known businessman yesterday warned “talk is cheap but money buy land” as he questioned whether the Public Treasury can afford a VAT rate cut given the “dismal” fiscal outlook.
History made as women lead House and Senate
FOR the first time in Bahamian history women will lead both the House of Assembly and the Senate simultaneously.
UPDATED: Govt promises to increase pensions, enhance social assistance
THE government has promised to increase pensions for the elderly and raise benefits for the disabled community as a part of its plan to improve social assistance.
Another 23 COVID deaths confirmed
Twenty-three new COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the country between Monday and Tuesday, pushing the nation’s toll to 582 since the start of the pandemic.
Fox: I’ve donated to FNM and PLP
ISLAND Luck co-founder Adrian Fox says he has donated money to senior Progressive Liberal Party and Free National Movement politicians, insisting yesterday that donations are not what prompted Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis to write a letter as leader of the opposition urging a US judge to end a legal pursuit of him.
Minnis doesn’t rule out leader bid
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis refused to say whether he would accept or reject a nomination for leader of the Free National Movement at the party’s next convention if someone nominates him on the convention floor.
