Yolett McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels in win column
YOLETT McPhee-McCuin’s Ole Miss Rebels were back in the Southeastern Conference win column powered by another defensive effort.
Deandre Ayton posts his 17th double double of the season
DEANDRE Ayton was off his minutes restriction and had his most dominant performance of the three games he has been back on the floor since his return from an ankle injury.
Three years later . . . Jaguars get their rings
THREE years after their historic triumph, the first two-time winners of the Bahamas National High School Basketball Championships finally received their championship rings to commemorate the occasion.
Merge compliance and risk to avoid surprises
The financial services industry had been implementing governance models designed to make its institutions more effective well before the COVID-19 pandemic began to wreak havoc on the world. Providers and supervised financial institutions have experienced severe changes in their regulatory compliance requirements since then, due to changing risks and increasing costs as a result of health and safety concerns, plus operational difficulties associated with remote work. And supply chain problems are seemingly relentless.
Local broker’s Grand Lucayan role is ‘exactly what we want’
A Bahamian realtor yesterday hailed the involvement of a local broker in facilitating the Grand Lucayan’s sale as “exactly what we want”.
Event planners enjoying gradual business pick-up
Event planners say tourism-led business will lead the sector’s revival amid expectation that trading conditions will continue to improve since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.
Non-bank lenders face enhanced regulations
The Securities Commission’s top executive yesterday said the main law governing the Bahamian capital markets will undergo an “overhaul” this year.
Battle of the videostar
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FACEBOOK’S parent company, Meta (FB), has not had a bad year. Not every company can claim to have increased its sales by 37 percent in one year. The social networks, Facebook and Instagram, as well as the messenger, Whatsapp, generated almost $118bn following $86bn in the previous year. A good $29bn of that remains as profit.
Man accused of stealing from church
A MAGISTRATE remanded a man accused of stealing church items to prison on Friday after he claimed he was “forced” by residents in his neighbourhood to commit the act.
Michela Barnett-Ellis receives her instruments of appointment as senator
THE Free National Movement welcomed its newest senator in an official ceremony on Friday.
PM offers congratulations to latest RBDF officers
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis congratulated the latest crop of Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers on their completion of the initial basic training during a Passing Out Parade on Friday.
Man gets one year sentence, $5,500 fine, for illegal firearm and ammunition
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $5,500 on Friday after he was caught with an illegal firearm and ammunition earlier this month.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Dawn Davies – an unassuming collector with wicked sense of humour will leave an indelible mark on the world of visual arts
THE first thing Dawn Davies says when you walk into her home which is less house and more living museum with art everywhere - on walls, tables, in hallways, even on the ceiling - “Among the important art works displayed, I like a bit of whimsy, including the folksy, kitsch and craft.”
A COMIC'S VIEW: Why treat Grand Bahama like an unwanted child?
THIS week has been a busy one in politics. Grand Bahama, my second home, entered the chat. On top of that, many Bahamians are wondering whether “new” taxes are on the horizon. Let’s begin.
EDITORIAL: Union needs to resolve long-standing issues
THERE seems to be a lack of unity at the Bahamas Union of Teachers of late.
Halkitis defends extra stadium investment
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said the Davis administration has agreed to spend an additional $31m to complete the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium because so much money has already been spent on the project.
COVID delays hit target for accounting system
MICHAEL Halkitis says it’s unlikely the government will meet a target and transition to an accrual accounting system by the end of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, citing COVID-19 disruptions.
Candlelit vigil held to remember Claudette
A CANDLELIGHT vigil was held last night in memory of Claudette Capron, right, who was shot on her way to a prayer meeting last month.
