NCAA Outdoors: Serena and Charisma share the spotlight
STRONGWOMAN Serena Brown and versatile Charisma Taylor shared the spotlight for the Bahamas on Saturday as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships came to a close in Eugene, Oregon.
Water polo: Mantas 4th in Junior Olympic Qualifier
BAHAMIAN Mantas Water Polo joined with the North Houston Storm Water Polo Club and finished fourth at the Southwest National Junior Olympic Qualifier in Houston, Texas.
Royal Caribbean donates to Bahamas Feeding Network
ROYAL Caribbean Cruise Line has donated some twenty 40-foot containers filled with meat and groceries to the Bahamas Feeding Network as a part of its ongoing relationship with The Bahamas.
Adventure of the Seas set for inaugural voyage from Nassau
AFTER a 50-year relationship with The Bahamas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has resumed sailing and will sail from Nassau during its inaugural homeport voyage on Saturday.
PM suggests expanded benefits for those fully vaccinated
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis suggested on Friday that fully vaccinated people could soon begin experiencing a variety of expanded benefits, including permission to go out at night after the 10pm curfew.
EDITORIAL: Turnquest’s turn to question Budget
FIRST a former Health Minister, now a former Finance Minister has taken issue with the government’s plans in the Budget debate.
Two Haitian migrants dead, eight others rescued after boat capsizes
TWO Haitian migrants are dead and eight others, including a baby, were rescued after the boat they were on capsized in waters off Memory Rock, Grand Bahama on Friday morning.
DIANE PHILLIPS: There was no one quite like Sylvia Munro and now she’s gone, leaving the saving of a legacy behind
The death notice was a simple one: Sylvia Munro, nee Williams, Born Jan 17, 1929, in Chicago, ill. Passed away peacefully in Nassau on April 3, 2021, at the age of 92.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Disappointed with govt over Bill on marijuana
After a candid round or two (or three or or four or five) with several of my closest classmates from high school, the topic of the Marijuana Bill came up, along with several others that seem to have been bungled by the current administration.
Speaker renews complaints over atheist public official
HOUSE Speaker Halston Moultrie said yesterday he has “issues” with the atheistic beliefs of Finance Secretary Marlon Johnson as he doubled down on his criticism of the senior public officer by saying he insulted Parliament and disrespected the Speaker’s Office.
Shanty residents: ‘We’ll stop new construction’
RELIEVED residents of an Abaco shanty town have vowed not to let outsiders construct new structures in The Farm following this week’s favourable Supreme Court judgement.
Talks held on reopening straw market
WHILE there is still no date for the opening of the Straw Market, the association representing vendors has confirmed preliminary talks with the Straw Market Authority on health protocols for reopening have started.
‘Hopeful’ that Junkanoo will have parade this year
THE chairman of the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence is “optimistic” and “hopeful” the cultural community will be able to hold “some sort of parade” this year.
$140m still owed in student loans
MORE than $140m is still owed to the Education Loan Authority for its student loan programme, according to chairwoman Miriam Emmanuel.
NIB paid out $263m benefits
THE National Insurance Board paid out $263.6m in employment benefit and assistance between August 25, 2019 to May 18, 2021, according to Public Service Minister with responsibility for NIB Brensil Rolle.
‘Stop crying as if we are the victim’
The Bahamas “must stop crying as if we are the victim” and instead “aggressively” reform its tax system to compete under a 15 percent minimum global corporate levy, a top banker argued yesterday.
Tax breaks renewal ‘definition of insanity’
An ex-deputy prime minister yesterday likened the blanket five-year renewal of all tax breaks under the City of Nassau Revitalisation Act as akin to “the definition of insanity”.
EX-DPM: Collect all taxes ‘without fear or favour’
An ex-deputy prime minister yesterday urged the government to develop a US Internal Revenue Service-style mindset to collect taxes “without fear or favour” while slamming proposed new compliance measures.
