Hanna named to MVC all-tournament team
ELLISON Hanna II and the Indiana State Sycamores fell just short in their run toward the Missouri Valley Conference title, but the senior outfielder was named one of top performers of the tournament.
Men’s national basketball team on path toward FIBA World Cup 2023
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s men’s national team is set to begin its path toward the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
Seventh edition of Tour de Grand Bahama was a blast
THE seventh edition of the Tour de Grand Bahama was held over the weekend in Grand Bahama.
‘Ride For Reine’ Trail-a-thon a success
TWENTY young riders mounted up and hit the trails with enthusiasm this past Sunday as a part of the “Ride For Reine” Trail-a-thon to raise funds on behalf of Reine Pagliaro.
EDITORIAL: The devil’s in the detail for the economy
IT can be easy to get lost in the big numbers when it comes to the economy, but the simple fact is this – we have more money going out than we have coming in.
WORLD VIEW: Get illegal immigrants vaccinated
NOT vaccinating illegal migrants against the coronavirus would be a fatal mistake in every country. Unvaccinated people pose a real threat to subduing COVID-19 and will delay the opening-up and recovery of economies.
INSIGHT: Election fever is ablaze as the government panders to the “Hate-The-Haitian Lynch Mob”
THE bulldozers have been rolling in Abaco. When the dust settles and night descends, several families were left out in the rain with nothing but the clothes on their backs and a few garbage bags containing what meagre possessions they managed to rescue from the ruin of their homes.
INSIGHT: Minnis isn’t so much the problem as is an outdated playbook
THE major takeaway following last week’s Budget communication by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is that we are continuing to traffic in hope and prayer. Long-term relief seems to be dependent on a tourism rebound hinged to vaccinations of tens of thousands of Bahamians.
Minnis: We have not yet completed marijuana legislation
DESPITE recent talks of marijuana legislation being tabled in the House of Assembly in upcoming weeks, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the bill, which will specifically look at the regulation of medicinal cannabis in the country, has yet to be finalised.
Grand Bahama wary of budget as ‘political’ tool
WHILE Grand Bahamians welcome the significant concessions and benefits announced by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis in his budget communication last week, some see it as a “political” tool to entice voters before the next election.
Constituencies Commission finalising report, says speaker
WITH election season approaching, House Speaker Halson Moultrie said the Constituencies Commission is now faced with the challenge of deciding whether to recommend the reconfiguration of New Providence constituencies or suggest an increase in the number of seats to bring about “parity” in the voting process.
MP denies claims of discrimination over food aid
INFURIATED by the opposition’s allegations of political discrimination in food assistance on Andros, local MP Carlton Bowleg said there is no truth to the claims.
Abaco residents speak of fears after demolitions
ABACO resident Gerald François said he was distraught when he heard his home in The Farm had been destroyed as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to eliminate shanty towns on the island.
UN visitors see detention centre and shanty town
A UNITED Nations fact finding team has just completed a visit to The Bahamas which took in visits to the Carmichael Road detention centre and The Farm shanty town in Abaco.
‘Walk and chew gum’: Subsidies, debt cost $938m
The Bahamas “must walk and chew gum” on its fiscal and economic revival, a leading banker has warned, with $938.5m - one third of government spending - taken up by debt and subsidy costs.
Business licence ‘not fit’ to realise digital ambitions
A technology entrepreneur has warned the business licence process is “not fit” for the government’s digitisation ambitions given a frustrating “five-plus months” trying to obtain approval.
Marinas chief raises clearance concerns
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president is predicting the industry will have been “at 70 percent” of pre-COVID levels over the Memorial Day weekend as he urged government to ease vessel clearance.
Man shot dead on Washington Street
Police are investigating after a man was shot dead on Washington Street on Sunday night.
Pilot error caused fatal crash
THE US National Transportation Safety Board has found that pilot error caused a 2019 helicopter crash that killed coal American billionaire Chris Cline and six others.
