Publisher partners with Rotary
LITERACY advocate, author, and publisher Teri M Bethel of BooksByBethel.com has recently partnered with Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020, which features its winning stories in their annually published Butterfly StoryBook.
Ayton cans 16 to help his Suns top Rockets
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Deandre Ayton contributed 16, and Landry Shamet added 19 off the bench and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Houston Rockets 123-111 last night.
Alvin Sargent still making his contribution to amateur boxing
AFTER devoting more than 50 years in the sport, International Boxing Association (AIBA) referee Alvin Sargent, right inset, is still making his contribution to amateur boxing.
STATESIDE: Could Youngkin’s victory show path without Trump?
TUESDAY might have answered the biggest contemporary question in American politics.
FRONT PORCH – Climate Emergency: When a Cat 5 Strikes Nassau?
There is a deep ocean of rhetoric from countries producing the vast majority of carbon emissions heating our planet, with myriad pledges on reducing emissions, and promises cum pledges of funds for developing countries facing existential danger amidst rising sea levels, increasing inequality and natural disasters.
EDITORIAL: Soon the unvaccinated will be the minority
HALF of our nation might be vaccinated by the end of the year.
Gibson denies ‘vicious’ claims
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson yesterday addressed “vicious” allegations in Parliament surrounding his tenure as Water and Sewerage executive chairman.
‘Step in right direction’
CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan yesterday expressed full support of the new health regulations drafted by the Davis administration to replace the current COVID-19 emergency orders, noting it is a step in the right direction.
‘Vaccinating children will reduce spread’
infectious disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes has said vaccinating young children against COVID-19 will significantly reduce the disease’s transmission in the school setting.
Decline in cases across Caribbean region
THE Pan American Health Organization is reporting good news for the region with a steady decline in COVID-19 cases and a drop in related deaths.
Ramon Miller situation sorted ‘sooner rather than later’
PUBLIC Works Minister Alfred Sears says it will be “sooner rather than later” for approval to be granted to fund the placement of light and water infrastructure at Olympian Ramon Miller’s Tropical Gardens home.
Abaco residents ‘face hardship’
TWO years after Hurricane Dorian destroyed Abaco, many residents still face immense hardship with some living in close proximity to raw sewerage and others living in cars.
Assessment ordered of BPL operations
THE government has ordered a rapid assessment of Bahamas Power and Light’s operations in order to create a strategy for the way forward, according to Public Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears yesterday.
Straw Market date ‘very soon’
SOUTH Beach MP Bacchus Rolle, parliamentary secretary for public works and utilities, said yesterday the government is looking forward to announcing a new date “very soon” on the reopening of the Nassau Straw Market more than a year after it was ordered closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New auto chief eyes VAT cut sales bump
The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) newly-elected president yesterday voiced optimism that the VAT rate cut could spark a 10-20 percent uptick in consumer auto purchases.
BTC revenues up 7% to $48m
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) generated a 7 percent year-over-over increase in 2021 third quarter revenues after adding 3,000 Internet and TV subscribers in the period.
Insurance VAT return ‘not even on the table’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said making homeowners insurance VAT-able was “not even on the table”, with legislation to effect the rate cut to be tabled in Parliament by next Wednesday.
Hotels won’t rebound to pre-COVID employment
A top hotelier yesterday conceded it will “be very difficult” for existing Bahamian resorts to fully return to 100 percent of pre-COVID staffing levels due to the changed working environment.
Pintard: I’ll unite FNM factions
MARCO City MP Michael Pintard pledged to shake up the status quo and unify the different factions of the Free National Movement as he launched his leadership bid last night.
